"America’s leadership and national security rest on our commitment to educate and prepare our youth for active engagement in the international community. I call on schools, teachers, students, parents, and community leaders to promote understanding of other nations and cultures by encouraging our young people to participate in activities that increase their knowledge and appreciation for global issues, languages, history, geography, literature, and the arts of other countries."   
President George W. Bush,  November

TerrorRx supports the International Studies in Higher Education Act of 2003, which emphasizes the need for the United States to strengthen & enhance American knowledge of international relations, world regions, and foreign languages.

"The events and aftermath of 11 September 2001 have underscored the need for the nation to strengthen and enhance American knowledge of international relations, world regions, and foreign languages. Homeland security and effective United States engagement abroad depend upon an increased number of Americans who have received such training and are willing to serve their nation". United States House of Representatives 108th CONGRESS [H. R. 3077] amends itle VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to enhance international education programs.  

1.       The Higher Education Act of 1965 recommended encouraging businesses and foreign language study programs to work in a mutually productive relationship that benefits the Nation's future economic interest.   

2.       For the future of the United States, International Study Abroad Programs are essential tools for increasing both economic and homeland security.  The lack of  a well-rounded education can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.   

3.     Students with  immersion experience overseas are able to put their concerns in perspective and create a framework for future learning about the world.  A personal experience overseas can go far to creating cultural understanding and civic harmony.

US Senate Resolution [S.RES.170.IS] designates the years 2004 & 2005 as `Years of Foreign Language Study’ during which foreign language study is promoted and expanded in institutions of higher learning, businesses, and government programs. The President of The United States of America is requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to encourage and support initiatives to promote and expand the study of foreign languages, and observe the `Years of Foreign Language Study' with appropriate ceremonies, programs, and other activities.  It is the sense of the Senate that foreign language study makes important contributions to a student's cognitive development, our national economy, and our national security.  Foreign language study as vital to secure the future economic welfare of the United States in a growing international economy.

1.        The 2001 Hart-Rudman Report on National Security in the 21st Century names foreign language study and requisite knowledge in languages as vital for the Federal Government to meet 21st century security challenges properly and effectively.

2.       According to the Centers for International Business Education and Research program, foreign language study provides the ability to both gain a comprehensive understanding of and interact with the cultures of United States trading partners, and thus establishes a solid foundation for successful economic relationships.

3.        Report 107-592 of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives concludes that American multinational corporations and nongovernmental organizations do not have the people with the foreign language abilities and cultural exposure that are needed.

4.        The American intelligence community stresses that individuals with proper foreign language expertise are greatly needed to work on important national security and foreign policy issues, especially in light of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

5.        Whereas a 1998 study conducted by the National Foreign Language Center concludes that inadequate resources existed for the development, publication, distribution, and teaching of critical foreign languages  because of low student enrollment in the United States