,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cfhi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #f1       
#bjag,mr4 ,mac,arthur introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend the ,immigration and  
,nationality ,act to eliminate the      
#a-year limitation on the period of time
 an alien may be accorded nonimmigrant  
status to study at a public secondary   
school1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,student ,exchange ,program ,parity 
,act4  #b4 ,purpose ,the purposes of    
this ,act are as follows3 7#a7 ,to make 
equal the length of time a public       
secondary school and a private secondary
 school may enroll a foreign exchange   
student4  7#b7 ,to benefit cultural     
exchange between the ,united ,states and
 students from abroad4  7#c7 ,to        
emphasize that visiting foreign public  
secondary school students must reimburse
 local educational agencies for the full

 cost of their education while in the   
,united ,states4  #c4 ,nonimmigrant     
status to study at a public secondary   
school  7a7 ,in general ,section        
#bad7m77#a77;,b7 of the ,immigration and
 ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4        
#aahd7m77#a77;,b77 is amended to read as
 follows3  7,b7 at a public secondary   
school unless the alien demonstrates    
that the alien has reimbursed the local 
educational agency that administers the 
school for the full1 unsubsidized per   
capita cost of providing education at   
such school for the period of the       
alien's attendance4  4  7b7 ,technical  
correction ,section                     
#aja7;a77#ae77;,f77i7 of such ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77;,f77i77 is    
amended by striking #bad7l7 and         
inserting #bad7m74