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HR 4165 110th Congress House Education Economics and Public Finance Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to education Government Operations and Politics Higher education Science, Technology, Communications Simulation methods

To provide grants to encourage and enhance the study of modeling and simulation at institutions of higher education.

Introduced: November 13, 2007 Introduced by: Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Feb 5, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Nov 14, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2407-2408)
Nov 13, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Nov 13, 2007
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to establish a taskforce within the Department of Education to recommend improvements to the study of modeling and simulation, and identify the core capacities that students in such programs should acquire.

Authorizes the Secretary to award: (1) competitive grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) for the enhancement of their existing modeling and simulation programs; and (2) grants to IHEs for the establishment of such programs. Requires grantees to raise, from nonfederal sources, an amount equal to 25% of their grants.

What's happening now February 5, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

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