[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2958 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2958

   To establish a national clearinghouse for youth entrepreneurship 
                   education, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 27, 2000

 Mr. Santorum introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
   To establish a national clearinghouse for youth entrepreneurship 
                   education, and for other purposes.

    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) National Clearinghouse.--The Secretary of Education 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 of 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) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $500,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 2001, 2002, and 2003.

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

    For the purposes of each program under the following provisions of 
law, supporting a curriculum-based youth entrepreneurship education 
program with a demonstrated record of empowering disadvantaged youth 
with applied mathematics, 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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