[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5408 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5408

To urge the Government of the Republic of Armenia to resolve the murder 
 case of Joshua Haglund, a United States citizen, in Yerevan, Armenia, 
 and to fund scholarships at the University of Minnesota in the memory 
       of Joshua Haglund for study abroad and diversity training.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 17, 2006

Ms. McCollum of Minnesota (for herself and Mr. Oberstar) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on International 
   Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the 
 Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To urge the Government of the Republic of Armenia to resolve the murder 
 case of Joshua Haglund, a United States citizen, in Yerevan, Armenia, 
 and to fund scholarships at the University of Minnesota in the memory 
       of Joshua Haglund for study abroad and diversity training.

    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 ``Joshua Haglund Justice and Peace Act 
of 2006''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) On May 17, 2004, Joshua Haglund, a resident of 
        Shoreview, Minnesota, was brutally murdered at the age of 33 in 
        Yerevan, Armenia, where he was teaching English at the Valeri 
        Brusov Yerevan State Linguistic University as part of the 
        Department of State-sponsored English Language Fellows Program.
            (2) Joshua Haglund was a graduate of the University of 
        Minnesota, Twin Cities, and earned a Master's of Education 
        degree from the University of Toronto in Second Language 
        Education.
            (3) Joshua Haglund dedicated his life to cross-cultural 
        understanding, becoming an educator who invested his energy and 
        commitment to students in the United States, Japan, India, 
        Puerto Rico, Thailand, and Armenia.
            (4) The murder of Joshua Haglund in Yerevan, Armenia, 
        remains unresolved after two years despite an ongoing criminal 
        investigation by Armenian authorities, the support of the 
        United States Embassy in Yerevan, and the tireless efforts of 
        the Haglund family to pursue justice.
            (5) The United States Embassy in Armenia and the Federal 
        Bureau of Investigation continue to monitor the investigation 
        into the murder of Joshua Haglund, and have encouraged Armenian 
        authorities to identify, arrest, and convict the perpetrator of 
        this heinous crime.
            (6) In honor of Joshua Haglund's life and to continue his 
        legacy of opportunity, hope, and friendship through global 
        education and cross-cultural understanding, his family and 
        friends have established the Joshua Haglund Memorial Peace 
        Scholarship Fund at the University of Minnesota.

SEC. 3. STATEMENTS OF CONGRESS.

    Congress--
            (1) urges the Secretary of State to express the serious 
        concern of Congress to the appropriate representatives of the 
        Government of the Republic of Armenia for the lack of progress 
        in achieving justice in the unresolved murder of Joshua 
        Haglund; and
            (2) calls on the Government of the Republic of Armenia to 
        continue pursuing the investigation into the death of Joshua 
        Haglund, in cooperation with United States Government 
        officials, and to use all appropriate means to achieve justice 
        in the death of Joshua Haglund.

SEC. 4. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report on the status 
of the investigation into the death of Joshua Haglund.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Education $250,000 for fiscal year 2007 to fund the Joshua Haglund 
Memorial Peace Scholarship Fund at the University of Minnesota for the 
purpose of funding study abroad scholarships and diversity training to 
further encourage Joshua Haglund's vision of compassion, peace, and 
community service.
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