I would also like to make a comment or two about H.R. 2712 itself. I strongly support this legislation. which passed the House by voice vote on July 31. H.R. 2712 will protect the many thousands of students from mainland China who are currently studying in America under the terms of nonimmigrant visas. This bill will waive the requirement that these students return to China for at least 2 years before they become eligible to apply for permanent residency status in the United States. I would note. Mr. Speaker. that the reason why a 2year return to their country of origin is required of most foreign students when their visas expire is to avoid the problem of socalled brain drain. This refers. of course. to the difficulty that many developing countries face when their brightest and most promising students move to the industrialized nations in search of higher pay and better working conditions. This is a great country. and they do not want to go back home.