,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #cfc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bf         
7legislative day1 ,septemb] #bb71       
#bjbc,mrs4 ,blackburn 7= h]self & ,mr4  
,m>key7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,relations  ,,resolution  ,support+     
cont9u$ ,unit$ ,/ates & ,taiwan         
coop]ation 9 education4  ,:]eas ,m&>9 is
 ! second mo/ spok5 language 9 ! _w ) m 
?an #a1jjj1jjj1jjj speak]s2 ,:]eas ,m&>9
 is a critical language t is ess5tial to
 ,unit$ ,/ates national security &      
prosp]ity1 z id5tifi$ by ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,/ate ,critical ,language ,s*ol>%ip     
,program2 ,:]eas le>n+ a =eign language 
b5efits /ud5ts academically & improves  
critical ?9k+1 communication1 & k (     
diff]5t cultures2 ,:]eas ! int]net has  
made x easi] = companies to s]ve a      
global m>ket & employ]s report favor+   
c&idates :o c speak a =eign language2   
,:]eas1 9 ,decemb] #bjbj1 !             
,u4,s4-,taiwan ,education ,initiative1 a

 two-way educational ex*ange betwe5 !   
two c\ntries1 0 creat$-- 7#a7 to exp&   
opportunities = /ud5ts f ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 to le>n ,m&>9 f ,taiwanese tea*]s2     
7#b7 to promote ,unit$ ,/ates educators 
*oos+ ,taiwan z a de/9ation to tea*     
,engli%2 &  7#c7 to deep5 educational   
coop]ation betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &     
,taiwan2 ,:]eas ! ,u4,s4-,taiwan        
,education ,initiative co9cides )       
widespread closures ( ,confucius        
,in/itutes 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ar\nd !  
_w2 ,:]eas !re cont9ues to be high /ud5t
 dem& = /udies relat+ to ,m&>9 language1
 culture1 & hi/ory deliv]$ 9 a c5sor%ip 
& co]cion-free environm5t2 & ,:]eas1 due
 to cont9u+ political1 economic1 &      
security *all5ges1 !re is a ne$ =       
cont9u$ access to ! ,m&>9 language &    
exp]tise 9 ,taiwan affairs3 ,n[1 !re=e1 
be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 supports !      
,u4,s4-,taiwan ,education ,initiative2 &
  7#b7 enc\rages-- 7,a7 in/itutions (   
high] education to cont9ue p>tn]+ )     
,taiwan 9 ord] to meet ! dem& = ,m&>9   

in/ruction & le>n+ programs2  7,b7      
s*ools1 s*ool di/ricts1 & ,/ate & local 
educational ag5cies to ho/ tea*] ex*ange
 programs1 su* z ^? (f]$ by ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,/ate ,tea*]s ( ,critical ,language   
,program2 &  7,c7 ,unit$ ,/ates tea*]s  
to *oose ,taiwan z a de/9ation to le>n  
,m&>9 & to tea* ,engli%1 p>ticul>ly     
?r\gh ! ,j4 ,william ,fulbright         
,educational ,ex*ange ,program4