Education

Fair Financial Aid for Part-Time Students Act

United States · United States Congress · 11 June 1985

Fair Financial Aid for Part-Time Students Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to remove the requirement that a student must be carrying or planning to carry at least one-half the normal full-time workload for the student's course of study, for purposes of eligibility for title IV student assistance programs (i.e. Pell grants, supplemental educational opportunity grants, guaranteed, insured, or direct student loans, work-study and other assistance). Revises provisions for cost of attendance allowances, for purposes of need analysis for such eligibility for title IV student assistance programs. Provides that such cost of attendance allowance shall: (1) with respect to full-time students, be equal to room, board, books, supplies, transportation, and miscellaneous expenses, as determined by the institution at which the student is in attendance; (2) with respect to less than full-time but more than half-time students, be an amount determined by the institution to be proportional to that for full-time students; and (3) with respect to less than half-time students, be limited to tuition and fees and an allowance for books, supplies, transportation, and miscellaneous personal expenses as determined by the institution. Limits the cost of attendance allowance, for purposes of the Pell grant program, to $1,800 for students who are without dependents and who reside with their parents, and $2,600 for all other students, for academic year 1986-1987, with such limits to be increased by $100 in each succeeding academic year. Revises provisions for the minimum grant restriction under the Pell grant program. Retains the $200 minimum grant amount for full-time students, but sets the minimum amount at $100 for less than full-time but at least half-time students, and $50 for less than half-time students. Revises provisions for supplemental educational opportunity grants (SEOG) to remove minimum grant restrictions. Removes a limitation on the portion of its SEOG allocation which an institution may use for less than half-time students. Requires that a reasonable proportion of such allocation shall be made available to less than full-time students, if such allocation is based in part on the financial need demonstrated by such students. Revises provisions for work-study programs to remove a limitation on the portion of an institution's work-study grant which may be used for less than half-time students. Requires that a reasonable proportion of such grant shall be made available to less than full-time students, if such grant is based in part on the financial need demonstrated by such students. Revises provisions for direct student loans to require that a reasonable proportion of such loans made by an institution shall be made to less than full-time students, if the institution's Federal capital contribution is based in part on financial need demonstrated by such students. Revises the cost of attendance allowance for day care to provide for an allowance, to be determined by the institution, based on the actual (currently reasonable) expenses incurred for care of dependents (currently dependent children only) who require care in the student's absence. Declares that specified requirements relating to the availability of institutional and financial assistance information and guidance for students are applicable to both full-time and less than full-time students. Directs the Secretary of Education, notwithstanding any provision of the Student Financial Assistance Technical Amendments Act of 1982, to modify the regulations for determining expected family contribution and effective family income to comply with specified HEA requirements.

A bill to amend part C of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, relating to work study programs in order to assure that a student who declines a Pell grant will not be penalized in the determination of the demonstration of financial need.

United States · United States Congress · 10 June 1985

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise provisions relating to work-study programs to direct the Secretary of Education to assure that whenever a student declines, or declines to apply for a Pell grant, the amount of the Pell grant for which such student is eligible shall not be included in the determination of resources for the demonstration of financial need for purposes of eligibility for work-study assistance.

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to payment for direct and indirect medical education costs under the medicare program and to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act with respect to payment for direct medical education costs under the medicaid program.

United States · United States Congress · 6 June 1985

Title I: Payment for Medical Education Costs Under Medicare Program - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the payment methodology for direct medical education costs of hospitals. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to determine, for each hospital with an approved medical residency training program, an approved full-time equivalent (FTE) resident amount for each residency year. Directs the Secretary to: (1) determine the average amount recognized as reasonable under Medicare for direct medical education costs of a hospital for each FTE resident; and (2) update each average amount based on charges in the consumer price index. Sets forth a formula for determining the hospital payment amount per resident. Directs the Secretary to establish rules for the computation of the number of FTE residents in an approved medical residency training program. Sets forth special rules for foreign medical graduates. Prohibits counting as a resident any individual who is a foreign medical school graduate, unless the individual has passed the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination in Medical Sciences. Requires a report to the Congress from the Secretary. Revises the formula, under title XVIII, for determining the additional payment amount for hospitals with indirect costs of medical education. Directs the Secretary, in computing such amount to use an educational adjustment factor equal to: (1) nine percent in FY 1986 and (except as provided in subparagraph (2)) in each following fiscal year; and (2) eight percent in FY 1987 and each fiscal year thereafter, but only if, before the first day of that fiscal year, the Secretary has established a satisfactory adjustment to take into account the special needs of hospitals serving a significantly disproportionate share of patients who have low income or are entitled to benefits under part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII. Title II: Medical Education Costs Under Medicaid Program - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide for a payment methodology for direct medical education costs that is essentially the same as that provided for Medicare under title I of this Act. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress by a specified time on the uniformity of approved FTE resident amounts.

A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reduce the default rate on student loans, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 6 June 1985

Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise provisions relating to the disbursement of guaranteed student loans. Requires that such loans be disbursed by check and either: (1) sent to the eligible institution the student attends or plans to attend, and made payable to the order of the student; or (2) in the case of auxiliary loans, sent to the borrower and made payable to the order of the borrower, with the endorsement of the borrower required, and with the lender or guarantee agency required to notify such institution of such disbursement. Requires multiple disbursement of guaranteed student loans. Repeals specified provisions relating to incentives for the making of multiple disbursements. Makes conforming amendments. Extends the grace periods for repayment of federally insured student loans and guaranteed student loans from six months to nine months. Restricts eligibility for student assistance under HEA to citizens, nationals, and permanent resident aliens of the United States, with specified exceptions. Directs the Secretary of Education to evaluate the feasibility and efficiency of permitting students to establish lines of credit with eligible lenders, under the federally insured student loan and guaranteed student loan programs under part B (Federal, State, and Private Programs of Low-Interest Insured Loans to Students in Institutions of Higher Education) of title IV of HEA, that cover more than one year of attendance at an institution of higher education. Requires that such evaluation: (1) determine the extent of administrative cost reduction under such an arrangement; and (2) be conducted in consultation with institutions of higher education and eligible lenders. Directs the Secretary, within six months after the date of enactment of this Act, to report to the Congress on the results of such evaluation, with recommendations.

Education Improvement for Pacific Islands and Territories Act

United States · United States Congress · 5 June 1985

Education Improvement for Pacific Islands and Territories Act - Requests the President to invite Pacific Island participants (i.e. Fiji, Papua New Guinea, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau) to participate with the United States in the establishment of the Institute for Pacific Islands Education. Authorizes the President to use funds appropriated pursuant to this Act to assist the establishment and initial development of the Institute. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Institute should: (1) be an educational center located at the University of Guam and financed in part by that University; and (2) have specified functions relating to faculty development, administration, and improvement of the universities, colleges, and secondary schools of the Pacific Island participants. Directs the President to encourage increased enrollment at U.S. institutions of higher education in courses of study in faculty development or university, college, and secondary school administration by individuals from Pacific Island participants who indicate a commitment to return to their respective Pacific Island participants and improve the universities, colleges, and secondary schools there. Directs the President to identify appropriate individuals for such enrollment and provide information to them with respect to that course of study. Authorizes the President to pay transportation and living expenses for up to 50 such individuals at any one time who are enrolled in such course of study. Declares that the President should encourage such individuals who enroll in such course of study to spend a period of residence at the Institute. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1989.

Chester Evans Finn, Jr., of Tennessee, to be Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement, Department of Education, vice Donald J. Senese, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 3 June 1985

Public Health Service Act Medical Education Amendments of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1985

Public Health Service Act Medical Education Amendments of 1985 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a registry of teaching hospitals. Requires such hospitals to enter into a cooperative agreement with: (1) a school of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee for Medical Education; or (2) a school of osteopathy accredited by the Bureau of Professional Education of the American Osteopathic Association. Provides that the cooperative agreement shall include provisions requiring such hospitals to comply with regulations establishing a minimum percentage of graduate medical education positions in primary care specialties. Directs the Council on Graduate Medical Education (established by this Act) to recommend to the Secretary such minimum percentage for a four-fiscal-year period. Requires the Secretary to establish by regulation the minimum percentage recommended by the Council. Requires the establishment of such minimum percentages every four years. Specifies the types of positions which are considered primary care specialties (in internal medicine, pediatrics, family medicine, and obstetrics/gynecology). Excludes specified positions. Requires that at least 75 percent of all graduate medical education positions in each specialty area of a registered hospital be held by graduates of: (1) schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education; or (2) schools of osteopathy accredited by the Bureau of Professional Education of the American Osteopathic Association. Sets conditions for positions for U.S. or alien graduates of foreign medical schools. States that hospitals which do not register with the Secretary and comply with the provisions of this Act shall not be eligible to receive Federal financial assistance to support graduate medical education programs for such fiscal year. Establishes a Council on Graduate Medical Education to advise the Secretary on current and future needs for physicians to practice in primary care specialties.

College Athlete Education and Protection Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1985

College Athlete Education and Protection Act of 1985 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny the deduction for a charitable contribution to an institution of higher education for use in the athletic program of such institution or to any other organization for use in supporting the athletic program of such institution unless for the 5-calendar-year period ending with the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the contribution is made at least 75 percent of the scholarship athletes ceasing to be students at such school during such period receive a bachelor's degree after the completion of not more than five academic years.

Young Astronaut Program Medal Act

United States · United States Congress · 22 May 1985

Young Astronaut Program Medal Act - Commemorates the Young Astronaut Program by directing the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and deliver to the Young Astronaut Council no more than 750,000 medals with emblems, devices, and inscriptions determined by the Secretary. Authorizes the Council to dispose of the medals at a premium and to have them delivered as required in quantities of no less than 2,000. Directs that no medals be struck after December 31, 1987. Directs the Secretary to set the price of the medals at no less than the manufacturing cost plus a surcharge of ten percent of such cost. Requires the furnishing of security sufficient to fully indemnify the United States for such costs. Directs that the medals be struck in gold, silver, and bronze and in such size or sizes as determined by the Secretary. Gives the U.S. Comptroller General the right to examine the records of the Council which are related to the medals.

A bill to establish partnership agreements between institutions of higher education and secondary schools.

United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1985

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to add a new title XII, University-High School Partnerships. (Redesignates the current title XII as title XIII.) Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1990 for the new title XII, to encourage partnerships between institutions of higher education and secondary schools serving low-income students in order to support programs that: (1) improve the academic skills of secondary school students; (2) increase their opportunity to continue a program of education after high school; and (3) improve their prospects of employment after high school. Requires, for purposes of eligibility for a title XII grant, an institution of higher education and a local education agency to enter into a written partnership agreement. Allows the partnership to include businesses, labor organizations, professional associations, community-based organizations, or other private or public agencies or associations. Requires all partners to sign the agreement. Requires the agreement to include a listing of all participants in the partnership, a description of their responsibilities, and a listing of the resources to be contributed by them. Directs the Secretary of Education to reserve 65 percent of title XII funds for programs operating during the regular school year and 35 percent for summer programs. Limits the amount of such a grant to between $250,000 to $1,000,000. Allows the partnership to use the grant for programs that use college students to tutor high school students and that improve high school students' basic academic skills, their understanding of specified subjects, opportunity to continue a program of education after graduation, and their prospects for employment after graduation. Directs the Secretary, in making such grants, to give preference to: (1) programs which will serve predominantly low-income communities; (2) partnerships which will run programs during the regular school year and the summer; and (3) programs which will serve educationally disadvantaged students, potential dropouts, pregnant adolescent and teen parents, or the gifted and talented. Sets forth grant application requirements. Limits the Federal share of the cost of the project to no more than 70 percent in the first year, 60 percent in the second year, and 50 percent in the third year and any subsequent year.

A bill to provide financial assistance for the Sam J. Ervin, Jr., Program in Public Affairs at the North Carolina State University.

United States · United States Congress · 20 May 1985

Authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide financial assistance to North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, for the endowment of the Sam J. Ervin, Jr., Program in Public Affairs (which is an endowment for a fellowship program, public service research, and a distinguished speaker series). Authorizes appropriations.

Even Start Act

United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1985

Even Start Act - Establishes a pilot program to combine adult basic education for parents and school readiness training for children into a single educational program. Requires that funds made available to a grant recipient under this Act be used to provide a program of adult literacy training which includes as a major component involving parents and children together to enhance the likelihood of educational achievement. Requires that each such program receiving a grant include the following elements: (1) identifying and recruiting eligible participants; (2) screening and preparing parents and children for participation (including testing, referral to necessary counseling, and related services); (3) designing programs and providing support services to suit the participants' work and other responsibilities (including child care, transportation, and scheduling and locating services to allow joint participation by parents and children); (4) establishing instruction programs that promote adult literacy, equip parents to support the education and growth of their children, and prepare children for success in regular school program; and (5) providing and monitoring integrated instructional services to participants through home-based programs. Makes eligible for participation in such programs families that: (1) include a parent eligible to participate in an adult basic education program under the Adult Education Act; and (2) reside, with a child aged four or five, in a school attendance area designated for receipt of funds under chapter 1 (Financial Assistance to Meet Special Educational Needs of Disadvantaged Children) of the Educational Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 (ECIA). Makes eligible to apply for such program grants any agency, organization, or institution that operates an adult basic education program under the Adult Education Act and that serves an area: (1) in which the unemployment rate exceeds the national average; and (2) at least 75 percent of which is comprised of school attendance areas designated for receipt of funds under chapter 1 of ECIA. Sets forth grant application requirements, including: (1) a demonstration that the applicant can coordinate programs under the Adult Education Act with program under chapter 1 of ECIA, with other related programs such as health care, nutrition, child abuse, and substance abuse control and with State and local educational agencies; (2) a statement of methods to be used to provide program services for those most in need of them and for special populations, such as the handicapped and those with limited English proficiency; and (3) a demonstration that the applicant has qualified personnel to provide staff training and preparation. Directs the Secretary of Education to select 15 to 20 applications for final review, with two-thirds of these from urban areas and one-third from rural areas. Provides that three of these applications shall be selected for receipt of funds by a review panel composed of the Secretary, and specified members of State and local directors of programs under chapter 1 of ECIA and the Adult Education Act, chief State school officers, and representatives from a local Parent-Teacher Association and from institutions of higher education with training, respectively, in early childhood education and in adult literacy training. Sets forth program agreement requirements, including: (1) participant enrollment for at least 12 months; and (2) grant recipient provision of at least 25 percent of program costs for the third year of operation, 50 percent for the fourth year, and continued program operation after the expiration of assistance under this Act, if the program has been demonstrated to be effective. Sets forth requirements for evaluation and dissemination of results of such pilot projects. Requires that the results of such evaluation be submitted by the end of FY 1992 to the national diffusion network for possible dissemination. Directs the Secretary, in order to carry out this Act, to reserve specified amounts from FY 1987 through 1991 funds which would otherwise be available for: (1) grants to States for adult basic education and adult education programs to be carried out by local educational agencies and private nonprofit agencies; and (2) evaluation and studies under chapter 1 of ECIA. Provides that such requirement shall not apply to funds appropriated before the enactment of this Act.

A bill to amend the Maritime Education and Training Act of 1980.

United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1985

Amends the Maritime Education and Training Act of 1980 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to maintain a Replacement Training Vessel Fund for the building or acquisition of modern maritime training vessels.

A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide fair treatment, for purposes of computing family contributions in college student assistance, for students affected by the sale or forfeiture of family farm assets.

United States · United States Congress · 14 May 1985

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to direct the Secretary of Education to promulgate, within 30 days after the enactment of this Act, special regulations to prevent, in the computation of family contributions for any program under title IV (Student Assistance) of HEA, the inclusion in family income of any proceeds of a sale of the farm assets of that family if such sale results from a voluntary or involuntary foreclosure, forfeiture, or bankruptcy.

A bill to reform reimbursement under Medicare for medical education and to create a direct grant program to qualifying institutions for graduate medical education.

United States · United States Congress · 14 May 1985

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) exclude from the determination of reasonable cost the direct costs of approved graduate medical education programs; and (2) include in the determination of reasonable cost the costs of other clinical training activities (including nursing). Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants for the purpose of assisting hospitals in carrying out approved graduate medical education programs. Entitles each qualified institution to a direct grant for the fiscal year in which it applies for the grant. Sets forth a formula for determining the size of the hospital's grant. Limits the total amount which the Secretary may use to make such direct grants.

A concurrent resolution recognizing the achievements and commemorating the centennial of the University of Arizona.

United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1985

Recognizes the achievements and commemorates the centennial of the University of Arizona.

Geriatric Research, Education, and Training Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1985

Geriatric Research, Education, and Training Act of 1985 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for grants to schools of medicine, osteopathy, and dentistry for FY 1986 through 1988. Sets aside specified amounts to be available for grants and contracts for programs, traineeships, and fellowships which provide specialized education and training in geriatric medicine and geriatric dentistry. Authorizes appropriations for the planning, development, and operation of area health education center programs for FY 1986 through 1988. Sets aside specified amounts for grants and contracts for specialized education and training in geriatrics. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to and enter into contracts with schools of medicine, dentistry, osteopathy, pharmacy, optometry, podiatry, public health, chiropractic, and allied health, graduate programs in health administration and clinical psychology, programs for the training of physician assistants, and other appropriate public or private nonprofit entities to assist in meeting the costs of such schools, programs, or entities in providing projects to: (1) improve the training of health professionals in geriatrics; (2) develop curricula relating to treatment of the elderly; (3) expand instruction in methods of such treatment; (4) train faculty; (5) support continuing education programs in geriatrics; and (6) establish new affiliations with nursing homes, chronic and acute disease hospitals, ambulatory care centers, and senior centers to provide students with clinical training in geriatric medicine. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1988 for the above and for conversion and curriculum grants and contracts. Sets aside specified amounts to carry the provisions of the first sentence of this paragraph. Defines the terms: (1) "school of chiropractic"; (2) "allied health professional"; and (3) "graduate program in clinical psychology." Redefines the term "program for the training of physician assistants." Authorizes appropriations for grants and contracts for advanced nurse training programs and nurse practitioners programs for FY 1986 through 1988. Sets aside specified amounts for grants and contracts relating to geriatrics. Authorizes appropriations for grants and contracts for training programs for paraprofessionals to provide home health services for FY 1986 through 1988. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the National Advisory Council on Aging, to develop a plan for a comprehensive research program on aging. Authorizes appropriations for education and training activities and to support traineeships and fellowships through the National Institute on Aging for FY 1986 through 1988. Authorizes appropriations for training, instruction, and traineeships relating to mental health conditions, problems, and illnesses of the elderly and the care, treatment, and rehabilitation of elderly individuals with mental health problems for FY 1986 through 1988. Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for FY 1986 through 1988 for training, research, and discretionary projects and programs. Sets aside specified amounts for training and instruction activities. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish an interdepartmental committee to ensure that the planning, development, and evaluation of education and training activities in geriatrics and gerontology are conducted in a coordinated manner; and (2) report to the Congress concerning the committee's activities.

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide for the establishment of, and the deduction of contributions to, education savings accounts.

United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1985

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual taxpayer an income tax deduction for contributions to a savings account established to pay the educational expenses (tuition, supplies, meals, and lodging) of the taxpayer's dependent child at an institution of higher education or a vocational school. Limits the amount of such deduction to $1,000 (adjusted for inflation) for each account per calendar year. Disallows any deduction for contributions to an account for individuals who have attained age 19. Provides that no account may have more than one beneficiary and that no individual may be a beneficiary of more than one account. Permits the deferral of income tax on income accumulated in such education savings accounts as long as such amounts are used exclusively for educational expenses. Specifies penalties for the use of account funds for other than educational purposes. Requires that the trustee of an education savings account file reports with the Secretary of the Treasury on the maintenance of the account. Imposes penalties for not filing required reports. Extends the deduction for contributions to an education savings account to taxpayers who do not otherwise itemize deductions. Excludes from the gross income of account beneficiaries any distributions from the account made on their behalf which are used for educational expenses.

Health Professions Training Assistance Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1985

Health Professions Educational Assistance Amendments of 1985 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend the authorization of appropriations through FY 1988 for the following: (1) the Federal health education loan insurance program; (2) health professions student loans; (3) scholarships for students of exceptional financial need; (4) medical school departments of family medicine; (5) area health education centers; (6) training of physician assistants; (7) training programs in general internal medicine and general pediatrics; (8) training programs in family medicine and the general practice of dentistry; (9) educational assistance to individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds; (10) conversion and curriculum grants; (11) graduate programs in health administration; (12) traineeships for students in specified graduate programs; (13) public health traineeships; and (14) grants for training in preventive medicine. Extends the authorization of appropriations through FY 1987 for assistance to schools of medicine and other health related professions in serious financial distress. Includes schools of chiropractic as health profession schools eligible to participate in educational assistance programs for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. Amends the definition of physician assistants to require an individual trained as such to be qualified to provide primary health care under the supervision of a physician and to have training in disease prevention, health promotion, geriatric medicine, and home health care. Includes colleges and institutions providing additional training in a science related to health care within the definition of a school of allied health. Defines the term "graduate program in clinical psychology" for the purpose of such Act. Makes such programs eligible for the educational assistance program for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. Changes the composition of the National Advisory Council on Health Professions Education. Permits the Secretary of Health and Human Services to use funds appropriated under such Act to provide technical assistance for any authority under such Act. Provides for the recovery of Federal construction assistance under specified circumstances. Requires the transferor of a facility which received such assistance to notify the Secretary of the sale, transfer, or change of use. Prescribes a formula for determining the recoverable amount. Allows the Secretary to waive such recovery for good cause. Requires eligible borrowers under the health education assistance loan program (HEAL) and the health professions student loan program to submit to registration under the Military Selective Service Act. Provides that the repayment of HEAL loans shall begin nine to 12 months after the borrower: (1) ceases to be a participant in an accredited internship or residency program of not more than four years in duration; (2) completes the fourth year of an accredited internship or residency program of more than four years in duration; (3) ceases to carry a full-time academic workload; or (4) ceases to be a participant in a fellowship training program. Allows a two-year (formerly three-year) deferral for service as a full-time volunteer under title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973. Prescribes the method for determining interest on such loans. Makes students in public or nonprofit schools of public health, chiropractic, or in an accredited graduate program in clinical psychology eligible for health professions student loans. Requires matching funds for the Federal contribution to loans for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. Provides for the repayment of such loans to begin one year after the student ceases to pursue a full-time course of study. Allows deferrals for: (1) up to three years for uniformed service or service under the Peace Corps Act; (2) internships and residencies; or (3) up to two years for full-time educational activity directly related to the health profession for which that individual is preparing. Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations to carry out such Act. Allows a school to assess a charge to cover the costs of insuring against the cancellation of such loan. Allows the school to impose a penalty of up to six percent of the installment payment for the failure to make such payment when due. Authorizes the Secretary to collect any loan under such Act which is in default. Directs the school to make specified loan information available to student borrowers. Requires the Secretary to provide the school with notice of the intention to terminate an agreement under such Act. Provides procedures for appealing such terminations. Provides a stipend of $400 per month for students receiving scholarships for first-year students of exceptional financial need. Limits such scholarship award to the costs of attending a particular educational institution. Directs the Secretary to make grants to schools of public health for the support of education programs. Describes the method for determining the amount of such a grant. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1988 for such grants. Imposes certain eligibility requirements for receiving such grants. Gives priority for family medicine instruction grants to applicants that demonstrate a commitment to family medicine. Directs the Secretary to enter into contracts with schools of medicine and osteopathy for specified programs through area health education centers. Gives priority for grants for training, traineeships, and fellowships in general internal medicine and general pediatrics to applicants that demonstrate a commitment to general internal medicine and general pediatrics in their medical education training programs. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for the planning, development, and operation of approved advanced educational programs in the general practice of dentistry. Gives priority for such grants to applicants that demonstrate a commitment to family medicine in their medical education training program. Includes public and nonprofit schools of chiropractic and schools with graduate programs in clinical psychology as eligible to participate in the program of education assistance to individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. Directs the Secretary to make grants to schools which provide the first or last two years of education leading to the doctor of medicine or osteopathy. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants or enter into contracts for the following projects: (1) health promotion and disease prevention; and (2) curriculum development and training in health policy and policy analysis. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to schools of veterinary medicine for: (1) the development of curriculum for training in the care of animals used in research; (2) the provision of such training; and (3) large animal care and research. Allows the Secretary to enter into contracts with schools seeking advanced financial distress assistance that submit a plan to achieve financial solvency within six (previously five) years. Eliminates the following current programs; (1) advanced funding; (2) grants for family medicine, training, traineeships, and fellowships, and computer health care demonstrations; (3) education of returning U.S. students from foreign medical schools; (4) occupational health training and education centers; and (5) financial distress grants. Directs the Secretary to include in the report scheduled for October 1, 1987, an analysis of the financial disincentives to graduates of health professions schools which affect the specialty of practice chosen or the decision to practice in an area which lacks an adequate number of health care professionals, and recommendations to correct any such disincentives. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study to determine if health professions schools comply with the Military Selective Service Act. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study of the delivery of inpatient and outpatient health care services to homeless individuals.

Gifted and Talented Children's Education Act

United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1985

Gifted and Talented Children's Education Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to add this Act as part A (Gifted and Talented Children) of title IX (Additional Programs) of ESEA. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1990 for programs for gifted and talented children. Directs the Secretary of Education to reserve a specified portion of such funds for discretionary programs. Requires that the remainder of such appropriations be available for State programs. Sets forth provisions for State programs. Directs the Secretary to make grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) for the Federal share of the costs of planning, developing, operating, and improving programs to meet the educational needs of gifted and talented children at the preschool, elementary, and secondary levels. Permits such programs to include: (1) inservice training of personnel to teach such children; (2) demonstration programs designed to develop special techniques for teaching such children, and assessments of such programs; and (3) State leadership programs to assist in extending programs for such children throughout the State. Directs the Secretary to allot such funds in accordance with specified provisions. Requires SEA applications for such grants to contain specified assurances, including the assurance that appropriate consideration will be given to the particular educational needs of disadvantaged gifted and talented children. Prohibits an SEA from reserving more than ten percent of grant funds for program administration, technical assistance, coordination, and statewide planning. Requires an SEA to distribute, on a competitive basis, at least 90 percent of grant funds to local educational agencies (LEAs) which apply, with due regard for the quality of the proposed activities. Requires an SEA to use at least 50 percent of grant funds for programs and projects which include a component for the identification and education of disadvantaged gifted and talented children from low-income families. Permits use of grant funds for instructional equipment only if such equipment will enhance the program or project. Prohibits SEA approval of an LEA application unless the needs of children in nonprofit private elementary and secondary schools have been taken into account. Requires the SEA to provide technical assistance for proposals and programs of LEAs which are unable to compete due to smaller size or lack of financial resources. Requires that an opportunity for a hearing be afforded before the Secretary may disapprove an application which does not meet specified requirements. Sets forth provisions for discretionary programs relating to education of gifted and talented children. Authorizes the Secretary, from amounts reserved for discretionary programs, to pay the Federal share of the costs of grants or contracts to SEAs, LEAs, institutions of higher education, and other public or private organizations for: (1) leadership training of personnel engaged in the education of gifted and talented children; (2) an information clearinghouse; and (3) research, evaluation, and related activities. Sets forth application requirements for discretionary program grants and contracts. Applies specified ESEA requirements relating to private school pupil and teacher participation in such discretionary programs, unless such requirements cannot be legally met in the State. Sets forth provisions for State allotments of appropriations for programs for gifted and talented children. Directs the Secretary to allot up to one percent of such appropriations, in accordance with their respective needs, among: (1) Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands; (2) programs in schools operated for Indian children by the Department of the Interior; and (3) programs in overseas dependent schools of the Department of Defense. Directs the Secretary to allot the remainder among applicant States on the basis of numbers of children aged five through 17, with a $50,000 minimum allotment to each State. Sets forth provisions for reallotment of any State allotment exceeding the amount a State needs and will be able to use in a fiscal year. Directs the Secretary to designate an administrative unit within the Office of Education to administer and coordinate programs for gifted and talented children and youth. Provides that any Indian tribe or Hawaiian organization which operates schools for its children shall be deemed an LEA for purposes of this Act. Makes the Federal share for any fiscal year 90 percent, but 100 percent for programs and projects involving participation of private school students.

Nurse Education Amendments of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1985

Nurse Education Act of 1985 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize funds for FY 1986 through 1988 for the nursing special projects programs. Authorizes additional projects that demonstrate: (1) clinical nurse education programs which combine educational curricula and clinical practice; (2) methods to improve access to nursing services in non-institutional settings; and (3) methods to encourage nursing graduates to practice in health manpower shortage areas. Revises the advanced nurse training program to authorize grants and contracts for programs that lead to masters' and doctoral degrees and prepare nurses to serve as nurse educators, administrators, researchers, or to serve in clinical nurse specialties which require advanced education. Authorizes appropriations for such programs for FY 1986 through 1988. Authorizes grants and contracts for schools of nursing and other nonprofit entities to meet the costs of programs for the education of nurse practitioners and nurse midwives. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1988. Extends the authority for traineeships for nurse anesthetists. Provides financial assistance to nurse anesthetist faculty members for advanced education. Directs the Secretary to set dates by which schools of nursing must file applications for Federal capital contributions. Describes how such appropriations are to be allotted. Revises the date for the distribution of loan fund assets. Provides for the repayment of a specified portion of the balance of the student loan fund within 90 days when a school terminates its participation in such program. Repeals specified provisions of such Act dealing with Federal construction grants and assistance. Provides for the recovery of Federal construction assistance where such facility is: (1) sold or transferred to an entity which is not a public or nonprofit school; (2) no longer used for the purpose for which it was constructed; or (3) used for sectarian instruction or as a place for religious worship. Allows the Secretary to waive Federal recovery rights for good cause.

National Diffusion Network Act

United States · United States Congress · 2 May 1985

National Diffusion Network Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to carry out a program to promote the use of exemplary educational programs, products, and practices to interested elementary and secondary schools. Requires the Secretary to provide information, materials, training, technical assistance, and evaluations. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to, and contracts with, public and nonprofit private educational institutions and organizations to carry out such program. Declares that such program shall be deemed to be a continuation of the National Diffusion Network for which provision is made under the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981. Directs the Secretary to allocate funds available under such Act to such program. Authorizes additional appropriations, if necessary, to carry out such program in FY 1986 through 1989.

Comprehensive Alzheimer's Assistance, Research, and Education Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1985

Comprehensive Alzheimer's Assistance, Research, and Education Act of 1985 - Title I : Amendment to the Public Health Service Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a National Alzheimer's Education Program to: (1) coordinate education and training programs of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Veterans Administration, other Federal entities, State and local governments, and private organizations; (2) establish an information clearinghouse; (3) provide information to health care providers, organizations, patients, and the general public; and (4) provide technical assistance to States and public and private organizations in the collection and dissemination of information. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1988 for such purposes. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States to plan, establish, and operate programs to: (1) coordinate the development and operation of diagnostic, treatment, care management, respite care, legal counseling, and education services provided by public and private organizations within the State; (2) provide respite care to patients with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders; (3) provide information to health care providers, organizations, and the general public on treatment and related services for patients and their families; (4) coordinate the development and operation of continuing education for health care providers on the diagnosis, treatment, and care management of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders; (5) review State policies on the financing and reimbursement of health care costs for such patients; (6) review State nursing home regulations as they apply to such patients; and (7) coordinate with the National Alzheimer's Education Program. Limits Federal grants for such programs to the lesser of one half the cost or $1,000,000. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1988. Directs the Secretary to establish a plan for a research program for the study of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. Directs the Secretary to make grants and enter into contracts with public and private entities for ten to 20 Alzheimer's disease research centers. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1988. Provides for the recovery from Alaska of Federal grants provided under the Public Health Service Act if within 20 years from the date of completion of a medical facility, such facility ceases to be a publicly owned facility operated for the care or treatment of patients under Alaska's mental health program. Title II: Medicare and Medicaid Research, Demonstrations, and Waivers - Directs the Secretary to conduct research, waiver, and demonstration projects under the Medicare and Medicaid provisions of the Social Security Act to determine the: (1) coverage of alternative methods of health care for patients with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders; (2) coverage of nursing home care; and (3) appropriate reimbursement levels for nursing homes with such patients. Title III: Report - Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress within two years after the date of enactment.

Police Corps Assistance Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1985

Police Corps Assistance Act of 1985 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make contracts with and payments to institutions of higher education for loans to full-time undergraduate or graduate students who are in an eligible police corps of a State or local government. Limits the amount of such a loan to not more than $4,000 per academic year. Provides that such loans shall be on such terms and conditions as the Secretary and the police corps involved may determine. Requires that the total amount of any such loan, plus interest, shall be cancelled for services as a full-time officer or employee of a police department at the following rates: (1) 20 percent for the first complete year (or its equivalent) of such service; (2) 30 percent for the second such year; and (3) 50 percent for the third such year. Allows waivers of payment to be granted for illness, accident, or other hardship. Authorizes the Attorney General to approve a police corps as eligible for purposes of this Act for a period not longer than five years (which may be extended for additional periods) if: (1) participants are to undergo the same training as regular police officers before taking up police duties; (2) the program will be used to supplement but not supplant existing police workers, and the force level will be maintained at no less than the average of the three years before police corps workers are made available; (3) police corps workers are likely to be used for "on-line" duties, and their pay scales are set at a fixed percentage of regular pay and benefits which can be known before such workers decide to participate in the police corps; (4) the State within which the locality or unit is located has agreed to provide to each participant, from non-Federal sources, to cover the cost of attendance at an institution of higher education an amount no less than the amount of any loans obtained by the participant under this Act; (5) participants undertake to engage in police work for three years after graduation, and any participants retained after such period will be subject to collective bargaining agreements to the same extent as police workers who were not participants; and (6) such approval is appropriate in the light of relevant crime rates, populations served, and existing police force levels, and the need to achieve a fair distribution of available funds among the various approved police corps programs. Authorizes appropriations for such police corps program payments to institutions of higher education for FY 1985 through 1989.

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that each State should develop a curriculum for instructing school children in the history of the Holocaust.

United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1985

Expresses the sense of the Congress that each State should develop a curriculum for instructing schoolchildren in the history of the Holocaust, including the history of the Nazi rise to power in Germany, the social and economic forces which were the foundations of Nazism, and the resulting horrors which were perpetrated against humanity by the Nazis.

Intergenerational Education Volunteer Network Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1985

Intergenerational Education Volunteer Network Act of 1985 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to local educational agencies (LEAs), or to public agencies and private nonprofit organizations applying jointly with one or more LEAs, to establish and operate intergenerational volunteer network programs, using senior citizen volunteers to help educationally disadvantaged children. Provides that such volunteers will tutor such children in their elementary and secondary schools and homes and will serve as liaisons between their schools and families. Provides that such funds may also be used to: (1) train volunteers, teachers, and other school personnel involved in such programs; (2) develop curricula materials; and (3) assist volunteers to pay for program-related expenses. Requires that each such grant shall be made to provide 90 percent of the cost of establishing and operating the program involved for a period of two to three years. Requires the remaining cost of such program to be provided from non-Federal sources. Provides that at least 90 percent of the amount appropriated to carry out this Act in any fiscal year may be used to make such grants. Limits to ten percent of such appropriations the amount which may be used by the Secretary for: (1) administrative costs; (2) the preparation of a biennial report to the Congress on such programs; (3) leadership training for project directors and other designated project personnel; and (4) ongoing technical assistance for such programs. Limits to ten percent that portion of such a grant which may be used by the grantee for administrative costs. Prohibits any part of such a grant from being used to: (1) pay the cost of any program established before the enactment of this Act; or (2) supplant any funds that would be available to the grantee in the absence of such grant. Requires that eligible applicants submit grant applications which describe the program and which provide assurances that: (1) local senior citizen groups and parent groups, and State agencies on education and on aging, are involved in program design; (2) local senior citizen groups and parent groups are involved in program operation; (3) good faith efforts will be made to locate for program participation senior citizen volunteers through programs under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973; and (4) only elementary and secondary schools and families eligible for assistance under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 may receive assistance under this Act. Directs the Secretary, before approving any such application, to transmit a copy of it to the Director of the Action Agency for review or recommendation. Prohibits the Secretary from approving such application until: (1) receipt of the Director's recommendation; or (2) 30 days after such application is so transmitted. Directs the Secretary, in approving such applications, to assure equitable distribution of such grants among the States. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1990.

Education Research and Statistics Amendments of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 25 April 1985

National Institute of Education Reauthorization Act of 1985 - Amends the General Education Provisions Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1986 for the National Institute of Education (the Institute). Revises provisions relating to the appointment, composition, and functioning of the National Council on Educational Research (the Council). Provides that the Council shall be appointed by the Secretary of Education (rather than the President). Provides that the chairperson of the Council shall be elected by the Council from among the members at a meeting open to the general public for which public notice has been given. Provides that members shall be broadly representative of the education profession, including practitioners and researchers, and shall include individuals with special knowledge of the various fields of education that predominate at the preschool, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary levels. Requires that at least eight of the 15 members represent the interests of education organizations that utilize educational research to enhance learning and other positive school-related behaviors. Prohibits the Council or any of its members from using Institute or Council staff, facilities, equipment, supplies, or franking privileges to promote personal or political views or values. Requires the Director of the Council to submit an annual report to the President and the Congress on the activities of the Institute and on education and educational research in general, including appropriate recommendations and comments. Sets a March 31 deadline for submission of each such annual report. Makes technical and conforming amendments. Makes the effective date of this Act October 1, 1985, but terminates the terms of members of the Council, who are appointed by the President under current law, on September 30, 1985.

A bill to amend the General Education Provisions Act to improve and expand the Assessment Policy Committee.

United States · United States Congress · 24 April 1985

Amends the General Education Provisions Act to increase by two the number of members of the Assessment Policy Committee (who are appointed by the National Assessment of Educational Progress organization for purposes of its assessment of the performance of children and young adults in the basic skills of reading, mathematics, and communication, under its grant from or cooperative agreement with the National Institute of Education). Provides that one of these two new members shall be an elementary school principal and the other shall be a secondary school principal.

A bill to amend title IX of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to create a program of graduate assistance in areas of national need, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 24 April 1985

Amends title IX (Graduate Programs) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (the Act) to create a new part D program of graduate assistance in areas of national need. Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to academic departments and programs and other academic units of institutions of higher education for graduate fellowships in selected areas of study for graduate students who: (1) demonstrate financial need and academic ability; (2) plan teaching or research careers; and (3) pursue the highest degree available in their area of study. Makes the principal criterion for the allocation of such grant awards the relative quality of the graduate programs in competing applications. Directs the Secretary, consistent with such principal criterion for allocation, to promote an equitable distribution of such awards among geographic areas and among eligible public and private institutions. Directs the Secretary to approve such a grant recipient for a three-year period. Limits the amount per fiscal year of such a grant to any academic department or program of an institution of higher education to a minimum of $100,000 and a maximum of $500,000. Provides for reallotment of grant funds. Provides for new awards under this Act only to the extent that each previous grant recipient has received the required continued funding. Provides for ratable reductions of amounts required to be awarded to the extent that appropriations are insufficient. Sets forth institutional eligibility provisions. Permits grant applications by any academic department or program of an institution of higher education which offers a program of post-baccalaureate study leading to a graduate degree in an area of national need (as designated through procedures set forth in this Act). Requires a department or program to be in existence for at least four years, in order to be eligible for such a grant. Directs the Secretary, after consulting with specified agencies and organizations, to designate areas of national need. (Lists, as examples of areas which might receive such designation, physical or life sciences, mathematics, engineering, computer science, foreign languages, or area studies.) Directs the Secretary, in making such designations, to take into account the extent to which the interest is compelling and the extent to which other Federal programs support post-baccalaureate study in the area concerned. Sets forth criteria for grant applications, including a requirement of at least 25 percent non-Federal matching funds, for purposes of the fellowship program under this Act. Requires that the institution make such fellowship awards to individuals having financial need who: (1) plan teaching or research careers; (2) plan to pursue the highest possible degree available in their course of study; (3) are from traditionally underrepresented groups undertaking graduate study, as determined by the Secretary; and (4) have compiled excellent academic records in their previous programs of study. Sets forth requirements relating to awards to graduate students. Provides that at least 80 percent of the grant to the academic department or program shall be used for such awards. Limits the period of such award to no longer than five years for any individual. Provides that such fellowships shall consist of payment of tuition and fees and a stipend. Limits the maximum individual annual stipend to $10,000 or the demonstrated level of need, whichever is less. Sets forth other conditions for receipt of such award. Sets forth provisions for assistance to the graduate program. Provides that up to 20 percent of the grant to the institution may be used to conduct activities to improve the quality of the academic program offered at the department, including improvement of library resources and of laboratory and instructional equipment, and support for research projects and academic papers. Prohibits such funds from being used for the general operational overhead of the institution. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1990.

Gary L. Bauer, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Education, vice Gary L. Jones, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 23 April 1985

Student Loan Collection Improvement Amendments of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1985

Student Loan Collection Improvement Amendments of 1985 - Title I: Guaranteed Student Loan Program - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise title IV, part B provisions for the Federal Insured Student Loan (FISL) program and the Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) program. Revises GSL provisions for agreements with State and nonprofit private institutions for subsidy payments on loans insured under the student loan insurance program of such State or institution to grant lenders the option of requiring endorsement of the loan by a co-signer. Deletes a 15-year limitation on the period of the loan. Revises provisions for disbursement of loans to require that the funds borrowed be disbursed by check: (1) sent to the eligible institution the student attends or plans to attend, and made payable to the order of the student and such institution as copayees, with the endorsement of both parties required; or (2) in cases where the loan is an auxiliary loan to a parent, sent to the borrower and made payable to the order of the borrower, with the endorsement of the borrower required, and a notice of disbursement sent by the lender or the Secretary of Education to the eligible institution. Requires that such agreements provide for: (1) independent financial and compliance audits of the guarantee agency, with regard to its performance under such an agreement, at least once every two years (except with regard to a guarantee program of a State which is audited under specified Federal requirements for single audits, in which case such audit shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this clause (1) for the period of time covered by such audit); and (2) recovery by the Secretary from the guarantee agency of amounts, plus interest, determined by such audits to be owing. Provides that, notwithstanding any provision of State law that would set an earlier deadline for filing suit, any suit for the collection of the amount due from a FISL or GSL borrower may be filed during a six-year period: (1) after the date a guarantee agency reimburses the previous holder of the loan for its loss on account of the borrower's default; and (2) after the date on which the loan is assigned to the Secretary. Provides that, notwithstanding any provision of State law to the contrary, in collecting any obligation arising from a loan made under FISL or GSL provisions, a guarantee agency which has an agreement with the Secretary shall not be subject to a defense raised by any borrower based on: (1) a claim of infancy; or (2) the action or omission of an eligible institution or lender, if such agency did not have actual notice of such defense when such agency reimbursed the previous holder of the loan for its loss. Revises provisions for payment of excess recovery to the insured to include reasonable administrative and collection costs, to the extent set forth in regulations issued by the Secretary, in the costs of the Secretary's recovery on any FISL loan. Requires, under GSL provisions (as well as under current FISL provisions), each guarantee agency (as well as the Secretary) to enter into cooperative agreements with credit bureau organizations to exchange information concerning student borrowers. Deletes FISL program requirements: (1) for notice to the borrower before certain information is disclosed; (2) for establishment of a system for prompt notification of borrowers; and (3) relating to other conditions under Federal law, for Federal agency disclosure of individual records. Provides that a guarantee agency (or a credit bureau organization) which discloses or receives such information shall not be considered a Government contractor within the meaning of specified Federal law relating to Federal agency disclosure of individual records. Authorizes the Secretary and each guarantee agency to disclose specified information concerning student borrowers to the eligible institutions such borrowers attend or previously attended. Allows, notwithstanding specified provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, a consumer reporting agency to make a report containing information received from the Secretary or a guarantee agency regarding the status of a borrower's account on a loan under the FISL or GSL program for a period of up to seven years after: (1) the date on which the Secretary or the agency paid a claim to the holder on the guarantee; or (2) October 1, 1984, with regard to an account on a loan which the Secretary or the agency has paid a claim but not reported the account to a consumer reporting agency on or before such date. Provides that, notwithstanding any provision of State law to the contrary, in collecting any obligation arising from a loan made under GSL provisions, the United States shall not be subjected to a defense raised by any borrower on either a claim of infancy or the action or omission of an eligible institution or lender, if the Secretary and the Secretary's agents did not have actual notice of such defense when the Secretary reimbursed the previous holder of the loan for its loss. Authorizes the Secretary to impose a civil penalty of up to $25,000 for each of specified violations or failures to carry out student aid provisions or regulations or misrepresentations of financial charges by a lender or guarantee agency. Authorizes the Secretary to compromise such penalties. Title II: National Direct Student Loan Program - Revises HEA provisions for the National Direct Student Loan (NDSL) program. Requires NDSL agreements to provide that where a note or written agreement evidencing a loan is in default despite due diligence on the part of the institution to collect such loan: (1) if the institution has failed to maintain an acceptable collection record generally with respect to NDSL loans, the Secretary may require such institution to assign its rights under such note or agreement to the United States, without recompense; or (2) if the institution has not failed to maintain an acceptable NDSL collection record, the Secretary may allow it to assign its rights under such note or agreement to the United States, without recompense. Sets forth provisions relating to the seven-year period of reporting on the status of NDSL borrowers' accounts by consumer reporting agencies. (Such provisions are similar to those for such reporting on GSL accounts under title I of this Act, with the exception of clause (2) of the following sentence.) Allows, notwithstanding specified provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, a consumer reporting agency to make a report containing information received from the Secretary or a guarantee agency regarding the status of a borrower's account on a loan under the FISL or GSL program for a period of up to seven years after: (1) the date on which the Secretary or the agency paid a claim to the holder on the guarantee; or (2) the date the Secretary first reports the account to a consumer reporting agency, if that account has not been previously reported by any other holder of the note. Requires each institution to include in its information to NDSL student borrowers a description of any penalty imposed as a consequence of default (such as liability for expenses reasonably incurred in attempts by the Secretary or institutions to collect on a loan). Revises required terms of NDSL loans to grant institutions the option of requiring NDSL loans to be endorsed by a cosigner. Makes mandatory, rather than discretionary, the assessment of a charge for failure of an NDSL borrower to pay all or part of an installment when due. Requires that such charge include the expenses reasonably incurred in attempting such collection with respect to such loan. Authorizes the Secretary, in attempting to collect any defaulted NDSL loan, to use any collection means available to the United States, including referral to the Attorney General for litigation. Directs the Secretary to continue to collect any loan assigned under provisions for assignment of rights to the United States until all appropriate collection efforts, as determined by the Secretary, have been expended. Provides for a six-year statute of limitations on specified collection suits for NDSL loans, similar to that provided by the GSL amendments under title I of this Act. Title III: General Provisions - Revises general provisions for student assistance programs under HEA. Revises provisions for student eligibility for any grant, loan, or work assistance under HEA to require that a student not owe a refund on grants previously received at any institution, or be in default on any loan from a student loan fund at any institution, or a loan made, insured, or guaranteed by the Secretary for attendance at any institution. Provides for a six-year statute of limitations on specified collection suits for refunds due from a student on a grant made or work assistance awarded under HEA. Requires borrowers who have defaulted on student loans under HEA to pay reasonable collection costs, in addition to other charges specified under HEA, notwithstanding State law. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe regulations for recovery by the Secretary from the eligible institution of amounts, plus interest, determined by specified audits to be owing. Title IV: Application Provisions - Sets forth the effective dates of specified amendments made by this Act.

A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the access to higher education of low-income parents in need of child care services and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1985

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to add a new title XII, School-Based Child Care Programs. (Redesignates the current title XII as title XIII.) Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1990 for grants to institutions of higher education for: (1) construction, reconstruction, and renovation of facilities, located at such institutions, to be used to provide child care services (free for students from families with incomes less than 150 percent of the poverty level, and with a sliding-scale of fees based on income for other students participating); (2) child care services through vouchers for disadvantaged college students (with two-thirds of the participants to be low-income students who are first generation college students, and the remainder, to be either low-income or first generation college students); and (3) child care personnel work-experience programs (which provide experience for students by arranging part-time employment for them in licensed child care programs).

A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that public schools should be encouraged to include a study of the Holocaust in their history curriculums.

United States · United States Congress · 18 April 1985

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the public schools of the United States should be encouraged to include a study of the Holocaust in their history curricula.

High Technology Morrill Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 April 1985

High Technology Morrill Act - Establishes the Technology Education Trust Fund in the Treasury. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to be the trustee of the Fund and to report to the Congress annually on the Fund's operation. Directs the Secretary to transfer from the Treasury's general fund to the Fund, for FY 1987 through 1991, three percent of the rents, royalties, and other sums paid to the United States under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, and any other Federal statute authorizing payments for mineral resource development designated by the Secretary for the purpose of this Act. Limits the amount of such transfers to $250,000,000 in any one fiscal year. Provides that amounts in the Fund shall be available for making payments in accordance with this Act as provided in advance by appropriation Acts, and without fiscal year limitation on availability unless specifically enacted. Prohibits the Secretary from making transfers to the Fund after FY 1991. Directs the Secretary to pay into the Treasury's general fund any amounts remaining in the Fund after FY 1993. Authorizes the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to make grants to education institutions (including vocational schools), private for-profit business concerns, and State agencies making application jointly to pay the Federal share of the cost of technology education programs. Allows private nonprofit organizations and State agencies to submit applications jointly if the nonprofit private organization represents an educational institution and a for-profit business concern, or a group of such institutions and concerns. Requires that such applications be consistent with State economic development and educational policies and with private sector priorities and educational institution needs. Requires the State and local public sources pay 30 percent, and for-profit businesses pay 20 percent, of total program costs. Sets forth other application requirements. Allows grants made under this Act to be used for: (1) laboratory equipment and facilities in educational institutions; (2) improving science and mathematics education and computer literacy in elementary and secondary schools through teacher training, equipment improvement, and curricula development; (3) research/education centers for training new scientific, engineering, and technical employees while carrying out applied research or stimulating innovation, technology transfer, and the application of new technologies; (4) mathematics, science, and engineering faculty development through support for graduate students who enter teaching, faculty exchange with industry, teaching retraining, and other faculty retention programs; (5) lifelong learning and cooperative education activities for the scientific, engineering, and technical work force; (6) development of new educational methods and equipment such as computer-based educational aids and telecommunication instructional technologies; (7) expansion of technical training programs and initiation of programs at institutions of higher education (including postsecondary vocational education institutions) designed to retrain workers for jobs requiring more technical skills; (8) improving the access of women, minorities, and handicapped to technical, engineering, and scientific fields; and (9) cooperative programs between the humanities and the sciences. Sets forth provisions for grant payments, distribution of funds, withholding, administration, and audit. Authorizes the Secretary to establish advisory committees for purposes of this Act. Directs the Secretary to consult with the Secretary of Defense to coordinate technical training programs supported by the Department of Defense and activities assisted under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to transfer Department of Defense funds for technical training programs to the Secretary to carry out programs under this Act. Directs the Secretary to consult with the Secretaries of Commerce, Labor, and Education and the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies in carrying out this Act. Directs the Secretary to report annually to the Congress on activities assisted by this Act.

A resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that legislation which would further restrict eligibility for, or access to, Federal student financial aid should not be enacted.

United States · United States Congress · 16 April 1985

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that legislation should not be enacted which would further restrict: (1) eligibility for Federal student financial aid; or (2) access to higher education.

A bill to make certain technical and conforming amendments to the Library Service and Construction Act, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1985

Amends the Library Services and Construction Act (the Act) to revise the definitions of "long-range program" and "Indian tribe." Makes specified requirements for maintenance of funding levels for public library systems applicable to Hawaiian native programs. Provides that, for purposes of basic State plan requirements, "limited English-speaking proficiency" shall be determined according to its definition under the Bilingual Education Act. Specifies that certain references under provisions relating to administrative costs are to titles I, II, and III of the Act. Excludes the amount made available for Indian tribes and Hawaiian natives from certain determinations for purposes of reservation of portions of State allotments for major urban resource libraries. Makes inapplicable in the case of Indian tribes and Indians in California, Oklahoma, and Alaska any provisions of title IV (Library Services for Indian Tribes) which require that services be provided on or near Indian reservations, or to only those Indians who live on or near Indian reservations. Amends the General Education Provision Act to authorize appropriations for the Minority Institutions Science Improvement Program for FY 1985 and 1986. Amends the Harry S Truman Memorial Scholarship Act to remove the dollar limitation on stipends paid under such Act. Authorizes the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation to prescribe regulations governing the amount of such stipends.

Nurse Education Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1985

Nurse Education Act of 1985 - Amends the Public Health Services Act to reauthorize funds for FY 1985 through 1988 for the nursing special projects program. Authorizes additional projects that demonstrate: (1) clinical nurse education programs which combine educational curricula and clinical practice; (2) methods to improve access to nursing services in non-institutional settings; and (3) methods to encourage nursing graduates to practice in health manpower shortage areas. Revises the advanced nurse training program to authorize grants and contracts for programs that lead to masters' and doctoral degrees and prepare nurses to serve as nurse educators, administrators, researchers, or to serve in clinical nurse specialties which require advanced education. Authorizes appropriations for such programs through FY 1987. Authorizes grants and contracts for schools of nursing and other non-profit entities to meet the costs of programs for the education of nurse practitioners and nurse midwives. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1988. Authorizes grants to schools of nursing for post-baccalaureate fellowships for faculty to: (1) investigate cost-effective alternatives to traditional health care modalities; and (2) examine nursing interventions that result in positive outcomes in health status. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1988. Extends the authority for traineeships for nurse anesthetists. Provides financial assistance to nurse anesthetist faculty members for advanced education. Directs the Secretary to set dates by which schools of nursing must file applications for Federal capital contributions. Describes how such appropriations are to be allotted. Revises the date for the distribution of loan fund assets. Provides for the repayment of a specified portion of the balance of the student loan fund within 90 days after a school terminates its participation in such program. Repeals specified provisions of such Act dealing with Federal construction grants and assistance. Provides for the recovery of Federal construction assistance where such facility is: (1) sold or transferred to an entity which is not a public or non-profit school; (2) no longer used for the purpose for which it was constructed; or (3) used for sectarian instruction or as a place for religious worship. Allows the Secretary to waive Federal recovery rights for good cause.

National Commission on Illiteracy Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1985

National Commission on Illiteracy Act - Establishes a National Commission on Illiteracy. Provides for Commission members to be appointed by the President and by specified congressional officers. Directs the Commission to conduct a full and complete study of the causes of illiteracy, including a study of methods of teaching reading and of methods of teacher training relating to classroom reading instruction. Directs the Commission to: (1) assess the factors which contribute to illiteracy; (2) recommend programs and policies for, and the appropriate local, State, and Federal role in, illiteracy prevention; and (3) assemble, analyze, and publicize its findings. Directs the Commission to submit to the President and the Congress: (1) such interim reports as it deems advisable; and (2) within 12 months after its first meeting, a final report of the study and investigation, with recommendations. Sets forth provisions relating to Commission administration, member compensation, and powers. Terminates the Commission 90 days after the submission of its final report. Authorizes appropriations.

National Commission on Illiteracy Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 April 1985

National Commission on Illiteracy Act - Establishes a National Commission on Illiteracy. Provides for Commission members to be appointed by the President and by specified congressional officers. Directs the Commission to conduct a full and complete study of the causes of illiteracy, including a study of methods of teaching reading and of methods of teacher training relating to classroom reading instruction. Directs the Commission to: (1) assess the factors which contribute to illiteracy; (2) recommend programs and policies for, and the appropriate local, State, and Federal role in, illiteracy prevention; and (3) assemble, analyze, and publicize its findings. Directs the Commission to submit to the President and the Congress: (1) such interim reports as it deems advisable; and (2) within 12 months after its first meeting, a final report of the study and investigation, with recommendations. Sets forth provisions relating to Commission administration, member compensation, and powers. Terminates the Commission 90 days after the submission of its final report. Authorizes appropriations.

A bill to amend the Indian Education Act and other Acts relating to Indian Education.

United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1985

Amends the Indian Education Act to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to, or enter into contracts with, specified Hawaiian organizations which primarily serve and benefit Hawaiian natives for the purpose of preparing individuals for teaching or administering special projects and programs designed to meet the special educational needs of Hawaiian natives, providing in-service training for persons teaching in such programs, and providing fellowships to such natives for study in graduate and professional programs at institutions of higher education. Renames the Office of Indian Education (within the Department of Education) as the Office of Native American Education. Makes various technical and conforming amendments. Redefines "Native American" (for purposes of such Act and specified other education-related Acts) to include any Hawaiian native. Amends the Indian Elementary and Secondary School Assistance Act to authorize the Secretary to make grants to, or to enter into contracts with, local educational agencies which primarily serve the educational needs of Hawaiian natives. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to make technical and conforming amendments with this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to, or enter into contracts with, organizations which primarily serve Hawaiian natives for the purpose of providing pilot and demonstration programs for improving educational opportunities for such natives. Amends the Adult Education Act to authorize the Secretary to make grants to, or enter into contracts with, organizations primarily serving Hawaiian natives with respect to the improvement of educational opportunities for Hawaiian native adults.

A bill to repeal title VIII of the Education for Economic Security Act, relating to equal access to public secondary schools.

United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1985

Repeals title VIII (Equal Access) of the Education for Economic Security Act. (Such title makes it unlawful for any public secondary school, if it receives Federal financial assistance and allows any extracurricular student group to meet on school premises during noninstructional time, to deny equal access to any of its students who wish to conduct a meeting on the basis of the religious, political, philosophical, or other content of the speech at such meeting.)

School-Based Child Care Act

United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1985

School-Based Child Care Act - Amends the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 to add new chapter 3 provisions for school-based child care and early childhood education demonstration projects. (Redesignates the current chapter 3 provisions as chapter 4.) Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1990 for such projects in the public schools to increase the availability of child care and early childhood education services for children aged four and five, particularly those from low-income families. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to pay the Federal share of the cost of establishing and supplementing child care services and early childhood education for four- and five-year-old children in the elementary and secondary schools of such LEAs. Permits such child care services and early childhood education to include: (1) the extension of half-day kindergarten to meet the needs of working parents; (2) services for four-year-old children which shall be available for the full working day throughout the calendar year using public elementary or secondary school facilities; and (3) arrangements to furnish part-day care for children to complement half-day school-based kindergarten or early childhood education programs furnished in elementary schools. Allows LEAs receiving such assistance to enter into contracts for such services with public agencies and nonprofit private organizations which: (1) represent significant portions of the community to be served; and (2) have experience furnishing child care services. Sets forth provisions for grant applications and approval. Requires LEA applications to be reviewed by the appropriate State educational agency (SEA) before submission to the Secretary. Requires assurances that project participants will receive the services free of charge for children from families with incomes less than 150 percent of the poverty level. Requires a sliding scale of fees dependent upon the family's income for other participants. Requires a description of measures which the LEA will take to encourage the equitable participation of handicapped and severely handicapped children in such projects. Requires projects to meet specified minimum standards and to encourage parent involvement in project design and operation. Requires specified assurances as to the non-Federal share of such project costs. Requires establishment of community advisory panels. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish objective criteria for application approval; (2) ensure adequate distribution of such grants; and (3) give preference to applications which propose projects serving a significant portion of children from low-income families and projects furnishing services for the entire workday. Allows such grants to be made for a period of five fiscal years, but requires annual reevaluation to ensure that project goals and objectives have been met. Directs the Secretary, upon finding that an LEA is not making progress toward meeting its project goals and objectives, to discontinue its grant, after notice and opportunity for a hearing. Limits the maximum Federal share of project costs to: (1) 75 percent in the first year; (2) 60 percent in the second year; and (3) 40 percent in the third, fourth, and fifth years. Sets forth annual reporting requirements for LEAs receiving such project grants. Directs the Secretary, by September 30, 1989, to report to the Congress and the President on the basis of such annual LEA reports and an independent evaluation of such projects. Limits the amount of funds which may be used for such evaluation.

College-Based Child Care Programs for Students Act

United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1985

College-Based Child Care Programs for Students Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to add a new title XII, College-Based Child Care Programs. (Redesignates the current title XII as title XIII.) Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1990 for grants to institutions of higher education for: (1) construction, reconstruction, and renovation of facilities, located at such institutions, to be used to provide child care services (free for students from families with incomes less than 150 percent of the poverty level, and with a sliding-scale of fees based on income for other students participating); (2) child care services through vouchers for disadvantaged college students (with two-thirds of the participants to be low-income students who are first generation college students, and the remainder, to be either low-income or first generation college students); and (3) child care personnel work-experience programs (which provide experience for students by arranging part-time employment for them in licensed child care programs).

A concurrent resolution to support Federal foreign language and international education and exchange programs.

United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1985

Expresses the sense of the Congress that FY 1986 funding levels for Federal foreign language and international education and exchange programs should be maintained at FY 1985 levels.

A bill to amend the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 with respect to determinations of the number of eligible participants under such Act.

United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1985

Amends the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 to provide that, with regard to general and special impact assistance, eligible participant and fund reduction estimates shall be made: (1) when actual data from State or local educational agencies is unavailable; and (2) on the basis of the most recent data available from the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that funding levels for Federal foreign language and international education and exchange programs should be maintained or increased.

United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1985

Expresses the sense of the Congress that FY 1986 funding levels for Federal foreign language and international education and exchange programs should be maintained at FY 1985 levels.

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide for the establishment of, and the deduction of contributions to, education savings accounts.

United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1985

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual taxpayer an income tax deduction for contributions to a savings account established to pay the educational expenses (tuition, supplies, meals, and lodging) of the taxpayer or the taxpayer's dependent child at an institution of higher education or a vocational school. Limits the amount of such deduction to $2,000 (adjusted for inflation) for each account per calendar year. Provides that no account may have more than one beneficiary and that no individual may be a beneficiary of more than one account. Requires the trustee of an education savings account to transfer five percent of the amount of any contribution to the trust to a State educational fund which is established by State law, the assets of which are used to provide scholarship assistance to individuals attending educational institutions within the State. Permits a tax exclusion for income accumulated in such education savings accounts as long as such amounts are used exclusively for educational expenses. Sets forth penalties for the use of account funds for other than educational purposes. Requires that the trustee of an education savings account file reports with the Secretary of the Treasury on the maintenance of the account. Imposes penalties for not filing required reports. Extends the deduction for contributions to an education savings account to taxpayers who do not otherwise itemize deductions. Includes in the gross income of account beneficiaries over a ten-year period beginning at age 25 an amount equal to ten percent of the amounts paid or used on their behalf for educational expenses.

A bill to provide for the Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial Fine Arts Center to be established by the Bethune-Cookman College in Volusia County, Florida.

United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1985

Authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide financial assistance to the Bethune-Cookman College in Volusia County, Florida, to establish the Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial Fine Arts Center. Authorizes appropriations for such purpose.

National Commission on Illiteracy Act

United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1985

National Commission on Illiteracy Act - Establishes a National Commission on Illiteracy. Provides for Commission members to be appointed by the President and by specified congressional officers. Directs the Commission to conduct a full and complete study of the causes of illiteracy, including a study of methods of teaching reading and of methods of teacher training relating to classroom reading instruction. Directs the Commission to: (1) assess the factors which contribute to illiteracy; (2) recommend programs and policies for, and the appropriate local, State, and Federal role in, illiteracy prevention; and (3) assemble, analyze, and publicize its findings. Directs the Commission to submit to the President and the Congress: (1) such interim reports as it deems advisable; and (2) within 12 months after its first meeting, a final report of the study and investigation, with recommendations. Sets forth provisions relating to Commission administration, member compensation, and powers. Terminates the Commission 90 days after the submission of its final report. Authorizes appropriations.

A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to repeal the national minimum drinking age and to authorize certain education programs to be eligible for alcohol traffic safety grants.

United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1985

Repeals the law directing the Secretary of Transportation to withhold certain Federal-aid highway sums from States permitting persons who are less than 21 years of age to purchase alcoholic beverages. Authorizes the Secretary to add eligibility criteria to basic and supplemental grants to States which implement alcohol traffic safety programs. Identifies such criteria as: (1) the establishment of mandatory education programs for new operators of motor vehicles and persons convicted of driving while intoxicated; (2) the establishment of comprehensive education programs for employees and patrons of establishments authorized to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises; and (3) the setting of restrictions on purchase by persons 18, 19, or 20 years old of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises.