Education for a Competitive America Act

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Introduced

28 January 1987

Last action

20 September 1988 · Floor

Status

Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Summary

Education for Competitive America Act - Title I: Education for Economic Security - Education for Economic Security Reauthorization Act - Amends the Education for Economic Security Act to extend through FY 1993 the authorization of appropriations under title II of such Act for financial assistance from the Secretary of Education to State and local educational agencies and to institutions of higher education to improve the skills of teachers and instruction in mathematics, science, computer learning, and foreign languages. Extends through FY 1993 the authorization of appropriations under title III of the Act for the National Science Foundation program for partnerships in education for mathematics, science, and engineering to improve the quality of instruction, furnish additional support for research, student scholarships, and faculty exchange programs, and encourage educational partnerships among business, higher education, and elementary and secondary schools. Title II: Foreign Language Assistance - Foreign Language Assistance Act of 1987 - Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to State educational agencies to fund model programs, designed and operated by local educational agencies, for the improvement and expansion of foreign language study for children who reside within their school districts. Sets forth formulas for determining the amount of such grants based on State population. Sets forth provisions relating to the availability of such funds. Sets forth grant application requirements for State educational agencies, including provisions for periodic student proficiency evaluation. Provides for program participation by private school children. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1993 to carry out this title. Title III: Vocational Education - Amends the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 to provide vocational training to: (1) workers, especially those 55 and older, who have been or are about to be adversely affected by foreign competition; (2) unemployed or underemployed individuals; (3) current employees in order to make their industries more competitive; and (4) individuals in high technology occupations. Title IV: Adult Education - Amends the Adult Education Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 for grants to States in order to provide literacy training to: (1) unemployed or underemployed individuals in order to enhance their employability; (2) displaced workers; (3) illiterate adults; and (4) illiterate, out-of-school youth who are not enrolled in other education programs. Title V: Technology Transfer Training - Training Technology Transfer Act of 1987 - Establishes the Office of Training Technology Transfer in the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) of the Department of Commerce. Provides that the Director of the Office shall be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretaries of Education and Labor. Sets forth provisions relating to staffing and staff compensation. Requires the Director to compile and maintain a current and comprehensive inventory of all training technology developed by or under the supervision of Federal agencies. Defines "training technology" as computer software which is developed by a Federal agency to train its employees and which may be transferred to or converted for use by a commercial user or a public interest user. Includes under such definition software for computer-based instructional systems, interactive video disc systems, microcomputer training devices, audiovisual devices, and programmed learning kits, and associated manuals and devices integrally related to the software program. Requires the Director, in compiling such inventory, to: (1) consult with and fully utilize the resources of all Federal agencies engaged in the collection and dissemination of information concerning training technology; and (2) request the participation and cooperation of entities in the legislative and judicial branches. Requires the Director to disseminate the inventory and its revisions widely and on a regular basis to give all potential users of training technology ample notice of its development by Federal agencies. Requires the Director, in doing so, to use all interagency and intergovernmental communications mechanisms and to encourage the participation of independent private sector organizations. Requires the Director to develop and distribute detailed instructions and procedures for securing copies, and rights thereto, of training technology listed in such inventory and guidelines for cooperative agreements between commercial users and public interest users under specified provisions of this title. Defines "public interest user" as: (1) any Federal agency which uses or intends to use the training technology of another Federal agency; and (2) any nonprofit entity which uses or intends to use the training technology of a Federal agency and which provides job training, vocational education, or other education services (including public school systems, vocational schools, private preparatory schools, colleges, universities, community colleges, private industry councils, community-based organizations, and State and local government agencies). Requires the Director to advise and consult with any prospective public interest user of training technology listed in the inventory and assist such user in securing the transfer and conversion of such technology from the Federal agency which developed it. Requires the Director to encourage such user to obtain such technology by working with the Training Technology Transfer Officer of such agency. Requires the Director, if an agency has not established procedures for the transfer of training technology, to negotiate the transfer of such technology upon application by such user. Requires the Director to advise and consult with any prospective commercial user of a training technology listed in the inventory. Authorizes the Director to sell or lease such technology, including exclusive or nonexclusive rights in patents or copyrights, to a commercial user for a price or fee which reflects a reasonable return to the Government. Authorizes the Director to waive, or negotiate reductions of, such purchase prices or lease fees, or negotiate exclusive sale or lease agreements or other favorable terms for commercial users who agree to enter into cooperative agreements with public interest users or user groups. Requires such agreements to be acceptable to the Director and to provide for a conversion of the training technology, without charge, by the commercial user to meet the specific needs of the public interest user or user group. Requires the Director, in negotiating such terms for the sale or lease of training technology, to give preferential consideration to cooperative agreements which: (1) will result in enhancing the employment potential and potential earnings of the maximum number of individuals; (2) encourage and promote multiple uses of training technology converted by users with similar training needs; and (3) provide beneficial uses of training technology for small businesses. Requires any training technology converted under such a cooperative agreement to be: (1) listed in the inventory; and (2) available for transfer to any other public interest user. Requires the Director to: (1) study the effectiveness of training technology transfers and conversions under this title; and (2) analyze national needs for methods to convert training technology which are in addition to the method of cooperative agreements between commercial and public interest users. Requires the Director, within three years after the enactment of this title, to report to the Congress on such study and analysis, with the Director's recommendations as to whether the public interest would be served through the establishment of a program of grants to support the conversion of training technology. Requires all Federal agencies to cooperate with the Director in implementing this title. Requires Federal agency heads to report to the Secretary of Commerce if they find that their agency cannot cooperate with the Director for reasons of national security or any other reason. Directs the Secretary to report all such findings received during the preceding 12-month period to the Congress by July 1 of each year. Requires the Director to cooperate with the Federal Software Exchange Center of NTIS to facilitate training technology transfer between Federal agencies. Requires the Director, in carrying out this title, to take into account the human factors involved in integrating the work force with new technological developments (including psychological, physiological, sociological, and socioeconomic factors). Sets forth administrative provisions. Establishes the Training Technology Transfer Advisory Board and sets forth provisions relating to Board appointments, compensation, and meetings. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and succeeding fiscal years. Title VI: Higher Education Programs - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for the Department of Education for FY 1988 through 1991 to provide for the acquisition, translation, and dissemination of foreign technical and scientific periodicals that may be of value to Federal agencies, businesses, and U.S. researchers. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1991 for Education Department grants for additional international foreign language centers and programs which are designed to address the issues of competitiveness of American industry. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1991 for Education Department grants and contracts with institutions of higher education for graduate programs which offer joint degrees or coordinate degrees in business and international studies.

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Timeline

28 January 1987
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
28 January 1987
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
2 February 1987
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Education, Arts, Humanities.
Source: Committee
23 March 1987
Committee
Subcommittee on Education, Arts, Humanities. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 100-79.
Source: Committee
1 May 1987
Committee
Subcommittee on Education, Arts, Humanities. Approved for full committee consideration with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Source: Committee
3 June 1987
Reported
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Source: Committee
12 June 1987
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 165.
Source: Calendars
12 June 1987
Reported
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Kennedy under the authority of the order of Jun 11, 87 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Source: Committee
12 June 1987
Reported
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Kennedy under the authority of the order of Jun 11, 87 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Source: Committee
16 June 1987
Committee
By Senator Kennedy from Committee on Labor and Human Resources filed written report. Report No. 100-73. Minority views filed.
Source: Committee
16 June 1987
Floor
By Senator Kennedy from Committee on Labor and Human Resources filed written report. Report No. 100-73. Minority views filed.
Source: Floor
22 July 1987
Floor
Senate incorporated this measure into S. 1420.
Source: Floor
22 July 1987
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Subjects on the Table.
Source: Calendars
20 September 1988
Floor
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Floor

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Indefinitely postponed in Senate
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Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 12 June 1987
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 28 January 1987
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Related records

related to ← Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1987

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