SCONRES 14
108th Congress
Senate
International Affairs
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Curricula
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Government Operations and Politics
Higher education
Islamic fundamentalism
Middle East and North Africa
Pluralism (Social sciences)
Religion
Religious education
Religious liberty
Saudi Arabia
Secularism
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the education curriculum in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Introduced: March 5, 2003
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Became law
Mar 5, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3201)
Mar 5, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3201-3202)
Mar 5, 2003
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Expresses support for the review by the Government of Saudi Arabia of its education curriculum. Calls on such Government to: (1) ensure that such review is thorough, objective, and public; and (2) reform such curriculum in a manner that promotes tolerance, develops civil society, and encourages functionality in the global economy.
Requests the U.S. Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to address the issue of the educational curriculum reform at the 2003 session of the UNESCO General Conference and to urge UNESCO to examine Saudi Arabia's educational system and monitor the progress of the efforts to reform the curriculum.
What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3201)
Committees of jurisdiction
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