HR 4502
111th Congress
House
Education
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Education programs funding
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Science and engineering education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Nanotechnology Education Act
Introduced: January 26, 2010
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 19, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Science Education.
Jan 26, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Science and Technology.
Jan 26, 2010
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Nanotechnology Education Act - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a nanotechnology in the schools program awarding matching grants to certain eligible institutions for the purchase of nanotechnology equipment and software and the provision of nanotechnology education to students and teachers.
Lists as eligible grantees: (1) public, private, parochial, and charter secondary schools that offer advanced or international baccalaureate science courses; (2) community colleges; (3) four-year institutions of higher education; and (4) informal learning science and technology centers.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Science Education.
Committees of jurisdiction
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