[19980130]95-256_Au-Pair计划.pdf

1“Au Pair Program Targeted for Elimination by Rep. Barr” by Melissa B. Robinson,Associated Press, January 14, 1998. Congressman Barr announced that he would seek toeliminate the program, asserting that it is “nothing more than indentured servitude.”Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS Web95-256 FUpdated January 30, 1998The Au Pair Program(name redacted)Specialist in Foreign Policy and TradeForeign Affairs and National Defense DivisionSummaryIn 1997, the au pair program received considerable media attention as a result ofthe Louise Woodward court case regarding possible involvement of an au pair in thedeath of a child in Massachusetts. That same year, Senator Helms introduced S. 1211(P.L. 105-48, signed October 1, 1997) providing permanent authority for the U.S.Government to administer the au pair program. (Previously, the program had to bereauthorized by Congress about every year or two.) In addition, the U.S. InformationAgency (USIA), the administering agency for the au pair program, amended existingfederal regulations for the au pair program in September, 1997 to underscore the culturalexchange aspect of the program