3.0.0 3062 2023-01-11T21:19:12Z 2023-01-11T21:19:13Z House H HR 2007-07-17 110 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-09-06T18:57:03Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Markup by 2007-07-31T19:28:33Z Referred to 2007-07-17T13:02:25Z 2007-09-06 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2007-09-05 10:53:36 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2007-09-05 10:53:32 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10084) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2007-09-05 10:53:32 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H10084) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2007-09-05 10:44:48 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3062. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2007-09-05 10:44:46 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10084-10085) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2007-09-05 10:43:21 Mr. Faleomavaega moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2007-07-31 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Committee 2007-07-31 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2007-07-17 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2007-07-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-07-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000010 Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] Eni Faleomavaega D AS F. H. N B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2007-07-30 False M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 6 2007-07-30 False E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 17 2007-07-30 False S001165 Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13] Albio Sires D NJ 13 2007-07-30 False C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. 0 2007-07-30 False C001038 Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7] JOSEPH CROWLEY D NY 7 2007-07-30 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2007-07-30 False International Affairs Arts, Culture, Religion Authorization Cultural relations Department of State Economic assistance Economics and Public Finance Education Educational exchanges Federal aid to education Fiji Government Operations and Politics Higher education Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia Oceania Pacific Islanders Palau Islands Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Technical assistance Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu International Affairs 00 2007-07-17 Introduced in House 2007-10-30T15:53:56Z South Pacific Economic and Educational Development Act of 2007 - Authorizes funding for South Pacific exchanges carried out under the educational and cultural exchange programs of the Department of State.

Directs the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), upon request, to provide technical and other assistance to: (1) the Cook Islands; (2) the Federated States of Micronesia; (3) the Independent State of Samoa; (4) the Kingdom of Tonga; (5) Niue; (6) Papua New Guinea; (7) the Republic of Fiji; (8) the Republic of Kiribati; (9) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; (10) the Republic of Nauru; (11) the Republic of Palau; (12) the Republic of Vanuatu; (13) the Solomon Islands; and (14) Tuvalu.

Directs the Secretary of State to review and report to Congress on the marginalization of Pacific Island students in the awarding of Fulbright Scholarships.

Requires the Secretary to establish an annual one-year program within the J. William Fulbright Educational Exchange program providing scholarships to Pacific Islands students who are citizens of any of the listed countries for study in the United States pursuant to the terms of such Exchange program.

]]> 36 2007-09-05 Passed House amended 2007-10-30T19:23:15Z Pacific Island Economic and Educational Development Act of 2007 - Authorizes appropriations of $1 million for each of FY2008 and FY2009 for exchanges with Pacific Island countries carried out under the educational and cultural exchange programs of the Department of State.

Authorizes the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), upon request, to provide technical and other assistance to Pacific Island countries, defined for the purposes of this Act as: (1) the Cook Islands; (2) the Federated States of Micronesia; (3) the Independent State of Samoa; (4) the Kingdom of Tonga; (5) Niue; (6) Papua New Guinea; (7) the Republic of Fiji; (8) the Republic of Kiribati; (9) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; (10) the Republic of Nauru; (11) the Republic of Palau; (12) the Republic of Vanuatu; (13) the Solomon Islands; and (14) Tuvalu.

Directs the Secretary of State to review and report to Congress on the marginalization of students from Pacific Island countries in the awarding of Fulbright Scholarships.

Requires the Secretary to establish a program within the J. William Fulbright Educational Exchange program providing scholarships to students from Pacific Island countries for study in the United States pursuant to the terms of such Exchange program. Authorizes appropriations of $500,000 for each of FY2008 and FY2009 to provide such scholarships to such students.

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