ms. lofgren of california for five minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman. this is obviously a very timely hearing and i think i'm hearing general consensus from the panel that when our chairmen and then colleague mark udall put together this scheme and actually has resulted in a good thing, and it's been helpful, nidis, and i guess the question before us is can we make it even more useful to the country? dr. bamiglieti. the chart in your testimony about the trends and fresh water availability, what is the brightest spot on the map in the polls, massive loss of i sat both, which brings to the forefront the question so many americans have which is what is the rule on the climate change to the weather that we are experiencing. if we are going to move beyond a coordinating role for nidis as you suggest, how would we integrate the climate change status as it is being collected throughout the world into this mission that is nidis? that is a huge challenge. >> that's right. we are actually blessed in this country to have a great set of observations and so you are

ms. lofgren, for introducing this legislation. h.r. 3120 helps prevent student visa fraud by requiring that any college or university that admits foreign students on f visas must be accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the department of education. accreditation of academic institutions ensures that foreign students in the united states on temporary visas receive the high level education they deserve and expect as opposed to an education from a sham school only interested in the student's money. under the immigration and nationality act, a foreign national can get a student visa to study at a u.s. college or university. those schools must be officially recognized but that sometimes means there is just a windshield check to see if the building actually exists. foreign students were admitted to the u.s. 1.5 million times on f visas during fiscal year 2010. we must ensure that the colleges and universities they attend are not simply visa mills to provide the students a way to enter the united states. examples of rampant stu

ms. lofgren, california, five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman.and i -- this is, obviously, a very timely hearing, and i think i'm hearing general consensus from the panel that when our chairman and then-colleague mark udall put together this scheme, it actually has resulted in a good thing, and it's been helpful, nidis has. and the question, i guess, before us is can we make it even more useful to the country. dr. famiglietti, i was struck by your chart that you showed and is also in your testimony about trends in freshwater availability. what is the reddest spot on that map are the poles. massive loss of ice at both poles which is, brings to the forefront the question that so many americans have which is what is the role on the changing climate to the weather that we're experiencing. if we are going to move beyond a mere coordinating role for ni dix -- nidis as you suggest, how would we inte integrate the climate change data that is being collected throughout the world into this mission that is nidis'? i mean, that's a huge challenge. >> that's

ms. lofgren, california, for five minutes. >> well, thank you, mr. chairman.and i -- this is, obviously, a very timely hearing, and i think i'm hearing general consensus from the panel that when our chairman and then-colleague mark udall put together this scheme, it actually has resulted in a good thing, and it's been helpful, nidis has. and the question, i guess, before us is, can we make it even more useful to the country. dr. famiglietti, i was struck by your chart that you showed and is also in your testimony about trends in freshwater availability. what is the reddest spot on that map are the poles, massive loss of ice at both poles which brings to the forefront the question that so many americans have, which is what is the role on the changing climate to the weather that we're experiencing? if we are going to move beyond a mere coordinating role for nidis as you suggest, how would we integrate the climate change data that is being collected throughout the world into this mission that is nidis'? i mean, that's a huge challenge. >> that's right. and so we'