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H.R. 6194 111th Congress House

National Environmental Education Reauthorization Act of 2010

Official title: To amend the National Environmental Education Act to update, streamline, and modernize that Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 22, 2010 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Advisory bodiesAlternative and renewable resourcesClimate change and greenhouse gasesEducation programs funding
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Elementary and secondary educationEnergy efficiency and conservationEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental healthExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesHigher educationStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curricula
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Nov 18, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Nov 18, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Sep 23, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sep 23, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 18, 2010

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Environmental Education Reauthorization Act of 2010 - Reauthorizes appropriations for, and revises, the National Environmental Education Act.

Revises the duties of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Environmental Education, including by requiring the Office to: (1) develop and support programs to improve the understanding of the benefits of exposure to the natural environment and programs that educate the public on the benefits of reducing dependence on nonrenewable forms of energy promote efforts to prepare citizens for employment in environmentally friendly fields that contribute to healthy communities; and (2) promote research, development, and evaluation of effective approaches to achieving an environmentally literate population.

Revises: (1) the Environmental Education and Training Program by expanding the program's functions and activities; (2) the Environmental Education Grants program by expanding its eligibility requirements; (3) environment internships and fellowships by limiting training opportunities to training with EPA staff (currently agency staff); (4) environmental education awards, including by removing requirements that specific awards be given; and (6) the National Environmental Education and Training Foundation, including by renaming it as the National Environmental Education Foundation.

Authorizes appropriations to the EPA Administrator for FY2010-FY2021 to carry out such Act and revises how funds shall be distributed.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6194: National Environmental Education Reauthorization Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6194/
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