Amendment109th Congress
Amendment requires the State Department to develop a comprehensive strategy to attract foreign students to study in the United States.
- Amendment Number
- 476
- Description
- Amendment requires the State Department to develop a comprehensive strategy to attract foreign students to study in the United States.
- Purpose
- An amendment numbered 24 printed in part B of House Report 109-175 to require the Department of State to develop a strategy to counter widespread perceptions among foreign students that the U.S. is no longer a welcoming place for them; undertake annual consultations with non-governmental organizations, university officials, foreign students, and other interested parties to seek input on the development of this strategy; identify and report on priority posts where important declines in visa application rates have occurred and best practice posts which have developed to improve application rates; and provide enhance training for processing and facilitating student visas.
- Congress
- 109
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Jul 20, 2005
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Lantos amendment (A023) Agreed to by recorded vote: 373 - 56 (Roll no. 392).
- Latest Action Time
- 13:31:08
- Submitted Date
- Jul 20, 2005
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Dec 5, 2020