Higher Education Technical Amendments of 1979

Summary

Education Amendments of 1979 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend authorizations of appropriations to fiscal year 1980 for: (1) community services and continuing education programs; (2) special programs for the elderly; (3) college library programs, including research libraries; (4) developing institutions; (5) basic educational opportunity grants;(6) supplemental educational opportunity grants; (7) grants to States for student incentives; (8) special programs for students from low-income families; (9) Educational Information Centers; (10) veterans' cost-of-instruction payments to institutions of higher education; (11) direct student loans; (12) financial aid for administrators training; (13) teacher corps and teacher training programs; (14) acquisition of television and other equipment for improving classroom instruction; (15) grants and loans for construction and renovation of undergraduate academic facilities, and grants for graduate facilities; (16) annual interest subsidy grants for such construction and renovation; (17) graduate programs and fellowships; (18) community colleges; (19) law school clinical programs; and (20) State postsecondary education commissions. Amends the General Education Provisions Act to extend authorizations of appropriations to fiscal year 1980 for the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. Amends the Middle Income Student Assistance Act to make such Act effective with respect to student enrollment on or after July 1, 1979 (presently August 1, 1979). Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to: (1) provide that any excess basic educational opportunity grant funds for the academic year 1978-1979 shall remain available for such purpose through September 30, 1981, rather than used for other educational purposes; (2) provide that all eligible lenders shall be considered approved for purposes of Federal interest subsidies unless the Commissioner of Education promulgates required regulations by September 30, 1979; (3) remove limitations on special allowance payments; (4) authorize the Commissioner to collect defaulting direct student loans; and (5) include vocational schools within the definition of "institution of higher education".

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Timeline

1. 14 June 1979

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 14 June 1979

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 14 June 1979

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 5 July 1979

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 5 July 1979

   Reported

   Reported to House from the Committee on Education and Labor with amendment, H. Rept. 96-318 (Part I).

   Source: Committee

6. 5 July 1979

   Reported

   Reported to House from the Committee on Education and Labor with amendment, H. Rept. 96-318 (Part I).

   Source: Committee

7. 19 July 1979

   Reported

   Reported to House from the Committee on Appropriations, H. Rept. 96-318 (Part II).

   Source: Committee

8. 19 July 1979

   Reported

   Reported to House from the Committee on Appropriations, H. Rept. 96-318 (Part II).

   Source: Committee

9. 31 July 1979

   Passed

   Measure passed House, amended.

   Source: Floor

10. 31 July 1979

    Floor

    Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.

    Source: Floor

11. 31 July 1979

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate, amended.

    Source: Floor

12. 31 July 1979

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House, amended.

    Source: Floor

13. 31 July 1979

    Floor

    Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.

    Source: Floor

14. 1 August 1979

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House agreed to Senate amendments.

    Source: NotUsed

15. 1 August 1979

    Passed

    House agreed to Senate amendments.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

16. 2 August 1979

    President

    Measure enrolled in Senate.

    Source: President

17. 2 August 1979

    President

    Measure enrolled in House.

    Source: President

18. 3 August 1979

    Floor

    Measure presented to President.

    Source: Floor

19. 3 August 1979

    President

    Measure presented to President.

    Source: President

20. 13 August 1979

    President

    Public Law 96-49.

    Source: President

21. 13 August 1979

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

22. 13 August 1979

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

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Documents

4 official files

• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 14 August 1979

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 31 July 1979

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• Reported to House amended, Part I

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• Introduced in House

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Sponsors

• Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-13] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-19] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Buchanan, John [R-AL-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Abdnor, James [R-SD] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-20] · D · Cosponsor
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