3.0.0 4191 2023-01-11T13:32:29Z 2023-01-11T13:32:29Z House HR 2015-12-08 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 177 (Tuesday, December 8, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. PLASKETT:H.R. 4191.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 (General Welfare Clause)Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary and ProperClause)[Page H9080]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee Referred to 2016-03-23T21:13:19Z Referred to 2015-12-08T15:00:20Z 2016-03-23 hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Committee 2015-12-08 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2015-12-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-12-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000610 Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] Stacey Plaskett D VI E. N Education Caribbean area Congressional oversight Education programs funding Higher education Student aid and college costs U.S. territories and protectorates Virgin Islands Education 00 2015-12-08 Introduced in House 2016-05-20T12:37:53Z United States Virgin Islands College Access Act of 2015

This bill directs the U.S. Virgin Islands to use federal funds authorized by this Act to award grants to public four-year institutions of higher education (IHEs) located in the states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or Guam to cover the difference between the in-state and out-of-state tuition and fees for students who have: (1) been domiciled in the Virgin Islands for at least the 12 months preceding their enrollment in the IHE; and (2) received on or after January 1, 2013, a secondary school diploma or its equivalent while domiciled there.

The Government Accountability Office must monitor the program's effectiveness in expanding educational opportunities for such students.

]]> United States Virgin Islands College Access Act of 2015 Display Title United States Virgin Islands College Access Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To establish a program that enables college-bound residents of the United States Virgin Islands to have greater choices among institutions of higher education, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced United States Virgin Islands College Access Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4191ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4191ih.xml 2016-03-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. 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.