3.0.0 2299 2023-01-15T04:48:32Z 2023-01-15T04:48:32Z Senate S S 2004-04-07 108 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-04-07T22:02:09Z 2004-04-07 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3933-3936) IntroReferral 2004-04-07 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3932-3933) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-04-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2004-04-07 True C000705 Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] KENT CONRAD D ND 2004-07-22 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2004-09-08 False 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 Finance and Financial Sector Foundations Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Higher education Information technology Infrastructure Interest Japanese language Labor and Employment Laboratories Language and languages Mathematics Mentoring Research and development Russian language Scholarships Science, Technology, Communications Scientific education Scientific instruments and apparatus Secondary education Social Welfare Student loan funds Teacher education Teaching materials Education 00 2004-04-07 Introduced in Senate 2004-08-04T16:39:20Z 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.]]>

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