To develop a strategic plan for increasing the number of foreign students attending institutions of higher education in the United States.

SA 2327. Mr. COLEMAN (for himself and Mr. Bingaman) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3010, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 191, line 2, strike “may be used” and all that follows through “dissemination activities:” on line 4 of such page and insert “may be used for program evaluation, national outreach, and information dissemination activities, and shall be used by the Secretary of Education to develop, through consultation with the Secretaries of State, Commerce, Homeland Security, and Energy, institutions of higher education in the United States, organizations that participate in international exchange programs, and other appropriate groups, a strategic plan for enhancing the access of foreign students, scholars, scientists, and exchange visitors to institutions of higher education of the United States for study and exchange activities: Provided further, That the strategic plan described in the preceding proviso shall make use of the Internet and other media resources, establish a clear division of responsibility and a mechanism of institutionalized cooperation between the Departments of Education, State, Commerce, Homeland Security, and Energy, and include streamlined procedures to facilitate international exchanges of foreign students, scholars, scientists, and exchange visitors:”.