October 10, 2003

House Panel Approves Bills on Graduate and Area Studies

By STEPHEN BURD

A U.S. House of Representatives committee has unanimously approved a bill that would give the federal government greater oversight over federally financed international-studies programs at American colleges.

The House Committee on Education and the Workforce also approved legislation that would renew several programs that provide aid for graduate education.

The international bill (HR 3077), which was passed late last month, would create a new advisory board that would monitor

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