Education

Family Caregivers Advocacy, Resource and Education Demonstration Program Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 17 October 1986

Family Caregivers Advocacy, Resource and Education Demonstration Program Act of 1986 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Assistant Secretary for Human Development Services, to make grants to States to support Family Caregivers Advocacy, Resource and Education (Family CARE) demonstration programs. Requires such a program to provide and coordinate, throughout the State, advocacy, education, information dissemination, and referral services for elderly and disabled individuals and members of their families who care for them. Specifies other requirements of such a program. Sets forth application requirements for a grant. Requires the Secretary to make grants for FY 1988 within six months after enactment of this Act. Sets the term of a grant at one year, renewable for two more consecutive one-year periods. Requires the Secretary to make grants to between five and eight States, assuring appropriate distribution among different geographic areas and urban and rural populations. Requires each State receiving a grant to provide for the evaluation of its program. Requires the Secretary to submit interim and final reports to the Congress on grant activities. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990.

A bill to amend section 4101(f) of title 38, United State Code, with respect to the designation of certain Verterans' Administration outpatient clinics as centers of geriatric research, education, and clinical activities.

United States · United States Congress · 17 October 1986

Amends Federal law to permit the designation of certain Veterans Administration outpatient clinics as centers of geriatric research, education, and clinical activities.

A resolution providing for taking from the Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 5484) to strengthen Federal efforts to encourage foreign cooperation in eradicating illicit drug crops and in halting international drug traffic, to improve enforcement of Federal drug laws and enhance interdiction of illicit drug shipments, to provide strong Federal leadership in establishing effective drug abuse prevention and education programs, to expand Federal support for drug abuse treatment and rehabilitation efforts, concurring in the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment with an amendment, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 16 October 1986

Provides for: (1) taking H.R. 5484 (anti-drug programs) from the Speaker's table and concurring, with an amendment, in the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment thereto; and (2) adopting a concurrent resolution making corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 5484.

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a charitable contribution deduction for certain amounts paid to or for the benefits of an institution of higher education.

United States · United States Congress · 14 October 1986

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a charitable contribution income tax deduction for amounts paid to or for the benefit of an institution of higher education in cases where the taxpayer receives the right to seating or the right to purchase seating for athletic events at such institution.

A bill to amend the Tax Reform Act of 1986 by repealing the treatment of certain amounts to or for the benefit of certain institutions of higher education.

United States · United States Congress · 10 October 1986

Amends the Tax Reform Act of 1986 to repeal provisions allowing a charitable contribution income tax deduction for amounts paid to or for the benefit of specified institutions of higher education in cases where the taxpayer receives the right to seating or the right to purchase seating for athletic events at those institutions.

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a charitable contribution deduction for certain amounts paid to or for the benefit of an institution of higher education.

United States · United States Congress · 10 October 1986

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a charitable contribution income tax deduction for amounts paid to or for the benefit of an institution of higher education in cases where the taxpayer receives the right to seating or the right to purchase seating for athletic events at such institution.

A resolution electing Representative Hillis of Indiana to the Committee on Armed Services; and Representative Dornan of California to the Committee on Education and Labor.

United States · United States Congress · 10 October 1986

Elects Representative Hillis, of Indiana, to the House Committee on Armed Services, and Representative Dornan, of California, to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

A concurrent resolution expressing the support of Congress for the petition drive of the National Forum requesting a televised educational forum on nuclear arms issues.

United States · United States Congress · 10 October 1986

Supports the National Forum in its effort to unite high school students through a petition drive requesting the major television networks to hold a televised educational forum on nuclear arms issues.

A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should direct the Secretary of Education to form a National Task Force on the Problem of Functional Illiteracy.

United States · United States Congress · 8 October 1986

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should direct the Secretary of Education to form a National Task Force on the Problem of Functional Illiteracy.

A resolution providing for taking the bill (H.R. 5484) to strengthen Federal efforts to encourage foreign cooperation in eradicating illicit drug crops and in halting international drug traffic, to improve enforcement of Federal drug laws and enhance interdiction of illicit drug shipments, to provide strong Federal leadership in establishing effective drug abuse prevention and education programs, to expand Federal support for drug abuse treatment and rehabilitation efforts, and for other purposes, from the Speaker's table with the Senate amendment thereto and concurring in the Senate amendment with an amendment.

United States · United States Congress · 7 October 1986

Provides for taking H.R. 5484 (anti-drug programs) from the Speaker's table and concurring in the Senate amendment thereto, with an amendment.

Native American Gifted and Talented Educational Assistance Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 30 September 1986

Native American Gifted and Talented Educational Assistance Act of 1985 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to, and enter into contracts with, junior or community colleges, including tribally controlled community colleges, and/or Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate, for demonstration projects designed to address the special needs of talented and gifted elementary and secondary students who are Indian and Hawaiian. Requires applications for such contracts to contain comments of each local educational agency which has students enrolled in such agency schools and who will participate in the project for which assistance is sought. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986. Makes available out of such appropriations $4,000,000 for grants benefiting talented and gifted elementary and secondary school Indian students, and $1,000,000 for talented and gifted elementary and secondary school Native Hawaiian students.

National Fund for Literacy Development Act

United States · United States Congress · 29 September 1986

National Fund for Literacy Development Act - Establishes the National Fund for Literacy Development as a charitable, nonprofit, and nonpartisan corporation. Directs the Fund to raise money by encouraging private gifts of real and personal property to assist the Secretary of Education in carrying out literacy education programs under this Act. Establishes a National Board for Literacy Development to: (1) determine the overall activities, priorities, policies, and goals of the Fund; and (2) advise the Secretary concerning the priorities, policies, goals, selection of projects and implementation of programs under this Act. Requires the Board to report annually to the Secretary and the Congress on the amount of private moneys raised through the Fund, the disposition of such amounts, and the long-term priorities and goals for the Fund. Directs the Secretary, with sums appropriated under this Act and with amounts contributed by the Fund, through the Office of Adult Education, to carry out a program of grants to expand the ability of existing literacy programs and agencies to offer improved services. Sets forth allowable uses of grant funds. Requires the use of a peer review procedure for final determination of grant awards. Authorizes the Secretary to make multiple year grants. Directs the Secretary to report annually to the Congress on such grants program. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1991.

A resolution waiving certain points of order against the conference report on the bill (S. 1965) to reauthorize and revise the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes, and against the consideration of such conference report.

United States · United States Congress · 23 September 1986

Waives points of order against the conference report on S. 1965 (higher education programs) and against its consideration.

English Proficiency Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 September 1986

English Proficiency Act - Directs the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to establish within the Office of Adult Education a program of grants for English literacy programs for individuals of limited English proficiency. Allows such grants to provide for support services including child care and transportation costs for program participants. Provides that such grants may be made to community-based organizations, local education agencies, tribally-controlled schools, institutions of higher education (including community colleges), public libraries, and prisons. Sets forth grant application requirements. Limits grants to not more than three years duration. Requires that at least 50 percent of grant funds go to community-based organizations with the demonstrated capability to administer English proficiency programs. Requires grant recipients to report annually to the Secretary. Directs the Secretary, through the Office of Adult Education, directly and through grants and contracts, to carry out demonstration programs to: (1) develop innovative approaches and methods of literacy education for individuals of limited English proficiency; and (2) establish a nationwide clearinghouse on literacy education for individuals of limited English proficiency. Directs the Secretary, directly and through grants and contracts, to evaluate and annually audit programs funded under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to accept grants, gifts, or bequests of money for the purposes of this Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989. Limits to ten percent the portion of funds available under this Act which may be used for demonstration programs and evaluation.

Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 16 September 1986

Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1986 - Title I: Handicapped Infants and Toddlers - Amends the Education of the Handicapped Act (the Act) to add a new part H, Handicapped Infants and Toddlers. Establishes a program to address the needs of handicapped infants and toddlers (from birth to age two, inclusive) and their families. Defines "handicapped infants and toddlers" and "early intervention services." Directs the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to make grants to States for development of statewide, comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary, interagency systems to provide early intervention services for handicapped infants and toddlers and their families. Requires a State, to be eligible for such a grant, to establish a State Interagency Coordinating Council which meets specified requirements. Sets forth other requirements for continuing eligibility for such grants. Sets forth the minimum components required for a statewide system. Requires that each handicapped infant or toddler and their family receive: (1) a multidisciplinary assessment of unique needs and the identification of services appropriate to meet such needs; and (2) a written individualized family service plan developed by a multidisciplinary team, including the parent or guardian. Sets forth State application requirements. Allows States to also use grant funds for: (1) direct services for handicapped infants and toddlers that are not otherwise provided by other sources; and (2) expansion and improvement of services that are otherwise available. Sets forth procedural safeguards required to be included in a statewide system. Prohibits funds under part H from being used to satisfy a financial commitment for services which would have been paid for from another source but for the enactment of part H, except that to prevent delay in the receipt of appropriate early intervention services such funds may be used to pay the provider of services pending reimbursement from the agency with ultimate responsibility. Prohibits the State from construing part H as permitting reducing assistance or altering eligibility under Social Security Act provisions relating to maternal and child health or Medicaid for handicapped infants and toddlers. Sets forth requirements for State Interagency Coordinating Councils. Sets forth provisions relating to Federal administration of part H. Sets forth provisions for per capita allocation of grant funds, including reservations of funds for specified U.S. territories and possessions and Department of the Interior Indian schools. Authorizes appropriations to carry out part H for FY 1987 through 1991. Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a joint study of Federal funding sources and services for early intervention programs currently available and to act jointly to facilitate interagency coordination of Federal resources for such programs and to ensure that funding available for handicapped infants, toddlers, children, and youth from Federal programs other than those under the Act is not being withdrawn or reduced. Requires the Secretaries, within 18 months after the enactment of this Act, to submit a joint report to the Congress. Title II: Handicapped Children Aged 3 to 5 - Amends the Act to replace the incentive grant program with a pre-school grant program. Establishes maximum levels of assistance which a State may receive under the pre-school grant program. Sets forth provisions for apportionment of funds between the State educational agency and local educational agencies. Sets forth acceptable uses of pre-school grant funds. Sets forth circumstances under which a State may count handicapped children aged three through five for purposes of receiving basic State grant funds. Conditions eligibility for specified grants which relate exclusively to programs, projects, and activities pertaining to children aged three through five upon the State's eligibility to receive a pre-school grant. Provides that certain provisions placing ultimate responsibility on the State education agency for ensuring compliance with specified requirements should not be construed as limiting the responsibility of agencies other than educational agencies for providing or paying some or all of the costs of a free appropriate public education to be provided to handicapped children. Revises requirements that certain Federal funds supplement and not supplant other funds. Requires States to set forth policies and procedures for developing and implementing interagency agreements between the State educational agency and other appropriate State and local agencies. Provides that the Act shall not be construed to permit a State to reduce medical and other assistance under Social Security Act provisions for maternal and child health and Medicaid with respect to the provision of a free appropriate public education for handicapped children. Title III: Discretionary Programs - Amends the Act to permit regional resource centers to provide assistance with respect to early intervention services for handicapped infants and toddlers and their families. Requires that regional resource center services be consistent with the priority needs identified by the States served and with the Secretary's findings in monitoring reports. Includes among center functions information and training for submitting applications for grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements under specified provisions of the Act. Authorizes the Secretary to establish one coordinating technical assistance center focusing on national priorities to assist the regional resource centers in the delivery of technical assistance. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements for the development and operation of extended school year demonstration programs for severely handicapped children and youth, including deaf-blind children and youth. Specifies that funds for early education of handicapped children may be used for pre-school and early intervention demonstration and outreach programs, as well as experimental programs. Directs the Secretary to arrange for the establishment of a technical assistance development system to assist entities operating experimental, demonstration, and outreach programs and to assist State agencies to expand and improve services for handicapped children. Directs the Secretary to arrange for the establishment of early childhood research institutes to generate and disseminate new information on preschool and early intervention for handicapped children and their families. Revises provisions for research, innovation, training, and dissemination activities to focus on funding such programs for severely handicapped children. Revises provisions for postsecondary education programs to require program operators to coordinate with and disseminate information about their activities to the clearinghouse on postsecondary programs. Specifies that secondary and transitional services programs can also serve handicapped youth who recently left school. Adds to the list of authorized projects specifically designed physical education and therapeutic recreation programs to increase the potential of handicapped youths for community participation. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989 for: (1) regional resources and Federal centers; (2) services for deaf-blind children and youth; (3) early education for handicapped children; (4) programs for severely handicapped children; (5) postsecondary education programs; and (6) secondary education and transitional services for handicapped youth. Revises provisions for grants for personnel training to include training for careers in early intervention. Requires the Secretary, in making such grants, to base the determination on information relating to the present and projected need for the personnel to be trained based on identified State, regional, or national shortages, and the capacity of the institution or agency to train qualified personnel, and other appropriate information. Includes the application of new technology among new approaches for training. Revises provisions relating to parent training centers. Requires the Secretary to give priority to grants which involve unserved areas. Provides that parent training and information programs may, at a grant recipient's discretion, include State or local educational personnel where such participation will further a program objective. Directs the Secretary to make grants to State education agencies, and authorizes the Secretary to make grants to institutions of higher education, to assist in establishing and maintaining preservice and inservice programs to prepare personnel to meet the needs of handicapped infants, toddlers, children, and youth. Directs the Secretary to arrange for a national clearinghouse designed to encourage students to seek careers and professional personnel to seek employment in the various fields relating to the education of handicapped children and youth. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989 to carry out provisions for training personnel for the education of the handicapped and provisions for clearinghouses. Reserves specified portions of such funds for specified activities. Revises provisions for research and demonstration projects in education of handicapped children to include issues related to early intervention for handicapped infants and toddlers. Adds to authorized uses of project funds the development of instruments, including tests, inventories, and scales, for measuring progress of handicapped infants, toddlers, children, and youth across a number of developmental domains. Revises provisions for the convening of panels of experts. Requires such panels to include a majority of non-Federal members. Requires such panels to be convened when a grant application exceeds a specified amount. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989 for research in the education of the handicapped. Revises provisions for captioned films and education media for handicapped persons to include the purpose of addressing problems of illiteracy among the handicapped. Specifies that public libraries may be used for the distribution of captioned films and other educational media and equipment. Authorizes grants and contracts for education media and materials for the deaf. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with the National Theatre of the Deaf. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989 for instructional media for the handicapped. Adds a new part G, Technology, Education Media, and Materials for the Handicapped. (Replaces certain provisions of part F.) Authorizes the Secretary to make grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements to advance the use of new technology, media, and materials in the education of handicapped students and the provision of early intervention to handicapped infants and toddlers. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989 to carry out such part G. Title IV: Miscellaneous - Specifies that the Secretary may make grants to and cooperative agreements with the Secretary of the Interior to remove architectural barriers in schools serving Indians on reservations. Specifies that community colleges receiving funding from the Secretary of the Interior are to be considered as institutions of higher education for purposes of grants under the Act. Provides that the term "public or private nonprofit agency or organization" includes an Indian tribe. Revises a formula for allocation of basic State grants. Revises provisions relating to State administrative costs of monitoring and complaint investigation. Increases the amount reserved for use by the Secretary of the Interior for the education of handicapped children on reservations served by schools operated by the Department of the Interior. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to assure: (1) that all handicapped children aged three through five receive a free appropriate public education by or before the 1987-1988 school year; and (2) that there are public hearings with adequate notice and opportunity for comment afforded to members of tribes, tribal governing bodies, and designated local school boards before adoption of specified policies, programs, and procedures. Requires States to include in their plans policies and procedures relating to the establishment and maintenance of standards to ensure that necessary personnel are appropriately and adequately prepared and trained. Revises evaluation provisions to add language relating to early intervention for handicapped infants and toddlers. Provides that data collected shall be for the age group as a whole in the case of infants and toddlers birth through age two and handicapped children age three through five. Requires the Secretary, in the annual report for FY 1988 which is published in 1989, to include special sections addressing the provision of free appropriate public education to handicapped infants, toddlers, children, and youth in rural areas and to handicapped migrants, handicapped Indians, handicapped Native Hawaiian and other native Pacific basin children and youth, and handicapped infants, toddlers, children, and youth of limited English proficiency. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989 to carry out evaluation provisions. Repeals provisions relating to the National Advisory Committee on the Education of Handicapped Children and Youth.

A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5484) to strengthen Federal efforts to encourage foreign cooperation in eradicating illicit drug crops and in halting international drug traffic, to improve enforcement of Federal drug laws and inhance interdiction of illicit drug shipments, to provide strong Federal leadership in establishing effective drug abuse prevention and education programs, to expand Federal support for drug abuse treatment and rehabilitation efforts, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 9 September 1986

Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 5484 (drug enforcement and drug abuse prevention programs).

School Facilities Emergency Construction Act

United States · United States Congress · 15 August 1986

School Facilities Emergency Construction Act - Establishes within the Department of Education a School Facilities Emergency Construction Fund to provide Federal assistance to construct, maintain, and repair primary and secondary school facilites in impoverished areas and in areas experiencing exceptional rises in enrollment. Sets forth authorized uses of such funds by States and local educational agencies. Sets forth formulas for allotments to States. Sets forth application requirements. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989.

Literacy Training Demonstration Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 14 August 1986

Literacy Training Demonstration Act of 1986 - Amends title IV (Federally Administered Programs) of the Job Training Partnership Act (the Act) to add provisions for a Literacy Training Demonstration Program. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) to award grants to and enter into contracts with postsecondary institutions participating in any program pursuant to title II (Training Services for the Disadvantaged) of the Act to establish adult literacy training programs for unemployed, underemployed, and displaced workers who are not otherwise served by Federal programs. Limits the amount of any such grant awarded for FY 1987 and 1988. Sets forth required components of literacy training plans to be submitted by eligible postsecondary institutions. Sets forth authorized uses of funds. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress on an evaluation of the literacy training demonstration program by October 1, 1988. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 and 1988.

Children's Options for Intensive Compensatory Education Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 13 August 1986

Children's Options for Intensive Compensatory Education Act of 1986 - Amends Chapter 1 (Financial Assistance to Meet Special Educational Needs of Disadvantaged Children) of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 to revise provisions for authorized chapter 1 programs to allow issuance of educational vouchers as well as direct provision of special instructional and instructional support services. (Includes the acquisition of equipment, but not the construction of school facilities, among such services.) Authorizes local educational agencies (LEAs) to use Chapter 1 funds only for provision of a three-year program of such services to meet the special educational needs of educationally deprived children in public and private schools who are identified in accordance with specified written criteria established by the State educational agency (SEA). Revises provisions for approval of applications to include identification of educationally deprived children with the greatest need of services to participate in a three-year program of services. Requires individualized instructional plans for each child selected. Requires parental involvement in such plans. Requires concentration of Chapter 1 services. Directs LEAs to limit the number of educationally deprived children selected for participation so as to ensure that the Chapter 1 services are of sufficient scope and quality to give reasonable promise of substantial progress toward meeting all of the special educational needs of each participating child during the three-year period of participation. Sets forth provisions for withdrawal and replacement of participating children, appointment of surrogate parents, maintenance of instructional effort, and providing of information to parents. Sets forth provisions under which the Secretary of Education may bypass LEAs in the provision of Chapter 1 services to private schools. Sets forth provisions for educational vouchers to be provided to parents by an LEA when the individualized instruction plan requires the provision of services by another LEA or by a private school. Sets forth nondiscrimination requirements which participating private schools must meet. Requires SEAs to conduct periodic compliance reviews of such private schools. Extends the duration of assistance for Chapter 1 grants to State educational agencies through FY 1993.

Student Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 12 August 1986

Student Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Act of 1986 - Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to establish an Office of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Education and Prevention in the Department of Education. Provides that such Office shall be administered by the Assistant Secretary for Drug and Alcohol Abuse Education and Prevention (the Assistant Secretary). Sets forth the duties of the Office. Requires the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to report to the Congress within one year after the enactment of this Act on the progress in establishing the Office and the long-term strategy of the Office for drug education and prevention. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary, to establish a program of grants to States for drug (including alcohol) abuse education in elementary and secondary schools. Lists the State and local educational agency uses of such funds. Restricts the amount States may use for administrative costs. Provides for: (1) the allotment of such grant funds to States; (2) State application for such grant funds; (3) allocations to local educational agencies; and (4) local application to State educational agencies. Provides for the equitable participation of children enrolled in private nonprofit elementary and secondary schools in such program. Requires the Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to: (1) collect and disseminate program-related information to State and local educational agencies; (2) provide technical assistance; and (3) identify research and development priorities. Authorizes appropriations for such activities. Provides that the use of such grant funds is to supplement and not supplant other Federal funds. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1991.

Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 11 August 1986

Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Act of 1986 - Directs the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to establish a program of grants to the States for drug (including alcohol) abuse education and prevention in elementary and secondary schools. Lists the State and local educational agency uses of such funds. Restricts the amount States may use for administrative costs. Provides for: (1) the allotment of such grant funds to States; (2) State application for such grant funds; (3) allocations to local and intermediate educational agencies and consortia; and (4) local applications to State educational agencies. Directs the Governor of each State, from specified reserved funds, to make grants to and enter into contracts with community-based organizations for drug abuse education and prevention programs for school dropouts. Directs the Secretary, from specified reserved funds, to carry out national programs of drug abuse education and prevention. Directs the Secretary to establish a national public education and prevention program on drug abuse. Sets forth components of such program. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a clearinghouse to collect and disseminate program-related information to State, local, and intermediate educational agencies and consortia; (2) provide technical assistance; and (3) identify research and development priorities. Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a study of Federal, State, and local programs of drug abuse education and prevention; and (2) report on such study to the President and the appropriate congressional committees within one year after the enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary, from specified reserved funds, to make grants to or enter into contracts with institutions of higher education for drug abuse education and prevention programs. Requires that at least half of such funds be used for programs for students, with the remainder to be used for training grants. Directs the Secretary, from specified reserved funds, to make payments and grants and enter into other financial arrangements for Indian programs of drug abuse education and prevention. Provides for such programs: (1) for out-of-State Indian children; (2) for Indian children in reservation schools; and (3) conducted by Indian organizations, particularly for school dropouts. Sets forth provisions for program participation of children and teachers from nonprofit private schools. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act for FY 1987 through 1989.

A joint resolution to designate October 6, 1986, as "National Drug Abuse Education Day".

United States · United States Congress · 11 August 1986

Designates October 6, 1986, as National Drug Abuse Education Day.

Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 7 August 1986

Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Act of 1986 - Extends through FY 1989 the authorization of appropriations for the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to extend through FY 1989 the authorization of appropriations for the Customs Forfeiture Fund. Provides for the use of both such funds by: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services to assist the States in providing drug abuse education and prevention programs; and (2) the Secretary of Education to assist the States in providing statewide elementary and secondary school drug abuse education programs.

A joint resolution to designate October 6, 1986, as "National Drug Abuse Education Day".

United States · United States Congress · 5 August 1986

Designates October 6, 1986, as National Drug Abuse Education Day.

Drug and Alcohol Abuse Education Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 5 August 1986

Drug and Alcohol Abuse Education Act of 1986 - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish a program of grants to the States for drug and alcohol abuse education in elementary and secondary schools. Sets forth authorized uses of such funds by State and local educational agencies. Sets forth formulas for allotment of such funds to States and allocation to local educational agencies. Sets forth provisions for State and local applications. Sets forth provisions for participation of children enrolled in private schools. Directs the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide certain drug education information and technical assistance to State and local educational agencies. Authorizes appropriations for such purpose. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1992 to carry out this Act.

A bill to make the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund available to assist State drug abuse education and prevention programs.

United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1986

Makes the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund available to assist the States in providing drug abuse prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation programs.

Student Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Intervention Demonstration Partnership Grants of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1986

Student Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Intervention Demonstration Partnership Grants of 1986 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants for demonstration projects in school and college settings designed to prevent substance (drug and alcohol) abuse, control substance use at a preaddictive level, and link students who are addicted to drugs or alcohol with effective rehabilitation programs. Provides that local educational agencies and colleges may apply for such grants by constituting substance abuse prevention, early intervention, and rehabilitation boards. Sets forth requirements for board membership. Provides that the following classes of programs will be considered for such grants: (1) prevention programs; (2) early intervention programs; and (3) intervention and treatment programs. Sets forth basic and optional grant proposal components, funding priorities, and reporting requirements. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1991.

A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that colleges and universities should enforce strict but fair antidrug use policies.

United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1986

Expresses the sense of the Congress that colleges and universities should enforce strict but fair policies to eliminate drug use by students.

A resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the policies of colleges and universities with respect to the use of illegal narcotics among their students.

United States · United States Congress · 29 July 1986

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that colleges and universities should enforce strict but fair policies to eliminate drug use by students.

Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 24 July 1986

Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Act of 1986 - Extends through FY 1989 the authorization of appropriations for the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to extend through FY 1989 the authorization of appropriations for the Customs Forfeiture Fund. Provides for the use of both such funds by: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services to assist the States in providing drug abuse education and prevention programs; and (2) the Secretary of Education to assist the States in providing statewide elementary and secondary school drug abuse education programs.

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1987

United States · United States Congress · 24 July 1986

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and related agencies Appropriations Act, 1987 - Title I: Department of Labor - Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 1987 - Makes appropriations to the Department of Labor for FY 1987 for: (1) the Employment and Training Administration for program administration, training and employment services, community service employment for older Americans, Federal unemployment benefits and allowances, and State unemployment insurance and employment service operations; (2) the Labor-Management Services Administration for salaries and expenses; (3) the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; (4) the Employment Standards Administration for special benefits, salaries and expenses, and the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund; (5) the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for salaries and expenses; (6) the Mine Safety and Health Administration for salaries and expenses; (7) the Bureau of Labor Statistics for salaries and expenses; and (8) departmental management for salaries and expenses, the Assistant Secretary for Veterans Employment and Training, the Office of the Inspector General, and the special foreign currency program. Makes such appropriations which are available for salaries and expenses available for supplies, services, and rental of conference space within the District of Columbia, as deemed necessary for the settlement of labor-management disputes. Prohibits such funds from being used to grant variances, interim orders, or letters of clarification to employers which will allow exposure of workers to workplace hazards in excess of existing Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards for the purpose of conducting experiments on worker health or safety. Prohibits the use of funds to close certain Job Corps Centers prior to July 1, 1988. Prohibits the use of funds to execute any contract with a non-governmental entity to administer or manage a Civilian Conservation Center of the Job Corps which was not under such contract as of September 1, 1984. Title II: Department of Health and Human Services - Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 1987 - Makes appropriations for FY 1987 to the Department of Health and Human Services for the following agencies: (1) the Health Resources and Services Administration for health resources and services, for the Medical Facilities Guarantee and Loan Fund; (2) Centers for Disease Control for disease control; (3) the National Institutes of Health for the National Cancer Institute, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the National Institute of Dental Research, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Eye Institute, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the National Institute on Aging, the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, research resources, the John E. Fogarty International Center, the National Library of Medicine, buildings and facilities, and the Office of the Director; (4) the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration for alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health programs and Saint Elizabeth's Hospital; (5) the Office of Assistant Secretary for Health for public health service management and retirement pay and medical benefits for commissioned officers of the Public Health Service; (6) the Health Care Financing Administration for grants to States for Medicaid, payments to health care trust funds, and program management; (7) the Social Security Administration for payments to Social Security trust funds, special benefits for disabled coal miners, the supplemental security income program, the assistance payments program, child support enforcement, and low income home energy assistance; (8) the Office of Human Development Services for social services block grants, human development services, family social services, and work incentives; (9) departmental management; (10) the Office of the Inspector General; (11) the Office for Civil Rights; and (12) policy research. Prohibits any of the funds appropriated for grants-in-aid to State agencies from being withheld from the agencies of any State which have established a merit system and classification and compensation plan covering their employees because of any disapproval of the manner of their selection or the rates of pay. States that funds appropriated for the National Institutes of Health shall be used to support no fewer than 6,200 new and competing research project program grants. Makes specified funds available for expenses for active commissioned officers in the Public Health Service Reserve Corps and for a limited number of commissioned officers in the Regular Corps. Makes such funds also available for specified activities of the Corps. Prohibits the use of funds to perform abortions except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term. Makes funds advanced to the National Institutes of Health Management Fund available for the expenses of sharing medical care facilities and resources under the Public Health Service Act. Makes funds appropriated for the Social Security Administration and the Office of Child Support Enforcement available for official reception and representation expenses related to income maintenance or child support enforcement activities. Makes funds appropriated for the Health Care Financing Administration available for official reception and representation expenses. Prohibits the use of any funds for basic pay, special pay, basic allowances for subsistence and basic allowances for quarters of the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service above a specified level. Prohibits the use of any funds to transfer the general administration of programs authorized under the Native American Programs Act from the Department of Health and Human Services to the Department of the Interior. Authorizes the use of funds for one-year contracts which are to be performed in two fiscal years, if the total amount for such contracts is obligated in the year for which the funds are appropriated. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to assign not more than 50 employees of the Public Health Service to assist in child survival activities with funds provided by the Agency for International Development, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, or the World Health Organization. Title III: Department of Education - Department of Education Appropriations Act, 1987 - Makes appropriations for FY 1987 to the Department of Education for: (1) compensatory education for the disadvantaged; (2) impact aid; (3) special programs; (4) bilingual education; (5) education for the handicapped; (6) rehabilitation services and handicapped research; (7) vocational and adult education; (8) guaranteed student loans; (9) higher education; (10) college housing loans; (11) educational research and statistics; (12) libraries; (13) special institutions (American Printing House for the Blind, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Gallaudet College, and Howard University); and (14) departmental management for salaries and expenses, the Office for Civil Rights, and the Office of the Inspector General. Prohibits withholding of funds appropriated by this title for grants-in-aid to cover State agency operating expenses because of any disapproval of their personnel or manner of personnel selection if a merit system and classification and compensation plan are in operation. Subjects the funds appropriated in this Act to the American Printing House for the Blind, Howard University, the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, and Gallaudet College to an audit by the Secretary of Education. Prohibits the use of funds appropriated under this Act to: (1) force any school or school district which is desegregated to take any action to force the busing of students, to force on account of race, creed, or color the abolishment of any such school, or to force the transfer or assignment of any student attending such a school to or from a particular school over the protest of the student's parents; (2) transport students or teachers in order to overcome racial imbalance or to carry out a plan of racial desegregation of any school or school system; or (3) transport any student to a school other than the school which is nearest the student's home. Prohibits using funds appropriated under this Act to prevent the implementation of programs of voluntary prayer and meditation in the public schools. Amends the Housing Act of 1950 to extend until October 1, 1987, the authority of the Secretary of Education to provide a discount on the prepayment of a loan for educational institution housing and facilities. Prohibits the Department of Education from using funds to attempt to collect a refund from the State of Illinois of funds provided to such State under the Library Services and Construction Act pursuant to final audit determinations for the period July 1, 1977, through December 31, 1980. Title IV: Related Agencies - Makes appropriations for FY 1987 to: (1) the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for the Public Broadcasting Fund; (2) the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service for salaries and expenses; (3) the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for salaries and expenses; (4) the National Center for the Study of Afro-American History and Culture (by permitting funds appropriated for FY 1986 to remain available until expended); (5) the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science for salaries and expenses; (6) the National Council on the Handicapped for salaries and expenses; (7) the National Labor Relations Board for salaries and expenses; (8) the National Mediation Board for salaries and expenses; (9) the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission for salaries and expenses; (10) the Physician Payment Review Commission for salaries and expenses; (11) Prospective Payment Assessment Commission; (12) the Railroad Retirement Board for the dual benefits payments account, for the Federal payment to the railroad retirement accounts, for the expenses of the Railroad Retirement Board, including the administration of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act; and (13) the Soldiers' and Airmen's Home for operation and maintenance and capital outlay. Title V: General Provisions - Limits the expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive Order issued pursuant to existing law. Sets forth limitations on the use of funds appropriated for salaries and expenses under this Act. Prohibits the use of funds appropriated under this Act for any loan, loan guarantee, grant, salary, or other remuneration for any individual applying for admission, attending, employed by, teaching at, or doing research at an institution of higher education who has engaged in conduct on or after August 1, 1969, which involves the use of (or the assistance to others in the use of) force or the threat of force or the seizure of property under the control of an institution of higher education, to require or prevent the availability of certain curricula, or to prevent the faculty, administrative officials, or students in such institution from engaging in their duties or pursuing their studies at such institution. Authorizes the Secretaries of Labor, of Education, and of Health and Human Services to transfer unexpended balances of prior appropriations to accounts corresponding to current appropriations provided in this Act, provided that such transferred balances are used for the same purposes, and for the same periods of time, for which they were originally appropriated. Prohibits any part of any appropriation contained in this Act from: (1) remaining available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, unless expressly so provided; (2) being used for publicity or propaganda to support or defeat legislation pending before the Congress, except in presentation to the Congress itself or for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships; (3) being used to pay for activities by grant or contract recipients or their agents designed to influence legislation or appropriations pending before the Congress; or (4) being used for research, experimental, or other activities presenting a danger to participants or subjects, without their written, informed consent (or that of parents or legal guardians, in the case of minors). Authorizes the Secretaries to make available specified amounts from funds available for salaries and expenses under titles I, II, and III, for official reception and representation expenses. Authorizes the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and the Chairman of the National Mediation Board to make available specified amounts for such expenses. Prohibits the use of funds to pay for the transportation of any officer or employee of a department or agency between his domicile and his place of employment, except for the Secretaries of Labor, of Health and Human Services, and of Education, and certain health personnel on out-patient medical service.

A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3042) to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to local educational agencies for dropout prevention demonstration projects.

United States · United States Congress · 24 July 1986

Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 3042 (dropout prevention and reentry programs).

National Educational Software Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1986

National Educational Software Act of 1986 - Establishes a National Educational Software Corporation (the Corporation) within the executive branch of the Federal Government. Sets forth provisions for members of the board of directors of the Corporation. Lists the principal functions of the Corporation as: (1) developing participation criteria for selecting high-quality, interactive, and educationally useful computer software; (2) securing investment capital for projects to develop such software; (3) making appropriate and reasonable investments in projects for the development of such software; (4) entering into contracts and making grants to assist in the development of such software; and (5) engaging in such other operations and activities as the board of directors determines to be necessary and appropriate to encourage the development and use of such software. Sets forth the general authorities of the Corporation. Sets forth provisions concerning investments by the Corporation. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989.

A resolution waiving certain points of order against the conference report on the bill (S. 415) to amend the Education of the Handicapped Act to authorize the award of reasonable attorneys' fees to certain prevailing parties, and to clarify the effect of the Education of the Handicapped Act on rights, procedures, and remedies under other laws relating to the prohibition of discrimination.

United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1986

Waives points of order against the consideration of the conference report on S. 415 (education of the handicapped).

Education for Economic Security Amendments of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1986

Education for Economic Security Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Education for Economic Security Act to replace the current title II, Education for Economic Security program, with a new title II, Teacher Training and Improvement Program. Provides that such title may be cited as the "Teacher Training and Improvement Act." Authorizes appropriations to carry out such program for FY 1987 through 1991. Provides for allotment of funds to States for State and local projects, and for reservations of funds for national programs, Department of the Interior schools for Indian children, and specified U.S. territories and possessions. Sets forth State application requirements. Requires that funds for State and local projects be used for: (1) inservice education for teachers to improve subject matter and teaching skills, including those needed to maintain an orderly classroom environment; (2) inservice education for school administrators to improve leadership skills, including those needed to maintain an orderly school environment; (3) retraining teachers who wish to teach different subjects; (4) support, including scholarships and internships, for qualified persons in other professions who wish to become teachers or school administrators; (5) improved preservice education of teachers and school administrators; (6) improved teacher education programs; (7) recognition of excellent performance by teachers or school administrators by awarding fellowships for further study or research and writing opportunities; (8) personnel exchange programs between education and other fields; and (9) other activities consistent with the purposes of this Act. Sets forth requirements for equitable program participation by private nonprofit school teachers and administrators. Sets forth provisions for national programs, including: (1) summer institutes and centers; (2) scholarships and fellowships; (3) exchange programs; (4) awards for development and testing of teacher education programs; (5) presidential teacher internships; (6) awards for individual research projects; (7) information collection and dissemination; (8) research on teaching and improving preservice and inservice education; and (9) developing model programs for providing skills to maintain an orderly classroom environment. Provides that Federal funds to State or local educational agencies under this Act must be used to supplement, not supplant, non-Federal funds. Bars use of Federal funds under this Act to benefit teachers or school administrators in private, for-profit schools. Repeals provisions of the Education Amendments of 1978 relating to territorial teacher training assistance. Repeals the Leadership in Educational Administration Development Act of 1984.

Equality in Education Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 14 July 1986

Equality in Education Act of 1986 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny tax-exempt status to any educational institution which has been found to have a policy of racial discrimination against any group in enrollment, hiring, or in other areas until such institution clearly and convincingly demonstrates abandonment of such policy through enrollment, hiring, or the taking of other vigorous, affirmative, and continued corrective action with respect to such group.

A resolution to recognize the I Have A Dream Foundation for its contributions to the education and lives of disadvantaged young people.

United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1986

Commends Eugene Lang for providing disadvantaged young people in inner city schools with the incentive and means to finish high school and attend college. Encourages others to give such young people educational opportunities they do not normally have.

Education, Job Training, and Youth Shelters for the Homeless Act

United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1986

Education, Job Training, and Youth Shelters for the Homeless Act - Amends the General Education Provisions Act to require State and local educational agencies (LEAs) to provide free public education for homeless children. Requires each state education agency to implement a plan to ensure that each homeless child within the State is provided full and equal educational opportunities. Requires LEAs to ensure that qualified school personnel interview families and children in shelters or other temporary housing within their district to determine the educational needs of homeless children. Prohibits any State or local residency requirement from being applied so as to bar any homeless child from attending school. Grants the parents of each homeless child the choice of continuing the child's education in the district of origin for the remainder of the school year or enrolling the child in the school district where the child is actually living. Requires that each homeless child be provided adequate transportation to the school selected. Requires that the records of each homeless child be maintained so that they are immediately available when a child enters a new school district. Requires LEAs to ensure that each homeless child may participate in all educational programs and services. Amends the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) to include homeless individuals under the definition of economically disadvantaged. Requires that proper consideration be given to the extent to which JTPA service providers will provide services in locations that are convenient to homeless individuals, and that consideration also be given to providing training in housing rehabilitation. Includes homeless individuals among those encountering barriers to employment. Amends the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to define "providing temporary shelter" as providing shelter until permanent shelter can be provided elsewhere.

Targeted Educational Assistance Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1986

Targeted Educational Assistance Act - Amends the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 (the Act) to require that State and local educational agencies use funds from grants to States under Chapter 2 (Consolidation of Federal Programs for Elementary and Secondary Education) of the Act exclusively for any or all of the following four critical areas: (1) school dropout prevention programs; (2) programs to combat illiteracy; (3) programs for the gifted and talented; and (4) basic skills instruction programs for economically disadvantaged secondary school students. Sets forth authorized uses of funds for programs in each of the four critical areas.

Mary McNally Rose, of Maryland, to be Deputy Under Secretary for Management, Department of Education, vice Linda M. Combs, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 24 June 1986

English Proficiency Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 June 1986

English Proficiency Act - Directs the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to establish within the Office of Adult Education a program of grants for English literacy programs for individuals of limited English proficiency. Allows such grants to provide for support services including child care and transportation costs for program participants. Provides that such grants may be made to community-based organizations, local education agencies, tribally-controlled schools, institutions of higher education (including community colleges), public libraries, and prisons. Sets forth grant application requirements. Limits grants to not more than three years' duration. Requires that at least 50 percent of grant funds go to community-based organizations with the demonstrated capability to administer English proficiency programs. Requires grant recipients to report annually to the Secretary. Directs the Secretary, through the Office of Adult Education, directly and through grants and contracts, to carry out demonstration programs to: (1) develop innovative approaches and methods of literacy education for individuals of limited English proficiency; and (2) establish a nationwide clearinghouse on literacy education for individuals of limited English proficiency. Requires the Secretary, directly and through grants and contracts, to evaluate and annually audit programs funded under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to accept grants, gifts, or bequests of money for the purposes of this Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989. Limits to ten percent the portion of funds available under this Act which may be used for demonstration programs and evaluation.

Education for Economic Security Amendments of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 11 June 1986

Education for Economic Security Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Education for Economic Security Act to replace the current title II, Education for Economic Security program, with a new title II, Teacher Training and Improvement Program. Provides that such title may be cited as the "Teacher Training and Improvement Act." Authorizes appropriations to carry out such program for FY 1987 through 1991. Provides for allotment of funds to States for State and local projects, and for reservations of funds for national programs, Department of the Interior schools for Indian children, and specified U.S. territories and possessions. Sets forth State application requirements. Requires that funds for State and local projects be used for: (1) inservice education for teachers to improve subject matter and teaching skills, including those needed to maintain an orderly classroom environment; (2) inservice education for school administrators to improve leadership skills, including those needed to maintain an orderly school environment; (3) retraining teachers who wish to teach different subjects; (4) support, including scholarships and internships, for qualified persons in other professions who wish to become teachers or school administrators; (5) improved preservice education of teachers and school administrators; (6) improved teacher education programs; (7) recognition of excellent performance by teachers or school administrators by awarding fellowships for further study or research and writing opportunities; (8) personnel exchange programs between education and other fields; and (9) other activities consistent with the purposes of this Act. Sets forth requirements for equitable program participation by private nonprofit school teachers and administrators. Sets forth provisions for national programs, including: (1) summer institutes and centers; (2) scholarships and fellowships; (3) exchange programs; (4) awards for development and testing of teacher education programs; (5) presidential teacher internships; (6) awards for individual research projects; (7) information collection and dissemination; (8) research on teaching and improving preservice and inservice education; and (9) developing model programs for providing skills to maintain an orderly classroom environment. Provides that Federal funds to State or local educational agencies under this Act must be used to supplement, not supplant, non-Federal funds. Bars use of Federal funds under this Act to benefit teachers or school administrators in private, for-profit schools. Repeals provisions of the Education Amendments of 1978 relating to territorial teacher training assistance. Repeals the Leadership in Educational Administration Development Act of 1984.

A concurrent resolution to encourage State and local governments and local educational agencies to require quality daily physical education programs for all children from kindergarten through grade 12.

United States · United States Congress · 3 June 1986

Encourages State and local governments and local educational agencies to require quality daily physical education programs for all children from kindergarten through grade 12.

A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that State and local governments and local educational agencies should require quality daily physical education programs for all children from kindergarten through the 12th grade.

United States · United States Congress · 3 June 1986

Expresses the sense of the Congress that State and local governments and local educational agencies should require quality daily physical education programs for all children from kindergarten through grade 12.

An original resolution waiving section 303(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, with respect to consideration of S. 1965, the Higher Education Amendments of 1986.

United States · United States Congress · 2 June 1986

Waives certain requirements of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 with respect to the consideration of S. 1965 (higher education programs).

Peter R. Greer, of Maine, to be Deputy Under Secretary for Intergovernmental and Interagency Affairs, Department of Education, vice A. Wayne Roberts.

United States · United States Senate · 28 May 1986

Sub-Saharan Africa Natural Resource and Environmental Management Training and Education Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 22 May 1986

Sub-Saharan Africa Natural Resource and Environmental Management Training and Education Act of 1986 - Requires the President, in order to promote a long-term development program for sub-Saharan Africa, to establish and provide assistance for a training and education program to encourage the development and utilization of appropriate natural resources and environmental management techniques. Requires particular emphasis to be placed on local-level training in techniques using smaller, cost-saving, community-based technologies. Sets forth elements to be included in such program. Requires the training under this program to incorporate women's needs in appropriate proportions to their traditional participation in the targeted activity. Requires each Agency for International Development (AID) development strategy statement for each sub-Saharan African country to include a plan to assist that country in the development of an effective natural resource and environmental management training and education program. Requires program activities to include close consultation with, and involvement of, community and local organizations. Requires the objectives of this Act to be accomplished whenever practicable through private and voluntary organizations or national nongovernmental organizations. Requires AID to make available funds for training and education activities in sub-Saharan African countries in accordance with this Act for FY 1987. Urges AID to request technical assistance from other Federal agencies where appropriate. Requires AID to review and report to the Congress on the effectiveness of existing indigenous capabilities for natural resource and environmental management training.

Geriatric Physicians Graduate Medical Education Act of 1986

United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1986

Geriatric Physicians Graduate Medical Education Act of 1986 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to, and enter into contracts with, various specified kinds of medical institutions to support geriatric medicine training projects for physicians who plan to teach geriatric medicine. Prescribes guidelines for such training projects. Increases from $8,000,000 to $12,000,000 the amounts authorized for FY 1987 and 1988 for health professions training programs. Earmarks 50 percent of the appropriations for each of the fiscal years 1987 and beyond for implementation of the geriatric physicians training program.

Future Teacher Training Corps Act

United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1986

Future Teacher Training Corps Act - Amends title V (Teacher Corps and Teacher Training Programs) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a new part G program of Future Teacher Training Corps Fellowships. Directs the Secretary of Education to allot program grant funds to each State on the basis of school-age population. Directs State Governors to appoint Selection Review Panels to select fellowship recipients. Requires that recipients be interested in teaching careers and agree to teach in areas of the State where there is a shortage of elementary or secondary school teachers or in fields of study where there is a shortage of such teachers. Sets forth guidelines for selection procedures. Sets forth program grant application requirements for States. Limits each such fellowship to not more than: (1) $5,000 for each year of graduate education in preparation to become an elementary or secondary school teacher; and (2) two years of such graduate education. Sets forth fellowship conditions. Requires fellowship repayment in cases of noncompliance with fellowship agreements, with specified exceptions. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990 to carry out this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to award up to 5,000 fellowships during each of those fiscal years.

A joint resolution to designate the week of October 5, 1986, through October 11, 1986, as "National Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Week".

United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1986

Designates the week of October 5 through October 11, 1986, as National Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Week.