[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1358 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1358

To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the Secretary of 
State to include in the annual Department of State's Country Reports on 
  Human Rights Practices information on the nature and extent of the 
   promotion of violence and hatred in the curriculum of schools in 
 foreign countries, including the promotion of anti-Americanism, anti-
                         Semitism, and racism.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 19, 2003

 Mr. Israel (for himself and Mr. Kirk) introduced the following bill; 
     which was referred to the Committee on International Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the Secretary of 
State to include in the annual Department of State's Country Reports on 
  Human Rights Practices information on the nature and extent of the 
   promotion of violence and hatred in the curriculum of schools in 
 foreign countries, including the promotion of anti-Americanism, anti-
                         Semitism, and racism.

    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 ``International School Curriculum 
Monitoring Act''.

SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF STATE'S COUNTRY REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS 
              PRACTICES.

    (a) Economic Assistance Recipients.--Section 116 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
    ``(g) In addition to the requirements of subsections (d) and (f), 
the report required by subsection (d) shall include a description of 
the nature and extent of the promotion of violence and hatred in the 
curriculum (including textbooks and any other related materials) of 
schools in the foreign country, including the promotion of anti-
Americanism, anti-Semitism, and racism.''.
    (b) Security Assistance Recipients.--Section 502B of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(i) In addition to the requirements of subsections (b) and (h), 
the report required by subsection (b) shall include a description of 
the nature and extent of the promotion of violence and hatred in the 
curriculum (including textbooks and any other related materials) of 
schools in the foreign country, including the promotion of anti-
Americanism, anti-Semitism, and racism.''.
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