I 
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. 
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 Rela-
tions, 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 
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 scholar-
ships at the University of Minnesota in the memory 
of Joshua Haglund for study abroad and diversity train-
ing. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Joshua Haglund Jus-
tice and Peace Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) On May 17, 2004, Joshua Haglund, a resi-
dent of Shoreview, Minnesota, was brutally mur-
dered 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 Uni-
versity 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, Thai-
land, and Armenia. 
(4) The murder of Joshua Haglund in Yerevan, 
Armenia, remains unresolved after two years despite 
an ongoing criminal investigation by Armenian au-
thorities, the support of the United States Embassy 
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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 friend-
ship through global education and cross-cultural un-
derstanding, 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 rep-
resentatives 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 
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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 enact-
ment 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 Sec-
retary 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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