WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Department Of Education has issued a proposed rule called: International Education Programs and Fulbright-Hays Program; Recission of Regulations.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on July 1 by David Barker, Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.

Summary: The Secretary of Education proposes to rescind the International Education Programs regulations and the Fulbright-Hays Program Regulations to provide the Department of Education (ED) with greater flexibility in carrying out its statutory authority to implement these programs and to enable the Department to align such programs with current and evolving priorities and needs, such as workforce readiness, national competitiveness, and retu...