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S. 1999 (101st)
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify the administrative procedures of the National Commission on Responsibilities for Financing Postsecondary Education.
Introduced
22 November 1989
Last action
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Status
Became Public Law No: 101-324.
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21 July 2025
Summary
Title I: Higher Education - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise the administration of the National Commission on Responsibilities for Financing Postsecondary Education. Revises student aid eligibility for students and institutions located in any of the freely associated states, rather than a State. Amends the HEA and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, with respect to teacher training and student assistance programs, to rename the Northern Mariana Islands and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands as the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia. Title II: Elementary and Secondary Education - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the Adult Education Act, the Star Schools Program Assistance Act, and the Education of the Handicapped Act to rename the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands as the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Palau.
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9 official files
Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN
Referred in House (text)
Referred in House · EN
Engrossed in Senate (text)
Engrossed in Senate · EN
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Engrossed Amendment House (text)
Engrossed Amendment House · EN
Considered and Passed Senate (text)
Considered and Passed Senate · EN
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 7 July 1990
Passed House amended
summary · EN · 5 June 1990
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 22 November 1989
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-bill/1999
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/s/1999