A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish projects to educate, motivate, and encourage secondary school students from an economically disadvantaged background to pursue training at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the biomedical sciences.

Summary

Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Commissioner of Education to make grants to and enter into contracts with institutions of higher education to offer projects to encourage economically disadvantaged students to pursue undergraduate and graduate training in the biomedical sciences. Sets forth the activities such projects must provide and the criteria applicants must meet in order to be eligible for assistance under this program.

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Timeline

1. 2 February 1978

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 2 February 1978

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 2 February 1978

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 2 February 1978

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-14] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Chisholm, Shirley [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsed00 · Standing

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