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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. 

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 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Joshua Haglund Jus5 tice and Peace Act of 2007’’. 

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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) On May 17, 2004, Joshua Haglund, a resi4 dent of Shoreview, Minnesota, was brutally mur5 dered at the age of 33 in Yerevan, Armenia, where 

6 he was teaching English at the Valeri Brusov 

7 Yerevan State Linguistic University as part of the 

8 Department of State-sponsored English Language 

9 Fellows Program. 

10 (2) Joshua Haglund was a graduate of the Uni11 versity of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and earned a 

12 Master’s of Education degree from the University of 

13 Toronto in Second Language Education. 

14 (3) Joshua Haglund dedicated his life to cross15 cultural understanding, becoming an educator who 

16 invested his energy and commitment to students in 

17 the United States, Japan, India, Puerto Rico, Thai18 land, and Armenia. 

19 (4) The murder of Joshua Haglund in Yerevan, 

20 Armenia, remains unresolved despite an ongoing 

21 criminal investigation by Armenian authorities, the 

22 support of the United States Embassy in Yerevan, 

23 and the tireless efforts of the Haglund family to 

24 pursue justice. 

25 (5) The United States Embassy in Armenia 

26 and the Federal Bureau of Investigation continue to 

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1 monitor the investigation into the murder of Joshua 

2 Haglund, and have encouraged Armenian authorities 

3 to identify, arrest, and convict the perpetrator of 

4 this heinous crime. 

5 (6) In honor of Joshua Haglund’s life and to 

6 continue his legacy of opportunity, hope, and friend7 ship through global education and cross-cultural un8 derstanding, his family and friends have established 

9 the Joshua Haglund Memorial Peace Scholarship 

10 Fund at the University of Minnesota. 

11 SEC. 3. STATEMENTS OF CONGRESS. 

12 Congress— 

13 (1) urges the Secretary of State to express to 

14 the appropriate representatives of the Government of 

15 the Republic of Armeniathe the serious concern and 

16 strong desire of Congress to achieve justice in the 

17 unresolved murder of Joshua Haglund; and 

18 (2) calls on the Government of the Republic of 

19 Armenia to continue pursuing the investigation into 

20 the death of Joshua Haglund, in cooperation with 

21 United States Government officials, and to use all 

22 appropriate means to achieve justice in the death of 

23 Joshua Haglund. 

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1 SEC. 4. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

2 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact3 ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 

4 Congress a report on the status of the investigation into 

5 the death of Joshua Haglund. 

6 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

7 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec8 retary of Education $250,000 for fiscal year 2008 to fund 

9 the Joshua Haglund Memorial Peace Scholarship Fund at 

10 the University of Minnesota for the purpose of funding 

11 study abroad scholarships and diversity training to further 

12 encourage Joshua Haglund’s vision of compassion, peace, 

13 and community service. 

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