COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY AND AFFORDABILITY ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 4137), S7640 [29JY], H658, H736, H751, H752, H755, H756, H758, H760, H761, H762, H763, H765, H766, H767, H768, H769, H770, H771, H772, H773, H775, H776, H777 [7FE]

———consideration (H. Res. 956), H637 [7FE]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1389), H7649 [31JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4137, provisions, H7280 [29JY]

Articles and editorials

Enrollment Decline Reported for Minority Law Students, H754 [7FE]

Formerly Homeless Teen Role Model, H7644 [31JY]

In Defense of Intellectual Diversity, H631-H633 [7FE]

Minority Enrollment Is Faltering, H754 [7FE]

Study Shows Grim Outlook for Minority Law-School Enrollment, H754 [7FE]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 4137): consideration (see H. Res. 956), H620 [6FE]

———consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 1389), H7627 [30JY]

Conference reports

Provisions (H.R. 4137), H7353-H7517 [30JY]

Letters

Dept. of Education loan forgiveness programs to principals and school administrators who work in low-income school districts: Gerald N. Tirozzi, National Association of Secondary School Principals, H767 [7FE]

Earmark reform: several Representatives, H637 [7FE]

Identify constraints encountered by nursing schools in admitting and graduating a sufficient number of nurses to meet health care needs: Carol A. Watson and Pamela A. Thompson, American Organization of Nurse Executives, E152 [7FE]

———Gary S. Carter, New Jersey Hospital Association, E152 [7FE]

———several organizations, E152 [7FE]

Provisions: James W. Wagner and Gary Schuster, Emory University, S7854 [31JY]

———M.D. Goetz, Jr., Tennessee Dept. of Finance and Administration, S7853 [31JY]

———Michael F. Adams, University of Georgia, S7854 [31JY]

———Nicholas S. Zeppos, Vanderbilt University, S7853 [31JY]

———Richard H. Brodhead, Duke University, S7853 [31JY]

Lists

Letters supporting H.R. 4137, conference report, S7866 [31JY]

Staff that worked on H.R. 4137, conference report, S7866 [31JY]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 4137), H780 [7FE]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty, H647 [7FE]

———require States to charge in-State tuition rates to members and their dependents who are domiciled or stationed on active duty in that State, H753, H755 [7FE]

Bankruptcy: make certain privately issued student loans dischargeable, H758-H760 [7FE]

Children and youth: establish an educational mentoring pilot program for at-risk youth through community partnerships that provide life, social, academic, and vocational skills, H764, H765 [7FE]

———permit educational agencies and institutions to disclose information to parents of students who may pose a significant risk to their own safety or well-being or to the safety or well-being of others, H646 [7FE], H7666 [31JY]

Colleges and universities: adopt policy on a working relationship of campus security personnel with State and local law enforcement agencies for the investigation of felonies or a report of a missing student, H775, H776 [7FE]

———allow parents access to academic, disciplinary, and other records of dependent children, H634 [7FE]

———campus security technologies funding, H646 [7FE]

———develop management systems regarding course equivalency, transfer of credit, and articulation, H761, H762 [7FE]

———disclose fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings, H648 [7FE], H7646 [31JY]

———ensure textbooks and supplemental materials are available and affordable, H7648 [31JY]

———establish a student bill of rights, H631 [7FE]

———prohibit funding for schools that discriminate against the military by denying equal public access to recruiters, H634 [7FE]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories, H656 [7FE]

———provide information about the anticipated cost of a postsecondary degree, H776 [7FE]

———require the Depts. of Education and the Treasury to evaluate the feasibility of an alternative market-based reform to the Federal Family Education Loan Program, H755, H756 [7FE]

Dept. of Education: allow children who have lost a military parent or guardian in Iraq or Afghanistan to receive the maximum Pell Grant award, H766, H767 [7FE]

———allow colleges and universities to apply for a non-Federal matching grant for fire prevention technologies, H646 [7FE]

———authorize competitive grants to allow institutions of higher education to create data systems to track and manage individual student data, H777, H778 [7FE]

———conduct a study on providing student loan eligibility to less than half-time students and make recommendations on establishing a pilot program, H769, H770 [7FE]

———create a pilot competitive grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing college textbook rental programs, H772, H773 [7FE]

———develop annual benchmarks for college tuition increases, H758 [7FE]

———establish sustainability programs at institutions of higher education, H7646 [31JY], E165 [12FE], E1684 [1AU]

———extend loan forgiveness programs to community college students who volunteer to mentor at-risk children, H770, H771 [7FE]

———extend loan forgiveness programs to principals and school administrators who work in low-income school districts, H767, H768 [7FE]

———extend the Federal Family Education Loan Program and the Direct Loan Program audit reporting requirements, H756, H757 [7FE]

———historically Black colleges and universities funding, H771, H772 [7FE]

———improve and enhance the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP), H7644, H7665, H7667 [31JY]

———nationwide program to mitigate gang violence, H637 [7FE]

———provide Teach to Reach grants to ensure that general education teaching candidates receive the knowledge and skills to effectively instruct students with disabilities, H762, H763 [7FE]

———provide that interest shall not accrue on Federal Direct Loans for active duty servicemembers and their spouses, H753 [7FE]

———require colleges and universities submit an annual report disclosing the amount of their endowment spent for the purpose of containing college cost, H765, H766 [7FE]

———Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program funding, H648 [7FE], E165 [12FE]

———set aside a percentage of funds to award competitive grants to improve campus construction, maintenance, and renovation of tribally controlled colleges and universities, H753 [7FE]

———simplify Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form, H645, H768, H769 [7FE]

Education: Asian-American student financial aid program funding, H7648 [31JY]

———establish residential, high-quality, postsecondary programs for individuals with autism, H647 [7FE]

———increase maximum amount of Pell Grant, H649 [7FE]

———Pell Grants and Perkins Loans funding, H780, H781 [7FE]

———prohibit use of Pell Grants by convicted sex offenders held in civil confinement following release from prison, H7645, H7660 [31JY]

———reduce and prevent sale and use of fraudulent degrees in order to protect the integrity of valid higher education degrees that are used for Federal purposes, H655 [7FE], H7646 [31JY]

———require an independent evaluation of distance education programs, E165 [12FE]

———restore safeguards to student loan borrowers, H637 [7FE]

Enact (H.R. 4137), H627, H628, H641-H783 [7FE], H4278 [20MY], E152 [7FE], E165 [12FE], E183 [13FE]

———conference report, H7658-H7673 [31JY], E1684, E1693 [1AU]

———consideration (H. Res. 956), H628-H639 [7FE]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1389), H7643-H7649 [31JY]

———corrections in engrossment, H783 [7FE]

———motion to recommit, H780, H781 [7FE]

———unanimous-consent agreement, H7269 [29JY]

GAO: study the impact that law school accreditation requirements, law school costs, and student access have on racial and ethnic minorities, H753 [7FE]

Health care professionals: designate physical therapists as a national need and eligible for student loan forgiveness, H760, H761 [7FE]

Henry Ford Scholarship Program: establish to provide scholarships to high-achieving students to pursue undergradusate degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and health-related fields, H7645 [31JY]

Higher Education Act: improve participation in higher education of, and increase opportunities in employment for, residents of rural areas, H650, H657 [7FE]

———make graduate degree granting institutions eligible under the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need program, H657 [7FE]

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of prior drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance, H644 [7FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, H780, H781 [7FE]

Institute of Medicine of the National Academies: identify constraints encountered by nursing schools in admitting and graduating a sufficient number of nurses to meet health care needs, E152 [7FE]

National Research Council: conduct a study to identify duplicative and unnecessary regulations placed on institutions of higher education, H751, H752 [7FE], E165 [12FE]

Teach for America, Inc.: funding, H773-H775 [7FE]

Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming, H7669 [31JY]

Remarks in Senate

Congress: provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, S7859 [31JY]

Credit: establish requirements for private lenders to protect student borrowers receiving private educational loans, S7864 [31JY]

Dept. of Education: Education Disaster and Emergency Relief Loan Program funding, S9981 [27SE], S10304 [1OC]

Education: exclude military basic housing allowance from income for purposes of financial aid eligibility, S7856 [31JY]

———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys, S7862, S7864 [31JY]

Enact (H.R. 4137), S7591 [29JY]

———conference report, S7839, S7845-S7867, S7878, S7893, S7897 [31JY], S9981 [27SE], S10304 [1OC]

———conference report, unanimous-consent agreement, S7842, S7867 [31JY]

———insert S. 1642 language in lieu, S7591 [29JY]

Federal-State relations: State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, S7855 [31JY]

Health care professionals: authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students, S7857 [31JY]

Native Americans: increase programs to encourage Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian college students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, S7856 [31JY]

Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming, S7856 [31JY]

Tribally Controlled Colleges or University Assistance Act: funding, S7861 [31JY]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4137, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1389) (H. Rept. 110-808), H7627 [30JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4137, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 956) (H. Rept. 110-523), H620 [6FE]

Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4137) (H. Rept. 110-803), H7627 [30JY]

Statements

Provisions: National Governors Association, S7852 [31JY]

———Senator Kennedy, S7845-S7847 [31JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 956, consideration of H.R. 4137, provisions, H628 [7FE]

H. Res. 1389, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4137, provisions, H7643 [31JY]

H.R. 4137, provisions, H658-H736 [7FE]