United States-Poland Parliamentary Youth Exchange Program Act of 2007

Social Security Issues Discussions with Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security re: streamlining the procedures through which legal nonimmigrant workers can receive Social Security numbers H.R. 2206, U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, making emergency supplemental appropriations and additional supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, Title II, provisions related to public diplomacy and exchange programs H.R. 2764, the Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 2008, making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes, Title I, Department of State and Related Agency provisions, provisions related to exchange programs and public diplomacy programs; Title III, Bilateral Economic Assistance provisions related to exchange programs S.1710, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes, Title III, Department of Education, provisions related to higher education’s Title VI, Fulbright-Hayes and the international programs of FIPSE National Security Education Program/Language study-related bills H.R.1585, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, Subtitle F, Sec. 953, provision related to the National Security Education Program H. R. 2111, the Foreign Language Education Partnership Program Act, to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a partnership program in foreign languages, all provisions H.R. 678, the National Security Language Act, to strengthen the national security through the expansion and improvement of foreign language study, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 747/S. 451, the National Foreign Language Coordination Act of 2007, to establish a National Foreign Language Coordination Council, all provisions S.1642, the Higher Education Amendments of 2007, to extend the authorization of programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes, Titles I, II, VI and VII, provisions related to international and foreign language education Authorization and appropriations bills related to the Department of Homeland Security and visas S. 342/H.R. 561, the Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Act, to expand visa waiver program to countries on a probationary basis and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 1684, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, to authorize appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes, Title IX, Border Security Improvements, provisions related to US-VISIT and the Student and Exchange Visitor Program H.R.2638/S. 1644, making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes, Titles II and III, provisions related to U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement regarding the US-VISIT program, the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, the Student Exchange Visitor Program Fee, and implementation of the REAL ID Act Visa/SEVIS issues Ongoing discussions with the Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security regarding regulation of the Exchange Visitor Program, visa policy and procedures and SEVIS fee payment requirements. H.R. 1, Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, to provide for the implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States: Title VI, Subtitles B and C, provisions related to enhancing global document security, and plans for and implementation of a biometric border entry and exit system; Title XIV, Subtitles A, B, and C, provisions related to educational exchanges, scholarship programs, public diplomacy and democracy promotion S. 4, Improving America's Security Act of 2007, to make the United States more secure by implementing unfinished recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to fight the war on terror more effectively, to improve homeland security, and for other purposes: Title V, Enhancing Security of International Travel, all provisions; Title XIX, Advancement of Democratic Values, all provisions H.R. 176, the Shirley A. Chisholm United States-Caribbean Educational Exchange Act of 2007, to authorize the establishment of educational exchange and development programs for member countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), all provisions S. 377/H.R. 1636, the United States-Poland Parliamentary Youth Exchange Program Act of 2007, to establish a United States-Poland parliamentary youth exchange program, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 1003, to amend the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 to reauthorize the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, all provisions H.R. 1469/S. 991, the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act of 2007, to establish the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation under the authorities of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, all provisions S. 1083, the Securing Knowledge, Innovation, and Leadership Act of 2007, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase competitiveness in the United States, and for other purposes, all titles S. 761, the America COMPETES Act, to invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the United States in the global economy, Title III, Foreign Language Partnership Program S. 1259/H.R. 2092, The Education for All Act of 2007, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality basic education and to establish the achievement of universal basic education in all developing countries as an objective of United States foreign assistance policy, and for other purposes, all provisions S. 1464, the Global Service Fellowship Program Act of 2007, to establish a Global Service Fellowship Program, all provisions S. 1661, the Travel Promotion Act of 2007, to communicate United States travel policies and improve marketing and other activities designed to increase travel in the United States from abroad, all provisions Legislation (not yet introduced/unnumbered) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction for host families of foreign exchange and other students from $50 per month to $200 per month Appropriations bills related to educational and cultural exchange programs H.J.Res.20, the Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution of 2007, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes, provisions related to educational and cultural exchange programs, and to public diplomacy programs H. R. 1591, U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes, Title I, provisions related to educational and cultural exchange programs {vetoed by President} Authorization bills related to educational and cultural exchange programs, international education, foreign language study, and public diplomacy