| Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Aged, Alaska, Armed forces, Authorization, Black colleges, Budgets, Business, Child health, Children, Citizenship education, Colleges, Communications, Community and school, Community development, Compensatory education Latest Action: 03/12/2008 - Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1560-1561)
Bill TextTo reauthorize and reform the national service laws. 3/10/2008--Introduced. Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act, or the GIVE Act - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (NSCA) and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (DVSA) to revise the programs under such Acts and reauthorize appropriations for such programs through FY2012. Revises under NSCA: (1) the School-Based and Community-Based Service-Learning programs and Higher Education Innovative Programs for Community Service (Learn and Serve programs); (2) National Service Trust programs (AmeriCorps); (3) the National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC); and (4) the Investment for Quality and Innovation program. Eliminates the current Community-Based Learn and Serve programs. Establishes a new Learn and Serve program, Innovative Service-Learning Programs and Research, providing matching grants to: (1) provide community service-learning opportunities to elementary and [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Artificial satellites, Astronautics, Commemorations, Congressional tributes, Department of Defense, Economic growth, Economic policy, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Engineering, Executive departments, Federal employees, Government employees, Higher education, Mathematics Latest Action: 02/07/2008 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Bill TextCelebrating the 50th anniversary of the United States Explorer I satellite, the world's first scientific spacecraft, and the birth of the United States space exploration program. 2/6/2008--Passed House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Celebrates the achievement of the late Dr. James A. Van Allen and his science team and all of the individuals at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Army Ballistic Missile Agency who, through the successful launch of Explorer I, brought the United States into the space age and science into the realm of space.Supports science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education programs, which are critical for preparing the next generation to lead future U.S. space endeavors.Recognizes the role of the U.S. space program in strengthening the scientific and engineering foundation [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Data banks, Education, Electronic government information, Electronic mail systems, Engineering, Federal aid to education, Government contractors, Government information, Government publicity, Higher education, Mathematics, Minorities, Minority education, Public contracts, Scholarships Latest Action: 12/06/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextA bill to direct the Secretary of Education to establish and maintain a public website through which individuals may find a complete database of available scholarships, fellowships, and other programs of financial assistance in the study of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. 12/6/2007--Introduced. National STEM Scholarship Database Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish and maintain, on the public website of the Department of Education, a database of information on public and private programs of financial assistance for the study of postsecondary and graduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Requires that such database: (1) provide separate information for each field of study; (2) be searchable by category and combinations of categories; (3) indicate programs targeted toward specific demographic groups; (4) provide searchers with program sponsor contact information and hyperlinks; and (5) include a recommendation that [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Budgets, Business, Business education, Capital, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Defense policy, Disabled, Distance education, Entrepreneurs, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Government lending Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Signed by President.
Bill TextTo improve and expand small business assistance programs for veterans of the armed forces and military reservists, and for other purposes. 2/14/2008--Public Law. (There is 1 other summary) Military Reservist and Veteran Small Business Reauthorization and Opportunity Act of 2008 - Title I: Veterans Business Development - (Sec. 101) Increases funding (with an offset), for FY2008-FY2009, for the Office of Veterans Business Development of the Small Business Administration (SBA). Expresses the sense of Congress that excess amounts for such Office should be used to support veterans business outreach centers. (Sec. 102) Amends the Small Business Act to direct the President to establish an interagency task force to coordinate federal efforts to improve capital and business development opportunities for, and ensure achievement of the pre-established federal contracting goals for, small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Data banks, Education, Electronic government information, Electronic mail systems, Engineering, Federal aid to education, Government contractors, Government information, Government publicity, Higher education, Mathematics, Minorities, Minority education, Public contracts, Scholarships Latest Action: 11/16/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextA bill to direct the Secretary of Education to establish and maintain a public website through which individuals may find a complete database of available scholarships, fellowships, and other programs of financial assistance in the study of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. 11/16/2007--Introduced. National STEM Scholarship Database Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish and maintain, on the public website of the Department of Education, a database of information on public and private programs of financial assistance for the study of postsecondary and graduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Requires that such database: (1) provide separate information for each field of study; (2) be searchable by category and combinations of categories; (3) indicate programs targeted toward specific demographic groups; (4) provide searchers with program sponsor contact information and hyperlinks; and (5) include a recommendation that [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Accreditation (Education), Alaska, Armed forces, Asian American ethnic groups, Black colleges, Broadband, Budgets, Business, Closed caption television, College costs, College teachers, Colleges, Communications, Community and school, Community colleges, Compensatory education Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextTo amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. 2/7/2008--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise and reauthorize HEA programs. Title I: Title I Amendments - (Sec. 101) Revises the general definition of an institution of higher education (IHE) to include schools that: (1) admit students whose secondary education was conducted in a home school setting; (2) award degrees (not necessarily bachelor's degrees) that are acceptable for admission to a graduate or professional degree program; and (3) enroll students who will be dually or concurrently enrolled in a secondary school. Revises the definition of an IHE for purposes of title IV student assistance programs. Requires graduate medical schools located outside the country, that qualified as IHEs owing to their having a state-approved [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Art, Budgets, Children, Citizenship education, Colleges, Communications, Compensatory education, Congressional reporting requirements, Counseling, Crime prevention, Criminal justice, Culture, Drug abuse, Drug abuse prevention, Education Latest Action: 10/04/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish pilot programs in expanded school attendance. 10/4/2007--Introduced. Expanded Education Act - Amends title I of the the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to create a new part I (Expanded Education) program awarding grants to states for the conduct of separate expanded day, week, or year pilot programs. Requires that for each of the expanded day and week programs at least: (1) 20 schools in each small state and 50 schools in each large state participate; (2) 50% of each participating school's student population consist of low-income students; (3) one entire grade in each participating school be involved in the program. Requires each expanded day and week program to: (1) increase student proficiency in reading and language arts, and mathematics; (2) provide education in new areas or directions, so that it is not wholly remedial; and (3) include sufficient recreational,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Apprenticeship, Arts, Budgets, Business, Children, Colleges, Communications, Community and school, Compensatory education, Criminal justice, Curricula, Disabled, Dropouts, Education, Educational accountability Latest Action: 10/04/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Bill TextTo award competitive grants to eligible partnerships to enable the partnerships to implement innovative strategies at the secondary school level to improve student achievement and prepare at-risk students for postsecondary education and the workforce. 10/4/2007--Introduced. Getting Retention and Diplomas Up Among Today's Enrolled Students Act or the GRADUATES Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to establish a Secondary School Innovation Fund program awarding competitive matching grants to partnerships, which must include at least one state or local educational agency, for the implementation of innovative strategies to improve the achievement of at-risk students in secondary schools. Permits partnerships to award subgrants to schools for the implementation of such strategies. Lists activities, one or more of which grantees or subgrantees must implement, that include: (1) creating multiple pathways that [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Budgets, Career education, Community and school, Compensatory education, Congressional reporting requirements, Dropouts, Education, Educational accountability, Educational counseling, Educational planning, Educational statistics, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Federal aid to education, Government information Latest Action: 10/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Bill TextTo conduct 1 or more higher education and career readiness demonstration projects for rural, low-income students. 9/25/2007--Introduced. Rural Students College, Career, and Community Readiness Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Education to award grants to up to two nonprofit organizations to conduct higher education and career readiness demonstration projects. Requires grantees to partner with rural local educational agencies and schools to enroll a cohort of seventh grade students and a cohort of ninth grade students into the demonstration projects, which are to provide such students with approximately 25 hours of informational and educational services in each grade through grade 12 that prepare them for higher education and a successful career. | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Collection of accounts, Education, Engineering, Engineers, Federal aid to education, Federally-guaranteed loans, Government lending, Graduate education, Higher education, Infrastructure, Law, Licenses, Mathematics, Scholarships, Science policy Latest Action: 10/23/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Bill TextTo establish and determine the eligibility of individuals for a loan forgiveness program for professional engineers in order to provide incentives for engineers currently employed and engineering students and other students pursuing or considering pursuing a degree in science, technology and engineering, and for the support of students pursing such secondary and postsecondary education. 9/24/2007--Introduced. Strategic Technology/Engineering Program Act of 2007 or the STEP Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award renewable one-year STEP scholarships to students who pursue undergraduate or graduate degrees in engineering, technology, applied sciences, mathematics, or similar fields. Authorizes the Secretary to provide student loan forgiveness to borrowers under the Federal Family Education Loan and Direct Loan programs who agree to remain employed as engineers for at least eight years and obtain licensure as professional [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Authorization, Budgets, Business, Computer software, Congressional reporting requirements, Cost effectiveness, Curricula, Department of Education, Disabled, Distance education, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Educational accountability, Educational planning, Educational research Latest Action: 08/03/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextA bill to reauthorize the Enhancing Education Through Technology Act of 2001, and for other purposes. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Amends title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to rename part D (Achievement through Technology and Innovation) and reauthorize it through FY2013. Alters the current program to require states to use a portion of their allotted funds to develop challenging academic content and achievement standards to ensure that students are technologically literate before the end of grade eight. Specifies that such standards are only for tracking technological literacy and not for assessing adequate yearly progress (AYP) under title I. Permits technological literacy testing to be embedded in other state tests or performance-based assessments portfolios, or made through other valid and reliable means. Requires states to use the bulk of their part D allotment for two new subgrant programs for local educational agencies (LEAs), devoting;[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Apprenticeship, Arts, Budgets, Business, Children, Colleges, Communications, Community and school, Compensatory education, Criminal justice, Curricula, Disabled, Dropouts, Education, Educational accountability Latest Action: 08/01/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10610-10612)
Bill TextA bill to award competitive grants to eligible partnerships to enable the partnerships to implement innovative strategies at the secondary school level to improve student achievement and prepare at-risk students for postsecondary education and the workforce. 8/1/2007--Introduced. Getting Retention and Diplomas Up Among Today's Enrolled Students Act or the GRADUATES Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to establish a Secondary School Innovation Fund program awarding competitive matching grants to partnerships, which must include at least one state or local educational agency, for the implementation of innovative strategies to improve the achievement of at-risk students in secondary schools. Permits partnerships to award subgrants to schools for the implementation of such strategies. Lists activities, one or more of which grantees or subgrantees must implement, that include: (1) creating multiple pathways [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Budgets, Career education, Community and school, Compensatory education, Congressional reporting requirements, Dropouts, Education, Educational accountability, Educational counseling, Educational planning, Educational statistics, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Federal aid to education, Government information Latest Action: 07/13/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9212)
Bill TextA bill to conduct 1 or more higher education and career readiness demonstration projects for rural, low-income students. 7/13/2007--Introduced. Rural Students College, Career, and Community Readiness Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Education to award grants to up to two nonprofit organizations to conduct higher education and career readiness demonstration projects. Requires grantees to partner with rural local educational agencies and schools to enroll a cohort of seventh grade students and a cohort of ninth grade students into the demonstration projects, which are to provide such students with approximately 25 hours of informational and educational services in each grade through grade 12 that prepare them for higher education and a successful career. | | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Aged, Alaska, Armed forces, Authorization, Black colleges, Budgets, Business, Child health, Children, Citizenship education, Colleges, Communications, Community and school, Community development, Compensatory education Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - H.AMDT.967 Amendment (A009) offered by Ms. Sutton. (consideration: CR H1389-1390; text: CR H1389) An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 110-539 to require the Corporation for National and Community Service to conduct a study to identify specifi
Bill TextTo reauthorize and reform the national service laws. 11/1/2007--Reported to House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act, or the GIVE Act - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (NCSA) and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (DVSA) to revise their programs and reauthorize appropriations for them through FY2012. Title I: Amendments to National and Community Service Act of 1990 - Revises under the NSCA: (1) the School-Based and Community-Based Service-Learning programs and Higher Education Innovative Programs for Community Service, also known as Learn and Serve programs; (2) National Service Trust programs, also known as AmeriCorps; (3) the Civilian Community Corps Demonstration program; and (4) the Investment for Quality and Innovation program. Subtitle A: Amendments to Subtitle A (General Provisions) - (Sec. 1101) Adds to NSCA purposes: (1) providing [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Alaska, Black colleges, Budgets, Business, Computer literacy, Computer networks, Computer software, Computers, Conferences, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Department of Commerce, Distance education, Education, Education of the disadvantaged Latest Action: 01/08/2008 - Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/19/2007 with amendments. With written report No. 110-257.
Bill TextA bill to establish a digital and wireless network technology program, and for other purposes. 1/8/2008--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Max Cleland Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act - Establishes in the Department of Commerce an Office of Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology to: (1) award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements (assistance) to eligible institutions to provide educational instruction in digital and wireless network technologies; and (2) strengthen the national digital and wireless infrastructure by increasing national investment in telecommunications and technology infrastructure at eligible institutions. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to establish an advisory council on the best approaches for involving eligible institutions in supported activities and for reviewing and evaluating submitted proposals. Requires the council to include [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic freedom, Academic performance, Accreditation (Education), Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Agricultural labor, Agriculture, Alaska, Alcohol and youth, Alcoholism, Americans in foreign countries, Animals, Apprenticeship, Archives, Area studies, Arizona Latest Action: 11/15/2007 - By Senator Kennedy from Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions filed written report. Report No. 110-231.
Bill TextA bill to extend the authorization of programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. 7/24/2007--Passed Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Higher Education Amendments of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise HEA programs and to extend the authorization of appropriations for them through FY2013. Title I: General Provisions - (Sec. 101) Adds definitions of a critical foreign language, distance education, and poverty line. Provides that critical foreign languages are those contained on the list designated by the Secretary of Education in the Federal Register on August 5, 1985, but allows the Secretary to set language priorities according to the purposes of a specific program and national security, economic competitiveness, and educational needs. States that poverty line refers to the poverty line applicable to a family of the size involved. (Sec. 102) Revises [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Commemorations, Computer simulation, Congressional tributes, Economic policy, Economic research, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Engineering, Federal employees, Government employees, Higher education, Intellectual property, Mathematics, Science policy, Scientific education Latest Action: 07/16/2007 - Mr. Gordon moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Bill TextRecognizing the contribution of modeling and simulation technology to the security and prosperity of the United States, and recognizing modeling and simulation as a National Critical Technology. 7/16/2007--Passed House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Commends members of the modeling and simulation community in government, industry, and academia who have contributed to the modeling and simulation efforts that have developed essential characteristics of our nation and recognizes modeling and simulation as a national critical technology. | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Authorization, Budgets, Business, Computer software, Cost effectiveness, Curricula, Department of Education, Disabled, Distance education, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Educational accountability, Educational planning, Educational research, Educational technology Latest Action: 07/24/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Bill TextTo reauthorize part D of title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. 5/23/2007--Introduced. Achievement Through Technology and Innovation Act of 2007 - Amends title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize part D (Enhancing Education through Technology) through FY2013. Alters the current program to require states to use a portion of their allotted funds to develop challenging academic content and achievement standards to ensure that students are technologically literate before the end of grade eight. Provides that such standards are only for tracking technological literacy and not for assessing adequate yearly progress (AYP) under title I. Permits technological literacy testing to be embedded in other state tests or performance-based assessments portfolios, or made through other valid and reliable means. Requires states to use the bulk of their part D allotment for two new subgrant programs for local educational [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 07/24/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Bill TextTo amend the Department of Education Organization Act and the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to redesignate the Office of Vocational and Adult Education. 5/22/2007--Introduced. Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to redesignate the Office of Vocational and Adult Education of the Department of Education as the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education. Amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to make conforming amendments. | | Also tagged in: Admission of nonimmigrants, Advertising, Alien labor, Apprenticeship, Budgets, Business, Business education, Communications, Community colleges, Consumers, Curricula, Dislocated workers, Economic policy, Education, Employee training, Employment Latest Action: 07/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Bill TextTo provide job creation and assistance, and for other purposes. 5/22/2007--Introduced. Rural America Job Assistance and Creation Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to make matching grants to regional consortia meeting specified criteria to improve the job skills necessary for employment in specific industries. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to make grants to establish and support entities that provide business incubator services (necessary to initiate and sustain operations of a newly established business, including legal, intellectual property, and technology services and planning) for small- and medium-sized businesses. Directs the Comptroller General to study how rural infrastructure, venture capital, and federal programs can enhance rural areas. Amends the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to require employer notification of federal and state elected officials (as well as local ones) before dislocation of workers. Amends the Immigration [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 05/23/2007 - Received in the House.
Bill TextA bill to redesignate the Office for Vocational and Adult Education as the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education. 5/22/2007--Passed Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to redesignate the Office of Vocational and Adult Education of the Department of Education as the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education. Amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to make conforming amendments. | | Also tagged in: Accounting, Armed forces, Budgets, Business, Business education, Congressional reporting requirements, Counseling, Disabled, Distance education, Education, Entrepreneurs, Finance, Government information, Government publicity, Governmental investigations, Grants-in-aid Latest Action: 06/21/2007 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 217.
Bill TextTo reauthorize the veterans entrepreneurial development programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. 6/18/2007--Passed House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) SBA Veterans' Programs Act of 2007 - Title I: Office of Veterans Business Development - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Associate Administrator for Veterans Business Development to: (1) increase veteran outreach by ensuring that Veteran Business Outreach Centers regularly participate, on a nationwide basis, in the workshops of the Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Labor; and (2) submit to Congress progress reports on the implementation of such requirement. Requires the Associate Administrator to establish a Women Veterans Business Training Resource Program to compile information [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Air pollution, Air pollution control, Alternative energy sources, Antarctic regions, Atmosphere, Auditing, Authorization, Awards, medals, prizes, Black colleges, Budgets, Business, Climate change, Coal liquefaction, College teachers, Commemorations Latest Action: 05/06/2008 - Hearing Held by Full Committee Prior to Introduction and Referral (March 13, 2007).
Bill TextTo invest in innovation through research and development, and to improve the competitiveness of the United States. 8/9/2007--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) America COMPETES Act or America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act - Title I: Office of Science and Technology Policy; Government-Wide Science - (Sec. 1001) Directs the President to: (1) convene a National Science and Technology Summit to examine the health and direction of the United States' science, technology, engineering, and mathematics enterprises; and (2) issue a report on Summit results. Requires, beginning with the President's budget submission for the fiscal year following the conclusion of the Summit and for each of the following four budget submissions, the analytical perspectives component of the budget that describes the research and development (R&D) priorities to include a description of how those [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Administrative procedure, Armed forces, Budgets, Business, College costs, Communications, Community and school, Computer software, Computers, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Cultural relations, Curricula, Defense policy, Department of Education Latest Action: 05/03/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5588-5589)
Bill TextA bill to strengthen national security by encouraging and assisting in the expansion and improvement of educational programs in order to meet critical needs at the elementary, secondary, and higher education levels, and for other purposes. 5/3/2007--Introduced. Homeland Security Education Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to award scholarships for the pursuit of bachelor degrees in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and critical foreign languages. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary to award grants to: (1) school districts which upgrade their mathematics and science programs and work with private or state or local government entities willing to donate equipment, mentoring personnel, and higher education scholarships for students participating in the programs; (2) scientists and engineers who return to school to become teachers in their fields in needy schools;[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Air pollution, Air pollution control, Antarctic regions, Authorization, Awards, medals, prizes, Black colleges, Budgets, Building construction, Business, Climate change, Commemorations, Communication in science, Communications, Congressional reporting requirements, Cost accounting, Curricula Latest Action: 05/06/2008 - Hearing Held by Subcommittee on Research and Science and Education Prior to Introduction and Referral (March 20, 2007).
Bill TextTo authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 2010 for the National Science Foundation, and for other purposes. 5/2/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2007 - (Sec. 3) Authorizes appropriations to the National Science Foundation (NSF) for FY2008-FY2010, with specific allocations for: (1) research and related activities; (2) education and human resources; (3) major research equipment and facilities construction; (4) agency operations and award management; (5) the Office of the National Science Board; and (6) the Office of Inspector General. Sets minimum and maximum amounts of awards under the Major Research Instrumentation program. Permits, in addition to the acquisition of instrumentation and equipment, funds made available by awards under the Major Research Instrumentation program to be used to support the operations and maintenance of such instrumentation [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Administrative procedure, Aged, Alcoholism, Budgets, Business, Case management, Child welfare, Children, Community-based corrections, Compensatory education, Congressional reporting requirements, Corrections, Courts of special jurisdiction, Criminal justice, Criminology Latest Action: 08/02/2007 - Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Bill TextA bill to reauthorize the grant program for reentry of offenders into the community in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, to improve reentry planning and implementation, and for other purposes. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Recidivism Reduction and Second Chance Act of 2007 or the Second Chance Act of 2007 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize, rewrite, and expand provisions for adult and juvenile offender state and local reentry demonstration projects to provide expanded services to offenders and their families for reentry into society.Directs the Attorney General to award grants for: (1) state and local reentry courts; (2) Comprehensive and Continuous Offender Reentry Task Forces; (3) pharmacological drug treatment services to incarcerated offenders; (4) technology career training for offenders; and (5) mentoring services for reintegrating offenders into the community.Amends the Higher Education Amendments [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Administrative procedure, Aged, Alcoholism, Budgets, Business, Case management, Child welfare, Children, Community-based corrections, Compensatory education, Congressional reporting requirements, Corrections, Courts of special jurisdiction, Criminal justice, Criminology Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Signed by President.
Bill TextTo reauthorize the grant program for reentry of offenders into the community in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, to improve reentry planning and implementation, and for other purposes. 11/13/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Second Chance Act of 2007: Community Safety Through Recidivism Prevention or the Second Chance Act of 2007 - (Sec. 5) Requires the Attorney General, not later than January 31 of each year, to submit all reports required by this Act during the preceding year to the Judiciary Committees of Congress.Title I: Amendments Related To The Omnibus Crime Control And Safe Streets Act of 1968 - Subtitle A: Improvements to Existing Programs - (Sec. 101) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize, rewrite, and expand provisions for adult and juvenile offender state and local reentry demonstration projects to provide expanded services to offenders [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Budgets, Business, Charitable contributions, Corporate philanthropy, Corporation taxes, Depressed areas, Disabled, Disaster relief, Economic policy, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Educational accountability, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Emergency management Latest Action: 03/09/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2970-2971)
Bill TextA bill to make the United States competitive in a global economy. 3/9/2007--Introduced. Competitiveness through Education, Technology, and Enterprise Act of 2007 or the COMPETE Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide tax incentives for research and education by: (1) making permanent the credit for increasing research activities; (2) providing a credit for information and communications technology education; and (3) setting an alternative percentage limitation for corporate charitable contributions to the mathematics and science partnership program. Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish an SBIR-STEM Workforce Development Grant Pilot program awarding bonus grants to grantees under the Small Business Innovation Research program to provide workforce development opportunities to college students in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. Expresses the sense of the Senate that the maximum [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Aged, Budgets, Child health, Children, Chronically ill, Congressional reporting requirements, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to research, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Governmental investigations, Health education, Health facilities Latest Action: 02/27/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2277)
Bill TextA bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the benefits under the Medicare program for beneficiaries with kidney disease, and for other purposes. 2/27/2007--Introduced. Kidney Care Quality and Education Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish demonstration projects to: (1) increase public awareness about the factors that lead to chronic kidney disease, how to prevent it, how to treat it, and how to avoid kidney failure, as well as enhance surveillance systems and expand research to better assess the prevalence and incidence of kidney disease; and (2) enable individuals with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) to develop self-management skills. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for Medicare coverage of kidney disease patient education services. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish blood flow monitoring demonstration projects; and (2) arrange with the Institute of [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Aged, Budgets, Child health, Children, Chronically ill, Congressional reporting requirements, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to research, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Governmental investigations, Health education, Health facilities Latest Action: 03/13/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the benefits under the Medicare Program for beneficiaries with kidney disease, and for other purposes. 2/27/2007--Introduced. Kidney Care Quality and Education Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish demonstration projects to: (1) increase public awareness about the factors that lead to chronic kidney disease, how to prevent it, how to treat it, and how to avoid kidney failure, as well as enhance surveillance systems and expand research to better assess the prevalence and incidence of kidney disease; and (2) enable individuals with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) to develop self-management skills. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for Medicare coverage of kidney disease patient education services. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish blood flow monitoring demonstration projects; and (2) arrange with the Institute of Medicine [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Computer networks, Computer security measures, Computer software, Computers, Congressional reporting requirements, Education, Engineering, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Higher education, Infrastructure, Mathematics, Research, Research and development, Science policy, Supercomputers Latest Action: 03/13/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Bill TextTo amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991. 3/12/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Amends the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 to revise program requirements for the National High-Performance Computing Program. Requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to: (1) establish the goals and priorities for federal high-performance computing research, development, networking, and other activities; (2) establish Program Component Areas that implement such goals and identify the Grand Challenges (i.e., fundamental problems in science or engineering, with broad economic and scientific impact, whose solutions will require the application of high-performance computing resources) that the Program should address; and (3) develop and maintain a research, development, and deployment road map for the provision of high-performance computing systems. Revises requirements for annual reports [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Data banks, Education, Electronic government information, Electronic mail systems, Engineering, Federal aid to education, Government contractors, Government information, Government publicity, Higher education, Mathematics, Minorities, Minority education, Public contracts, Scholarships Latest Action: 07/17/2007 - Star Print ordered on the bill.
Bill TextTo direct the Secretary of Education to establish and maintain a public website through which individuals may find a complete database of available scholarships, fellowships, and other programs of financial assistance in the study of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. 6/6/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) National STEM Scholarship Database Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish and maintain, on the public website of the Department of Education, a database of information on public and private programs of financial assistance for the study of postsecondary and graduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Requires that such database: (1) provide separate information for each field of study; (2) be searchable by category and combinations of categories; (3) indicate programs targeted toward specific demographic groups; (4) provide searchers with program sponsor contact information [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administration of justice, Afghanistan, Authorization, Budgets, Children, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Communications, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Crimes against women, Criminal justice, Curricula, Democracy, Education Latest Action: 02/08/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E295)
Bill TextTo empower women in Afghanistan, and for other purposes. 2/8/2007--Introduced. Afghan Women Empowerment Act of 2007 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the protection of the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan and their full participation in the reestablishment of democracy are essential to Afghanistan's reconstruction, and to achieve such reconstruction the U.S. government must commit resources to advance the rights of women throughout Afghanistan. Amends the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 to revise the provisions respecting assistance to women and girls in Afghanistan. Extends funding authority. Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should: (1) condition the provision of such assistance on the recipient adhering to international standards for women's rights and human rights; and (2) ensure that Afghan women-led nongovernmental organizations with demonstrated experience in delivering services to Afghan women and children receive [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Agricultural extension work, Agriculture, Alternative energy sources, Biomass energy, Budgets, Business, Colleges, Community colleges, Continuing education, Curricula, Education, Educational accountability, Elementary and secondary education, Energy, Energy conservation, Energy crops Latest Action: 05/18/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Bill TextTo authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make competitive grants to community colleges and advanced technology education centers partnering with community colleges to support the education and training of technicians in the fields of bioenergy and other agriculture-based, renewable energy resources, and for other purposes. 2/7/2007--Introduced. National Endowment for Workforce Education in Renewables and Agriculture Act of 2007, or NEW ERA Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make competitive grants to community colleges and advanced technology education centers located in Iowa or other midwestern states to support the education and training of technicians in the fields of bioenergy and other agricultural, renewable energy resources. Requires grant applicants to demonstrate the ability to leverage existing partnerships and develop educational and occupation outreach and training programs with secondary schools, four-year institutions of higher [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Admission of nonimmigrants, Affiliated corporations, Alien labor, Aliens, Business, Business education, Contracts, Department of Homeland Security, Executive departments, Foreign corporations, Fraud, Identification devices, Immigration, International cooperation, Job training Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Bill TextTo provide for the admission to the United States of nonimmigrant business facilitation visitors. 2/7/2007--Introduced. Business Travel Facilitation Act of 2007 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include business facilitation visitors from a qualifying country as nonimmigrant aliens visiting the United States temporarily for business. Defines "business facilitation visitor" as an alien visiting the United States temporarily to: (1) provide services pursuant to a qualifying services contract; or (2) provide management or technical training to, or receive management or technical training from personnel of a U.S. entity. Sets forth conditions with respect to: (1) provision of services; and (2) provision or receipt of management or technical training. Provides a period of authorized admission of: (1) one year with a one-time six month extension for an alien providing services; and (2) one year for an alien providing or receiving management [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Armed forces, Budgets, Counterterrorism, Criminal justice, Defense policy, Economic policy, Economic security, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Engineering, Engineers, Federal aid to education, Federally-guaranteed loans, Finance Latest Action: 05/18/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Bill TextTo preserve mathematics- and science-based industries in the United States. 2/5/2007--Introduced. Math and Science Incentive Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Education to carry out a program of assuming the obligation to pay up to $10,000 of interest on certain student loans under the Higher Education Act of 1965, for certain borrowers who agree to serve for five years as: (1) teachers of science, technology, engineering or mathematics at an elementary or secondary school; or (2) mathematics, science or engineering professionals. Requires that selection of program participants from among eligible applicants be based on: (1) U.S. national security, homeland security, and economic security needs; and (2) the applicant's academic record or job performance. Allows other factors to be considered in such selection. | | Also tagged in: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, British West Indies, Caribbean area, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Consultants, Costa Rica, Customs administration, Distance education, Dominica, Dominican Republic Latest Action: 01/31/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Bill TextTo authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for voluntary contributions on a grant basis to the Organization of American States (OAS) to establish a Center for Caribbean Basin Trade and to establish a skills-based training program for Caribbean Basin countries. 1/31/2007--Introduced. Caribbean Basin Trade Enhancement Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of State to make a voluntary contribution (on a grant basis) to the Organization of American States to establish a: (1) Center for Caribbean Basin Trade; and (2) a skills-based training program for Caribbean Basin countries. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) a thorough study and analysis should be undertaken to determine a permanent location of the Center; and (2) the skills-based program should focus on mid-level technical education and training for the workforce in Caribbean Basin countries, utilizing existing educational facilities, cooperative private sector and government entities, and Internet-based [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: College entrance requirements, Colleges, Community colleges, Compensatory education, Counseling, Curricula, Education, Educational counseling, Higher education, Job training, Mentoring, Social services, Student enrollment Latest Action: 05/18/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Bill TextTo encourage partnerships between community colleges and four-year colleges and universities. 1/29/2007--Introduced. Community College Partnership Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a Community College Opportunity program to help students at community or technical colleges transfer to four-year institutions and complete bachelor's degrees. Directs the Secretary of Education to award program grants to eligible partnerships that include one or more community or technical colleges that award associate's degrees and one or more institutions of higher education (IHEs) that offer a baccalaureate or postbaccalaureate degree not awarded by the partner colleges. Authorizes the inclusion of a state agency overseeing or coordinating IHEs. Requires such grants to be used for: (1) the development of policies and programs that expand opportunities for community or technical college students to earn bachelor's degrees, including those that promote [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Armed forces, Biology, Budgets, Business, Chemistry, Communications, Community and school, Computer literacy, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Curricula, Defense policy, Department of Education, Distance education, Education Latest Action: 05/18/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Bill TextTo strengthen the national security through the expansion and improvement of foreign language study, and for other purposes. 1/24/2007--Introduced. National Security Language Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to establish programs to encourage early foreign language instruction, including grants to: (1) partnerships of institutions of higher education (IHEs) and local educational agencies (LEAs) for activities relating to foreign language instruction at elementary or secondary schools, with priorities for high-need LEAs and less-commonly taught foreign languages; and (2) IHEs that develop innovative programs for the teaching of foreign languages, with priorities for combining foreign languages with science and technology and for less-commonly taught foreign languages. Provides undergraduate student loan forgiveness of up to $10,000 for students who major in a critical foreign language and are employed as teachers of such language in elementary or secondary [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Alaska, Black colleges, Blacks, Broadband, Budgets, Business, Communications, Computer literacy, Computer networks, Computer software, Computers, Conferences, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Distance education, Education Latest Action: 10/04/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Bill TextTo establish a digital and wireless network technology program, and for other purposes. 9/4/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Program to assist eligible educational institutions in acquiring, and augmenting use of, digital and wireless networking technologies to improve the quality and delivery of educational services at such institutions. Defines as eligible institutions: (1) historically Black colleges or universities, (2) a Hispanic-, Alaskan Native-, or Native Hawaiian-serving institution; (3) a tribally controlled college or university; or (4) an institution with a sufficient enrollment of needy students as defined under the Higher Education Act of [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: College entrance requirements, Colleges, Community colleges, Compensatory education, Counseling, Curricula, Education, Educational counseling, Higher education, Job training, Mentoring, Social services, Student enrollment Latest Action: 05/18/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Bill TextTo encourage partnerships between community colleges and four-year colleges and universities. 1/19/2007--Introduced. Community College Partnership Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a Community College Opportunity program to help students at community or technical colleges transfer to four-year institutions and complete bachelor's degrees. Directs the Secretary of Education to award program grants to eligible partnerships that include one or more community or technical colleges that award associate's degrees, one or more institutions of higher education (IHEs) that offer a baccalaureate or postbaccalaureate degree not awarded by the partner colleges, and a state agency overseeing or coordinating IHEs. Requires such grants to be used for: (1) the development of policies and programs that expand opportunities for community or technical college students to earn bachelor's degrees, including those that promote the transfer of academic [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Business, Business education, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Curricula, Data banks, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Entrepreneurs, Federal aid to education, Government and business, Government information, Government paperwork, Job training, Politics and government Latest Action: 01/18/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Bill TextTo amend the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a vocational and technical entrepreneurship development program. 1/18/2007--Introduced. Vocational and Technical Entrepreneurship Development Act of 2007 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a program under which the Administrator shall make grants to, or may enter into cooperative agreements with, state small business development centers to provide, on a statewide basis, technical assistance to secondary schools, or to post-secondary vocational or technical schools, for the development and implementation of curricula designed to promote vocational and technical entrepreneurship. Provides for the minimum amount of a grant to not be less than $200,000. Directs the association of small business development centers to act as an information clearinghouse regarding vocational and technical [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Alaska, Black colleges, Budgets, Business, Computer literacy, Computer networks, Computer software, Computers, Conferences, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Distance education, Economic development, Economic policy, Education Latest Action: 01/17/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S678-679)
Bill TextA bill to establish a digital and wireless network technology program, and for other purposes. 1/17/2007--Introduced. Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act - Establishes within the National Science Foundation (NSF) an Office of Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology to: (1) award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements (assistance) to eligible institutions to provide educational instruction in digital and wireless network technologies; and (2) strengthen the national digital and wireless infrastructure by increasing national investment in telecommunications and technology infrastructure at eligible institutions. Requires the NSF Director to establish an advisory council on the best approaches for involving eligible institutions in supported activities and for reviewing and evaluating submitted proposals. Requires the council to include members from minority serving institutions.Makes the following institutions [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Alaska, Black colleges, Budgets, Business, Computer literacy, Computer networks, Computer software, Computers, Conferences, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Distance education, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Educational planning Latest Action: 01/12/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Bill TextA bill to establish a digital and wireless network technology program, and for other purposes. 1/12/2007--Introduced. Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act of 2007 - Establishes within the National Science Foundation (NSF) an Office of Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology to: (1) award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements (assistance) to eligible institutions to provide educational instruction in digital and wireless network technologies; and (2) strengthen the national digital and wireless infrastructure by increasing national investment in telecommunications and technology infrastructure at eligible institutions. Requires the NSF Director to establish an advisory council on the best approaches for involving eligible institutions in supported activities and for reviewing and evaluating submitted proposals. Requires the council to include members from minority serving institutions.Makes the following [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Authorization, Budgets, Business, College teachers, Community and school, Computers, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Curricula, Data banks, Department of Energy, Disabled, Distance education, Education, Education of the disadvantaged Latest Action: 05/06/2008 - Hearing Held by Subcommittee on Research and Science Education Prior to Inroduction and Referral (March 8, 2007).
Bill TextTo authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers, and for other purposes. 4/24/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Title I: Science Scholarships - 10,000 Teachers, 10 Million Minds Science and Math Scholarship Act - (Sec. 103) Requires the National Science Foundation (NSF), in carrying out the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship program (formerly, the Robert Noyce Scholarship program), to increase the number of elementary and secondary mathematics and science teachers having both exemplary subject knowledge and pedagogical skills by up to 10,000 per year. (Sec. 104) Amends the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (the Act) to revise requirements for the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship program, which provides scholarships, stipends, and teacher training to science, mathematics, and engineering students and professionals in exchange for service as elementary or secondary [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Antitrust law, Auditing, Authorization, Awards, medals, prizes, Budgets, Building construction, Business, Commemorations, Congressional reporting requirements, Curricula, Department of Commerce, Economic policy, Education, Employee training, Engineering, Executive departments Latest Action: 01/31/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.
Bill TextTo establish an interagency committee to coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development efforts in manufacturing, strengthen existing programs to assist manufacturing innovation and education, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers, and for other purposes. 1/5/2007--Introduced. Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act of 2007 - Directs the President to establish or designate an Interagency Committee to plan and coordinate Federal efforts in manufacturing research and development, with an Advisory Committee from the non-Federal sector. Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (NIST Act) to establish: (1) a pilot program of collaborative manufacturing research grants; (2) manufacturing sciences research fellowships; (3) manufacturing extension center competitive grants; and (4) standards education grants to develop higher education curricula on the role of standards in engineering, business, science,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Business, College costs, Computer literacy, Curricula, Depressed areas, Disabled, Disaster relief, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Elementary and secondary education, Emergency management, Employee training, Enterprise zones, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Government information Latest Action: 01/05/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E27)
Bill TextTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income for certain education and training expenses, and for other purposes. 1/5/2007--Introduced. Technology Retraining and Investment Now Act for the 21st Century - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for 50 percent of the information and communications technology education and training program expenses of individuals and employees, up to $4,000 in a taxable year. Increases the allowable amount of such credit to $5,000 for expenses for a program operated: (1) in an empowerment zone, enterprise community, or renewal community; (2) in a school district in which at least 50 percent of the students are eligible for free or reduced-cost lunches; (3) in an federally-declared disaster area; (4) in certain rural areas receiving federal assistance; (5) in an Indian tribal jurisdiction; (6) by an employer with 200 or fewer employees during a specified period; or (7) for a disabled individual. [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Cost of living adjustments, Education, Engineering, Graduate education, Higher education, Mathematics, Science policy, Scientific education, Technology, Veterans, Veterans' benefits, Veterans' education Latest Action: 06/21/2007 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Bill TextTo amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of stipends to veterans who pursue doctoral degrees in science or technology. 1/4/2007--Introduced. G.I. Advanced Education in Science and Technology Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a monthly stipend to each individual who is entitled to veterans' basic educational assistance and is pursuing full-time a doctoral degree in the sciences of engineering, mathematics, or other technology disciplines. Allows such payment in addition to any other authorized Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance. Makes such payment $1,200 a month (adjusted for inflation for fiscal years after 2005) for up to 60 months. | | Also tagged in: Business, Charitable contributions, Community and school, Computer literacy, Corporate philanthropy, Education, Educational facilities, Educational technology, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Engineering, Engineers, Higher education, In |
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