Recognizing that international education and exchange programs further national security and foreign policy priorities, enhance economic competitiveness, and promote mutual understanding and cooperation among nations.

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Related Senate measure: S.Res.357 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that international education and exchange programs further United States national security and foreign policy priorities, enhance United States economic competitiveness, and promote mutual understanding and cooperation among nations, and for other purposes.

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Recognizes that international education and exchange programs enhance national security, significantly further U.S. foreign policy goals and economic competitiveness, and promote mutual understanding and cooperation among nations.

Encourages such programs to ensure that the United States maintains a broad international knowledge base. Supports such programs as a means to strengthen foreign language skills and foster a better understanding of the world by U.S. citizens.

Commends American and international education and exchange participants, volunteers, educators, program alumni, host families, high schools, institutions of higher education, and host communities for their involvement in such programs.

Celebrates the integral role such programs play for the United States and its people.

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Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] · D–CT

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Jul 24, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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SRES 357 · A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that international education and exchange programs further United States national security and foreign policy priorities, enhance United States economic competitiveness, and promote mutual understanding and cooperation among nations, and for other purposes.

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/470

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Discuss H.Res.470, 115th Congress: Recognizing that international education and exchange programs further national security and foreign policy priorities, enhance economic competitiveness, and promote mutual understanding and cooperation among nations.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/470

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Discuss H.Res.470, 115th Congress: Recognizing that international education and exchange programs further national security and foreign policy priorities, enhance economic competitiveness, and promote mutual understanding and cooperation among nations.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/470

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2017-07-24.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hres470/BILLS-115hres470ih.htm

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Discuss H.Res.470, 115th Congress: Recognizing that international education and exchange programs further national security and foreign policy priorities, enhance economic competitiveness, and promote mutual understanding and cooperation among nations.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/470

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2017-07-24.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hres470/BILLS-115hres470ih.htm

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