US: bill amendment would eliminate $700m funding for exchange programs
The US government's $700 million funding for exchange programs is at risk ahead of a vital vote in the House of Representatives.
The US government's $700 million funding for exchange programs is at risk ahead of a vital vote in the House of Representatives.
Bills are being introduced into US Congress aiming to establish a competitive grant program for higher education institutions to boost study abroad funding.
A bipartisan act named after senator Paul Simon, seeking to boost study abroad among US students, is being introduced in the upper house.
The US House of Representatives last week voted to make 55,000 more green cards available to foreign students graduating in the USA with advanced science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degrees. But opponents, including NAFSA, believe it will not pass the Senate.