[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3025 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3025

   To establish a national clearinghouse for youth entrepreneurship 
                               education.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 5, 1999

Mr. Souder (for himself, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. McIntosh) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
                             the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To establish a national clearinghouse for youth entrepreneurship 
                               education.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION.

    (a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary may award a grant or 
contract to an organization or institution with substantial experience 
in curriculum-based entrepreneurship education to establish a national 
clearinghouse for youth entrepreneurship education. The purpose for the 
clearinghouse shall be to facilitate professional development 
opportunities for teachers, stimulate community partnerships with 
businesses, youth agencies, and nonprofit entities (including faith-
based, non-profit, and other local organizations), collect and 
disseminate curricular materials, and undertake other activities to 
encourage teacher interest and involvement in entrepreneurship 
education, especially for students in grades 7 through 12.
    ``(b) Funding.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this section $500,000, for each of the fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 
2002, of which $500,000 shall be made available from the Department of 
Education's administrative budget.

SEC. 2. USE OF FUNDS FROM OTHER PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

    For the purposes of each of the following programs, curriculum-
based youth entrepreneurship education programs with demonstrated 
records of empowering disadvantaged youth with applied math, 
entrepreneurial, and other analytical skills shall be considered to be 
an eligible use of funds provided under such program:
            (1) subparts 1 and 2 of part D and part E of title I of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965;
            (2) subparts 1, 2, and 4 of part A and part B of title III 
        of such Act;
            (3) subparts 1 and 2 of part A of title IV of such Act;
            (4) parts B and C of title VI of such Act; and
            (5) part A and subparts 1 and 2 of part J of title X of 
        such Act.
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