[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1861 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1861

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

                             April 16, 2007

  Ms. McCollum of Minnesota introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
   Committee on Education and Labor, 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 2007''.

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 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 to the 
        appropriate representatives of the Government of the Republic 
        of Armeniathe the serious concern and strong desire of Congress 
        to achieve 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 2008 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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