DOCUMENT RESUME ED 470 245 HE 035 375 TITLE Tracking International Students in Higher Education--Policy Options and Implications for Students. Joint Hearing before the Subcommittee on Select Education and the Subcommitteeon 21st Century Competitiveness of the Committee on Education and the Workforce. House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, First Session (October 31, 2001). INSTITUTION Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committeeon Education and the Workforce. REPORT NO House-Hrg-107-36 PUB DATE 2002-00-00 NOTE 185p. AVAILABLE FROM Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Congressional Sales Office, Mail Stop: SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-0001. Tel: 202-512-1800; Fax: 202-512-2250. For full text: http://www.bookstore.gop.gov. PUB TYPE Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials (090) EDRS PRICE EDRS Price MF01/PC08 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Foreign Students; Hearings; *Higher Education; International Education; *International Programs; *National Security IDENTIFIERS Congress 107th; Nonimmigrant Aliens; September 11 Terrorist Attacks 2001 ABSTRACT At this joint session, the House Subcommittee on Select Education and the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness met to hear testimony on the policy implications of tracking international students in higher education. The purpose of the hearing was not to talk about the value of exchange programs or having foreign students participate in U.S. education, but to consider what needs to be done to track foreign students in the aftermath of September 11, 2001 in order to maintain a strong international student program while assuring national security. Opening statements were given by Representative Peter Hoekstra, Representative Tim Roemer, Representative Howard McKeon, and Representative Patsy Mink. Additional testimony was presented by:(1) Mary Ruan, Assistant Secretary of State;(2) Michael Becraft, Acting Deputy Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service;(3) David Ward, President of the American Council on Education;(4) Gail Short Hanson, Vice President, American University; and (5) Julia Beatty, President, United States Student Association. Appendixes contain the written statements of these witnesses for the record. (SLD) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the on document. TRACKING INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION- POLICY OPTIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR STUDENTS JOINT HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SELECT EDUCATION AND THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON 21ST CENTURY COMPETITIVENESS OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION HEARING HELD IN WASHINGTON, DC, OCTOBER 31, 2001 Serial No. 107-36 Printed for the use of the Committee on Education and the Workforce U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON :2002 80-215 pdf For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: (202) 512-1800 FAX: (202) 512-2250 Mail: Stop SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-0001 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) his document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. EST COPY AVAIIAILE 2 11 COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE JOHN A. BOEHNER,Ohio, Chairman THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin GEORGE MILLER, California MARGE ROUKEMA, New Jersey DALE E. KILDEE, Michigan CASS BALLENGER, North Carolina MAJOR R. OWENS, New York PETER HOEKSTRA, Michigan DONALD M. PAYNE, New Jersey HOWARD P. "BUCK" McKEON, California PATSY MINK, Hawaii MICHAEL N. CASTLE, Delaware ROBERT E. ANDREWS, New Jersey SAM JOHNSON, Texas TIM ROEMER, Indiana JAMES C. GREENWOOD, Pennsylvania ROBERT C. "BOBBY" SCOTT, Virginia LINDSEY 0. GRAHAM, South Carolina LYNN C. WOOLSEY, California MARK E. SOUDER, Indiana LYNN N. RIVERS, Michigan CHARLIE W. NORWOOD, JR., Georgia RUBEN HINOJOSA, Texas BOB SCHAFFER, Colorado CAROLYN McCARTHY, New York FRED UPTON, Michigan JOHN F. TIERNEY, Massachusetts VAN HILLEARY, Tennessee RON KIND, Wisconsin VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan LORETTA SANCHEZ, California THOMAS G. TANCREDO, Colorado HAROLD E. FORD, JR., Tennessee ERNEST L. FLETCHER, Kentucky DENNIS KUCINICH, Ohio JIM DeMINT, South Carolina DAVID WU, Oregon JOHNNY 1SAKSON, Georgia RUSH D. HOLT, New Jersey BOB GOODLATTE, Virginia HILDA L. SOLIS, California JUDY BIGGERT, Illinois SUSAN DAVIS, California TODD RUSSELL PLAITS, Pennsylvania BETTY McCOLLUM, Minnesota PATRICK J. TIBERI, Ohio RIC KELLER, Florida TOM OSBORNE, Nebraska JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas Paula Nowakowski, Chief of Staff John Lawrence, Minority Staff Director SUBCOMMITTEE ON SELECT EDUCATION PETER HOEKSTRA,Michigan,Chairman PATRICK TIBERI,Vice Chairman TIM ROEMER, Indiana THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin ROBERT C. SCOTT, Virginia JAMES C. GREENWOOD, Pennsylvania RUSH D. HOLT, New Jersey CHARLIE W. NORWOOD, JR., Georgia SUSAN DAVIS, California BOB SCHAFFER, Colorado BETTY McCOLLUM, Minnesota VAN HILLEARY, Tennessee LORETTA SANCHEZ, California TODD RUSSELL PLATT'S, Pennsylvania SUBCOMMITTEE ON 21° CENTURY COMPETITIVENESS HOWARD P. "BUCK" McKEON,California,Chairman JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia,Vice Chairman PATSY MINK, Hawaii JOHN BOEHNER, Ohio JOHN F. TIERNEY, Massachusetts MICHAEL N. CASTLE, Delaware RON KIND, Wisconsin SAM JOHNSON, Texas RUSH D. HOLT, New Jersey LINDSEY 0. GRAHAM, South Carolina DAVID WU, Oregon MARK E. SOUDER, Indiana LYNN N. RIVERS, Michigan FRED UPTON, Michigan BETTY McCOLLUM, Minnesota VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan ROBERT E. ANDREWS, New Jersey BOB GOODLATTE, Virginia RUBEN HINOJOSA, Texas TOM OSBORNE, Nebraska 3 BEST COPY AVAILABLE Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 OPENING STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN PETE HOEKSTRA, SUBCOMMITTEE ON SELECT EDUCATION, COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, D.0 2 OPENING STATEMENT OF RANKING MEMBER TIM ROEMER, SUBCOMMITTEE ON SELECT EDUCATION, COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, D.0 3 OPENING STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN HOWARD P. "BUCK" McKEON, SUBCOMMITTEE ON 21ST CENTURY COMPETITIVENESS, COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, D.0 5 OPENING STATEMENT OF RANKING MEMBER PATSY MINK, SUBCOMMITTEE ON 21ST CENTURY COMPETITIVENESS, COMMITTEE ON EDUCATIONAND THE WORKFORCE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, D.C. .7 STATEMENT OF MARY RYAN, ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE, CONSULAR AFFAIRS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, D.0 8 STATEMENT OF MICHAEL BECRAFT, ACTING DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, WASHINGTON, D.C. 10 STATEMENT OF DAVID WARD, PRESIDENT, AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION, WASHINGTON, D.0 53 STATEMENT OF GAIL SHORT HANSON, VICE PRESIDENT OF STUDENT SERVICES, AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON, D.0 56 STATEMENT OF JULIA BEATTY, PRESIDENT, UNITED STATES STUDENT ASSOCIATION (USSA), WASHINGTON, D.0 58 APPENDIX A - WRITTEN OPENING STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN PETE HOEKSTRA, SUBCOMMITTEE ON SELECT EDUCATION, COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, D.0 69 APPENDIX B - WRITTEN OPENING STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN HOWARD P. "BUCK" McKEON, SUBCOMMITTEE ON 21ST CENTURY COMPETITIVENESS, COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, D.0 73 iv APPENDIX C - WRITTEN STATEMENT OF MARY RYAN, ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE, CONSULAR AFFAIRS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, D.0 79 APPENDIX D WRITTEN STATEMENT OF MICHAEL BECRAFT, ACTING DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, WASHINGTON, D.0 89 APPENDIX E RESPONSE SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD BY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE RYAN TO QUESTIONS SUBMITTED BY RANKING MEMBER PATSY MINK, SUBCOMMITTEE ON 21ST CENTURY COMPETITIVENESS, COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, D.C. 101 APPENDIX F - STATEMENT SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD BY THE HONORABLE MARGE ROUKEMA, COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, D.C. 105 APPENDIX G RESPONSE SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD BY MICHAEL BECRAFT TO A QUESTION SUBMITTED BY THE HONORABLE PATRICK TIBERI, COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, D.C. .109 APPENDIX H - QUESTIONS SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD BY THE HONORABLE LINDSEY GRAHAM, COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, D.C. 115 APPENDIX I - RESPONSE SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD BY MICHAEL BECRAFT TO QUESTIONS SUBMITTED BY THE HONORABLE LINDSEY GRAHAM, COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, D.C. 119 APPENDIX J RESPONSE SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD BY MICHAEL BECRAFT TO QUESTIONS SUBMITTED BY THE HONORABLE TODD PLATTS, COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, D.C. 125 V APPENDIX K - STATEMENT SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD BY CHAIRMAN HOWARD P. "BUCK" McKEON, SUBCOMMITTEE ON 21ST CENTURY COMPETITIVENESS, COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, FROM DR. MICHAEL VANDE BERG, DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON, D.C. .131 APPENDIX L - STATEMENT AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD BY CHAIRMAN HOWARD P. "BUCK" McKEON, SUBCOMMITTEE ON 21ST CENTURY COMPETITIVENESS, COMMITTEE ONEDUCATION AND