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Restoring Fulbright Exchanges with China and Hong Kong Act
To nullify the termination of the Fulbright exchange program with regard to China and Hong Kong with respect to future exchanges for participants traveling both from and to China or Hong Kong, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill nullifies a provision of Executive Order 13936 that terminated the Fulbright exchange program with China and Hong Kong. The bill restores the Fulbright exchange program to allow future educational exchanges between the United States and China or Hong Kong. Participants would once again be able to travel both to and from China or Hong Kong for Fulbright exchanges, reverting to the program's prior operation.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA)
2 cosponsors
Actions (3)
- Sep 21, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation. · house
- Sep 21, 2022 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
- Sep 21, 2022 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 21, 2022
Mr. Larsen of Washington (for himself, Mr. Beyer, and Ms. Chu) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To nullify the termination of the Fulbright exchange program with regard to China and Hong Kong with respect to future exchanges for participants traveling both from and to China or Hong Kong, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Restoring Fulbright Exchanges with China and Hong Kong Act”.
SEC. 2. NULLIFICATION.
Section 3(i) of Executive Order 13936 (relating to the termination of the Fulbright exchange program with regard to China and Hong Kong with respect to future exchanges for participants traveling both from and to China or Hong Kong) is nullified and shall have no force or effect, and Fulbright exchanges with China and Hong Kong shall carry on as if such section had not be included in such Executive Order. <all>
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