Education

CLASS Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 26 September 2018

Coordinating and Leveraging Activities for School Security Act or the CLASS Act of 2018 This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Security a council to ensure that activities, plans, and policies to enhance the security of an early childhood education program, elementary school, high school, or secondary school against an act of terrorism are coordinated.

Students and Families Empowerment Act

United States · United States Congress · 26 September 2018

Students and Families Empowerment Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the deduction for interest on education loans, to replace the dollar limitation and the limitation based on modified adjusted gross income with a $750,000 limit ($1.5 million in the case of a joint return) on the aggregate amount of qualified education loans that may be taken into account for the deduction. The bill excludes from gross income the discharge of any student loan debt pursuant to income contingent and income-based repayment plans under the Higher Education Act of 1965. The bill also amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend from 6 months to 12 months: (1) the grace period before payment must begin on Federal Direct Stafford Loans and Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans after the student ceases to carry at least one-half of the normal full-time academic workload, and (2) the deferment periods for parent borrowers and graduate or professional student borrowers with Federal Direct PLUS Loans. The bill prohibits interest from accruing on a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan or a Federal Direct PLUS Loan during the 12-month extension or deferral period.

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the permissible sources of funding for elections for public office and State ballot measures.

United States · United States Congress · 26 September 2018

Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution states that the only source of funding to directly or indirectly support or oppose a campaign for election to public office shall be either contributions by individual citizens to the principal campaign committee controlled by the candidate or funds provided under a system of public election financing or voter education established by Congress, the state, or other jurisdiction as appropriate. The only source of funding that may be used to directly or indirectly support or oppose a ballot measure to amend a state constitution or other initiatives or referenda shall be either contributions made by individuals who are eligible to vote on the measure or funds provided under a system of public election financing or voter education established by the state. Congress, the states, and local jurisdictions shall establish limits on the amount of contributions individuals may make with respect to a single campaign for election to federal, state, or local office, respectively, including limits on the amount of contributions an individual who is a candidate for such office may make with respect to the individual's own campaign, and the states and local jurisdictions shall establish limits on the amount of contributions individuals may make with respect to a ballot measure.

School Security Enhancement Act

United States · United States Congress · 26 September 2018

School Security Enhancement Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow local educational agencies to use specified portions of Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants for planning and designing school buildings and facilities, installing infrastructure, and implementing other measures to strengthen security on school premises.

A resolution expressing support for the designation of October 20, 2018, as the "National Day on Writing".

United States · United States Congress · 26 September 2018

Expresses support for the designation of October 20, 2018, as the National Day on Writing.

Get the Lead Out of Assisted Housing Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 25 September 2018

Get the Lead Out of Assisted Housing Act of 2018 This bill addresses the removal of lead from drinking water in federally assisted housing. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to require specified testing and remediation with respect to water service lines containing lead; authorizes HUD to inspect all sources of lead contamination in federally assisted housing and to mitigate sources of lead exposure; establishes a grant program for states and local governments to create inventories of water service lines containing lead and to test for lead in the drinking water at child care facilities, schools, and public water fountains; and allows recipients of certain HUD assistance to use such assistance to replace water fixtures and service lines containing lead.

Strengthening Minority-Serving Institutions Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 25 September 2018

Strengthening Minority-Serving Institutions Act of 2018 This bill permanently extends mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions and increases the authorized funding levels for such programs.

Get the Lead Out of Assisted Housing Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 25 September 2018

Get the Lead Out of Assisted Housing Act of 2018 This bill addresses the removal of lead from drinking water in federally assisted housing. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to require specified testing and remediation with respect to water service lines containing lead; authorizes HUD to inspect all sources of lead contamination in federally assisted housing and to mitigate sources of lead exposure; establishes a grant program for states and local governments to create inventories of water service lines containing lead and to test for lead in the drinking water at child care facilities, schools, and public water fountains; and allows recipients of certain HUD assistance to use such assistance to replace water fixtures and service lines containing lead.

EDU Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 25 September 2018

Education for Disposal of Unused Opioids Act of 2018 or the EDU Act of 2018 This bill requires Medicare medication therapy management programs and Medicare Advantage in-home health risk assessments to include information about the safe disposal of prescription drugs.

Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 18 September 2018

Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2018 This bill extends and otherwise revises specified Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) programs and services, including those related to health care, benefits, and homeless veteran reintegration. TITLE I--EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY Subtitle A--Health Care Matters (Sec. 101) The bill extends through FY2020 copayment guidelines for hospital care and nursing home care. (Sec. 102) The bill extends through FY2020 VA authority to provide nursing home care to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities. (Sec. 103) The bill removes appropriations limitations on family caregiver assistance for veterans. (Sec. 104) The bill makes permanent the authority of the VA to recover from a third party the costs of care for a non-service-connected disability. (Sec. 105) VA authority to transfer real property is extended through FY2020. (Sec. 106) The bill extends through FY2020 a pilot program for providing child care for veterans receiving health care. (Sec. 107) The bill extends through FY2020 the VA's grant authority for programs related to rural veteran transportation in connection with the provision of medical care. (Sec. 108) The bill extends through FY2020 a pilot program related to reintegration and counseling in retreat settings for women veterans. (Sec. 109) The bill extends through FY2019 an initiative to assess the feasibility of paying actual travel expenses in connection with veterans receiving care from VA centers. Subtitle B--Benefits Matters (Sec. 121) The bill makes permanent the authority of the VA to assist certain veterans with difficulty ambulating in acquiring and adapting housing with special features. (Sec. 122) The bill extends through FY2020 grants to encourage the development of new assistive technologies for specially adapted housing. (Sec. 123) The bill makes permanent the authority of the VA to guarantee certain mortgage-backed securities. (Sec. 124) The bill makes permanent provisions related to calculating the value of foreclosed property. (Sec. 125) The bill extends through FY2019 the VA's authority regarding property management. (Sec. 126) The bill makes permanent the authority of the VA to provide rehabilitation and vocational benefits for members and former members of the armed services with severe injuries or illnesses. (Sec. 127) The bill extends through FY2020 the agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to research associations between diseases and certain chemical compounds in herbicides. Subtitle C--Homeless Veterans Matters (Sec. 141) The bill extends through FY2020 a program for homeless veteran reintegration. (Sec. 142) The bill extends through FY2020 a reintegration program for homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children. (Sec. 143) This bill extends through FY2020 referral and counseling services for veterans at risk for homelessness transitioning from institutional living. (Sec. 144) This bill extends through FY2020 programs providing outreach services and other assistance to homeless veterans and veterans with severe mental illness. (Sec. 145) The bill increases the amounts authorized to be appropriated in FY2018 and FY2019 for financial assistance for entities that support very low-income veteran families in permanent housing. (Sec. 146) The bill extends through FY2020 grant programs for homeless veterans with special needs. (Sec. 147) The bill extends through FY2022 the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans. Subtitle D--Other Matters (Sec. 161) The bill extends through FY2020 the authority to transport individuals to and from VA facilities. (Sec. 162) The bill extends through FY2019 the authority for operation of the VA's regional office in Manila, Philippines. (Sec. 163) The bill extends through FY2020 authorization of appropriations for the VA to provide monthly assistance allowances to specified veterans participating in Olympic programs. (Sec. 164) The bill extends through 2020 the VA's reporting requirement regarding equitable relief. (Sec. 165) The bill extends through FY2020 the authorization of appropriations for the Adaptive Sports Program for disabled veterans and members of the Armed Forces. (Sec. 166) The bill: (1) extends through FY2022 the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans, and (2) requires the committee to report on relevant VA activities every other year rather than every year. TITLE II--IMPROVEMENT OF HEALTH CARE FROM DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (Sec. 201) The bill provides that modifications to contracts under the Veterans Community Care Program are not subject to specified bid requirements. (Sec. 203) Veterans Care Agreement coverage is expanded to any individual eligible for services through the VA. (The Veterans Care Agreement is a program that provides third-party health care if health care is not feasibly available from a VA facility.) (Sec. 204) The VA is allowed (currently, required) to deduct overpayments from payments owed to a health care entity. The VA may also use other means to collect overpayments. (Sec. 205) The bill expands eligibility for specified mental health services to veterans eligible for, but not enrolled in, VA health care. (Sec. 206) The bill expands the network of prescription drug monitoring programs accessible to VA health care providers to include state and regional programs not a part of the national network. (Sec. 207) The bill eliminates reporting requirements related to activities contracted out by the VA. (Sec. 208) The VA must complete additional reporting regarding the availability of opioid receptor antagonists (e.g., naloxone). (Sec. 209) The bill expands certain health care assessment reports to include the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. (Sec. 210) The bill authorizes a specified medical facility project in West Los Angeles, California. (Sec. 211) The bill extends a veterans medical school scholarship program to the entering class of 2020. TITLE III--OTHER MATTERS (Sec. 301) An educational institution providing educational benefits to veterans must charge in-state tuition rates for certain veterans entitled to rehabilitation as a condition of the institution's participation in certain VA education benefit programs. (Sec. 302) The bill revises conflict of interest restrictions for VA employees related to educational institutions. Specifically, the bill removes advance notice and hearing requirements regarding conflict waivers, limits the restrictions to those VA employees working on education benefit programs, and reduces the punishment for such activity. (Sec. 303) The bill revises VA authority to enter into certain leases at the West Los Angeles, California, campus. Specifically, in the case of previous mismanagement, the VA may not enter into a new lease or land-sharing agreement until the VA certifies compliance with certain audit reports or evaluations.

A concurrent resolution directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 6157.

United States · United States Congress · 18 September 2018

Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 6157 (Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019) to: (1) amend the title, and (2) make a technical correction to division C (Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019).

Building Blocks of STEM Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 September 2018

Building Blocks of STEM Act This bill instructs the National Science Foundation (NSF), when awarding grants under the Discovery Research PreK-12 program, to consider age distribution in order to more equitably allocate funding for research studies with a focus on early childhood. The bill directs the NSF to award competitive grants to institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations to accelerate research efforts to increase understanding of the factors that contribute to the willingness or unwillingness of girls under the age of 11 to participate in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) activities. The NSF shall also award competitive grants for such institutions and organizations to enter into partnerships with local educational agencies or states to develop and evaluate interventions in pre-K and elementary school classrooms that seek to increase participation by such girls in computer science activities. The bill amends the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 to authorize the NSF to award grants under the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program for the recruitment and training of informatics and computer science teachers.

Strengthening Minority-Serving Institutions Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 18 September 2018

Strengthening Minority-Serving Institutions Act of 2018 This bill permanently extends mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions and increases the authorized funding levels for such programs.

A resolution designating the week beginning September 17, 2018, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week".

United States · United States Congress · 18 September 2018

Designates the week beginning on September 17, 2018, as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week.

GREEN Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 September 2018

Grants for Renewable Energy Education for the Nation Act or the GREEN Act This bill authorizes the Department of Energy to award grants to partnerships of local educational agencies, postsecondary institutions, and clean and renewable energy industry representatives to: (1) develop programs of study focused on emerging careers and jobs in the fields of clean and renewable energy, energy efficiency, climate change mitigation, and climate change adaptation; and (2) promote development of career and technical education facilities that are energy efficient and promote the use of renewable energy practices.

Impact Aid Infrastructure Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 September 2018

Impact Aid Infrastructure Act This bill authorizes additional grant funds to support the impact-aid construction program in federally impacted school districts. 

CIVICS Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 17 September 2018

Constitution Education Is Valuable in Community Schools Act of 2018 or the CIVICS Act of 2018 This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require national activities supported by American History and Civics Education grants to include programs that educate students about the history and principles of the U.S. Constitution, including the Bill of Rights.

Stop Higher Education Espionage and Theft Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 13 September 2018

Stop Higher Education Espionage and Theft Act of 2018 This bill establishes a process for designating foreign actors as foreign intelligence threats to higher education.

Military Learning for Credit Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 13 September 2018

Military Learning for Credit Act of 2018 This bill allows individuals entitled to veterans educational assistance to use it to cover the costs of taking certain examinations and assessments to receive credit toward degrees awarded by institutions of higher learning for approved education programs.

Active Assailant Training, Readiness, and Response Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 13 September 2018

Active Assailant Training, Readiness, and Response Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Education to make grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) for developing active assailant programs. Under the programs, the IHEs must assist public institutions or facilities (e.g., schools, day care centers, and hospitals) in preparing for and responding to an active assailant.

GREEN Act

United States · United States Congress · 13 September 2018

Grants for Renewable Energy Education for the Nation Act or the GREEN Act This bill authorizes the Department of Energy to award grants to partnerships of local educational agencies, postsecondary institutions, and clean and renewable energy industry representatives to: (1) develop programs of study focused on emerging careers and jobs in the fields of clean and renewable energy, energy efficiency, climate change mitigation, and climate change adaptation; and (2) promote development of career and technical education facilities that are energy efficient and promote the use of renewable energy practices.

Make Schools Safer Act

United States · United States Congress · 13 September 2018

Make Schools Safer Act This bill directs the Institute of Education Sciences to make available to elementary and secondary school officials, including school counselors, rigorous research for improving school safety. Such research may include best practices for: (1) educating appropriate school personnel on techniques for identifying students who may pose a violent threat; and (2) collaborating with health care professionals, state and local law enforcement, youth organizations, and parents.

Expressing support for designation of the week of September 23 through 29, 2018, as National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week.

United States · United States Congress · 13 September 2018

Expresses support for the designation of National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week.

Honoring the work done by the 12th Woman.

United States · United States Congress · 13 September 2018

Encourage an institution of higher education to publish on its website information regarding: the institution's sexual-assault response coordinator; sexual-assault reporting options and investigation processes; potential accommodations for victims; the telephone number for a sexual-assault hotline; and the name and location of the nearest medical facility. Encourages institutions of higher education to enter into a memoranda of understanding with local enforcement agencies to delineate responsibilities and share information.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Homeland Security Partnerships Act

United States · United States Congress · 12 September 2018

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Homeland Security Partnerships Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to issue a strategy to enhance partnerships with historically black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions.

Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act

United States · United States Congress · 12 September 2018

Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants to state educational agencies to support school-based, mental-health-services providers at public elementary and secondary schools.

IDEA Parity for Outlying Areas Act

United States · United States Congress · 12 September 2018

IDEA Parity for Outlying Areas Act This bill modifies funding for special education in Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia, including by eliminating certain limits on such funding and establishing minimum funding levels.

Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 12 September 2018

Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2018 This bill removes drug conviction questions form the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and encourages institutions of higher education to remove criminal and juvenile justice questions from their admission applications.

Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act

United States · United States Congress · 12 September 2018

Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants to state educational agencies to support school-based, mental-health-services providers at public elementary and secondary schools.

Veterans Resource Center Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 10 September 2018

Veterans Resource Center Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to make grants to public institutions of higher education for establishing and maintaining Veterans Resource Centers.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow qualified education loan repayments from section 529 plans.

United States · United States Congress · 10 September 2018

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans) to be used to repay qualified education loans. The bill allows up to $10,000 in distributions from a 529 plan to be used to pay the principal or interest on a qualified education loan of the designated beneficiary or a sibling of the beneficiary.

Combating Implicit Bias in Education Act

United States · United States Congress · 10 September 2018

Combating Implicit Bias in Education Act This bill directs the Department of Education to award competitive grants to local educational agencies to provide training to staff of elementary and secondary schools on implicit bias for purposes of ending discrimination based on such bias, improving the school climate and student-staff relationships, and improving student academic achievement.

Strengthening the Health Care Fraud Prevention Task Force Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 7 September 2018

Strengthening the Health Care Fraud Prevention Task Force Act of 2018 This bill establishes statutory authority for a partnership between health insurance plans, government agencies, law enforcement, and health care organizations in order to detect and prevent health care waste, fraud, and abuse. Among other requirements, the partnership must: (1) promote data sharing between partners, (2) analyze data to identify fraudulent practices, (3) refer potential criminal cases to law enforcement, and (4) conduct education and outreach.

Embry-Riddle Tri-City Land Exchange Completion Act

United States · United States Congress · 7 September 2018

Embry-Riddle Tri-City Land Exchange Completion Act This bill requires the Department of Interior to relinquish its reversionary interest in a 16-acre parcel of land that is located in Yavapai County, Arizona, and owned by the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

NCAA Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 7 September 2018

National Collegiate Athletics Advancement Act of 2018 or the NCAA Act of 2018 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require an institution of higher education or an eligible institution for purposes of any program participation agreement related to student assistance to comply with this bill's requirements. An institution of higher education may not restrict, or be a member of an intercollegiate athletic association that restricts, amateur athletes from participating in amateur sports, with exceptions. The bill sets forth restrictions on scholarships for student athletes. An institution of higher education that provides a scholarship to a student shall require the student to report to the institution any potential paid work opportunity the student intends to accept. In the case of a student at an institution of higher education who participates as an athlete in a collegiate revenue-generating sport, the institution shall ensure that the student is provided coverage at no cost for any medical costs incurred with respect to any injury attributable to participation in that sport. A collective bargaining agreement between a professional sports league and a professional players' association entered into shall allow adults to enter the agreement at the same level as other adults with the same experience level in the league.

Nuclear Energy Leadership Act

United States · United States Congress · 6 September 2018

Nuclear Energy Leadership Act This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Department of Energy (DOE) to (1) establish a long-term nuclear power purchase agreement pilot program; (2) advance the research and development of domestic advanced, affordable, and clean nuclear energy; (3) develop a 10-year strategic plan for its Office of Nuclear Energy; (4) provide for a versatile, reactor-based fast neutron source; and (5) establish a program to make available high-assay, low-enriched uranium for use in commercial or noncommercial advanced nuclear reactors. DOE, the National Nuclear Security Administration, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission must jointly establish a University Nuclear Leadership Program to provide financial assistance for scholarships, fellowships, and research and development projects at institutions of higher education.

Strength in Diversity Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 6 September 2018

Strength in Diversity Act of 2018 This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish the Stronger Together Program, through which the Department of Education (ED) shall award competitive grants for the development or implementation of plans to improve diversity or eliminate socioeconomic or racial isolation in public schools and publicly funded early education programs. The grants are available to local educational agencies, a consortium of such agencies, educational service agencies, or other regional educational authorities that have significant achievement gaps and socioeconomic or racial segregation within or across the school districts served by the entity. ED may give priority to an eligible entity that proposes to use funds to support a program that extends beyond one local educational agency. Each recipient of an implementation grant shall implement a high-quality plan that includes: a comprehensive set of strategies designed to improve academic outcomes by increasing diversity, evidence of strong family and community support for these strategies, ambitious but achievable goals to increase diversity over the grant period, collection and analysis of data to provide transparency and support continuous improvement throughout the grant period, and a rigorous evaluation of the proposed project's effectiveness. ED shall establish performance measures to track the progress of each grant recipient.

Commemorating Arthur Ashe, a native of Richmond, Virginia, on the 50th anniversary of his historic win at the 1968 United States Open Tennis Championship and honoring his humanitarian contributions to civil rights, education, the movement against apartheid in South Africa, and HIV/AIDS awareness.

United States · United States Congress · 6 September 2018

Honors Arthur Ashe on the 50th anniversary of his historic win at the U.S. Open Tennis Championship. Celebrates his contributions to education, scholarship, the anti-apartheid movement, and HIV/AIDS awareness.

PASS Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 6 September 2018

Promoting Academic Success Sustainably Act of 2018 or the PASS Act of 2018 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to decrease the maximum amount of Pell Grant awards that students may receive each year.

Strength in Diversity Act

United States · United States Congress · 6 September 2018

Strength in Diversity Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish the Strength in Diversity Program, through which the Department of Education (ED) shall award competitive grants for the development or implementation of plans to improve diversity or eliminate socioeconomic or racial isolation in public schools and publicly funded early education programs. The grants are available to local educational agencies, a consortium of such agencies, educational service agencies, or other regional educational authorities that have significant achievement gaps and socioeconomic or racial segregation within or across the school districts served by the entity. ED may give priority to an eligible entity that proposes to use funds to support a program that extends beyond one local educational agency. Each recipient of an implementation grant shall implement a high-quality plan that includes: a comprehensive set of strategies designed to improve academic outcomes by increasing diversity, evidence of strong family and community support for these strategies, ambitious but achievable goals to increase diversity over the grant period, collection and analysis of data to provide transparency and support continuous improvement throughout the grant period, and a rigorous evaluation of the proposed project's effectiveness. ED shall establish performance measures to track the progress of each grant recipient.

A resolution commemorating Arthur Ashe, a native of Richmond, Virginia, on the 50th anniversary of his historic win at the 1968 U.S. Open Tennis Championship and honoring his humanitarian contributions to civil rights, education, the movement against apartheid in South Africa, and HIV/AIDS awareness.

United States · United States Congress · 6 September 2018

Honors Arthur Ashe on the 50th anniversary of his historic win at the U.S. Open Tennis Championship. Celebrates his contributions to education, scholarship, the anti-apartheid movement, and HIV/AIDS awareness.

Reaching English Learners Act

United States · United States Congress · 5 September 2018

Reaching English Learners Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a grant program to pay the federal share of the costs for preparing teachers to effectively instruct English learners. Grants may be awarded for up to five years.

Maternal CARE Act

United States · United States Congress · 4 September 2018

Maternal Care Access and Reducing Emergencies Act or the Maternal CARE Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to health professional training programs for training that addresses implicit bias (e.g., racial bias) in the practice of obstetrics and gynecology. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Health Resources and Services Administration must award grants to up to 10 states for pregnancy medical home programs that reduce adverse maternal health outcomes and racial disparities. Among other requirements, such programs must prioritize the care of Medicaid enrollees. The National Academy of Medicine must make recommendations for incorporating bias recognition in clinical skills tests at medical schools.

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1635) to amend the loan counseling requirements under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4606) to provide that applications under the Natural Gas Act for the importation or exportation of small volumes of natural gas shall be granted without modification or delay.

United States · United States Congress · 4 September 2018

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1635) to amend the loan counseling requirements under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4606) to provide that applications under the Natural Gas Act for the importation or exportation of small volumes of natural gas shall be granted without modification or delay.

To amend title 41, United States Code, to require the head of each executive agency to consider the existence of qualified training programs of contractors in the award of certain contracts.

United States · United States Congress · 28 August 2018

This bill requires each executive agency to take into account the existence of qualified training programs of contractors. Specifically, a contracting officer, in evaluating offers for any contract in an amount greater than $25 million, must consider: the existence of a qualified training program of an offeror as a factor in the evaluation; an offeror that provides comprehensive training and education programs to develop its workforce, consistent with the agency's needs; and in assessing past performance, the manner in which an incumbent contractor is educating, investing, and retaining the contractor's workforce. "Qualified training program" is defined as: a program eligible to receive funds under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, a program eligible to receive funds under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, a program registered under the National Apprenticeship Act, or any other federal program determined by the agency to be a qualified training program. Each agency shall develop workforce development investment incentives for contractors.

Expanding Access to the Workforce Through Dual Enrollment Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 28 August 2018

Expanding Access to the Workforce Through Dual Enrollment Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Education to provide grants to eligible entities (i.e., a state, or one or more local educational agencies, public institutions of higher education, or private sector entities) to establish, expand, or support dual or concurrent enrollment programs offering career and technical education.

Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act

United States · United States Congress · 28 August 2018

Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act This bill directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) to: (1) encourage veterans to study and pursue careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and computer science in coordination with other federal agencies that serve veterans, and (2) submit a plan to Congress for enhancing veterans outreach. The National Science Board shall provide in its annual report on the state of science and engineering in the United States relevant data on veterans in science and engineering careers or education programs. The bill provides for veterans' participation and outreach in: (1) the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship program to recruit and train mathematics and science teachers, (2) NSF fellowships and masters fellowships for mathematics and science teachers, (3) computer and network security capacity building grants, and (4) traineeship grants leading to a doctorate degree in computer and network security research. The Office of Science and Technology Policy shall establish an interagency working group to coordinate federal programs and policies for transitioning and training veterans and military spouses for STEM careers.

GAAME Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 28 August 2018

Guarantee Access to Arts and Music Education Act of 2018 or the GAAME Act of 2018 This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to specify that Title I funds (which support the instructional needs of students from low-income families) may be used for arts and music programs.

Robert L. King, of Kentucky, to be Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, Department of Education, vice Eduardo M. Ochoa.

United States · United States Senate · 27 August 2018

Putting Students First Act

United States · United States Congress · 27 August 2018

Putting Students First Act This bill establishes an Education Recoupment Trust Fund to recover misused elementary and secondary education funds for the benefit of the affected students. The fund shall include amounts collected by the federal government pursuant to a judgment or settlement related to such misused funds.