,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #hde  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,february #aa1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,bishop of ,utah 7for himself1
 ,mr4 ,himes1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mr4     
,peters1 ,mr4 ,keating1 ,mr4 ,meeks1    
,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,pappas1 ,mr4      
,welch1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,washington1 ,mr4
 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,rodney ,davis of     
,illinois1 and ,mr4 ,grijalva7 submitted
 the following resolution2 which was    
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,recognizing    
that international education and        
exchange programs further national      
security and foreign policy priorities1 
enhance economic competitiveness1 and   
promote mutual understanding and        
cooperation among nations4  ,whereas    
hundreds of thousands of secondary and  
higher education students study overseas
 each year1 coming from congressional   
districts across all #ej ,states and    
,united ,states territories2 ,whereas   
according to the ,department of ,state1 

more than one million international     
students and other international        
education and exchange participants     
annually help create mutual             
understanding by living1 studying1 and  
working in local communities throughout 
the ,united ,states2 ,whereas           
international education and exchange    
programs serve an effective and proven  
diplomatic function with countries key  
to foreign policy and national security 
priorities1 encouraging goodwill toward 
the ,united ,states2 ,whereas promoting 
the ,united ,states as a destination for
 international students and             
professionals1 while also encouraging   
students and professionals to gain      
international experience abroad1 are    
wise investments in our country's       
economic competitiveness2 ,whereas it is
 imperative that students understand how
 to interact with their colleagues from 
around the world and operate in         
multicultural environments2 ,whereas it 
is important to diversify the pool of   

citizens participating in international 
study and exchange experiences2 ,whereas
 students and other young people are the
 world's future leaders and innovators2 
,whereas there are multitudes of        
privately organized and funded exchange 
programs1 while many others are funded  
by the ,government2 ,whereas            
international education and exchange    
programs exist at multiple levels--high 
school1 college1 graduate1 educator1    
citizen1 cultural1 and sport programs2  
,whereas international students         
consistently have a positive impact on  
the economy and job creation in every   
,state and congressional district1      
according to economic analysis by       
,,nafsa3 ,association of ,international 
,educators using international student  
enrollment data by the ,institute of    
,international ,education in partnership
 with the ,department of ,state and     
tuition data from the ,department of    
,education2 ,whereas this analysis shows
 that international students studying at

 ,united ,states colleges and           
universities contributed nearly #da     
billion to the economy and supported    
#deh1bij jobs during the #bjah-bjai     
academic year2 ,whereas their exchange  
experiences enable international        
visitors to become informal ambassadors 
both for their home countries while they
 are in the ,united ,states and for the 
,united ,states when they return home1  
sharing an appreciation for common      
values1 counteracting stereotypes1 and  
enhancing respect for cultural          
differences2 ,whereas research indicates
 that the ,united ,states needs to      
encourage more students to graduate with
 expertise in foreign languages1        
cultures1 and politics to fill the      
demands of business1 government1 and    
universities2 ,whereas international    
education and exchange programs are a   
singularly effective way for ,american  
students to develop foreign language    
capability and cultural awareness1      
skills that employers seek in order to  

remain globally competitive2 and        
,whereas international education and    
exchange programs shape the views and   
opinions of participants1 many of whom  
are1 or will become1 leaders in their   
communities1 both in the ,united ,states
 and abroad3 ,now1 therefore1 be it     
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 recognizes that international      
education and exchange programs enhance 
national security1 significantly further
 ,united ,states foreign policy goals   
and economic competitiveness1 and       
promote mutual understanding and        
cooperation among nations2  7#b7        
encourages international education and  
exchange programs to ensure that the    
,united ,states maintains a broad       
international knowledge base2  7#c7     
supports international education and    
exchange programs as a means to         
strengthen foreign language skills and  
foster a better understanding of the    
world by ,united ,states citizens1      
especially youth2  7#d7 commends the    

,american and international education   
and exchange participants1 volunteers1  
educators1 program alumni1 host         
families1 high schools1 institutions of 
higher education1 and host communities  
for their involvement in such programs2 
and  7#e7 celebrates the integral role  
international education and exchange    
programs play for the ,united ,states   
and its people4