3.0.0 2729 2023-01-14T22:48:26Z 2023-01-14T22:48:26Z Senate S S 2004-07-22 108 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-07-22T20:57:53Z 2004-07-22 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2004-07-22 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8708) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-07-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN N L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2004-07-22 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2004-07-22 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2004-09-07 False Education Arts Arts, Culture, Religion Authorization College costs College teachers Department of Education Economics and Public Finance Families Government Operations and Politics Government lending Graduate education Health Health insurance Higher education Housing and Community Development Income tax Married people Minorities Minority education Nonprofit organizations Scholarships Social Welfare Social sciences Student housing Student loan funds Tax exclusion Taxation Teacher education Women Women's education Education 00 2004-07-22 Introduced in Senate 2004-11-10T16:30:48Z Getting Results for Advanced Degrees Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise and reauthorize provisions relating to graduate student assistance.

Extends and increases the authorization of appropriations for: (1) Jacob K. Javits Fellowships (Javits Fellows); and (2) graduate assistance in areas of national need. Sets the amount of a stipend under both such programs at the same level as the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program, without regard to financial need. Revises Board membership requirements under the Javits Fellows program.

Establishes, and authorizes appropriations for, the Patsy T. Mink Fellowship program of awards to assist highly qualified minorities and women to acquire the doctoral degree, or highest possible degree available, in academic areas in which such individuals are underrepresented, to enable them to enter the higher education professoriate.

Revises family contribution calculations for independent students with, and those without, dependents other than spouses. Allows a greater income protection allowance for such students.

Revises cost of attendance calculations for students with one or more dependents to include actual living expenses incurred for dependents, which includes their room, board and health insurance as well as dependent care.

Increases unsubsidized Stafford loan limits for graduate and professional students.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat reasonable room, board, and special needs services allowances as part of permitted higher education expenses, in cases of qualified scholarships or of tuition reduction programs for teaching and research assistants.

]]> Getting Results for Advanced Degrees Act Display Title Getting Results for Advanced Degrees Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to encourage students to pursue graduate education and to assist students in affording graduate education. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Getting Results for Advanced Degrees Act Introduced in Senate 2004-07-22T04:00:00Z 2004-07-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.