S 601
115th Congress
Senate
Education
Area studies and international education
Education programs funding
Higher education
International exchange and broadcasting
Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2017
Introduced: March 9, 2017
Introduced by:
Durbin, Richard J.
Democratic
· Illinois
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In committee
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 9, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1748)
Mar 9, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2017
This bill amends title VII (Graduate and Postsecondary Improvement Programs) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish, as part of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program, the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program.
It authorizes the Department of Education, under the FIPSE program, to award Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs), or consortia of IHEs, to provide and expand study abroad opportunities for undergraduate students.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1748)
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