3.0.0 3097 2022-02-03T05:09:20Z 2022-02-03T05:09:20Z Senate S S 2008-06-06 110 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2008-09-12T15:27:11Z Markup by 2008-06-24T21:06:19Z Referred to 2008-06-06T16:21:24Z S. Rept. 110-458 2008-09-12 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 957. Calendars 2008-09-12 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden without amendment. With written report No. 110-458. Committee 2008-09-12 Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden without amendment. With written report No. 110-458. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee 2008-06-24 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2008-06-06 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2008-06-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES N H001028 Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] CHUCK HAGEL R NE 2008-06-06 True B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE 2008-06-06 True L000504 Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] RICHARD LUGAR R IN GREEN 2008-06-06 True 2008-06-26T04:00:00Z S. 3097, Vietnam Education Foundation Amendments Act of 2008 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/19998 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on June 24, 2008</p> 2008-06-26T04:00:00Z S. 3097, Vietnam Education Foundation Amendments Act of 2008 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19998 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on June 24, 2008 International Affairs Colleges Department of State East Asia Education Executive reorganization Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to education Foundations Government Operations and Politics Higher education Scholarships Science, Technology, Communications Scientific education Social Welfare Vietnam International Affairs 00 2008-06-06 Introduced in Senate 2008-08-12T16:34:43Z Vietnam Education Foundation Amendments Act of 2008 - Amends the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 to establish the Vietnam Education Foundation within the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State. (Current law establishes the Foundation as an independent establishment in the executive branch.)

Replaces the existing Board of Directors with an Advisory Committee.

Provides fellowship priority for students studying the basic sciences.

Authorizes the Secretary of State, through the Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, to award grants to institutions of higher education for a partnership with the government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to establish an American Research College in Vietnam for undergraduate studies.

]]> 80 2008-09-12 Reported to Senate without amendment 2008-11-04T21:52:29Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Vietnam Education Foundation Amendments Act of 2008 - Amends the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 to establish the Vietnam Education Foundation within the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State. (Current law establishes the Foundation as an independent establishment in the executive branch.) Transfers all functions and assets of the Foundation to the Bureau.

Replaces the existing Board of Directors with a Vietnam Education Foundation Advisory Committee.

Revises fellowship provisions to provide: (1) fellowships for post-secondary studies at U.S. institutions of higher education (current law provides fellowships for graduate and postgraduate levels); and (2) fellowship priority for students studying the basic sciences.

Authorizes the Secretary of State, through the Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, to award grants to institutions of higher education for a partnership with the government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to establish an American Research College in Vietnam for undergraduate studies.

]]> Vietnam Education Foundation Amendments Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Vietnam Education Foundation Amendments Act of 2008 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Vietnam Education Foundation Amendments Act of 2008 S Senate Display Title Vietnam Education Foundation Amendments Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000. Reported to Senate 2008-09-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3097rs/xml/BILLS-110s3097rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2008-06-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3097is/xml/BILLS-110s3097is.xml 2008-09-12 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 957. 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.