[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 919 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 919

 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide scholarships to 
 students who have demonstrated proficiency in mathematics and science 
                 courses before graduating high school.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 7, 2001

Mr. Keller (for himself and Mr. Ehlers) introduced the following bill; 
   which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide scholarships to 
 students who have demonstrated proficiency in mathematics and science 
                 courses before graduating high school.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Pell Grant Math and Science 
Incentive Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. MATH AND SCIENCE PELL SUPPLEMENTS.

    Subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
is amended--
            (1) in chapter 3, by redesignating section 407E (20 U.S.C. 
        1070a-35) as section 406E; and
            (2) by inserting after such chapter 3 the following new 
        chapter:

            ``CHAPTER 4--MATH AND SCIENCE PELL SUPPLEMENTS.

SEC. 407A. SCHOLARSHIPS AUTHORIZED.

    ``(a) Eligibility.--The Secretary is authorized to award 
scholarships to students to enable a student to pay the cost of 
attendance at an institution of higher education during the student's 
first academic year of undergraduate education, if the student--
            ``(1) is enrolled or accepted for enrollment in the first 
        year of a program of undergraduate education at an institution 
        of higher education;
            ``(2) is eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant for the 
        year in which the scholarship is awarded; and
            ``(3) while enrolled in a public, private, or charter 
        secondary school or in home schooling, complied with subsection 
        (b).
    ``(b) Definition of Demonstration of Proficiency in Mathematics and 
Science Courses.--A student has complied with this subsection if the 
student has--
            ``(1) satisfactorily completed three years of mathematics 
        courses and three years of science courses at a secondary 
        school;
            ``(2) satisfactorily completed, while in secondary school, 
        one mathematics course and one science course at an institution 
        of higher education that are accepted for credit toward a 
        bachelor's or associate's degree;
            ``(3) received advanced placement credit for at least one 
        mathematics course and one science course at the institution of 
        higher education where the student is enrolled or has been 
        accepted for enrollment; or
            ``(4) otherwise demonstrated the capacity to receive 
        advanced placement credit toward's such a degree, as determined 
        in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary for 
        purposes of this paragraph.

``SEC. 407B. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

    ``(a) Amount of Award.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        amount of a scholarship awarded under this chapter for any 
        academic year shall be equal to $1,000.
            ``(2) Adjustment for insufficient appropriations.--If, 
        after the Secretary determines the total number of eligible 
        applicants for an academic year in accordance with section 
        407C, funds available to carry out this chapter for the 
        academic year are insufficient to fully fund all awards under 
        this chapter for the academic year, the amount of the 
        scholarship paid to each student under this chapter shall be 
        ratably reduced.
    ``(b) Assistance Not To Exceed Cost of Attendance.--A scholarship 
awarded under this chapter to any student, in combination with the 
Federal Pell Grant assistance and other student financial assistance 
available to such student, may not exceed the student's cost of 
attendance.

``SEC. 407C. ELIGIBILITY OF SCHOLARS.

    ``The Secretary shall, after consultation with institutions of 
higher education, establish by regulation procedures for the 
determination by institutions of higher education of the eligibility of 
students for the scholarships awarded under this chapter. The Secretary 
shall take all reasonable steps to minimize the regulatory and 
administrative burden on institutions of higher education of 
participation under this chapter.

``SEC. 407D. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated such 
sums as may be necessary to carry out requirements of this chapter.
    ``(b) Carry Over Authority.--Funds apppropriated pursuant to 
subsection (a) for any fiscal year are authorized to remain available 
for the succeeding fiscal year.''.
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