United States · Bill · S
S. 479 (108th)
Protect America Scholarships of 2003
Introduced
27 February 2003
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2937-2938)
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Summary
Protect America Scholarships Act of 2003 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide grants for homeland security scholarships. Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to partnerships of institutions of higher education and qualified employers (nonprofit organizations or public agencies) to enable such partnerships to award scholarships to students who are in qualified academic majors or programs relating to homeland security, in exchange for such students' later performing full-time qualified homeland security service with such employers.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 February 2003
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 February 2003
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 27 February 2003
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/479
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/479