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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 with-
in 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, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Joshua Haglund Jus-
tice and Peace Act of 2007’’. 
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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 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 
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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 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. 
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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 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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