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Bill· HRH.R. 4655 (100th)open

Nursing Shortage Reduction and Education Extension Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 19 May 1988

Nursing Shortage Reduction and Education Extension Act of 1988 - Title I: Initiatives to Reduce Nursing Shortages - Amends title VIII (Nursing Education) of the Public Health Service Act to create a new part on initiatives to reduce nursing shortages. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants for demonstrating innovative hospital nursing practice models which include restructuring the role of the nurse, testing innovative wage structures, and evaluating the effectiveness of various benefits. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts for evaluation of the models demonstrated and for dissemination of the information developed. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to nurse training entities: (1) to demonstrate innovative nursing practice models for services in the home and in long-term care facilities designed to increase recruitment and retention of nurses and improve nursing care; and (2) to develop projects to increase the exposure of nursing students to clinical practice in nursing home, home health, and gerontologic settings. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts for evaluation of the projects developed and for dissemination of the information developed. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for the identification of specific community nursing needs and the development and establishment of programs of educational outreach and nurse recruitment. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to nurse training schools for scholarships for nursing students in need. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. Title II: Special Projects - Revises the description of nursing education special projects eligible for certain grants and contracts with regard to: (1) inclusion of the promotion of occupational health care as a purpose; (2) the priorities in training and education to upgrade the skills of paraprofessional nursing personnel; (3) development of curricula for certain nursing baccalaureate situations; (4) facilitation of the completion of advanced nurse education programs by certain specialists; and (5) provision of nursing education courses to rural areas through telecommunications via satellite. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. Authorizes appropriations for grants and contracts for advanced nurse education for FY 1989 through 1991. Revises the guidelines for programs for the education of nurse practitioners and nurse midwives to require that they have not less than six full-time equivalent students. (Current law requires that they have eight students.) Allows service commitments by nurse practitioner or nurse midwife traineeship recipients to include service in an Indian Health Service health center, a Native Hawaiian health center, a migrant health center, or a community health center in addition to the currently-allowed service in a health manpower shortage area or a public health care facility. Authorizes appropriations for certain nurse practitioner and nurse midwife programs for FY 1989 through 1991. Title III: Assistance to Nursing Students - Authorizes appropriations for traineeships for advanced education of professional nurses for FY 1989 through 1991. Authorizes appropriations for traineeships for nurse anesthetists for FY 1989 through 1991. Title IV: General Provisions of Title VIII - Changes the composition of the National Advisory Council on Nurse Training to increase the number of members and require representation by practicing professional nurses and from associate degree schools of nursing. Title V: Effective Date - Sets forth the effective dates of this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 4648 (100th)referred

Nursing Education Partnership Act

United States · United States Congress · 19 May 1988

Nursing Education Partnership Act - Amends title VIII (Nurse Education) of the Public Health Service Act to create a new subpart on nursing scholarships. Defines "eligible individual" in terms of academic performance and enrollment. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants and loans to eligible individuals for certain associate degree or bachelor degree nursing education programs. Prohibits individuals from receiving any other form of Federal student financial assistance under any Federal law while receiving assistance under this subpart. Provides for application and repayment. Directs the Secretary to allocate funds available for grants and loans under the title among institutions in order to provide funds for applications meeting the requirements of this Act. Requires the awards to be: (1) equal to the cost of attendance for those applicants demonstrating the greatest financial need, determined on the basis of expected family contributions; and (2) made in the order of that need. Requires the award to be composed of 25 percent grant and 75 percent loan. Sets forth criteria a higher education institution must meet in order to participate in this program, including establishing and operating a program which lets high school counselors, teachers, and students learn about nursing career opportunities and which targets low income students. Allows entities desiring to employ students who have obtained degrees with assistance under this part to enter into a sponsorship agreement with the Secretary, including: (1) an agreement that the health care provider will repay two-thirds of the loan; and (2) assurances that the provider has established a program to recruit junior or senior high school students to enter nursing careers. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 and each of the succeeding fiscal years.

Bill· SS. 2383 (100th)open

Veterans' Education Benefits Amendments of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1988

Veterans' Education Benefits Amendments of 1988 - Makes eligible for education benefits under the Vietnam-era GI Bill individuals who: (1) before January 1, 1977, commenced the third academic year as a cadet or midshipman at one of the service academies or the third academic year as a member of the Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps (SROTC); (2) served more than 180 days as a commissioned officer, were honorably discharged, and enrolled in the Post-Vietnam Era Veterans' Educational Assistance Program; and (3) submit to the Administrator of Veterans Affairs before January 1, 1990, an irrevocable election to be so eligible. Allows students using Veterans Administration educational assistance to make a one-time course withdrawal without the requirement of repayment of benefits. Makes Montgomery GI Bill and Post-Vietnam Era Educational Assistance Program students eligible for tutorial assistance. Increases the maximum tutorial assistance payments to be paid by the Administrator.

Bill· HRH.R. 4585 (100th)failed

Education Priorities for Research and Construction

United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1988

Amends the Education Amendments of 1980 to extend through FY 1991 the authorization of appropriations for the Robert A. Taft Institute of Government, in New York, New York.

Bill· HRH.R. 4541 (100th)referred

Family Educational Opportunity Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 5 May 1988

Family Educational Opportunity Act of 1988 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to remove from the computation of expected family contribution in the determination of need for assistance under the title IV (Student Assistance) Pell Grant program and other title IV student assistance programs the following assets: (1) the family's principal place of residence; (2) a family farm on which the family resides; or (3) a small business substantially owned and managed by a member or members of the family.

Bill· HRH.R. 4516 (100th)referred

Manassas National Battlefield Park Amendments of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 3 May 1988

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to remove the exemptions for Supplemental Loans for Students (SLS loans) from certain eligibility requirements under title IV (Student Assistance) of such Act. Applies special rules for multiple disbursement to SLS loans. Requires applicants for SLS loans to have: (1) received a determination of eligibility or ineligibility for a Pell Grant; or (2) filed a Pell Grant application and received a preliminary determination of eligibility or ineligibility.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 425 (100th)passed

Jacob K. Javits Senate Fellowship Program Resolution

United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1988

Jacob K. Javits Senate Fellowship Program Resolution - Establishes a Jacob K. Javits Senate Fellowship Program to encourage increased participation by outstanding students in a public service career. Directs the Jacob K. Javits Foundation, Incorporated, New York, New York, in consultation with the Secretary of the Senate (the Secretary), to select Senate Fellowship participants. Requires each participant to complete a program of graduate study in accordance with criteria agreed upon by the Foundation. Provides for a Senate component of the Fellowship Program. Authorizes the Secretary to appoint and fix the compensation of each eligible participant selected, for a period of employment which may not exceed one year. States that such compensation shall not supplement stipends received from the Secretary of Education under the Fellowship Program. Limits to ten the number of fellowship participants so employed for any fiscal year. Directs the Secretary, after consulting the Majority and Minority Leaders, to place eligible participants in positions in the Senate that are, within practicable considerations, supportive of their academic programs. Makes funds available to the Secretary available for five years, to be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate. Limits such funds for each of the first five years of the program. Terminates the program five years after the effective date of this resolution. Directs the Secretary, three months prior to such expiration, to report a program evaluation and recommendations to the Majority Leader and the Senate.

Bill· HRH.R. 4424 (100th)referred

Higher Education Equity Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 20 April 1988

Higher Education Equity Act of 1988 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to exclude the value of a principal place of residence from the computation of need for the Pell grant program and other student assistance programs.

Law· HRH.R. 4416 (100th)enacted

National Geography Studies Centers Act

United States · United States Congress · 19 April 1988

Amends the Library Services and Construction Act to extend through FY 1989 the authorization of appropriations for grants under title V (Foreign Language Materials Acquisition) and title VI (Library Literacy Programs) of such Act.

Bill· SS. 2270 (100th)open

Smart Start: The Community Collaborative for Early Childhood Development Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 12 April 1988

Smart Start: The Community Collaborative for Early Childhood Development Act of 1988 - Directs the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to make grants to States and localities with approved plans and applications to assist them to expand or establish full-day early childhood development services for prekindergarten children. Directs the Secretary, in carrying out this Act, to: (1) use the expertise of early childhood experts in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); and (2) ensure that individuals administering this Act have expertise in the area of early childhood development. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1993 to carry out this Act. Sets forth requirements relating to State and local eligibility for Federal assistance under this Act, including establishment or designation of a State Interagency Advisory Task Force and a Local Policy Group. Sets forth provisions for allotments to States. Reserves a portion of the funds for specified U.S. territories and possessions. Sets forth State allotment formulas based on a State's: (1) number of children five years old or under; (2) number of families with two parents, both of whom are in the labor force, who have one or more children five years old or under; (3) tax capacity index; and (4) tax effort index. Sets forth reallotment provisions. Sets forth provisions for Federal allocation of certain funds to localities. Directs the Secretary to make such allocations to localities from amounts that would be allotted to a State but will not be so allotted because the State elects not to participate in programs assisted under this Act. Makes such a grant to the locality equal to the amount to which it is entitled when ranked by the Secretary against other applicants from the same State. Sets forth provisions for within State reservation and allocation. Directs the Governor to reserve 25 percent of the State allotment for specified activities and to allocate the remaining 75 percent to localities with approved applications on a ranking basis. Sets the following limits on apportioning the 25 percent reserved funds: (1) maximum one percent for the State Interagency Advisory Task Force; (2) maximum four percent for administrative costs; (3) minimum five percent for grants to localities in nonmetropolitan areas and to localities to serve migrant and Indian children or, if no such localities apply, for discretionary grants; (4) minimum ten percent for discretionary grants to localities; and (5) minimum five percent for development and implementation of statewide training programs, and technical assistance to localities for training. Sets forth rules for twofold ranking of applications from localities based on the numbers of: (1) children five years old or under in families below the poverty line compared to the number of all children of such ages in the locality; and (2) families with children of such ages. Sets forth allocation rules. Requires that one-half of the funds be allocated to localities on the basis of each of the above indices, in order of their ranking. Requires the State to provide uniform allocations per child and per family throughout the State in allocating Federal funds and the State portion of the non-Federal share. Prohibits any locality funded under specified provisions from receiving less than $25,000 in total Federal and State funds provided this Act. Sets forth provisions for planning grants. Allows any locality to apply for a six-month planning grant to the State or, if the State does not participate, to the Secretary. Requires planning grant funds to be deducted from the total funds the locality would otherwise be eligible for in the first year of the program. Sets forth application requirements. Sets forth provisions for State Interagency Advisory Task Forces. Requires any State desiring to receive assistance under this Act to establish such a Task Force. Requires each Task Force to report annually to the Governor and the Secretary on the status of early childhood development programs and child care programs operating within the States. Allows a State to use an existing comparable task force for such purposes. Sets forth provisions for a Lead State Agency. Directs the Governor to designate such an agency to administer the early childhood development programs assisted under this Act in the State. Requires such agency to be selected from the State educational agency, the State department of social services, or the State agency for child development or child advocacy. Sets forth requirements for the State application and the State plan. Sets forth provisions for Local Policy Groups. Requires any locality desiring to receive a grant under this Act to form such a Group. Requires each Group to report annually to the State Interagency Advisory Task Force on the status of early childhood development programs and child care within the locality. Allows localities to use existing comparable Groups. Sets forth requirements for local applications and service delivery plans included in such applications. Requires selection of a local administering agency by specified local officials from among the local education agencies, local social services agency, local child development agencies, and local resource and referral agency. Sets forth selection criteria and duties of a local administering agency. Requires localities to submit applications to the Lead State Agency in a participating State, or to the Secretary if they are in a nonparticipating State. Sets forth provisions relating to eligible children and families. Sets forth an age requirement for participation. Makes any child eligible to participate in programs assisted under this Act: (1) in the school year prior to the school year in which the child would be eligible under State law to enter kindergarten; or (2) at age four, in localities that do not offer kindergarten programs. Permits any State or locality which has served all children of the eligible age group requesting services to use funds to serve children: (1) in the school year two years prior to the school year in which they would be eligible under State law to enter kindergarten; or (2) at age three. Allows States or localities to use funds to expand existing programs serving children aged three through five years, if specified maintenance of effort provisions are met. Sets forth family contribution requirements. Provides services under this Act without charge to eligible children in families with incomes under 115 percent of the poverty line. Requires, for eligible children form families with incomes above 115 percent of the poverty line, payment of fees on a sliding scale up to the full cost of such services. Requires the State, or the locality in a nonparticipating State, to develop such sliding scale on the basis of income level and family size. Prohibits: (1) total fees for all eligible children in a family receiving services under this Act from exceeding ten percent of a family's gross income; and (2) maximum fees per child from exceeding the cost per child of the services provided. Sets forth provisions for general use of funds by service providers and for authorized activities for which grants may be used. Sets forth minimum standards, for service providers, including maximum group size and child to adult ratios, staff training and credentials, parental involvement, and health, safety, and nutrition requirements. Sets forth administrative provisions including provisions for withholding of payments and judicial review of such withholding. Provides protection for continuing activities of Head Start agencies by prohibiting the denial to any such an agency of continued use of a local educational agency facilities by reason of selection of either to administer a program with funds under this Act. Sets forth evaluation provisions. Requires Local Policy Groups to: (1) arrange for periodic on-site evaluation of local programs by reviewers including community members and early childhood development experts not directly involved in program administration; and (2) report annually to the Task Force. Requires the Task Force to: (1) arrange for periodic on-site monitoring, inspection, and evaluation of programs by reviewers who are not directly involved in program administration; and (2) report annually to the Governor and the Secretary. Directs the Secretary, either directly or by grant or contract, to provide for continuing evaluation of programs, especially on the use of nonparticipant control groups. Requires such evaluations to be conducted by persons not directly involved in the administration of the program being evaluated. Authorizes the Secretary to require States or localities to provide for independent evaluations. Directs the Secretary to arrange to obtain specific views of persons participating in and served by the programs. Directs the Secretary to: (1) publish results of evaluations within 90 days of their completion; and (2) submit copies to the appropriate congressional committees. Directs the Secretary to report annually to the appropriate congressional committees. Sets forth nondiscrimination provisions, including rules against employment or services discrimination on the basis of handicap. Sets forth provisions relating to program payments, the Federal share of program costs, and maintenance of efforts. Authorizes the Secretary to reduce the non-Federal share under specified circumstances.

Bill· SS. 2231 (100th)open

Nurse Education Reauthorization Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1988

Nurse Education Reauthorization Act of 1988 - Title I: Special Projects - Amends title VIII (Nurse Education) of the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants and enter into contracts for special projects to: (1) increase nursing opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds by providing faculty development directed at facilitating retention of such individuals; (2) provide training and education to upgrade skills of paraprofessional nursing personnel with priority given to rapid transition programs towards undergraduate degrees; and (3) provide training and education to develop curricula for baccalaureate and masters degrees in nursing. Authorizes appropriations for grants and contracts for various special projects for FY 1989 through 1991. Directs the Secretary, in making grants and contracts relating to advanced nurse education, to give priority to programs with innovative curricula that permit individuals to rapidly achieve advanced degrees. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. Requires programs for the education of nurse practitioners and nurse midwives to have an enrollment of not less than six full-time equivalent students. (Current law requires not less than eight students.) Allows those receiving traineeships to fulfill their commitment to practice as a nurse practitioner or nurse midwife in the Indian Health Service, a Native Hawaiian health center, a migrant health center, or a community health center. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. Directs the Secretary to make grants to or enter into contracts with schools of nursing for projects to demonstrate and evaluate innovative nursing practice models designed to increase the recruitment and retention of nurses to provide long-term, home, or nursing home care. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. Directs the Secretary to make grants and enter into contracts to develop, establish, and operate from one to five regional model professional nurse recruitment centers, including centers in rural areas. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. Title II: Assistance to Nursing Students - Authorizes appropriations for traineeships for advanced education of professional nurses for FY 1989 through 1991. Authorizes appropriations for grants and contracts for traineeships for nurse anesthetists for FY 1989 through 1991. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to schools of nursing for scholarships to full time undergraduate students in financial need, the amount of the scholarship not to exceed tuition and fees, with priority given to individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. Requires that students receiving loans from schools of nursing under specified provisions be in need. (Current law requires them to be of exceptional financial need.)

Bill· SS. 2226 (100th)open

Educational Block Grant for Children at Risk Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1988

Educational Block Grant for Children at Risk Act of 1988 - Amends the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 (the Act) to add new chapter 3 provisions for block grants for Innovative Programs for Children at Risk of Low Academic Achievement. (Redesignates the current chapter 3 as chapter 4.) Defines "eligible student," for purposes of such programs, as any child between three and 17 years old who is at risk of low academic achievement and, as a result, may experience future unemployment and welfare dependency. Includes under such term: (1) low-income children, including preschool age children, under chapter 1 (Financial Assistance to Meet Special Educational Needs of Disadvantaged Children) of the Act; (2) minority children; (3) pregnant teenagers and teenage parents; (4) dropouts from elementary or secondary school; (5) students with limited English proficiency; (6) students who are substance abusers; (7) homeless children; and (8) neglected and delinquent children. Allows each local educational agency (LEA) to elaborate on such definition. Directs the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to reserve five percent of chapter 3 appropriations for activities of national significance, including: (1) evaluation of activities for at-risk children; (2) dissemination of information on the effect of programs; (3) research; (4) technical assistance to State educational agencies (SEAs) and LEAs; and (5) rewarding State and local programs. Directs the Secretary to allot to the States from the remainder of such funds: (1) one-third on the basis of the number of school-aged children (between 3 and 17 years old); and (2) two-thirds on the basis of the number of children counted for chapter 1 purposes. Allows a State to reserve up to five percent of its allotment for State administrative costs and up to 20 percent for statewide programs. Directs designated State agencies to allocate a least 75 percent of the State allotment among LEAs on the basis of the factors on which State allotments are based and other specified criteria. Requires LEAs, in order to receive such grants, to enter into cooperative agreements with community-based organizations, business concerns, and other community activities to carry out activities described in their applications. Requires chapter 3 funds to be used for new and innovative programs designed to address the educational needs and other needs of eligible students. Includes among these programs and projects for: (1) improved attendance and educational achievement of eligible students; (2) supplementary education to assist eligible students to attain a grade level proficiency in basic skills; (3) prevention of youth suicide; (4) drug and substance abuse treatment and prevention; (5) coordination of Federal, State, and local efforts serving eligible students; and (6) rewards to schools for lowering dropout rates or reclaiming dropouts. Sets forth requirements for State and local applications. Sets forth criteria for the award of grants. Requires that programs and projects receiving grants: (1) serve eligible students with the greatest need based on the risk of educational failure; (2) are of high quality and likely to achieve chapter 3 goals; (3) address the multiple needs of eligible students; and (4) represent urban and rural regions in the State. Makes certain fiscal requirements and requirements for participation of private school children applicable to chapter 3 programs. Sets forth requirements for local and State evaluations and for program improvement. Provides that nothing in chapter 3 shall be interpreted to preclude the enactment of State legislation providing for the implementation, consistent with such chapter, of the programs assisted under such chapter. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1993 to carry out chapter 3 programs.

Bill· HRH.R. 4228 (100th)referred

AIDS Public Education Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1988

AIDS Public Education Act of 1988 - Amends title III (General Powers and Duties of Public Health Service) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, to make grants to public and nonprofit private entities to assist the grantees in: (1) collecting and disseminating information regarding the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); (2) educating individuals regarding such information; and (3) encouraging individuals to determine the extent to which their financial resources, including health insurance, are adequate for payment of the costs of medical treatment for infection with such etiologic agent. Requires the Secretary, in making the grants, to give preference to applicants with experience in educating the public, including the business community, on health matters. Allows grantees to expend the grant to train individuals. Requires applicants to agree to expend not less than 75 percent of the grant to carry out the purposes of the grant in an employment setting. Requires the Secretary to evaluate the grant programs and to make the findings available to the public. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991.

Bill· HRH.R. 4190 (100th)referred

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to construct or improve facilities for the conduct of nursing research by institutions of higher education.

United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1988

Amends title IV (National Research Institutes) of the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Center for Nursing Research to acquire, construct, improve, or repair laboratories and other research facilities to increase the capacity of institutions of higher education to conduct nursing research. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants and enter into contracts for such purposes. Requires the Director, from amounts appropriated under this Act, to reserve 15 percent to carry out such purposes through grants to, and contracts with, institutions that received less than an aggregate of a specified amount in Federal financial assistance for research and development in the preceding two fiscal years. Requires matching funds, in cash or in kind, from non-Federal sources. Directs the Secretary to require technical and scientific peer review of applications for grants and contracts. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991.

Bill· SS. 2183 (100th)open

Comprehensive Alzheimer's Assistance, Research, and Education Act of 1987 (CARE)

United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1988

Comprehensive Alzheimer's Assistance, Research, and Education Act of 1987 (CARE) - Title I: Public Health Service Programs with Respect to Alzheimer's Disease - Repeals provisions of the Public Health Service Act relating to Alzheimer's disease (Alzheimer's) and creates, in title III (relating to the general powers and duties of the Public Health Service) of the Act, a new part K on Alzheimer's. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants and enter into cooperative agreements to assist grantees in establishing and maintaining, with respect to Alzheimer's and related disorders, centers for: (1) conducting basic and clinical research, training, and dissemination of clinical information; (2) demonstrating advanced diagnostic, prevention, treatment, and management methods; (3) conducting programs of community education; and (4) maximizing research. Specifies purposes for which grant funds may and may not be used. Limits support for a center to five years, with extensions by the Secretary of up to five years if recommended by a technical and scientific peer review group. Directs the Secretary, in carrying out these provisions, to consult with the directors of specified National Institutes of Health. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health and the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, to make grants and enter into contracts to enable grantees to conduct basic and clinical research regarding Alzheimer's and related disorders. Directs the Secretary, in carrying out these provisions, to consult with the directors of specified National Institutes of Health. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, to make grants and enter into contracts to enable grantees to conduct research and demonstration projects with respect to teaching the families of individuals with Alzheimer's or related disorders methods for providing appropriate care and managing stress. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner on Aging, to make grants and enter into contracts to enable grantees to conduct demonstration projects with respect to teaching the families of individuals with Alzheimer's or related disorders methods for providing appropriate care and managing stress. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Institute on Aging, to make grants and enter into contracts to enable grantees to conduct long-term care research with respect to Alzheimer's disease and related disorders and with respect to the coordination of long-term care services. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Center for Health Services Research, to make grants and enter into contracts to enable grantees to conduct research with respect to developing methods for improving the delivery of supportive services to individuals with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders and with respect to the coordination of long-term care services. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. Directs the Secretary to develop a plan for a research program for the study of Alzheimer's and related disorders. Specifies elements for which the plan must provide. Requires research under the plan to be carried out through the National Institutes of Health. Directs the Secretary to submit the plan to the President and the Congress. Directs the Secretary to make grants to States to plan, establish, and operate programs to provide specified services regarding Alzheimer's or related disorders. Specifies purposes for which grant funds may not be used. Limits grants to three years, subject to annual evaluation by the Secretary. Limits the amount of a grant and its portion of the costs of the program for which it is made. Directs the Secretary to annually evaluate the grant programs. Authorizes the Secretary to contract with private entities to conduct the evaluation. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration, to require, as a condition of receiving funds under provisions of part B (Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Mental Health Services Block Grant) of the Public Health Service Act, that a State must agree that activities carried out under a specified provision will include increased provision of mental health services related to Alzheimer's and related disorders. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Institute on Aging, to make grants to assist grantees in providing training programs and continuing education programs, regarding Alzheimer's or related disorders, to health care professionals, health care paraprofessionals, and family caregivers. Specifies eligible types of grant recipients. Directs the Secretary to ensure that grants are equitably geographically distributed. Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Institute on Aging, to make grants to the Alzheimer's centers established by this Act to assist in developing curricula for such training programs and continuing education programs. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to initiate a study regarding specified health manpower needs related to Alzheimer's disease, related disorders, and other disorders requiring long-term care services. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. Directs the Secretary to establish a National Alzheimer's Disease Education Program for: (1) promoting the coordination of health care financing, service, research, education, and training programs; (2) collecting, through the Clearinghouse on Alzheimer's Disease, information on research and treatment programs; (3) making such information available to specified groups and to the general public; and (4) providing technical assistance to States and public and private organizations. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. Title II: Improvement of Services Under Medicare and Medicaid Programs - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to review the levels of reimbursement provided under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act for home health services, extended care services, and inpatient hospital services relating to an advanced stage of Alzheimer's or a related disorder and adjust the levels to accurately reflect the reasonable amount required to provide adequately for services furnished. Requires each State plan approved under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to report to the Secretary on how the levels of reimbursement under the plan for home health services, nursing facility services, inpatient hospital services, and community-based care take into account special needs regarding an advanced stage of Alzheimer's or a related disorder. Directs the Secretary to modify contracts with utilization and quality control peer review organizations under part B (Peer Review) of title XI of the Social Security Act to ensure that the organizations conduct adequate and representative quality of care reviews on patients who require intensive home health services or extended care services. Requires States, as a condition of approval of a State plan under Medicaid, to provide assurances that the State is providing for the conduct of adequate and representative quality of care reviews on patients who require intensive home health services, nursing facility services, or other long-term care services. Directs the Secretary to review and report to the Congress regarding whether specified types of facilities participating under the Medicare or Medicaid program limit or restrict the services they provide to individuals with Alzheimer's or a related disorder. Directs the Secretary to provide for research and demonstration projects concerning methods of improving the delivery of health care services to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder. Specifies projects to be included. Directs the Secretary to provide for an evaluation of the research and demonstration projects and submit a report to the Congress. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. Requires funds, to the extent that research and demonstration projects relate to Medicare beneficiaries, to be appropriated from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. Authorizes the Secretary to waive compliance with the requirements of part B (Peer Review) of title XI, title XVIII (Medicare), and title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act as necessary to conduct these research and demonstration projects.

Bill· HRH.R. 4040 (100th)referred

AIDS Youth Education Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1988

AIDS Youth Education Act of 1988 - Amends part B (Federal-State Cooperation) of title III (General Powers and Duties of Public Health Service) of the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants for educating and counseling certain youths with respect to the prevention of exposure to, and the transmission of, the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Describes the youths as those who: (1) are homeless; (2) are unemancipated minors away from home for a significant period without parental consent; (3) engage in intravenous substance abuse or in prostitution; (4) are homosexual or bisexual males; or (5) engage in sexual activity with such unemancipated minors or with any individual who is homeless, engages in intravenous substance abuse or prostitution, or is a bisexual or homosexual male. Sets forth preferences in making grants. Requires applicants to agree to: (1) provide outreach services for the youths; and (2) use educational materials and confidential counseling procedures that are appropriate for the age and cultural context of the youths and that emphasize the behavioral changes necessary to prevent exposure to, and the transmission of, the etiologic agent for AIDS. Permits grantees to expend the grant to train individuals to carry out the education and counseling provided for in this Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991.

Law· HJRESH.J.Res. 470 (100th)enacted

A joint resolution to designate March 29, 1988, as "Education Day U.S.A.".

United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1988

Designates March 29, 1988, the birthday of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, as Education Day, U.S.A. Calls on heads of state of the world to join the President of the United States in this tribute by signing an international scroll of honor.

Bill· HRH.R. 3961 (100th)referred

National Correctional Education Assistance Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 February 1988

National Correctional Education Assistance Act - Amends the Adult Education Act to require that at least ten percent of the funds granted to any State under specified provisions of such Act be used for corrections education and education for other institutionalized individuals. Sets forth authorized programs for such education.

Bill· SS. 2034 (100th)open

Prekindergarten Early Dropout Intervention Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1988

Prekindergarten Early Dropout Intervention Act of 1988 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to local educational agencies, community-based organizations, and nonprofit private organizations for prekindergarten early intervention programs for dropout prevention. Authorizes appropriations for such purpose for FY 1989 through 1991. Requires eligible applicants to use such grants for model programs for: (1) early identification of prekindergarten children aged three and four who are at high risk of dropping out of elementary or secondary school; and (2) assisting such children to acquire cognitive and language development skills necessary to succeed in school. Sets forth application requirements. Sets the Federal share of the costs of such programs at 90 percent for the first year, 70 percent for the second year, and 50 percent for the third year. Limits to 25 percent that portion of the annual appropriations for this Act which may be used for grants to community-based organizations and nonprofit private organizations. Limits the amount of a grant to any one applicant. Requires annual evaluation of such grants program. Requires dissemination of information on the activities assisted under this Act.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 362 (100th)open

A resolution providing amounts from the contingent fund of the House for expenses of investigations and studies by the Committee on Education and Labor and the Pension Reform Activities of its Subcommittee.

United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1988

Authorizes expenditures for investigations and studies of the House Committee on Education and Labor and for investigations of welfare and pension plans by its subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations for the second session of the 100th Congress. Authorizes expenditures for the procurement of consultant services and assistance for specialized training for professional staff.

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