Skip to main content
S 2299 108th Congress Senate Education Academic performance Armed Forces and National Security Chinese language Computer software Computers Congress Congressional reporting requirements Continuing education Curricula Distance education Economics and Public Finance Educational research Educational technology Elementary and secondary education Engineering Engineers Federal aid to education Federal employees Federally-guaranteed loans

Homeland Security Education Act

Introduced: April 7, 2004 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 7, 2004
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3933-3936)
Apr 7, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3932-3933)
Apr 7, 2004
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Homeland Security Education Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to establish a program to forgive interest payments on guaranteed and direct student loans for selected borrowers in repayment status who have obtained undergraduate degrees in science (except the social sciences), mathematics, engineering, or specified foreign languages, as an incentive for study in such subjects.

Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to direct the Secretary to establish a demonstration program of grants to eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) for building or expanding mathematics and science programs, upgrading laboratories, and purchasing equipment. Directs the Secretary and the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to assess long-term mathematics and science needs of the national security workforce and the larger Federal workforce.

Amends ESEA to authorize the Secretary to make grants to eligible partnerships for various authorized activities to encourage early foreign language studies.

Directs the Secretary to make grants to institutions of higher education that develop innovative programs for teaching foreign languages.

Amends the David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 to: (1) include foreign language immersion programs and activities at sites overseas among authorized activities; and (2) increase the amount of authorized funds for the National Flagship Language Initiative.

Directs the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the National Research Council to study the feasibility of establishing a National Language Foundation.

What's happening now April 7, 2004

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3933-3936)

 Committees of jurisdiction 1