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110-S-33 | Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to redesignate the Office of Vocational and Adult Education of the Department of Education as the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education. Amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to make conforming amendments. | Education | Vocational | Labor and employment | 2007-05-22 | amends department_of_education_organization_act redesignate adult_education department_of_education technical adult_education amends carl perkins career technical education act conforming amendments |
110-S-620 | Community-Based Health Care Retraining Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require the Secretary of Labor to establish and carry out a health professions training demonstration project that awards grants to eligible entities to train certain unemployed workers from the manufacturing or service sector for employment as health care professionals in communities with manufacturing and service sector job loss and health care professional shortages. | Education | Vocational | Labor and employment | 2007-02-15 | require secretary labor establish carry health professions training demonstration project awards grants eligible entities train certain unemployed workers manufacturing service sector employment health care professionals communities manufacturing service sector job loss health care professional shortages |
111-HR-1777 | Makes miscellaneous and technical amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965 (the Act). Title I: General Provisions - Makes technical amendments to title I of the Act. (Sec. 101) Amends the Higher Education Opportunity Act to make the date of such Act's enactment, August 14, 2008, the effective date of its revisions to the general definition of institutions of higher education (IHEs). Makes prerequisites for foreign nursing school participation in the Act's Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program inapplicable, until July 1, 2012, to foreign nursing schools that were participating in the FFEL program on August 13, 2008. Title II: Teacher Quality Enhancement: Makes technical amendments to title II of the Act. (Sec. 201) Requires prospective teachers in teaching residency programs to acquire a master's degree within 18 months of beginning the program. Permits partnerships that receive a grant under the Teacher Quality Partnership grant program for a teacher preparation program to carry out a pre-baccalaureate teacher preparation program or a fifth year initial licensing program. Title III: Institutional Aid - Makes technical amendments to title III of the Act. (Sec. 301) Excludes Howard University, which receives assistance under other specified federal law, from eligibility for capacity-building grants to Predominantly Black Institutions under title III of the Act. Title IV: Student Assistance - Makes technical amendments to title IV of the Act. (Sec. 401) Increases amounts authorized and appropriated in FY2013 and FY2015 for increases in the maximum Pell Grant award. Directs the Secretary of Education to award scholarships, to be known as Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grants, to individuals whose parent or guardian died as a result of performing military service for the U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq or Afghanistan after September 11, 2001. Makes such scholarships equal to the maximum Pell Grant award. (Sec. 402) Revises the FFEL default reduction program to allow guaranty agencies to assign rehabilitated loans to the Secretary of Education, until October 2011, if: (1) they have not been able to sell the loans to eligible lenders; and (2) the Secretary determines that market conditions unduly limit their ability to do so. Requires the holder of a rehabilitated loan to request the consumer reporting agency to which the default of the loan was reported to remove the record of default from a borrower's credit history. Prohibits eligible FFEL lenders from offering inducements to any individuals or entities in order to secure FFEL applicants. (Currently, IHEs and their employees may not be offered such inducements.) (Sec. 404) Authorizes the Secretary to purchase, or enter into forward commitments to purchase, rehabilitated FFELs that eligible lenders purchased under the FFEL default reduction program from October 2003 through June 2010, provided such purchase does not result in any net cost to the federal government. Conditions the purchase of such loans on the agreement of lenders to use the funds from such purchases to originate new federal loans to students or to purchase rehabilitated loans under the default reduction program. (Sec. 406) States that, beginning with the 2009-2010 school year, the expected family contribution, used in determining a student's eligibility for federal student aid, shall be zero for students who are eligible for Pell grants and whose parent or guardian was killed while performing military service in Iraq or Afghanistan after September 11, 2001. Updates the list of programs providing veterans' education benefits that are to be excluded from students' income in determining their eligibility for student aid under title IV. Advances the date, from July 2010 to July 2009, by which veterans' education benefits not received under title IV must be excluded from consideration as available financial assistance in title IV need analyses. (Sec. 407) Delays the implementation of the EZ FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), a simplified format for use in applying for federal student aid, until the 2010-2011 school year. Requires the Secretary to determine that an IHE's participation as an experimental site under the Quality Assurance program (which allows certain IHEs to implement their own comprehensive student aid management systems) is a success if such participation has reduced the IHEs administrative burdens and benefited its students, without creating costs for the taxpayer. Gives existing sites that have not yet been deemed successful until June 30, 2010, to reach that goal. (Sec. 409) Makes certain rulemaking requirements and the master calendar of actions the Secretary must take regarding student aid inapplicable to amendments made by this title or regulations promulgated under such amendments. Title V: Developing Institutions - Makes a technical amendment to title V of the Act. Title VI: International Education Programs - Makes technical amendments to title VI of the Act. Title VII: Graduate and Postsecondary Improvement - Makes technical amendments to title VII of the Act. (Sec. 701) Requires IHEs offering comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs for students with intellectual disabilities to integrate such students socially and academically with non-disabled students, to the maximum extent possible. Title VIII: Additional Programs - Makes technical amendments to title VIII of the Act. (Sec. 802) Makes technical amendments to the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 and the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986. | Education | Vocational | Education | 2009-03-30 | makes miscellaneous technical amendments higher education act act title general provisions makes technical amendments title act sec amends opportunity act date act enactment august effective date revisions general definition institutions higher education ihes makes prerequisites foreign nursing school participation act federal_family_education_loan ffel program inapplicable july foreign nursing schools participating ffel program august title teacher quality enhancement makes technical amendments title act sec requires prospective teachers teaching residency programs acquire master degree months beginning program permits partnerships receive grant teacher_quality_partnership grant program teacher preparation program carry pre baccalaureate teacher preparation program fifth year initial licensing program title iii institutional aid makes technical amendments title iii act sec excludes receives assistance specified federal law eligibility capacity building grants predominantly_black_institutions title iii act title student assistance makes technical amendments title act sec increases amounts authorized appropriated fy2013 fy2015 increases maximum pell_grant award directs secretary education award scholarships known iraq afghanistan service grants individuals parent guardian died result performing military service iraq afghanistan september makes scholarships equal maximum pell_grant award sec revises ffel default reduction program allow guaranty agencies assign rehabilitated loans secretary education october able sell loans eligible lenders secretary determines market conditions unduly limit ability requires holder rehabilitated loan request consumer reporting agency default loan reported remove record default borrower credit history prohibits eligible ffel lenders offering inducements individuals entities order secure ffel applicants currently ihes employees offered inducements sec authorizes secretary purchase enter forward commitments purchase rehabilitated ffels eligible lenders purchased ffel default reduction program october june provided purchase result net cost federal government conditions purchase loans agreement lenders use funds purchases originate new federal loans students purchase rehabilitated loans default reduction program sec states beginning school year expected family contribution determining student eligibility federal student aid shall zero students eligible pell grants parent guardian killed performing military service iraq afghanistan september updates list programs providing veterans education benefits excluded students income determining eligibility student aid title advances date july july veterans education benefits received title excluded consideration available financial assistance title need analyses sec delays implementation simplified format use applying federal student aid school year requires secretary determine ihe participation experimental site program allows certain ihes implement comprehensive student aid management systems success participation reduced ihes administrative burdens benefited students creating costs taxpayer gives existing sites deemed successful june reach goal sec makes certain rulemaking requirements master calendar actions secretary student aid inapplicable amendments title regulations promulgated amendments title developing institutions makes technical amendment title act title technical amendments title act title vii graduate postsecondary improvement makes technical amendments title vii act sec requires ihes offering comprehensive transition postsecondary programs students intellectual disabilities integrate students socially academically non disabled students maximum extent possible title viii additional programs makes technical amendments title viii act sec makes technical amendments higher_education_amendments education deaf act |
111-HR-1807 | Educating Entrepreneurs through Today's Technology Act - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to contract with qualified vendors for entrepreneurial training content, the development of communications technology that can distribute such content throughout the United States, and the establishment of a nationwide, online network for the exchange of peer-to-peer technical assistance. Directs the Administrator to ensure that the content developed is: (1) timely and relevant to entrepreneurial development and can be successfully communicated remotely to an audience through the use of technology; and (2) able to be distributed to small businesses, home-based businesses, small business development centers, women's business centers, veterans business centers, the SBA, and network entrepreneurs throughout the United States and its territories. Requires a report from the Administrator to Congress on SBA progress in implementing this Act. Authorizes appropriations. | Education | Vocational | Commerce | 2009-03-31 | educating entrepreneurs today technology act amends small business act direct administrator small_business_administration sba contract qualified vendors entrepreneurial training content development communications technology distribute content united_states establishment nationwide online network exchange peer peer technical assistance directs administrator ensure content developed timely relevant entrepreneurial development successfully communicated remotely audience use technology able distributed small businesses home based businesses small business development centers women business centers veterans business centers sba network entrepreneurs united_states territories requires report administrator congress sba progress implementing act authorizes appropriations |
111-HR-1955 | Agriculture Education Freedom Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of an individual any gain from the sale of any animal raised and sold by such individual as part of his or her participation in the 4-H program under the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service of the Department of Agriculture, the Future Farmers of America, any tax-exempt similar organization, or any program of a tax-exempt educational organization. | Education | Vocational | Taxation | 2009-04-02 | agriculture education freedom act amends internal revenue code exclude gross income individual gain sale animal raised sold individual participation program tax exempt similar organization program tax exempt educational organization |
111-HR-3561 | Increases the amount of educational assistance provided to certain veterans for flight training from 60% to 75% of tuition and fees which similarly circumstanced nonveterans enrolled in the same flight course are required to pay. | Education | Vocational | Armed forces and national security | 2009-09-14 | increases educational assistance provided certain veterans flight training tuition fees similarly enrolled flight course required pay |
111-HR-3948 | Test Prep for Heroes Act - Authorizes the use of entitlement assistance under the Post-9/11 veterans' educational assistance program for payment for a test preparatory course in connection with licensing or certification in a vocation or profession. | Education | Vocational | Armed forces and national security | 2009-10-28 | test prep heroes act authorizes use entitlement assistance veterans educational assistance program payment test preparatory course connection licensing certification vocation profession |
111-HR-4258 | Public Private Vocational Partnership Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow corporations (other than S corporations, personal holding companies, and service organizations) a general business tax credit for: (1) charitable contributions to secondary schools, community colleges, or technical schools that provide vocational education; and (2) employing interns as part of a vocational education course approved by a secondary school or community college. | Education | Vocational | Taxation | 2009-12-09 | public private vocational partnership act amends internal revenue code allow corporations corporations personal holding companies service organizations general business tax credit charitable contributions secondary schools community colleges technical schools provide vocational education employing interns vocational education course approved secondary school community college |
111-HR-5093 | Space to Schools Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to implement a program to encourage individuals who are former employees of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), its suppliers, or related contractors who have relevant work experience in the aerospace industry to pursue careers as elementary, secondary, or vocational school teachers. Sets forth educational background requirements for program participants. Requires program participants to enter into an agreement to: (1) obtain certification or licensing as an elementary, secondary, vocational, or technical school teacher, and to become a highly qualified teacher; and (2) accept an offer of full-time employment as an elementary, secondary, vocational, or technical school teacher for at least three school years and commit to teaching science, technology, engineering, or mathematics after obtaining such certification or licensing. Directs the Secretary to provide program participants with: (1) a stipend for use in obtaining certification or licensing; or (2) a larger bonus if they agree to perform their service in high-need schools. Requires the Secretary to establish an Advisory Board to oversee the program. | Education | Vocational | Education | 2010-04-21 | space schools act authorizes secretary education implement program encourage individuals employees national_aeronautics_and_space_administration nasa suppliers related contractors relevant work experience aerospace industry pursue careers elementary secondary vocational school teachers sets forth educational background requirements program participants requires program participants enter agreement obtain certification licensing elementary secondary vocational technical school teacher highly qualified teacher accept offer time employment elementary secondary vocational technical school teacher school years commit teaching science technology engineering mathematics obtaining certification licensing directs secretary provide program participants stipend use obtaining certification licensing larger bonus agree perform service high need schools requires secretary establish advisory_board oversee program |
111-HR-5376 | Youth Corps Act of 2010 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to make grants to eligible public or private nonprofit agencies or organizations to carry out Youth Corps programs that utilize the Youth Corps model to provide eligible youth age 16 through 24 with education and work readiness training to enable them to find employment in the economy of the 21st century, and instill in them a sense of civic engagement and environmental stewardship. Defines "Youth Corps model" as a youth education and training program for which an eligible entity provides eligible youth, among other things, with stipended or paid work experience and basic and technical skills training leading to: (1) enrollment in postsecondary education or training; (2) attainment of an industry-recognized certification or credential; (3) meaningful employment in the economy of the 21st century; or (4) military service. | Education | Vocational | Labor and employment | 2010-05-25 | amends workforce investment act authorize secretary labor grants eligible public private nonprofit agencies organizations carry youth_corps programs utilize youth_corps model provide eligible youth age education work readiness training enable find employment economy 21st century sense civic engagement environmental stewardship defines youth_corps model youth education training program eligible entity provides eligible youth things paid work experience basic technical skills training leading enrollment postsecondary education training attainment industry recognized certification credential meaningful employment economy 21st century military service |
111-HR-6106 | Directs the Secretary of Education to establish a clearinghouse of information on best practices for states and local governments to use in carrying out ocean lifeguard training programs, particularly on materials and tests involving rip current awareness and safety. | Education | Vocational | Education | 2010-08-10 | directs secretary education establish clearinghouse information best practices states local governments use carrying ocean training programs particularly materials tests involving current awareness safety |
111-S-1532 | Promoting Innovations to 21st Century Careers Act - Authorizes the Director of the National Academic and Career Innovation Center to award certain planning, implementation, transitional, and supplemental grants to state pathways partnerships to carry out activities that will create and enhance educational and career pathways for high school students to postsecondary schools (including registered apprenticeship programs) and to 21st century careers, particularly in high skill, high demand industries. Requires the state partnerships to be appointed by state governors and include representatives from educational, business, labor, workforce, and economic development entities in their respective states. Establishes the National Academic and Career Innovation Center to: (1) support the efforts of the state partnerships and regional partnerships (which are to receive competitive implementation subgrants from state partnerships) to offer career pathways of proven effectiveness; (2) design and conduct performance evaluations of career pathways activities; and (3) administer, oversee, and evaluate all career pathways grants. | Education | Vocational | Education | 2009-07-29 | promoting innovations 21st century careers act authorizes director award certain planning implementation transitional supplemental grants state pathways partnerships carry activities create enhance educational career pathways high school students postsecondary schools including registered apprenticeship programs 21st century careers particularly high skill high demand industries requires state partnerships appointed state governors include representatives educational business labor workforce economic development entities respective states establishes support efforts state partnerships regional partnerships receive competitive implementation subgrants state partnerships offer career pathways proven effectiveness design conduct performance evaluations career pathways activities administer oversee evaluate career pathways grants |
111-S-1709 | Veterinary Services Investment Act - Amends The National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture carry out a grant program to develop, implement, and sustain veterinary services and relieve veterinary shortage situations. | Education | Vocational | Animals | 2009-09-24 | veterinary services investment act amends teaching policy act direct secretary agriculture carry grant program develop implement sustain veterinary services relieve veterinary shortage situations |
111-S-3768 | Repeals the requirement that the Secretary of Education deny Texas and its local educational agencies funds from the Education Jobs Fund until the state assures the Secretary that: (1) funds used to support elementary and secondary education shall be distributed based on LEAs' relative shares of school improvement funds for the most recent fiscal year for which data are available; (2) such funds will not be used to supplant state formula funding that is distributed like school improvement funds; and (3) state funding for elementary and secondary education, as a percentage of the state's total revenue, will not be reduced through FY2013. | Education | Vocational | Education | 2010-09-13 | repeals requirement secretary education deny texas local educational agencies funds education_jobs_fund state assures secretary funds support elementary secondary education shall distributed based leas relative shares school improvement funds recent fiscal year data available funds supplant state formula funding distributed like school improvement funds state funding elementary secondary education percentage state total revenue reduced fy2013 |
111-S-4009 | Fairness for Texas Schools Act of 2010 - Allows the Secretary of Education to allocate funds from the Education Jobs Fund to entities in Texas other than the state government if the Secretary cannot provide such funds to the state government because of its failure to provide certain assurances regarding the distribution of such funds and the level of state support for elementary and secondary education. | Education | Vocational | Education | 2010-12-04 | fairness texas schools act allows secretary education allocate funds education_jobs_fund entities texas state government secretary provide funds state government failure provide certain assurances distribution funds level state support elementary secondary education |
112-HR-465 | Veterans Self-Employment Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a five-year pilot project to test the feasibility and advisability of the use of educational assistance under certain programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay for training costs associated with the purchase of a franchise enterprise. Prohibits the use of such assistance unless: (1) training is required and provided in connection with the purchase and operation of a franchise; and (2) such training, and the training entity, are approved by the Secretary. Provides training and entity approval requirements. | Education | Vocational | Armed forces and national security | 2011-01-26 | directs secretary veterans_affairs conduct year pilot project test feasibility advisability use educational assistance certain programs department_of_veterans_affairs pay training costs associated purchase franchise enterprise prohibits use assistance training required provided connection purchase operation franchise training training entity approved secretary provides training entity approval requirements |
112-HR-626 | Financial Literacy for Youth Act of 2011 or FLY Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish a pilot program awarding grants to 10 state or local educational agencies (LEAs) to develop financial literacy programs in elementary and secondary schools. Requires grant funds to be used to: (1) integrate financial literacy programs into elementary and secondary school curricula; (2) provide financial literacy teacher training; and (3) collect, analyze, and develop the information necessary to accomplish the pilot program. | Education | Vocational | Education | 2011-02-10 | fly act directs secretary education establish pilot program awarding grants state local educational agencies leas develop financial literacy programs elementary secondary schools requires grant funds integrate financial literacy programs elementary secondary school curricula provide financial literacy teacher training collect analyze develop information necessary accomplish pilot program |
112-HR-2549 | Public Private Vocational Partnership Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow corporations (other than S corporations, personal holding companies, and service organizations) a general business tax credit for: (1) charitable contributions to secondary schools, community colleges, or technical schools that provide vocational education; and (2) employing interns as part of a vocational education course approved by a secondary school or community college. | Education | Vocational | Taxation | 2011-07-14 | public private vocational partnership act amends internal revenue code allow corporations corporations personal holding companies service organizations general business tax credit charitable contributions secondary schools community colleges technical schools provide vocational education employing interns vocational education course approved secondary school community college |
112-HR-3036 | Ready to Compete Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to create a new Ready to Learn program authorizing the Secretary of Education to award grants to public telecommunications entities to coordinate the development, production, and distribution of innovative multiplatform educational programming and services for young children and youth and their parents, educators, and caregivers. Requires grantees to award subcontracts or enter into agreements with public television stations and producers or distributors of educational programming for the operation of Ready to Learn programs. Requires Ready to Learn programs to: (1) include programming that is aligned with state academic content and achievement standards; (2) include training and materials for educators and caregivers to facilitate their use of the programming and services; (3) address specific community and school needs, ascertained via ongoing community outreach programs; and (4) include programming in reading, social and emotional development, and at least one other topic in an academic or developmentally appropriate area. Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to create a Ready to Earn program authorizing the Secretary to award competitive grants to public television stations that partner with states, state workforce investment boards, or institutions of higher education to develop, disseminate, and provide on-line and on-air education and training services for adults. | Education | Vocational | Education | 2011-09-22 | ready compete act amends elementary secondary education act create new ready learn program authorizing secretary education award grants public telecommunications entities coordinate development production distribution innovative educational programming services young children youth parents educators caregivers requires grantees award subcontracts enter agreements public television stations producers distributors educational programming operation ready learn programs requires ready learn programs include programming aligned state academic content achievement standards include training materials educators caregivers facilitate use programming services address specific community school needs ascertained ongoing community outreach programs include programming reading social emotional development topic academic developmentally appropriate area amends workforce investment act create ready earn program authorizing secretary award competitive grants public television stations partner states state workforce investment boards institutions higher education develop disseminate provide line air education training services adults |
112-HR-3329 | Extends from 12 to 15 years after discharge or release from active-duty service the authorized period for veterans with service-connected disabilities to enroll in certain Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) vocational training and rehabilitation programs. | Education | Vocational | Armed forces and national security | 2011-11-02 | extends years discharge release active duty service authorized period veterans service connected disabilities enroll certain department_of_veterans_affairs vocational training rehabilitation programs |
112-S-294 | Foundations for Success Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Education to award grants to states to establish and support Early Care and Education Systems providing children, from the age of six weeks until they reach kindergarten, with universal access to high quality early care and education programs. Allows early care and education programs that demonstrate sustainability and continuity and have been operating for at least five years to participate in their state's Early Care and Education System. Requires states to establish: (1) state child care licensing standards, which shall also apply to nonparticipating programs; (2) statewide Quality Rating and Improvement Systems that assign a rating to each early care and education program, even nonparticipating programs; and (3) statewide early learning standards for children from the age of six weeks until they reach kindergarten. Requires states to place an emphasis on using grant funds to help participating programs increase their ratings under the statewide Quality Rating and Improvement System. Requires participating programs to: (1) be aligned with statewide early learning standards; (2) incorporate evidence-based teaching and learning practices; (3) provide required services for disabled children; (4) provide English language instruction for English language learners; and (5) provide, or partner with community-based organizations for the provision of, child health and family support services. Prohibits grant funds from supplanting federal, state, and local funds otherwise available to support early learning programs and services. Requires each state to design and implement a method for evaluating their Early Care and Education System. | Education | Vocational | Education | 2011-02-07 | foundations success act directs secretary education award grants states establish support providing children age weeks reach kindergarten universal access high quality early care education programs allows early care education programs demonstrate sustainability continuity operating years participate state requires states establish state child care licensing standards shall apply nonparticipating programs statewide improvement systems assign rating early care education program nonparticipating programs statewide early learning standards children age weeks reach kindergarten requires states place emphasis grant funds help participating programs increase ratings statewide quality rating improvement system requires participating programs aligned statewide early learning standards incorporate evidence based teaching learning practices provide required services disabled children provide english language instruction english language learners provide partner community based organizations provision child health family support services prohibits grant funds federal state local funds available support early learning programs services requires state design implement method evaluating |
113-S-439 | Career and Technical Education Facilities Modernization Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to direct the Secretary of Education to support local educational agencies (LEAs), community colleges, and other appropriate entities in modernizing, renovating, or repairing facilities used to provide science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or career and technical education to public elementary, secondary school, or community college students.
Requires the Secretary to furnish such support by providing eligible entities with grants or loan guarantees or by making payments of interest on the financial instruments they use to fund the modernization, renovation, or repair of those facilities.
Prohibits the use of that support for new construction or the payment of routine maintenance costs.
Requires the Secretary to direct at least 25% of the funds made available under this Act to: (1) LEAs that are eligible to receive assistance under the ESEA's Rural Education Initiative program, or (2) community colleges that serve a substantial number of rural students. | Education | Vocational | Education | 2013-03-04 | esea direct secretary education support local educational agencies leas community colleges appropriate entities modernizing renovating repairing facilities provide science technology engineering mathematics career technical education public elementary secondary school community college students requires secretary furnish support providing eligible entities grants loan guarantees making payments interest financial instruments use fund modernization renovation repair facilities prohibits use support new construction payment routine maintenance costs requires secretary direct funds available act leas eligible receive assistance esea rural_education_initiative program community colleges serve substantial number rural students |
114-HR-2551 | Veterans' Entry to Apprenticeship Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to treat a pre-apprenticeship program as a program of apprenticeship, for purposes of providing educational assistance: (1) if such pre-apprenticeship program is recognized under or compliant with relevant state standards for a postsecondary pre-apprenticeship program, or (2) in the case of a program for which a state does not require any such standards, if the curriculum of the pre-apprenticeship program is approved by a sponsor who certifies that the program will prepare an individual with skills and competencies needed to enroll in a registered apprenticeship program and the pre-apprenticeship program maintains conduct and attendance policies in accordance with such sponsor.
A covered individual enrolled in a pre-apprenticeship program must receive the same amount and kind of educational assistance the individual would receive if the individual were enrolled in a program of apprenticeship, with an exception of specified housing assistance if the individual is not paid as part of such pre-apprenticeship program. | Education | Vocational | Armed forces and national security | 2015-05-21 | bill requires department_of_veterans_affairs treat pre apprenticeship program program apprenticeship purposes providing educational assistance pre apprenticeship program recognized compliant relevant state standards postsecondary pre apprenticeship program case program state require standards curriculum pre apprenticeship program approved sponsor certifies program prepare individual skills competencies needed enroll registered apprenticeship program pre apprenticeship program maintains conduct attendance policies accordance sponsor covered individual enrolled pre apprenticeship program receive kind educational assistance individual receive individual enrolled program apprenticeship exception specified housing assistance individual paid pre apprenticeship program |
114-HR-3362 | Workforce Development Investment Act of 2015
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business-related tax credit of $2,000 for each community college or other institution of higher education engaged in a partnership with an employer to improve workforce development and job training for students. Allows a maximum credit of $10,000 in any taxable year. | Education | Vocational | Taxation | 2015-07-29 | amends internal revenue code allow business related tax credit community college institution higher education engaged partnership employer improve workforce development job training students allows maximum credit taxable year |
114-HR-3409 | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income payments received by a student under a comprehensive student work-learning-service program operated by a work college. | Education | Vocational | Taxation | 2015-07-29 | amends internal revenue code exclude gross income payments received student comprehensive student work learning service program operated work college |
114-HR-5096 | Technical Education Creates High-Paying Careers Act of 2016 or the TECH Careers Act
This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to direct the Department of Education (ED), in coordination with the Department of Labor, to develop and implement an American Technical Training Grant Program awarding competitive three-year grants of up to $5 million per fiscal year to eligible entities for supporting the establishment, redesign, or expansion of job training programs that enable economically disadvantaged students to enter into and advance along career pathways that lead to jobs in high-skill, high-wage, or high-demand occupations.
The entities eligible for such grants must be institutions of higher education offering career and technical education programs that can be completed in two years or less (or a consortium of such institutions), but only if they enter a partnership agreement with:
a local workforce development board; an employer with a workforce need in a high-skill, high-wage, or high-demand industry; an industry organization or other intermediary representing the industry sector or occupation for which the job training program provides training; and an institution of higher education that offers a baccalaureate degree and also has an articulation agreement with the eligible entity. | Education | Vocational | Labor and employment | 2016-04-28 | technical education creates high paying careers act tech careers act bill amends direct coordination department_of_labor develop implement american technical training grant program awarding competitive year grants million fiscal year eligible entities supporting establishment redesign expansion job training programs enable economically disadvantaged students enter advance career pathways lead jobs high skill high wage high demand occupations entities eligible grants institutions higher education offering career technical education programs completed years consortium institutions enter partnership agreement local workforce development board employer workforce need high skill high wage high demand industry industry organization intermediary representing industry sector occupation job training program provides training institution higher education offers baccalaureate degree articulation agreement eligible entity |
114-HR-5152 | Career and Technical Education Equity Act
This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to revise hold harmless requirements for the allotment of career and technical education assistance grants to states. A state is prohibited from receiving an allotment for a fiscal year that is less than 90% of the allotment the state received for the preceding fiscal year. (Currently, no state may receive an allotment less than the one it received for FY1998.) | Education | Vocational | Labor and employment | 2016-04-29 | bill amends revise hold harmless requirements allotment career technical education assistance grants states state prohibited receiving allotment fiscal year allotment state received preceding fiscal year currently state receive allotment received |
114-HR-5380 | Revamping the Education of our Veterans to Align Manufacturing through Partnerships with Community Colleges Act of 2016 or REVAMP with Community Colleges Act of 2016
This bill directs the Department of Labor to award grants to community colleges to: (1) analyze the demand for additional trained employees in their locality and the skills possessed by veterans who receive federal educational assistance and seek local employment; (2) carry out an existing, or implement a new, certificate or degree program that provides those veterans with training that addresses local demand for trained employees; and (3) facilitate the establishment of an advisory board to provide guidance to the training program and assist trained veterans in their pursuit of local employment.
The advisory board shall be composed of local business representatives and an employee from the Department of Veterans Affairs. | Education | Vocational | Labor and employment | 2016-06-03 | education veterans align manufacturing revamp community colleges act bill directs department_of_labor award grants community colleges analyze demand additional trained employees locality skills possessed veterans receive federal educational assistance seek local employment carry existing implement new certificate degree program provides veterans training addresses local demand trained employees facilitate establishment advisory board provide guidance training program assist trained veterans pursuit local employment advisory board shall composed local business representatives employee department_of_veterans_affairs |
114-HR-5641 | Equity in Career and Technical Education Act of 2016
This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to require state and local educational agencies to conduct an annual equity gap assessment for career and technical education programs of study and create plans on how to reduce the gap.The "equity gap" consists of the gaps in participation and performance between students based on gender, race, and certain special populations.
The bill requires states to provide professional development and technical assistance to help local educational agencies close equity gaps in career and technical education.States and local agencies that fail to make improvements in closing equity gaps must implement an improvement plan.The Department of Education (ED)may withhold funding from states that fail to show improvement in closing equity gaps.Additionally, states may withhold funding from local agencies that fail to make improvements.
States must also annually report toED on the progress of the state in closing equity gaps. | Education | Vocational | Labor and employment | 2016-07-06 | equity career technical education act bill amends require state local educational agencies conduct annual equity gap assessment career technical education programs study create plans reduce gap equity gap consists gaps participation performance students based gender race certain special populations bill requires states provide professional development technical assistance help local educational agencies close equity gaps career technical education states local agencies fail improvements closing equity gaps implement improvement plan department_of_education withhold funding states fail improvement closing equity gaps additionally states withhold funding local agencies fail improvements states annually report progress state closing equity gaps |
114-HR-5663 | Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Communication, and Creativity for Careers Act or the Four C's for Careers Act
This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to revise requirements for the local use of funds received by eligible recipients under the Act to support their career and technical education programs.
The bill requires such funds to be used by eligible recipients to support career and technical education programs that:
train career guidance and academic counselors to use labor market information in assisting students with postsecondary education and career planning; and support public-private partnerships designed to provide students with the credentials and skills required to secure employment in relevant fields; and if determined appropriate by the local educational agency, support programs that coordinate and integrate academic and career and technical education content and specified work-based learning opportunities. Funds may be used to assess resources required for promoting greater engagement and coordination with business and industry.
An eligible agency, with input from eligible recipients, may identify in its state plan, the acquisition of critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and creativity skills as additional indicators of performance for the career and technical education activities authorized under the Act.
State plans shall describe how eligible agencies will improve the critical thinking, communications, collaboration, and creativity skills of the students participating in their career and technical education programs. | Education | Vocational | Education | 2016-07-07 | careers act careers act bill amends revise requirements local use funds received eligible recipients act support career technical education programs bill requires funds eligible recipients support career technical education programs train career guidance academic counselors use labor market information assisting students postsecondary education career planning support public private partnerships designed provide students credentials skills required secure employment relevant fields determined appropriate local educational agency support programs coordinate integrate academic career technical education content specified work based learning opportunities funds assess resources required promoting greater engagement coordination business industry eligible agency input eligible recipients identify state plan acquisition critical thinking collaboration communication skills additional indicators performance career technical education activities authorized act state plans shall describe eligible agencies improve critical thinking communications collaboration skills students participating career technical education programs |
114-S-3021 | Veterans Education Improvement Act of 2016 or the VEI Act of 2016
This bill permits veterans to use Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Post-9/11 educational assistance for an accredited independent study program offered by an educational institution that is not an institution of higher learning, such as an area career and technical education school or a postsecondary vocational institution providing postsecondary level education.
The VA may prioritize vocational rehabilitation services based on need and upon consideration of disability ratings, the severity of employment handicaps, qualification for a program of independent living, income, and other appropriate factors.
Individuals may elect to convert their educational assistance to the Post-9/11 veterans' educational assistance program if, as of August 1, 2009, they meet specified conditions with respect to their entitlements and elections under the all-volunteer force educational assistance program or certain other educational programs for professional military, selected reserve, or reserve component members.
The bill prescribes transitional rules with respect to the transfer or revocation of entitlements from a previous assistance program after an election to convert to the Post-9/11 program.
Certain assistance shall remain available to individuals under their previous program if it is not available under the Post-9/11 program.
After January 1, 2016, if an individual submits an election that the VA determines is against the individual's interests, the VA may make an alternative election on the individual's behalf. Such an individual may, during a specified period, modify or revoke the VA's alternative selection.
The bill extends the period for certain qualifying work-study activities for individuals receiving VA educational assistance.
Specified education programs are deemed to be approved for veterans' education benefit purposes if a state approving agency determines that they qualify.
Licensure or certification program requirements necessary for VA approval are revised.
The Director of a Veterans Integrated Service Network may contract with an entity specializing in civilian accreditation or health care evaluation to investigate any network medical center. | Education | Vocational | Armed forces and national security | 2016-06-06 | veterans education improvement act act bill permits veterans use department_of_veterans_affairs educational assistance accredited independent study program offered educational institution institution higher learning area career technical education school postsecondary vocational institution providing postsecondary level education prioritize vocational rehabilitation services based need consideration disability ratings severity employment qualification program independent living income appropriate factors individuals elect convert educational assistance veterans educational assistance program august meet specified conditions respect entitlements elections volunteer force educational assistance program certain educational programs professional military selected reserve reserve component members bill prescribes transitional rules respect transfer revocation entitlements previous assistance program election convert program certain assistance shall remain available individuals previous program available program january individual submits election determines individual interests alternative election individual behalf individual specified period modify revoke alternative selection bill extends period certain qualifying work study activities individuals receiving educational assistance specified education programs deemed approved veterans education benefit purposes state approving agency determines qualify licensure certification program requirements necessary approval revised director veterans_integrated_service_network contract entity specializing civilian accreditation health care evaluation investigate network medical center |
114-S-3093 | Equity in Career and Technical Education Act of 2016
This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to require state and local educational agencies to conduct an annual equity gap assessment for career and technical education programs of study and create plans on how to reduce the gap.The "equity gap" consists of the gaps in participation and performance between students based on gender, race, and certain special populations.
The bill requires states to provide professional development and technical assistance to help local educational agencies close equity gaps in career and technical education.States and local agencies that fail to make improvements in closing equity gaps must implement an improvement plan.The Department of Education (ED)may withhold funding from states that fail to show improvement in closing equity gaps.Additionally, states may withhold funding from local agencies that fail to make improvements.
States must also annually report toED on the progress of the state in closing equity gaps. | Education | Vocational | Labor and employment | 2016-06-23 | equity career technical education act bill amends require state local educational agencies conduct annual equity gap assessment career technical education programs study create plans reduce gap equity gap consists gaps participation performance students based gender race certain special populations bill requires states provide professional development technical assistance help local educational agencies close equity gaps career technical education states local agencies fail improvements closing equity gaps implement improvement plan department_of_education withhold funding states fail improvement closing equity gaps additionally states withhold funding local agencies fail improvements states annually report progress state closing equity gaps |
114-S-3349 | Career and Technical Education for Adult Learners Act of 2016
This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to modify the requirements for career and technical education programs to align the programs with adult education programs.
The bill revises the purposes of the Act to include promoting adult education and supporting partnerships among adult education programs.
States may develop core indicators of performance for career and technical education students at the adult education level. At a minimum, the indicators must measure: (1) student attainment of challenging career and technical skill proficiency, including student achievement on technical assessments that are aligned with industry-recognized standards; and (2) the eligibly entity's performance on the indicators of performance described in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
The bill also: (1) includes the state director of adult education in the development of the state plan for career and technical education, and (2) specifies that adult education providers that also offer certain career and technical education courses leading to technical skill proficiency and an industry-recognized credential or certificate are eligible to receive funds under the Act. | Education | Vocational | Labor and employment | 2016-09-15 | bill amends modify requirements career technical education programs align programs adult education programs bill revises purposes act include promoting adult education supporting partnerships adult education programs states develop core indicators performance career technical education students adult education level minimum indicators measure student attainment challenging career technical skill proficiency including student achievement technical assessments aligned industry recognized standards entity performance indicators performance described workforce innovation opportunity act bill includes state director adult education development state plan career technical education specifies adult education providers offer certain career technical education courses leading technical skill proficiency industry recognized credential certificate eligible receive funds act |
110-HR-2436 | Nanotechnology in the Schools Act - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a nanotechnology in the schools program awarding matching grants to certain eligible institutions for the purchase of nanotechnology equipment and software and the provision of nanotechnology education to students and teachers. Lists as eligible grantees: (1) public, private, parochial, and charter secondary schools that offer advanced or international baccalaureate science courses; (2) community colleges; (3) four-year institutions of higher education; and (4) informal learning science and technology centers. . | Education | R&D | Education | 2007-05-22 | nanotechnology schools act requires director national_science_foundation nsf establish nanotechnology schools program awarding matching grants certain eligible institutions purchase nanotechnology equipment software provision nanotechnology education students teachers lists eligible grantees public private parochial charter secondary schools offer advanced international baccalaureate science courses community colleges year institutions higher education informal learning science technology centers |
110-HR-2576 | Help Identify Indicators of Potential Student Aggression Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to prepare and periodically revise: (1) concise written materials to be used by school personnel in elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher education to help to identify the possible warning signs of a student with a high potential to be aggressive and harmful to property, themselves, or others, and report such behavior to designated school personnel; and (2) more detailed written materials to be used by designated school personnel to determine the appropriate actions to take with respect to such a student, including whether he or she should be referred to a mental health expert. Requires the first version of such materials to be provided to the Secretary of Education within 90 days of this Act's enactment for distribution to schools. | Education | R&D | Education | 2007-06-06 | help identify indicators potential student aggression act directs secretary health_and_human_services acting administrator substance_abuse_and_mental_health_services_administration prepare periodically revise concise written materials school personnel elementary schools secondary schools institutions higher education help identify possible warning signs student high potential aggressive harmful property report behavior designated school personnel detailed written materials designated school personnel determine appropriate actions respect student including referred mental health expert requires version materials provided secretary education days act enactment distribution schools |
111-HR-1224 | Families Learning and Understanding English Together Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to providers of family literacy services to improve the literacy and English skills of limited English proficient individuals who are parents or children in families where each parent is at least 16 years old and where at least one child is under age eight. Directs the Secretary to reserve certain funds to: (1) make grants to, or enter contracts with, national organizations that have family literacy service expertise to provide grantees with technical assistance and training; and (2) evaluate and improve the family literacy grant program. Requires grantees to meet specified outcome measures. | Education | R&D | Education | 2009-02-26 | understanding english act authorizes secretary education grants providers family literacy services improve literacy english skills limited english proficient individuals parents children families parent years old child age directs secretary reserve certain funds grants enter contracts national organizations family literacy service expertise provide grantees technical assistance training evaluate improve family literacy grant program requires grantees meet specified outcome measures |
111-HR-2722 | Veterans Nonprofit Research and Education Corporations Enhancement Act of 2009 - Amends federal provisions concerning the establishment at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities of nonprofit research and education corporations (NRECs) to allow an NREC to facilitate the conduct of research or education, or both, at more than one VA medical center. States that such an NREC shall be known as a multi-medical center research corporation (MCRC). Allows an NREC to act as a MCRC if: (1) the NREC board of directors approve a resolution permitting that NREC to act as a MCRC; and (2) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs approves the resolution. Requires each NREC and MCRC (corporation) to be established in accordance with the nonprofit corporation laws of the state in which the VA medical center which it supports is located. States that neither such corporation shall be considered to be owned by, or an agent or instrumentality of, the United States. Restates the purposes of the corporations. Modifies the composition of, and standards applicable to, corporation boards of directors, including by changing applicable conflict of interest requirements. Expands the required areas of experience or expertise with respect to non-VA members of corporation boards of directors. Increases authorized corporate powers of the corporations to include entering into contracts and setting fees for education and training facilitated through a corporation. Revises audit requirements to require submission of an Internal Revenue Service return form applicable to organizations exempt from income tax. | Education | R&D | Armed forces and national security | 2009-06-04 | amends federal provisions concerning establishment department_of_veterans_affairs medical facilities nonprofit research education corporations nrecs allow nrec facilitate conduct research education medical center states nrec shall known multi medical center research corporation mcrc allows nrec act mcrc nrec board directors approve resolution permitting nrec act mcrc secretary veterans_affairs approves resolution requires nrec mcrc corporation established accordance nonprofit corporation laws state medical center supports located states corporation shall considered owned agent instrumentality united_states restates purposes corporations modifies composition standards applicable corporation boards directors including changing applicable conflict interest requirements expands required areas experience expertise respect non members corporation boards directors increases authorized corporate powers corporations include entering contracts setting fees education training facilitated corporation revises audit requirements require submission internal_revenue_service return form applicable organizations exempt income tax |
111-S-756 | Prostate Research, Imaging, and Men's Education Act or the PRIME Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to expand and intensify research to develop advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection, diagnosis, and treatment comparable to mammogram technology.Directs the Secretary: (1) to carry out a national campaign to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to the need for prostate cancer screening and for improved detection technologies; (2) in developing such campaign, to recognize and address the racial disparities in the incidences of prostate cancer and mortality rates; (3) to establish a program to award grants to nonprofit private entities to test alternative outreach and education strategies; (4) to carry out research to develop an improved prostate cancer screening blood test using in-vitro detection; and (5) to certify compliance with this Act within one year. | Education | R&D | Health | 2009-03-31 | prostate_research imaging prime act requires secretary health_and_human_services acting director national_institutes_of_health nih expand intensify research develop advanced imaging technologies prostate cancer detection diagnosis treatment comparable mammogram technology directs secretary carry national campaign increase awareness knowledge respect need prostate cancer screening improved detection technologies developing campaign recognize address racial disparities incidences prostate cancer mortality rates establish program award grants nonprofit private entities test alternative outreach education strategies carry research develop improved prostate cancer screening blood test vitro detection certify compliance act year |
113-HR-768 | Securing Teacher Effectiveness, Leadership, Learning, And Results Act of 2013 or STELLAR Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require each state receiving school improvement funds to: (1) define teacher and principal effectiveness and establish performance ratings; (2) demonstrate that it has developed, in collaboration with teachers and principals, a model teacher and principal evaluation program; (3) demonstrate that each of its local educational agencies (LEAs) has adopted a teacher and principal evaluation program; (4) demonstrate that each LEA is collaborating with teachers and principals in developing and making annual improvements to such program; (5) review, report on, and assist LEAs in improving such evaluation programs; and (6) establish procedures to ensure that ineffective teachers and principals facing unemployment are treated fairly.
Requires teacher evaluations to: (1) emphasize student academic growth, (2) include observations of the teacher's classroom performance, (3) rate teachers using at least four performance categories, and (4) provide results that are comparable for all teachers in grade levels and subject areas across the state and within the teacher's LEA.
Requires principal evaluations to: (1) emphasize student academic growth; (2) factor in their school's graduation rates; (3) assess the principal's success in recruiting, developing, evaluating, and retaining effective teachers; (4) assess the principal's leadership abilities through observations and other relevant data; (5) rate principals using at least four performance categories; and (6) provide results that are comparable across all principals within the LEA.
Requires states to take steps to ensure that poor and minority children are not taught at higher rates than other children by teachers rated as less than effective.
Requires states and LEAs to report the number and percentage of teachers and principals in each performance rating at: (1) the state, LEA, and school level; and (2) their LEAs and schools that have the highest and lowest poverty rates or the highest and lowest percentages of minority students. Requires states to report student attendance rates, disaggregated by each school and each teacher and principal at each school within specified jurisdictions.
Directs the Secretary of Education to: (1) recognize each LEA that has innovative, high-quality, and effective teacher or principal evaluation programs that lead to professional development and improved student performance; and (2) establish a clearinghouse to share the best practices of such programs with educators. | Education | R&D | Education | 2013-02-15 | securing teacher effectiveness leadership learning results act elementary secondary education act require state receiving school improvement funds define teacher principal effectiveness establish performance ratings demonstrate developed collaboration teachers principals model teacher principal evaluation program demonstrate local educational agencies leas adopted teacher principal evaluation program demonstrate lea collaborating teachers principals developing making annual improvements program review report assist leas improving evaluation programs establish procedures ensure ineffective teachers principals facing unemployment treated fairly requires teacher evaluations emphasize student academic growth include observations teacher classroom performance rate teachers performance categories provide results comparable teachers grade levels subject areas state teacher lea requires principal evaluations emphasize student academic growth factor school graduation rates assess principal success recruiting developing evaluating retaining effective teachers assess principal leadership abilities observations relevant data rate principals performance categories provide results comparable principals lea requires states steps ensure poor minority children taught higher rates children teachers rated effective requires states leas report number percentage teachers principals performance rating state lea school level leas schools highest lowest poverty rates highest lowest percentages minority students requires states report student attendance rates disaggregated school teacher principal school specified jurisdictions directs secretary education recognize lea innovative high quality effective teacher principal evaluation programs lead professional development improved student performance establish clearinghouse share best practices programs educators |
113-HR-4366 | Strengthening Education through Research Act - (Sec. 3) Amends the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Education, in collecting information and data under that Act, to not duplicate other reporting requirements and to use information and data available from existing federal, state, and local sources to reduce the burden and cost to the Department of Education, states, and local educational agencies (LEAs).
Title I: Education Sciences Reform - (Sec. 102) Amends the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 to replace the definition of, and references to: (1) an "historically black college or university" with the definition of, and references to, a "minority-serving institution"; and (2) "scientifically based research standards" with the definition of, and references to, "principles of scientific research." Defines "adult education," "adult education and literacy activities," "English learner," and "school leader."
Part A: The Institute of Education Sciences - (Sec. 111) Requires the mission of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) to include providing national leadership in expanding fundamental knowledge and understanding of adult education, in addition to providing that leadership with regard to education from early childhood through postsecondary study. Requires the activities of the IES to be free of disability bias.
(Sec. 112) Directs the IES to widely disseminate the findings and results of its education evaluations, which are to include evaluations of impact and implementation.
(Sec. 113) Allows the IES to accept requests from the Secretary to administer activities other than those assigned to it, provided they are consistent with the IES's priorities or mission. Requires the Director of the IES (Director) to be consulted during the procurement process, and with regard to contract performance management, under the Act.
(Sec. 114) Allows a Director to: (1) serve for up to one year beyond his or her six-year term in office if his or her successor has not yet been appointed, and (2) be appointed to one additional term in office.
Adds to the Director's duties: (1) coordinating IES research activities with the education research activities of public and private entities, and (2) coordinating with the Secretary to ensure that IES results are coordinated with and utilized by the Department of Education's technical assistance providers and dissemination networks.
Requires the Director to establish and maintain a peer-review system involving highly-qualified individuals to review and evaluate: (1) each application for a grant or cooperative agreement exceeding $100,000, and (2) all reports and other products that exceed $100,000 and that are to be published and publicly released by the IES. Requires IES peer reviewers of special education research to have an understanding of special education.
Requires the Director to:
ensure that IES activities address significant challenges faced by practitioners and increase knowledge in the education field; ensure that IES information, products, and publications are prepared and widely disseminated in a timely, understandable, and convenient manner; promote the utilization of IES information, products, and publications; and monitor and manage all activities authorized under the Act. (Sec. 115) Requires the Director to propose to the National Board for Education Sciences (Board) the IES's priorities at least once every six years. Includes among those priorities:
closing the achievement gap between disabled and nondisabled students; improving access to and the quality of early childhood education; improving elementary and secondary education, particularly among low-performing students and schools; and improving access to, opportunities for, and the completion of postsecondary education and adult education. (Sec. 116) Adds to the Board's duties:
providing ongoing advice and input to the Director on IES activities; providing advice to the Director on ensuring that IES activities are free of disability bias; ensuring that IES activities are relevant to education policy and practice by soliciting, on an ongoing basis, advice and information from those in the education field; recommending to the Director ways to enhance strategic partnerships and collaborative efforts with public and private entities; and issuing a report every five years assessing IES effectiveness. Expands the pool of entities and organizations whose advice the President is to solicit regarding appointments to the Board.
Requires the Board to be composed of at least two practitioners who are knowledgeable about the education needs of the United States. Allows state leaders in adult education to be on the Board. Allows Board members to: (1) serve for up to one year beyond their four-year term if their successor has not yet been appointed, and (2) serve a full term if they are appointed to fill a vacancy in an unexpired term of office.
Makes the Board independent of the Director and the other offices and officers of the IES. Provides that the Executive Director of the Board is to be appointed by the Board for a term of up to six years and may be reappointed for an additional term.
Allows the Board to establish standing or temporary subcommittees to provide the Board with recommendations for carrying out activities authorized under the Act.
Directs the Board to submit to the Director, the Secretary, and Congress, and make widely available to the public, a report once every five years, evaluating IES effectiveness, including an independent evaluation of the activities authorized for each of the National Education Centers. Requires interim findings to be made widely available to the public three years after the independent entity begins reviewing the work of the IES.
(Sec. 117) Provides that the Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics, like the Commissioners of the other National Education Centers, is to be appointed by the Director and serve under the Director's supervision. (Currently, that Commissioner is appointed by the President.)
(Sec. 118) Requires the Director to make a description of all IES grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements over $100,000 publicly available within 120 days of their consummation.
(Sec. 119) Requires IES grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements to be awarded through a peer review process.
Part B: National Center for Education Research - (Sec. 131) Requires the National Center for Education Research (Research Center) to: (1) conduct research that is consistent with the IES priorities, and (2) widely disseminate and promote the utilization of its work.
(Sec. 132) Adds to the Research Center's duties the carrying out of research on: (1) follow up questions provoked by previous research, (2) the impact of technology on education, and (3) the quality of the implementation of practices and strategies determined to be effective through scientifically valid research.
Provides that the Research Center's research on successful state and local education reform activities may include research on social and emotional learning and the acquisition of competencies and skills.
Authorizes the Research Commissioner to award grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, applicants that have the ability and capacity to conduct scientifically valid research.
Requires the Research Commissioner to support national research and development centers that address topics of importance and relevance in the education field that are consistent with IES priorities. Eliminates: (1) the requirement that the Research Commissioner support at least eight centers, and (2) the list of research topics eligible for support.
Authorizes the Director to renew support for a national research and development center without competition for up to two years beyond the initial period of support if the Director determines that the center's research continues to effectively address IES priorities. (Currently, that support is available for an additional period of up to five years.)
Requires research conducted or supported by the Research Center, to the extent feasible and relevant to the research being conducted, to be disaggregated and cross-tabulated by age, race, gender, disability status, English learner status, socioeconomic background, and other population characteristics as determined by the Research Commissioner, so long as any reported information does not reveal individually identifiable information.
Part C: National Center for Education Statistics - (Sec. 151) Directs the National Center for Education Statistics (Statistics Center) to collect, analyze, and report education information and statistics in a manner that is: (1) consistent with the Act's privacy protections; (2) free of disability bias; and (3) relevant, timely, and widely disseminated.
(Sec. 152) Adds to the data the Statistics Center is to collect and disseminate, data on:
secondary school graduation and completion rates; postsecondary education completion; teaching and school leadership that includes information on pre-service preparation, professional development, teacher distribution, and teacher and school leader evaluation; the supply of, and demand for, school leaders; school safety that includes data on school climate and in- and out-of-school suspensions and expulsions; access to, and use of, technology to improve elementary and secondary schools; the quality of early childhood education; students' access to summer school; and access to, and opportunities for, adult education and literacy activities. Requires the Statistics Center to provide technical assistance to states (currently, to determine voluntary standards and guidelines to assist states) in developing statewide longitudinal data systems that link individual student data and protect student privacy to improve student academic achievement and close achievement gaps.
Requires the Statistics Center to assist the Board in the preparation and dissemination of the report evaluating the effectiveness of the IES.
Directs the Statistics Commissioner to develop and implement a plan for Statistics Center activities that is consistent with the priorities of the IES and subject to appropriate modifications.
(Sec. 153) Requires applications from entities that wish to receive a grant or enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with the Statistics Center.
Authorizes the Statistics Commissioner to renew those grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for up to two years if the recipients demonstrate progress on the requirements of the Act's performance measurement system. (Currently, such grants, contracts, and agreements may be renewed for up to five years at the discretion of the Statistics Commissioner.)
(Sec. 155) Requires the joint statistical projects the Statistic Center carries out with nonprofit entities to adhere to the Act's student privacy requirements.
Requires federal agencies and other parties seeking access to educational data from the Statistics Center to describe their research-related need for such data and how the data will be protected from misuse or privacy violations.
Authorizes the Statistics Center to deny requests for access to its data if such data would: (1) be unnecessary for, or unrelated to, the proposed research; or (2) introduce the risk that the data would be misused or used to violate privacy rights. Makes that denial authority inapplicable to public use data sets.
(Sec. 156) Renames "national cooperative education statistics systems" as " cooperative education statistics partnerships" between the Statistics Center and states that volunteer to participate. Provides that, rather than producing and maintaining education data, the partnerships are to review and improve data quality standards. Prohibits the partnerships from collecting student data or establishing a national student data system.
Part D: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance - (Sec. 171) Requires the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (Evaluation Center) to evaluate federal education programs administered by the Secretary and, as time and resources allow, the impact and implementation of those programs.
Requires the Evaluation Center to support the wide dissemination and utilization of all its evaluations, research, and products.
(Sec. 172) Requires the Evaluation Center to assist the Board in the preparation and dissemination of the report evaluating the effectiveness of the IES.
Directs the Evaluation and Regional Assistance Commissioner (Evaluation Commissioner) to propose to the Director and implement, subject to the Director's approval, a plan for Evaluation Center activities that is consistent with IES priorities and subject to appropriate modifications.
Authorizes the Evaluation Commissioner to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements on a competitive basis for up to five years and renew them for up to two years if their recipients demonstrate progress on the requirements of the Act's performance measurement system.
Authorizes the Evaluation Commissioner to establish a National Library of Education within the Evaluation Center.
(Sec. 173) Requires the Evaluation Center, in addition to its existing duties, to: (1) provide its findings in an understandable, easily accessible, and usable format to support program improvement; and (2) support the Director's evaluation activities. Requires the Evaluation Center to:
examine evaluations conducted or supported by others, with the Director's approval; review and supplement federal education program evaluations; conduct implementation evaluations that promote continuous improvement and inform policy making; evaluate the short- and long-term effects and cost efficiencies of federal education programs; and synthesize the results of evaluation studies for and across federal education programs, policies, and practices. (Sec. 174) Requires the Evaluation Commissioner (currently, the Director) to enter into grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements with public or private, nonprofit or for-profit research organizations, other organizations, or institutions of higher education (IHEs) to establish a networked system of ten regional educational laboratories that serve the needs of each region of the United States.
Authorizes the Evaluation Commissioner to determine that establishing ten regional educational laboratories is unnecessary and grant an alternative number of awards or reorganize such laboratories, which may include not basing the awards on the regions, if an insufficient number of regional educational laboratories: (1) are meeting the needs of the regions, or (2) are meeting or have the capacity to meet specified performance indicators.
Requires the Evaluation Commissioner to give priority to applicants that will provide a portion of nonfederal funds to maximize support for the regional educational laboratories.
Requires each regional educational laboratory to: (1) conduct applied research, development, data analysis, and evaluation activities with states, LEAs, and Indian schools; (2) widely disseminate such work; and (3) develop the capacity of states, LEAs, and Indian schools to carry out such activities.
Authorizes each regional educational laboratory to establish an advisory board to support the priorities of such laboratory. (Currently, each regional educational laboratory is required to establish a governing board.) Prohibits such an advisory board from exceeding 25 members. Requires each advisory board to include a state official, LEA representatives, researchers, and at least one representative from the advisory board of a comprehensive center servicing the region, if applicable.
Directs the Evaluation Commissioner to conduct ongoing summative and interim evaluations of each of the regional educational laboratories that assess how well each laboratory is meeting measurable performance indicators. Reserves 16.13% of the funds authorized to be appropriated under the Act for such regional educational laboratories.
Part E: National Center for Special Education Research - (Sec. 175) Adds to the mission of the National Center for Special Education Research the promotion of scientifically valid special education research.
(Sec. 176) Includes disabled youth on the list of the Special Education Research Commissioner's required subjects of expertise.
(Sec. 177) Adds to the duties of the Special Education Research Center:
examining the participation and outcomes of disabled students in secondary and postsecondary career and technical education programs; assisting the Board in the preparation and dissemination of the report evaluating the effectiveness of the IES; examining the needs of disabled children who are English learners, who are gifted and talented, or who have other unique learning needs; and examining innovations in the special education field, such as multi-tiered systems of support. Authorizes the Special Education Research Commissioner to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements on a competitive basis for up to five years and renew them for up to two years if their recipients demonstrate progress on the requirements of the Act's performance measurement system.
Directs the Special Education Research Center to synthesize, disseminate, and promote the utilization of the special education research it conducts or supports.
Reauthorizes appropriations for the Special Education Research Center through FY2020.
Part F: General Provisions - (Sec. 181) Prohibits the Act's provisions from being construed to authorize the federal government to mandate, direct, or control the specific academic achievement or content standards or assessments of a state, LEA, or school.
Prohibits the use of IES funding to endorse, approve, or sanction any curriculum designed to be used in early education or in an elementary school, secondary school, or IHE.
(Sec. 182) Allows IES data to disclose information regarding individual schools so long as no individually identifiable information is disclosed. Subjects IES volunteers or those who provide the IES with uncompensated services to punishment for privacy violations.
(Sec. 183) Requires IES data to be made available to the public through electronic means, such as posting to the IES's website in an easily accessible manner.
(Sec. 184) Requires the Director to establish a performance management system to promote the continuous improvement of activities authorized under the Act and ensure the effective use of federal funds by:
developing and using measurable performance indicators, including time lines, to evaluate and improve those activities; using the performance indicators to inform funding decisions; establishing and improving formal stakeholder feedback mechanisms; and promoting the wide dissemination and utilization of IHE information, products, and publications. (Sec. 185) Requires the Director to provide the Secretary and other relevant offices with an advance copy of IES publications before their public release.
(Sec. 186) Repeals provisions dealing with: (1) filling vacancies on the Board and within the IES; and (2) removing the Commissioners of the National Education Centers, the Director, and Board members.
(Sec. 187) Establishes as the goal of the Director's research, evaluation, and statistics fellowships at IHEs, improving this nation's capacity to carry out high-quality research, evaluation, and statistics related to education and the mission of each National Education Center.
(Sec. 188) Reauthorizes appropriations for activities under the Act through FY2020.
Part G: Technical and Conforming Amendments - (Sec. 191) Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Title II: Educational Technical Assistance - (Sec. 202) Amends the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 to define "school leader."
(Sec. 203) Directs the Secretary to award 17 competitive grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to public or private, nonprofit or for-profit research organizations, other organizations, or IHEs to establish comprehensive centers to provide states and LEAs with technical assistance, analysis, and training to build their capacity to implement federal educational laws and research-based practices.
Directs the Secretary to establish at least one comprehensive center for each of the 10 geographic regions served by the regional educational laboratories established under the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994. Allows the Secretary to establish additional comprehensive centers serving one or more of those regions or the nation as a whole.
Authorizes the Secretary to determine that establishing 17 comprehensive centers is unnecessary and grant an alternative number of awards or reorganize such centers, which may include organizing the centers around content areas instead of by regions, if an insufficient number of centers: (1) are meeting the needs of the regions, or (2) are meeting or have the capacity to meet specified performance indicators.
Requires the Secretary to give priority to applicants that will provide a portion of nonfederal funds to maximize support for the comprehensive centers.
Requires the comprehensive centers to consider the number of low-performing schools in an area when considering an area's need for assistance.
Includes in the training, professional development, and technical assistance provided by comprehensive centers, the replication and adaptation of exemplary practices and innovative methods that have an evidence base of effectiveness.
Authorizes (currently, requires) each comprehensive center to establish an advisory board to support the priorities of such center. Prohibits such an advisory board from exceeding 25 members. Requires each advisory board to include a state official, LEA representatives, researchers, and at least one representative from the advisory board of a regional educational laboratory in the region being served by the center.
Requires the annual report each comprehensive center provides to the Secretary to include: (1) a description of how well the center is meeting the educational needs of its region, using measurable performance indicators; and (2) any changes to its plan to improve its effectiveness.
(Sec. 204) Requires the Secretary to: (1) provide for an interim and summative evaluation of each comprehensive center at the midpoint and at the end of the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement that established such center; and (2) transmit the results of such evaluations to Congress, the Director, and the public.
(Sec. 206) Repeals the requirement that the Secretary establish a regional advisory committee for each region of this country served by a regional educational laboratory.
(Sec. 207) Requires the Director and the Secretary to establish priorities for the regional educational laboratories and comprehensive centers using the results of relevant regional and national surveys of educational needs. (Sec. 208) Allows states that receive competitive grants to design, develop, and implement statewide, longitudinal data systems to provide subgrants to LEAs for their role in those activities. Requires those data systems to be consistent with the requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), the Higher Education Act of 1965, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Requires the Secretary, before awarding such grants, to establish measurable performance indicators for use in assessing the ongoing progress and performance of state grantees in designing, developing, and implementing those systems.
Requires the peer review process used in awarding such grants to:
promote the generation and use of the data needed to align statewide longitudinal data systems from early education through postsecondary education and the workforce, ensure the protection of student privacy, ensure that state grantees support professional development that enables teachers and school leaders to use data effectively; and give priority to states that leverage the use of such systems to improve student achievement and growth, including by demonstrating the capacity to share teacher and school leader performance data with LEAs and teacher and school leader preparation programs. Authorizes the Secretary to renew such grants for up to three years if the state demonstrates progress on the measurable performance indicators.
Directs the Secretary to make a report publicly available, one year after this Act's enactment and every three years thereafter, on the implementation and effectiveness of the activities carried out by the state grantees.
(Sec. 209) Reauthorizes appropriations for activities under the Act through FY2020.
Title III: National Assessment of Educational Progress - (Sec. 302) Amends the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act to require the National Assessment Governing Board (Assessment Board) to oversee and set policies for the National Assessment of Educational Progress consistent with its duties and accepted professional standards.
Includes one elementary school leader and one secondary school leader on the Assessment Board. (This replaces the requirement that school principals be selected.)
Directs the Secretary to fill vacancies on the Assessment Board from among individuals who are nominated by the Assessment Board.
Requires the Assessment Board to consult with the Statistics Commissioner in carrying out its functions.
Directs the Assessment Board, in selecting the subject areas to be assessed, to select the grades or ages being assessed and the year in which such assessments will be conducted.
Requires school leaders to be involved in the assessment review process.
Directs the Assessment Board to provide input to the Director on annual budget requests for the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
(Sec. 303) Directs the Statistics Commissioner to carry out the National Assessment of Educational Progress in a manner consistent with accepted professional standards and the policies set forth by the Assessment Board.
Adds to the Statistics Commissioner's duties determining the content of initial and subsequent National Assessment of Educational Progress reports and ensuring their validity and reliability.
Requires LEAs participating in the school improvement program under part A of title I of the ESEA to participate in the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
Eliminates the option allowing the Assessment Board to develop appropriate achievement levels for each age, rather than grade level, for each subject area being tested. Directs the Assessment Board to use a national consensus approach in establishing the appropriate student achievement levels, providing for the active participation of teachers, school leaders, curriculum specialists, local school administrators, parents, and concerned members of the public.
(Sec. 304) Defines a "school leader."
(Sec. 305) Reauthorizes appropriations for activities under the Act through FY2020.
Title IV: Evaluation Plan - (Sec. 401) Requires the IES to be the primary entity for conducting research on and evaluations of federal education programs within the Department of Education to ensure the rigor and independence of such research and evaluations.
Authorizes the Secretary to reserve and consolidate specified percentages of funds from ESEA programs to: (1) carry out high-quality evaluations of programs authorized under the ESEA, and (2) increase the usefulness of those evaluations or assist ESEA program grantees in collecting and analyzing data and other activities related to the evaluations. Prohibits the Secretary from being required to evaluate each ESEA program each year. Requires the Secretary or the Director to disseminate the findings from such evaluations.
Requires the Director, on a biennial basis, to develop, submit to Congress, and make publicly available an evaluation plan that: (1) describes the specific activities that will be carried out with the reserved funds over the two years of the plan, (2) contains the results of the activities carried out with such funds for the most recent two-year period, and (3) describes how ESEA programs will be regularly evaluated. | Education | R&D | Education | 2014-04-02 | strengthening education research act sec amends education_sciences reform act require secretary education collecting information data act duplicate reporting requirements use information data available existing federal state local sources reduce burden cost department_of_education states local educational agencies leas title education sciences reform sec amends education_sciences reform act replace definition references historically black college university definition references minority serving institution scientifically based research standards definition references principles scientific research defines adult education adult education literacy activities english learner school leader institute_of_education_sciences sec requires mission institute_of_education_sciences ies include providing national leadership expanding fundamental knowledge understanding adult education addition providing leadership regard education early childhood postsecondary study requires activities ies free disability bias sec directs ies widely disseminate findings results education evaluations include evaluations impact implementation sec allows ies accept requests secretary administer activities assigned provided consistent ies priorities mission requires director ies director consulted procurement process regard contract performance management act sec allows director serve year year term office successor appointed appointed additional term office adds director duties coordinating ies research activities education research activities public private entities coordinating secretary ensure ies results coordinated utilized department_of_education technical assistance providers dissemination networks requires director establish maintain peer review system involving highly qualified individuals review evaluate application grant cooperative agreement exceeding reports products exceed published publicly released ies requires ies peer reviewers special education research understanding special education requires director ensure ies activities address significant challenges faced practitioners increase knowledge education field ensure ies information products publications prepared widely disseminated timely understandable convenient manner promote utilization ies information products publications monitor manage activities authorized act sec requires director propose ies priorities years includes priorities closing achievement gap disabled nondisabled students improving access quality early childhood education improving elementary secondary education particularly low performing students schools improving access opportunities completion postsecondary education adult education sec adds board duties providing ongoing advice input director ies activities providing advice director ensuring ies activities free disability bias ensuring ies activities relevant education policy practice soliciting ongoing basis advice information education field recommending director ways enhance strategic partnerships collaborative efforts public private entities issuing report years assessing ies effectiveness expands pool entities organizations advice president solicit appointments board requires board composed practitioners knowledgeable education needs united_states allows state leaders adult education board members serve year year term successor appointed serve term appointed fill vacancy unexpired term office makes board independent director offices officers ies provides executive director board appointed board term years reappointed additional term establish standing temporary subcommittees provide board recommendations carrying activities authorized act directs board submit director secretary congress widely available public report years evaluating ies effectiveness including independent evaluation activities authorized requires interim findings widely available public years independent entity begins reviewing work ies sec provides commissioner national_center_for_education_statistics like commissioners appointed director serve director supervision currently commissioner appointed president sec requires director description ies grants contracts cooperative agreements publicly available days consummation sec requires ies grants contracts cooperative agreements awarded peer review process national_center_for_education_research sec requires conduct research consistent ies priorities widely disseminate promote utilization work sec adds research_center duties carrying research follow questions previous research impact technology education quality implementation practices strategies determined effective scientifically valid research provides research_center research successful state local education reform activities include research social emotional learning acquisition competencies skills authorizes research commissioner award grants enter contracts cooperative agreements applicants ability capacity conduct scientifically valid research requires research commissioner support national research development centers address topics importance relevance education field consistent ies priorities eliminates requirement research commissioner support centers list research topics eligible support authorizes director renew support national research development center competition years initial period support director determines center research continues effectively address ies priorities currently support available additional period years requires research conducted supported research_center extent feasible relevant research conducted disaggregated cross tabulated age race gender disability status english learner status socioeconomic background population characteristics determined research commissioner long reported information reveal individually identifiable information national center education statistics sec directs national_center_for_education_statistics collect analyze report education information statistics manner consistent act privacy protections free disability bias relevant timely widely disseminated sec adds data collect disseminate data secondary school graduation completion rates postsecondary education completion teaching school leadership includes information pre service preparation professional development teacher distribution teacher school leader evaluation supply demand school leaders school safety includes data school climate school suspensions access use technology improve elementary secondary schools quality early childhood education students access summer school access opportunities adult education literacy activities requires provide technical assistance states currently determine voluntary standards guidelines assist states developing statewide longitudinal data systems link individual student data protect student privacy improve student academic achievement close achievement gaps requires statistics center assist board preparation dissemination report evaluating effectiveness ies directs statistics commissioner develop implement plan activities consistent priorities ies subject appropriate modifications sec requires applications entities wish receive grant enter contract cooperative agreement authorizes statistics commissioner renew grants contracts cooperative agreements years recipients demonstrate progress requirements act performance measurement system currently grants contracts agreements renewed years discretion statistics commissioner sec requires joint statistical projects carries nonprofit entities adhere act student privacy requirements requires federal agencies parties seeking access educational data describe research related need data data protected misuse privacy violations deny requests access data data unnecessary unrelated proposed research introduce risk data misused violate privacy rights makes denial authority inapplicable public use data sets sec renames national cooperative education statistics systems cooperative education statistics partnerships states volunteer participate provides producing maintaining education data partnerships review improve data quality standards prohibits partnerships collecting student data establishing national student data system national center education evaluation regional assistance sec requires regional assistance evaluation center evaluate federal education programs administered secretary time resources allow impact implementation programs requires evaluation center support wide dissemination utilization evaluations research products sec requires evaluation center assist board preparation dissemination report evaluating effectiveness ies directs evaluation regional assistance commissioner evaluation commissioner propose director implement subject director approval plan activities consistent ies priorities subject appropriate modifications authorizes evaluation commissioner award grants contracts cooperative agreements competitive basis years renew years recipients demonstrate progress requirements act performance measurement system authorizes evaluation commissioner establish sec requires evaluation center addition existing duties provide findings understandable easily accessible usable format support program improvement support director evaluation activities requires examine evaluations conducted supported director approval review supplement federal education program evaluations conduct implementation evaluations promote continuous improvement inform policy making evaluate short- long term effects cost efficiencies federal education programs synthesize results evaluation studies federal education programs policies practices sec requires evaluation commissioner currently director enter grants contracts cooperative agreements public private nonprofit profit research organizations organizations institutions higher education ihes establish networked system regional educational laboratories serve needs region united_states authorizes evaluation commissioner determine establishing regional educational laboratories unnecessary grant alternative number awards reorganize laboratories include basing awards regions insufficient number regional educational laboratories meeting needs regions meeting capacity meet specified performance indicators requires evaluation commissioner priority applicants provide portion nonfederal funds maximize support regional educational laboratories requires regional educational laboratory conduct applied research development data analysis evaluation activities states leas indian schools widely disseminate work develop capacity states leas indian schools carry activities authorizes regional educational laboratory establish advisory board support priorities laboratory currently regional educational laboratory required establish governing board prohibits advisory board exceeding members requires advisory board include state official lea representatives researchers representative advisory board comprehensive center servicing region applicable directs evaluation commissioner conduct ongoing summative interim evaluations regional educational laboratories assess laboratory meeting measurable performance indicators reserves funds authorized appropriated act regional educational laboratories national center special education research sec adds mission promotion scientifically valid special education research sec includes disabled youth list commissioner required subjects expertise sec adds duties examining participation outcomes disabled students secondary postsecondary career technical education programs assisting board preparation dissemination report evaluating effectiveness ies examining needs disabled children english learners gifted talented unique learning needs examining innovations special education field multi tiered systems support authorizes commissioner award grants contracts cooperative agreements competitive basis years renew years recipients demonstrate progress requirements act performance measurement system directs synthesize disseminate promote utilization special education research conducts supports reauthorizes appropriations fy2020 general provisions sec prohibits act provisions construed authorize federal government mandate direct control specific academic achievement content standards assessments state lea school prohibits use ies funding endorse approve sanction curriculum designed early education elementary school secondary school ihe sec allows ies data disclose information individual schools long individually identifiable information disclosed subjects ies volunteers provide ies uncompensated services punishment privacy violations sec requires ies data available public electronic means posting ies website easily accessible manner sec requires director establish performance management system promote continuous improvement activities authorized act ensure effective use federal funds developing measurable performance indicators including time lines evaluate improve activities performance indicators inform funding decisions establishing improving formal stakeholder feedback mechanisms promoting wide dissemination utilization ihe information products publications sec requires director provide secretary relevant offices advance copy ies publications public release sec repeals provisions dealing filling vacancies board ies removing commissioners director board members sec establishes goal director research evaluation statistics fellowships ihes improving nation capacity carry high quality research evaluation statistics related education mission sec reauthorizes appropriations activities act fy2020 technical conforming amendments sec makes technical conforming amendments elementary secondary education act individuals disabilities education act title educational technical assistance sec amends define school leader sec directs secretary award competitive grants contracts cooperative agreements public private nonprofit profit research organizations organizations ihes establish comprehensive centers provide states leas technical assistance analysis training build capacity implement federal educational laws research based practices directs secretary establish comprehensive center geographic regions served regional educational laboratories established improvement act allows secretary establish additional comprehensive centers serving regions nation authorizes secretary determine establishing comprehensive centers unnecessary grant alternative number awards reorganize centers include organizing centers content areas instead regions insufficient number centers meeting needs regions meeting capacity meet specified performance indicators requires secretary priority applicants provide portion nonfederal funds maximize support comprehensive centers requires comprehensive centers consider number low performing schools area considering area need assistance includes training professional development technical assistance provided comprehensive centers replication adaptation exemplary practices innovative methods evidence base effectiveness authorizes currently requires comprehensive center establish advisory board support priorities center prohibits advisory board exceeding members requires advisory board include state official lea representatives researchers representative advisory board regional educational laboratory region served center requires annual report comprehensive center provides secretary include description center meeting educational needs region measurable performance indicators changes plan improve effectiveness sec requires secretary provide interim summative evaluation comprehensive center end grant contract cooperative agreement established center transmit results evaluations congress director public sec repeals requirement secretary establish regional advisory committee region country served regional educational laboratory sec requires director secretary establish priorities regional educational laboratories comprehensive centers results relevant regional national surveys educational needs sec allows states receive competitive grants design develop implement statewide longitudinal data systems provide subgrants leas role activities requires data systems consistent requirements elementary secondary education act esea higher education act individuals disabilities education act requires secretary awarding grants establish measurable performance indicators use assessing ongoing progress performance state grantees designing developing implementing systems requires peer review process awarding grants promote generation use data needed align statewide longitudinal data systems early education postsecondary education workforce ensure protection student privacy ensure state grantees support professional development enables teachers school leaders use data effectively priority states leverage use systems improve student achievement growth including demonstrating capacity share teacher school leader performance data leas teacher school leader preparation programs authorizes secretary renew grants years state demonstrates progress measurable performance indicators directs secretary report publicly available year act enactment years implementation effectiveness activities carried state grantees sec reauthorizes appropriations activities act fy2020 title iii national assessment educational progress sec amends require oversee set policies national_assessment_of_educational_progress consistent duties accepted professional standards includes elementary school leader secondary school leader replaces requirement school principals selected directs secretary fill vacancies individuals nominated requires assessment board consult statistics commissioner carrying functions directs selecting subject areas assessed select grades ages assessed year assessments conducted requires school leaders involved assessment review process directs provide input director annual budget requests national_assessment_of_educational_progress sec directs statistics commissioner carry national_assessment_of_educational_progress manner consistent accepted professional standards policies set forth adds statistics commissioner duties determining content initial subsequent national_assessment_of_educational_progress reports ensuring validity reliability requires leas participating school improvement program title esea participate national_assessment_of_educational_progress eliminates option allowing develop appropriate achievement levels age grade level subject area tested directs use national consensus approach establishing appropriate student achievement levels providing active participation teachers school leaders curriculum specialists local school administrators parents concerned members public sec defines school leader sec reauthorizes appropriations activities act fy2020 title evaluation plan sec requires ies primary entity conducting research evaluations federal education programs department_of_education ensure rigor independence research evaluations authorizes secretary reserve consolidate specified percentages funds esea programs carry high quality evaluations programs authorized esea increase usefulness evaluations assist esea program grantees collecting analyzing data activities related evaluations prohibits secretary required evaluate esea program year requires secretary director disseminate findings evaluations requires director biennial basis develop submit congress publicly available evaluation plan describes specific activities carried reserved funds years plan contains results activities carried funds recent year period describes esea programs regularly evaluated |
113-S-2802 | Strengthening Research in Adult Education Act - Amends the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 to revise the mission statement for the Institute of Education Sciences of the Department of Education to ensure access to, and opportunities for, adult education and literacy activities.
Revises the composition of presidential appointees to the National Board for Education Sciences to include adult educators.
Revises the mission statement for the Institute's National Center for Education Research (Research Center) to include improving the literacy and numeracy skills of individuals who need adult education.
Revises also the Research Center's duties to include research on successful state and local adult education and literacy activities that:
result in increased literacy, numeracy, and educational attainment for adult learners, or prepare students for postsecondary education or employment. Directs the Research Commissioner to support, through national research and development centers or through other means, research on adult education and digital literacy.
Revises duties of the National Center for Education Statistics to require it to include in the statistical data on education in the United States it collects, analyzes, and disseminates data on access to, and opportunity for, adult education and literacy activities.
Requires the National Center for Education and Regional Assistance to disseminate widely certain educational information with respect to educational practices that improve digital literacy.
Amends the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 to revise the composition of regional advisory committees to include representatives of local or regional adult education providers. | Education | R&D | Education | 2014-09-15 | strengthening research adult education act amends education sciences reform act revise mission statement ensure access opportunities adult education literacy activities revises composition presidential appointees include adult educators revises mission statement include improving literacy skills individuals need adult education revises research_center duties include research successful state local adult education literacy activities result increased literacy educational attainment adult learners prepare students postsecondary education employment directs research commissioner support national research development centers means research adult education digital literacy revises duties national_center_for_education_statistics require include statistical data education united_states collects analyzes disseminates data access opportunity adult education literacy activities requires regional assistance disseminate widely certain educational information respect educational practices improve digital literacy amends educational technical assistance act revise composition regional advisory committees include representatives local regional adult education providers |
113-S-2863 | Transparency in Education Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Education from issuing a final rule or implementing a proposed rule affecting the determination as to whether a postsecondary career education program provides training that leads to gainful employment in a recognized occupation, which is required if it is to participate in a program under title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), until 90 days after:
the Secretary publishes a complete data analysis on the impact of such proposed rule on all postsecondary education programs and students at all categories of institutions of higher education that participate in a program under title IV of the HEA, that analysis is published in a format similar to the Gainful Employment 2012 Informational Rate Calculations published by the Department of Education, and the Comptroller General (GAO) issues a report that reviews such data analysis for accuracy and completeness. | Education | R&D | Education | 2014-09-18 | transparency education act prohibits secretary education issuing final rule implementing proposed rule affecting determination postsecondary career education program provides training leads gainful employment recognized occupation required participate program title student assistance higher education act hea days secretary publishes complete data analysis impact proposed rule postsecondary education programs students categories institutions higher education participate program title hea analysis published format similar informational rate calculations published department_of_education comptroller_general gao issues report reviews data analysis accuracy completeness |
114-S-227 | Strengthening Education through Research Act
(Sec. 3) This bill amends the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (ESRA) to require the Department of Education (ED), in collecting information and data under that Act, to avoid duplicating reporting requirements by using information and data available from existing federal, state, and local sources.
TITLE I--EDUCATION SCIENCES REFORM
(Sec. 102) The bill further amends ESRA to replace the definition of, and references to: (1) a "historically black college or university" with the definition of, and references to, a "minority-serving institution"; and (2) "scientifically based research standards" with the definition of, and references to, "principles of scientific research."
Part A--The Institute of Education Sciences
(Sec. 111) The mission of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) must include providing national leadership in expanding fundamental knowledge and understanding of adult education, in addition to providing leadership with regard to education from early childhood through postsecondary study.
(Sec. 112) The IES shall widely disseminate the findings and results of its education evaluations, which are to include evaluations of impact and implementation.
(Sec. 113) The IES may accept requests from ED to administer activities other than those assigned to it, provided those activities are consistent with its priorities or mission. With respect to any contract entered into under ESRA, the IES must be consulted during the procurement process as well as in the management of the contract's performance.
(Sec. 114) The Director of the IES (Director) may: (1) serve for up to one year beyond the six-year term if a successor has not yet been appointed, and (2) be appointed to one additional term.
The Director's duties shall include: (1) coordinating IES research activities with the education research activities of public and private entities, and (2) coordinating with ED to ensure that IES results are coordinated with and utilized by ED's technical assistance providers and dissemination networks.
The IES must establish and maintain a peer-review system involving highly-qualified individuals to review and evaluate: (1) each application for a grant or cooperative agreement exceeding $100,000, and (2) all reports and other products that exceed $100,000 and are to be published and publicly released by the IES. Peer reviewers of special education research must have an understanding of special education.
The IES must:
ensure that its activities address significant challenges faced by practitioners and increase knowledge in the education field; ensure that its information, products, and publications are prepared and widely disseminated in a timely, understandable, and convenient manner; promote the utilization of its information, products, and publications; and monitor and manage all activities authorized under ESRA. (Sec. 115) The Director must propose the IES's priorities to the National Board for Education Sciences (Board) at least once every six years. Priorities may include:
closing the achievement gap between disabled and nondisabled students; improving access to, and the quality of, early childhood education; improving elementary and secondary education, particularly among low-performing students and schools; and improving access to, and the completion of, postsecondary education and adult education. (Sec. 116) Additional duties of the Board shall include:
providing ongoing advice and input to the Director on IES activities; providing advice to the Director on ensuring that IES activities are free of disability bias; ensuring that IES activities are relevant to education policy and practice by soliciting, on an ongoing basis, advice and information from those in the education field; recommending to the Director ways to enhance strategic partnerships and collaborative efforts with public and private entities; and reporting every five years on IES effectiveness. The Board must be composed of at least two practitioners who are knowledgeable about the education needs of the United States. State leaders in adult education may serve on the Board. Board members may: (1) serve for up to one year beyond their four-year term if their successor has not yet been appointed, and (2) serve a full term if they are appointed to fill a vacancy in an unexpired term of office.
The Board shall be independent of the Director and the other offices and officers of the IES. The Executive Director of the Board shall be appointed by the Board for a term of up to six years and may be reappointed for an additional term.
The Board may establish standing or temporary subcommittees to provide the Board with recommendations for carrying out activities authorized under ESRA.
(Sec. 117) The Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics, like the Commissioners of the other National Education Centers, shall be appointed by the Director rather than by the President.
(Sec. 118) The Director must make a description of all IES grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements exceeding $100,000 publicly available within 120 days of their consummation.
(Sec. 119) IES grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements must be awarded through a peer review process.
Part B--National Center for Education Research
(Sec. 131) The National Center for Education Research (Research Center) must: (1) conduct research that is consistent with IES priorities, and (2) widely disseminate and promote the utilization of its work.
(Sec. 132) The bill expands the Research Center's duties to include research on: (1) follow-up questions provoked by previous research, (2) the impact of technology on education, and (3) the quality of the implementation of practices and strategies determined to be effective through scientifically valid research.
The Research Center's work on successful state and local education reform activities may include research on social and emotional learning and the acquisition of competencies and skills.
The Research Commissioner is authorized to award grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, applicants that have the ability and capacity to conduct scientifically valid research.
The Research Commissioner shall support national research and development centers that address topics of importance and relevance in the education field that are consistent with IES priorities. The bill eliminates: (1) the requirement that the Research Commissioner support at least eight centers, and (2) the list of research topics eligible for support.
The Director is authorized to renew support for a national research and development center without competition for up to two years (rather than for up to five years) beyond the initial period of support if the Director determines that the center's research continues to effectively address IES priorities.
Research conducted or supported by the Research Center, to the extent feasible and relevant to the research being conducted, must be disaggregated and cross-tabulated by age, race, gender, disability status, English learner status, socioeconomic background, and other population characteristics as determined by the Research Commissioner, so long as any reported information does not reveal individually identifiable information.
Part C--National Center for Education Statistics
(Sec. 151) The National Center for Education Statistics (Statistics Center) must collect, analyze, and report education information and statistics in a manner that is: (1) consistent with ESRA's privacy protections; (2) free of disability bias; and (3) relevant, timely, and widely disseminated.
(Sec. 152) The Statistics Center must collect and disseminate additional data on:
secondary school graduation and completion rates; postsecondary education completion; teaching and school leadership, including information on pre-service preparation, professional development, teacher distribution, and teacher and school leader evaluation; the supply of, and demand for, school leaders; school safety that includes data on school climate and in- and out-of-school suspensions and expulsions; access to, and use of, technology to improve elementary and secondary schools; the quality of early childhood education; students' access to summer school; and access to, and opportunities for, adult education and literacy activities. The Statistics Center must provide technical assistance to states in developing statewide longitudinal data systems that link individual student data and protect student privacy to improve student academic achievement and close achievement gaps.
The Statistics Center shall assist the Board in the preparation and dissemination of the report evaluating the effectiveness of the IES.
The Statistics Commissioner must develop and implement a plan for Statistics Center activities that is consistent with the priorities of the IES and subject to appropriate modifications.
(Sec. 153) Entities that wish to receive a grant or enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with the Statistics Center shall submit an application. The Statistics Commissioner is authorized to renew those grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for up to two years if the recipients demonstrate progress on the requirements of ESRA's performance measurement system (rather than for up to five years at the discretion of the Statistics Commissioner).
(Sec. 155) Joint statistical projects carried out between the Statistics Center and nonprofit entities must adhere to ESRA's student privacy requirements. Federal agencies and other parties seeking access to educational data from the Statistics Center must describe their research-related need for such data and how the data will be protected from misuse or privacy violations. The Statistics Center may deny requests for access to its data if such data would: (1) be unnecessary for, or unrelated to, the proposed research; or (2) introduce the risk that the data would be misused or used to violate privacy rights. However, that denial authority is inapplicable to public use data sets.
(Sec. 156) The bill renames "national cooperative education statistics systems" as " cooperative education statistics partnerships" between the Statistics Center and participating states. Rather than producing and maintaining education data, the partnerships are tasked with reviewing and improving data quality standards. The partnerships may not collect student data or establish a national student data system.
Part D--National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance
(Sec. 171) The National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (Evaluation Center) must: (1) evaluate the impact and implementation of federal education programs administered by ED; and (2) support the wide dissemination and utilization of all its evaluations, research, and products. The bill repeals the Evaluation Center's authority to provide technical assistance.
(Sec. 172) The Evaluation Center must assist the Board in the preparation and dissemination of the report evaluating the effectiveness of the IES.
The Evaluation and Regional Assistance Commissioner (Evaluation Commissioner) shall propose to the Director and implement, subject to the Director's approval, a plan for Evaluation Center activities that is consistent with IES priorities and subject to appropriate modifications.
The Evaluation Commissioner is authorized to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements on a competitive basis for up to five years and renew them for up to two years if their recipients demonstrate progress on the requirements of ESRA's performance measurement system.
The Evaluation Commissioner is authorized to establish a National Library of Education within the Evaluation Center.
(Sec. 173) The Evaluation Center must, in addition to its existing duties: (1) provide its findings in an understandable, easily accessible, and usable format to support program improvement; and (2) support the Director's evaluation activities. The Evaluation Center must also:
examine evaluations conducted or supported by others, with the Director's approval; review and supplement federal education program evaluations; conduct implementation evaluations that promote continuous improvement and inform policy making; evaluate the short- and long-term effects and cost efficiencies of federal education programs; and synthesize the results of evaluation studies for and across federal education programs, policies, and practices. (Sec. 174) The Evaluation Commissioner (rather than the Director) shall enter into grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements with public or private, nonprofit or for-profit research organizations, other organizations, or institutions of higher education (IHEs) to establish a networked system of 10 regional educational laboratories that serve the needs of each region of the United States.
The Evaluation Commissioner is authorized to determine that establishing 10 regional educational laboratories is unnecessary and to grant an alternative number of awards or reorganize such laboratories, including by not basing the awards on the regions, if an insufficient number of regional educational laboratories: (1) are meeting the needs of the regions, or (2) are meeting or have the capacity to meet specified performance indicators.
The Evaluation Commissioner shall give priority to applicants that will provide a portion of non-federal funds to maximize support for the regional educational laboratories.
Each regional educational laboratory must: (1) conduct applied research, development, data analysis, and evaluation activities with states, local educational agencies (LEAs), and Indian schools; (2) widely disseminate such work; and (3) develop the capacity of states, LEAs, and Indian schools to carry out such activities.
Each regional educational laboratory is authorized (rather than required) to establish an advisory board to support its priorities. An advisory board may not have more than 25 members but must include a state official, LEA representatives, researchers, and at least one representative from the advisory board of a comprehensive center servicing the region, if applicable.
The Evaluation Commissioner must conduct ongoing summative and interim evaluations that assess how well each of the regional educational laboratories is meeting measurable performance indicators. The bill reserves 16.13% of the funds authorized to be appropriated under ESRA for such regional educational laboratories.
Part E--National Center for Special Education Research
(Sec. 175) The bill adds to the mission of the National Center for Special Education Research the promotion of scientifically valid special education research.
(Sec. 176) The bill includes disabled youth on the list of the Special Education Research Commissioner's required subjects of expertise.
(Sec. 177) The bill adds to the duties of the Special Education Research Center:
examining the participation and outcomes of disabled students in secondary and postsecondary career and technical education programs; assisting the Board in the preparation and dissemination of the report evaluating the effectiveness of the IES; examining the needs of disabled children who are English learners, who are gifted and talented, or who have other unique learning needs; and examining innovations in the special education field, such as multi-tiered systems of support. The Special Education Research Commissioner is authorized to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements on a competitive basis for up to five years and renew them for up to two years if their recipients demonstrate progress on the requirements of ESRA's performance measurement system.
The Special Education Research Center must synthesize, disseminate, and promote the utilization of the special education research it conducts or supports.
The bill reauthorizes through FY2021 the Special Education Research Center.
Part F--General Provisions
(Sec. 181) IES funding may not be used to endorse, approve, or sanction any curriculum designed to be used in early education or in an elementary school, secondary school, or IHE.
(Sec. 182) IES data may disclose information regarding individual schools so long as no individually identifiable information is disclosed. IES volunteers are subject to punishment for privacy violations.
(Sec. 183) IES data must be made available to the public through electronic means, such as posting to the IES's website in an easily accessible manner.
(Sec. 184) The Director must establish a performance management system to promote the continuous improvement of activities authorized under ESRA and ensure the effective use of federal funds by:
developing and using measurable performance indicators, including time lines, to evaluate and improve those activities; using the performance indicators to inform funding decisions; establishing and improving formal stakeholder feedback mechanisms; and promoting the wide dissemination and utilization of IHE information, products, and publications. (Sec. 185) The Director must provide ED and other relevant offices with an advance copy of IES publications before their public release.
(Sec. 186) The bill repeals provisions dealing with: (1) filling vacancies on the Board and within the IES; and (2) removing the Commissioners of the National Education Centers, the Director, and Board members.
(Sec. 187) The bill establishes as the goal of the Director's research, evaluation, and statistics fellowships at IHEs, improving this nation's capacity to carry out high-quality research, evaluation, and statistics related to education and the mission of each National Education Center.
(Sec. 188) The bill reauthorizes through FY2021 activities under ESRA.
Part G--Technical and Conforming Amendments
(Sec. 191) The bill makes technical and conforming amendments to the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
TITLE II--EDUCATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
(Sec. 202) The bill amends the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 (ETAA) to define "school leader."
(Sec. 203) ED shall award 17 competitive grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to public or private, nonprofit or for-profit, research organizations, other organizations, or IHEs to establish comprehensive centers to provide states and LEAs with technical assistance, analysis, and training to build their capacity to implement federal educational laws and research-based practices.
ED must establish at least one comprehensive center for each of the 10 geographic regions served by the regional educational laboratories established under the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994. ED may establish additional comprehensive centers serving one or more of those regions or the nation as a whole.
However, ED is authorized to determine that establishing 17 comprehensive centers is unnecessary and grant an alternative number of awards or reorganize such centers, including by organizing the centers around content areas instead of by regions, if an insufficient number of centers: (1) are meeting the needs of the regions, or (2) are meeting or have the capacity to meet specified performance indicators.
ED must give priority to applicants that will provide a portion of non-federal funds to maximize support for the comprehensive centers.
The comprehensive centers shall consider the number of low-performing schools in an area when considering an area's need for assistance.
The bill includes in the training, professional development, and technical assistance provided by comprehensive centers the replication and adaptation of exemplary practices and innovative methods that have an evidence base of effectiveness.
Each comprehensive center is authorized (rather than required) to establish an advisory board of not more than 25 members to support its priorities. Each advisory board must include a state official, LEA representatives, researchers, and at least one representative from the advisory board of a regional educational laboratory in the region being served by the center.
The annual report each comprehensive center provides to ED must include: (1) a description of how well the center is meeting the educational needs of its region, using measurable performance indicators; and (2) any changes to its plan to improve its effectiveness.
(Sec. 204) ED must: (1) provide for an interim and summative evaluation of each comprehensive center at the midpoint and at the end of the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement that established such center; and (2) transmit the results of such evaluations to Congress, the Director, and the public.
(Sec. 206) The bill repeals the requirement that ED establish a regional advisory committee for each region of the country served by a regional educational laboratory.
(Sec. 207) The Director and ED must establish priorities for the regional educational laboratories and comprehensive centers using the results of relevant regional and national surveys of educational needs.
(Sec. 208) States that receive competitive grants may design, develop, and implement statewide, longitudinal data systems to provide subgrants to LEAs for their role in those activities. Those data systems must be consistent with the requirements of the ESEA, the Higher Education Act of 1965, and IDEA. ED must, before awarding such grants, establish measurable performance indicators for use in assessing the ongoing progress and performance of state grantees in designing, developing, and implementing those systems.
The peer review process used in awarding such grants must:
promote the generation and use of data needed to align statewide longitudinal data systems from early education through postsecondary education and the workforce; ensure the protection of student privacy; ensure that state grantees support professional development that enables teachers and school leaders to use data effectively; and give priority to states that leverage the use of such systems to improve student achievement and growth, including by demonstrating the capacity to share teacher and school leader performance data with LEAs and teacher and school leader preparation programs. ED is authorized to renew such grants for up to three years if the state demonstrates progress on the measurable performance indicators.
ED must report on the implementation and effectiveness of the activities carried out by the state grantees.
(Sec. 209) The bill reauthorizes through FY2021 activities under the ETAA.
TITLE III--NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS
(Sec. 302) The bill amends the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act (NAEPA) to require the National Assessment Governing Board (Assessment Board) to oversee and set policies for the National Assessment of Educational Progress consistent with its duties and accepted professional standards.
ED shall fill vacancies on the Assessment Board from among individuals who are nominated by the Assessment Board.
The Assessment Board must consult with the Statistics Commissioner in carrying out its functions.
The Assessment Board shall, in selecting the subject areas to be assessed, select the grades or ages being assessed and the year in which such assessments will be conducted.
School leaders must be involved in the assessment review process.
The Assessment Board shall provide input to the Director on annual budget requests for the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
(Sec. 303) The Statistics Commissioner shall carry out the National Assessment of Educational Progress in a manner consistent with accepted professional standards and the policies set forth by the Assessment Board.
The bill adds to the Statistics Commissioner's duties determining the content of initial and subsequent National Assessment of Educational Progress reports and ensuring their validity and reliability.
LEAs participating in the school improvement program under the ESEA must also participate in the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
The bill eliminates the option allowing the Assessment Board to develop appropriate achievement levels for each age, rather than grade level, for each subject area being tested. The Assessment Board must use a national consensus approach in establishing the appropriate student achievement levels, providing for the active participation of teachers, school leaders, curriculum specialists, local school administrators, parents, and concerned members of the public.
(Sec. 304) The bill defines a "school leader."
(Sec. 305) The bill reauthorizes through FY2021 activities under the NAEPA.
TITLE IV--EVALUATION PLAN
(Sec. 401) The IES shall be the primary entity for conducting research on and evaluations of federal education programs within ED to ensure the rigor and independence of such research and evaluations.
ED shall reserve and consolidate specified percentages of funds from ESEA programs to: (1) carry out high-quality evaluations of programs authorized under the ESEA, and (2) increase the usefulness of those evaluations or assist ESEA program grantees in collecting and analyzing data and other activities related to the evaluations. ED may not be required to evaluate each ESEA program each year. Either ED or the Director must disseminate the findings from such evaluations.
The Director shall, on a biennial basis, develop, submit to Congress, and make publicly available an evaluation plan that: (1) describes the specific activities that will be carried out with the reserved funds over the two years of the plan, (2) contains the results of the activities carried out with such funds for the most recent two-year period, and (3) describes how ESEA programs will be regularly evaluated. | Education | R&D | Education | 2015-01-21 | strengthening education research act sec bill amends education_sciences reform act require collecting information data act avoid reporting requirements information data available existing federal state local sources title education sciences reform sec bill amends replace definition references historically black college university definition references minority serving institution scientifically based research standards definition references principles scientific research institute_of_education_sciences sec mission institute_of_education_sciences ies include providing national leadership expanding fundamental knowledge understanding adult education addition providing leadership regard education early childhood postsecondary study sec ies shall widely disseminate findings results education evaluations include evaluations impact implementation sec ies accept requests administer activities assigned provided activities consistent priorities mission respect contract entered ies consulted procurement process management contract performance sec director ies director serve year year term successor appointed appointed additional term director duties shall include coordinating ies research activities education research activities public private entities coordinating ensure ies results coordinated utilized technical assistance providers dissemination networks ies establish maintain peer review system involving highly qualified individuals review evaluate application grant cooperative agreement exceeding reports products exceed published publicly released ies peer reviewers special education research understanding special education ies ensure activities address significant challenges faced practitioners increase knowledge education field ensure information products publications prepared widely disseminated timely understandable convenient manner promote utilization information products publications monitor manage activities authorized sec director propose ies priorities years priorities include closing achievement gap disabled nondisabled students improving access quality early childhood education improving elementary secondary education particularly low performing students schools improving access completion postsecondary education adult education sec additional duties board shall include providing ongoing advice input director ies activities providing advice director ensuring ies activities free disability bias ensuring ies activities relevant education policy practice soliciting ongoing basis advice information education field recommending director ways enhance strategic partnerships collaborative efforts public private entities reporting years ies effectiveness board composed practitioners knowledgeable education needs united_states state leaders adult education serve board board members serve year year term successor appointed serve term appointed fill vacancy unexpired term office board shall independent director offices officers ies executive director board shall appointed board term years reappointed additional term board establish standing temporary subcommittees provide board recommendations carrying activities authorized sec commissioner national_center_for_education_statistics like commissioners shall appointed director president sec director description ies grants contracts cooperative agreements exceeding publicly available days consummation sec ies grants contracts cooperative agreements awarded peer review process national center education research sec conduct research consistent ies priorities widely disseminate promote utilization work sec bill expands research_center duties include research follow questions previous research impact technology education quality implementation practices strategies determined effective scientifically valid research research_center work successful state local education reform activities include research social emotional learning acquisition competencies skills research commissioner authorized award grants enter contracts cooperative agreements applicants ability capacity conduct scientifically valid research research commissioner shall support national research development centers address topics importance relevance education field consistent ies priorities bill eliminates requirement research commissioner support centers list research topics eligible support director authorized renew support national research development center competition years years initial period support director determines center research continues effectively address ies priorities research conducted supported research_center extent feasible relevant research conducted disaggregated cross tabulated age race gender disability status english learner status socioeconomic background population characteristics determined research commissioner long reported information reveal individually identifiable information national center education statistics sec national_center_for_education_statistics collect analyze report education information statistics manner consistent privacy protections free disability bias relevant timely widely disseminated sec collect disseminate additional data secondary school graduation completion rates postsecondary education completion teaching school leadership including information pre service preparation professional development teacher distribution teacher school leader evaluation supply demand school leaders school safety includes data school climate school suspensions access use technology improve elementary secondary schools quality early childhood education students access summer school access opportunities adult education literacy activities provide technical assistance states developing statewide longitudinal data systems link individual student data protect student privacy improve student academic achievement close achievement gaps statistics center shall assist board preparation dissemination report evaluating effectiveness ies statistics commissioner develop implement plan activities consistent priorities ies subject appropriate modifications sec entities wish receive grant enter contract cooperative agreement shall submit application statistics commissioner authorized renew grants contracts cooperative agreements years recipients demonstrate progress requirements performance measurement system years discretion statistics commissioner sec joint statistical projects carried nonprofit entities adhere student privacy requirements federal agencies parties seeking access educational data describe research related need data data protected misuse privacy violations deny requests access data data unnecessary unrelated proposed research introduce risk data misused violate privacy rights denial authority inapplicable public use data sets sec bill renames national cooperative education statistics systems cooperative education statistics partnerships participating states producing maintaining education data partnerships tasked reviewing improving data quality standards partnerships collect student data establish national student data system national center education evaluation regional assistance sec regional assistance evaluation center evaluate impact implementation federal education programs administered support wide dissemination utilization evaluations research products bill repeals authority provide technical assistance sec evaluation center assist board preparation dissemination report evaluating effectiveness ies evaluation regional assistance commissioner evaluation commissioner shall propose director implement subject director approval plan activities consistent ies priorities subject appropriate modifications evaluation commissioner authorized award grants contracts cooperative agreements competitive basis years renew years recipients demonstrate progress requirements performance measurement system evaluation commissioner authorized establish sec evaluation center addition existing duties provide findings understandable easily accessible usable format support program improvement support director evaluation activities examine evaluations conducted supported director approval review supplement federal education program evaluations conduct implementation evaluations promote continuous improvement inform policy making evaluate short- long term effects cost efficiencies federal education programs synthesize results evaluation studies federal education programs policies practices sec evaluation commissioner director shall enter grants contracts cooperative agreements public private nonprofit profit research organizations organizations institutions higher education ihes establish networked system regional educational laboratories serve needs region united_states evaluation commissioner authorized determine establishing regional educational laboratories unnecessary grant alternative number awards reorganize laboratories including basing awards regions insufficient number regional educational laboratories meeting needs regions meeting capacity meet specified performance indicators evaluation commissioner shall priority applicants provide portion non federal funds maximize support regional educational laboratories regional educational laboratory conduct applied research development data analysis evaluation activities states local educational agencies leas indian schools widely disseminate work develop capacity states leas indian schools carry activities regional educational laboratory authorized required establish advisory board support priorities advisory board members include state official lea representatives researchers representative advisory board comprehensive center servicing region applicable evaluation commissioner conduct ongoing summative interim evaluations assess regional educational laboratories meeting measurable performance indicators bill reserves funds authorized appropriated regional educational laboratories national center special education research sec bill adds mission promotion scientifically valid special education research sec bill includes disabled youth list commissioner required subjects expertise sec bill adds duties examining participation outcomes disabled students secondary postsecondary career technical education programs assisting board preparation dissemination report evaluating effectiveness ies examining needs disabled children english learners gifted talented unique learning needs examining innovations special education field multi tiered systems support commissioner authorized award grants contracts cooperative agreements competitive basis years renew years recipients demonstrate progress requirements performance measurement system synthesize disseminate promote utilization special education research conducts supports bill reauthorizes fy2021 general provisions sec ies funding endorse approve sanction curriculum designed early education elementary school secondary school ihe sec ies data disclose information individual schools long individually identifiable information disclosed ies volunteers subject punishment privacy violations sec ies data available public electronic means posting ies website easily accessible manner sec director establish performance management system promote continuous improvement activities authorized ensure effective use federal funds developing measurable performance indicators including time lines evaluate improve activities performance indicators inform funding decisions establishing improving formal stakeholder feedback mechanisms promoting wide dissemination utilization ihe information products publications sec director provide relevant offices advance copy ies publications public release sec bill repeals provisions dealing filling vacancies board ies removing commissioners director board members sec bill establishes goal director research evaluation statistics fellowships ihes improving nation capacity carry high quality research evaluation statistics related education mission sec bill reauthorizes fy2021 activities technical conforming amendments sec bill makes technical conforming amendments elementary secondary education act esea individuals disabilities education act idea title educational technical assistance sec bill amends define school leader sec shall award competitive grants contracts cooperative agreements public private nonprofit profit research organizations organizations ihes establish comprehensive centers provide states leas technical assistance analysis training build capacity implement federal educational laws research based practices establish comprehensive center geographic regions served regional educational laboratories established improvement act establish additional comprehensive centers serving regions nation authorized determine establishing comprehensive centers unnecessary grant alternative number awards reorganize centers including organizing centers content areas instead regions insufficient number centers meeting needs regions meeting capacity meet specified performance indicators priority applicants provide portion non federal funds maximize support comprehensive centers comprehensive centers shall consider number low performing schools area considering area need assistance bill includes training professional development technical assistance provided comprehensive centers replication adaptation exemplary practices innovative methods evidence base effectiveness comprehensive center authorized required establish advisory board members support priorities advisory board include state official lea representatives researchers representative advisory board regional educational laboratory region served center annual report comprehensive center provides include description center meeting educational needs region measurable performance indicators changes plan improve effectiveness sec provide interim summative evaluation comprehensive center end grant contract cooperative agreement established center transmit results evaluations congress director public sec bill repeals requirement establish regional advisory committee region country served regional educational laboratory sec director establish priorities regional educational laboratories comprehensive centers results relevant regional national surveys educational needs sec states receive competitive grants design develop implement statewide longitudinal data systems provide subgrants leas role activities data systems consistent requirements esea higher education act idea awarding grants establish measurable performance indicators use assessing ongoing progress performance state grantees designing developing implementing systems peer review process awarding grants promote generation use data needed align statewide longitudinal data systems early education postsecondary education workforce ensure protection student privacy ensure state grantees support professional development enables teachers school leaders use data effectively priority states leverage use systems improve student achievement growth including demonstrating capacity share teacher school leader performance data leas teacher school leader preparation programs authorized renew grants years state demonstrates progress measurable performance indicators report implementation effectiveness activities carried state grantees sec bill reauthorizes fy2021 activities title iii national assessment educational progress sec bill amends require oversee set policies national_assessment_of_educational_progress consistent duties accepted professional standards shall fill vacancies individuals nominated consult statistics commissioner carrying functions assessment board shall selecting subject areas assessed select grades ages assessed year assessments conducted school leaders involved assessment review process assessment board shall provide input director annual budget requests national_assessment_of_educational_progress sec statistics commissioner shall carry national_assessment_of_educational_progress manner consistent accepted professional standards policies set forth bill adds statistics commissioner duties determining content initial subsequent national_assessment_of_educational_progress reports ensuring validity reliability leas participating school improvement program esea participate national_assessment_of_educational_progress bill eliminates option allowing develop appropriate achievement levels age grade level subject area tested use national consensus approach establishing appropriate student achievement levels providing active participation teachers school leaders curriculum specialists local school administrators parents concerned members public sec bill defines school leader sec bill reauthorizes fy2021 activities title evaluation plan sec ies shall primary entity conducting research evaluations federal education programs ensure rigor independence research evaluations shall reserve consolidate specified percentages funds esea programs carry high quality evaluations programs authorized esea increase usefulness evaluations assist esea program grantees collecting analyzing data activities related evaluations required evaluate esea program year director disseminate findings evaluations director shall biennial basis develop submit congress publicly available evaluation plan describes specific activities carried reserved funds years plan contains results activities carried funds recent year period describes esea programs regularly evaluated |
114-S-277 | Strengthening Research in Adult Education Act
Amends the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 to revise the mission statement for the Institute of Education Sciences of the Department of Education to ensure access to, and opportunities for, adult education and literacy activities.
Revises the composition of presidential appointees to the National Board for Education Sciences to include adult educators.
Revises the mission statement for the Institute's National Center for Education Research (Research Center) to include improving the literacy and numeracy skills of individuals who need adult education.
Revises also the Research Center's duties to include research on successful state and local adult education and literacy activities that:
result in increased literacy, numeracy, and educational attainment for adult learners, or prepare students for postsecondary education or employment. Directs the Research Commissioner to support, through national research and development centers or through other means, research on adult education and digital literacy skills.
Revises duties of the National Center for Education Statistics to require it to include in the statistical data on education in the United States it collects, analyzes, and disseminates data on access to, and opportunity for, adult education and literacy activities.
Requires the National Center for Education and Regional Assistance to disseminate widely certain educational information with respect to educational practices that improve digital literacy skills.
Amends the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 to revise the composition of regional advisory committees to include representatives of local or regional adult education providers. | Education | R&D | Education | 2015-01-28 | strengthening research adult education act amends education_sciences reform act revise mission statement ensure access opportunities adult education literacy activities revises composition presidential appointees include adult educators revises mission statement include improving literacy skills individuals need adult education revises research_center duties include research successful state local adult education literacy activities result increased literacy educational attainment adult learners prepare students postsecondary education employment directs research commissioner support national research development centers means research adult education digital literacy skills revises duties national_center_for_education_statistics require include statistical data education united_states collects analyzes disseminates data access opportunity adult education literacy activities requires regional assistance disseminate widely certain educational information respect educational practices improve digital literacy skills amends educational technical assistance act revise composition regional advisory committees include representatives local regional adult education providers |
110-HR-2755 | Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act - Abolishes the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and each Federal reserve bank. Repeals the Federal Reserve Act. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Finance and financial sector | 2007-06-15 | federal_reserve_board abolition act abolishes board_of_governors federal_reserve_system federal reserve bank repeals federal_reserve_act |
110-HR-2756 | Honest Money Act -Repeals the law stating: (1) U.S. coins and currency are legal tender for all debts, public charges, taxes and dues; and (2) foreign gold or silver coins are not legal tender for debts. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Finance and financial sector | 2007-06-15 | honest money act law stating coins currency legal tender debts public charges taxes dues foreign gold silver coins legal tender debts |
110-HR-2883 | Fair Treatment for Precious Metals Investors Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat bullion (e.g., gold, silver, platinum, and palladium) as a long-term capital asset (currently, treated as a collectible), eligible for preferential capital gains tax rates. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Taxation | 2007-06-27 | internal revenue code treat bullion gold silver platinum palladium long term capital asset currently treated collectible eligible preferential capital gains tax rates |
110-HR-3266 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Treasury should designate one or more series of bonds or certificates as "War on Radical Islam Bonds." | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Finance and financial sector | 2007-07-31 | expresses sense congress secretary treasury designate series bonds certificates war bonds |
110-HR-6042 | Price Stability and Inflation Targeting Act of 2008 - Declares that the primary and overriding goal of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee with regard to monetary policy shall be the achievement of price stability. Authorizes the Board and the Committee to suspend such goal if the Committee, by a majority vote, and the President jointly determine such suspension necessary due to war or an economic emergency. Requires the Board and the Committee to: (1) establish a definition of the goal of price stability; (2) implement such definition through inflation targets; and (3) specify a timeframe for achieving such goal. Directs the Board to determine in advance what action it will take if the goal of fully achieving price stability is not met within the timeframe established by the Board and the Committee. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Economics and public finance | 2008-05-13 | inflation targeting act declares primary overriding goal board_of_governors federal_reserve_system federal_open_market_committee regard monetary policy shall achievement price stability authorizes board committee suspend goal committee majority vote president jointly determine suspension necessary war economic emergency requires board committee establish definition goal price stability implement definition inflation targets specify timeframe achieving goal directs board determine advance action goal fully achieving price stability met timeframe established |
110-HR-6053 | Price Stability Act of 2008 - Declares it is US policy that the principal economic responsibilities of the Government are to establish both long-term economic growth and increases in living standards, maintain free markets, low taxes, respect for private property, and the stable, long-term purchasing power of US currency. Declares that the promotion of price stability should be the primary long-term goal of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Amends the Federal Reserve Act to revise the mandate of the Board and the Federal Open Market Committee to require them to: (1) establish a numerical definition of the term "price stability"; and (2) maintain a monetary policy that promotes long-term price stability. Requires the Board to consult with, and report to, Congress semi-annually about Board and Committee objectives and plans to achieve and maintain price stability. Repeals the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Economics and public finance | 2008-05-14 | price stability act declares policy principal economic responsibilities government establish long term economic growth increases living standards maintain free markets low taxes respect private property stable long term purchasing power currency declares promotion price stability primary long term goal board_of_governors federal_reserve_system amends federal_reserve_act revise mandate board federal_open_market_committee require establish numerical definition term price stability maintain monetary policy promotes long term price stability requires board consult report congress semi annually objectives plans achieve maintain price stability repeals |
110-HR-7260 | Transparency in the Creation of Wealth Act of 2008 - Directs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to: (1) devise, calculate, and publish a replacement for the discontinued M3 monetary statistic; (2) tabulate and publish a statistical description of the current distribution of wealth in the United States by quintile; (3) calculate and report to the Congress the total annual seigniorage interest income received by financial institutions as a result of their being allowed to create money in the form of the credit they extend above their own cash deposits or reserves before extending the loans; (4) calculate and publish semi-annually the loss or gain in economic output due to the deviation of the previous year's actual unemployment rate from the 4% level required by specified statute; (5) tabulate and publish data showing the amount of credit and the percentage of credit now being created and directed into specified transactions; (6) develop a market-based estimate of the value of residential, corporate and publicly owned land and report figures; and (7) make projections, in ten-year increments, of the net foreign debt, and estimate and report on the location of federal reserve notes, by country and type of holder. Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a full audit of the Federal Reserve System in every year before a presidential election year. Directs the Board to: (1) publish a quarterly and annual summary of total credit market debt; (2) release the statistics required to be compiled by this Act at a quarterly news conference; and (3) the survey of consumer finances and the total credit market debt report at an annual news conference. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | null | 2008-10-03 | transparency creation wealth act directs board_of_governors federal_reserve_system devise calculate publish replacement discontinued monetary publish statistical description current distribution wealth united_states calculate report congress total annual interest income received financial institutions result allowed create money form credit extend cash deposits reserves extending loans calculate publish semi annually loss gain economic output deviation previous year actual unemployment rate level required specified statute publish data showing credit percentage credit created directed specified transactions develop market based estimate value residential corporate publicly owned land report figures projections year increments net foreign debt estimate report location federal reserve notes country type holder directs comptroller general conduct audit federal_reserve_system year presidential election year directs board publish quarterly annual summary total credit market debt release statistics required compiled act quarterly news conference survey consumer finances total credit market debt report annual news conference |
110-S-1546 | Fair Treatment for Precious Metals Investors Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat bullion (e.g., gold, silver, platinum, and palladium) as a long-term capital asset (currently, treated as a collectible), eligible for preferential capital gains tax rates. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Taxation | 2007-06-05 | internal revenue code treat bullion gold silver platinum palladium long term capital asset currently treated collectible eligible preferential capital gains tax rates |
110-S-2528 | Full Faith and Credit in Our Communities Act of 2007 - Amends the Community Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 to require the Secretary of the Treasury to guarantee payments on tax-exempt bonds or notes issued by any approved issuer if their proceeds are used to make loans to eligible community development financial institutions: (1) for eligible community or economic development purposes; or (2) to refinance loans or notes issued for such purposes. Lists among such community or economic development purposes, especially in low-income or underserved rural areas, developing or supporting: (1) commercial facilities that promote revitalization, community stability, or job creation or retention; (2) businesses that provide jobs for low-income people or are owned by low-income people, or enhance the availability of products and services to them; (3) community facilities; (4) the provision of basic financial services; and (5) housing that is principally affordable to low-income people. Specifies that assistance used to facilitate homeownership shall only be used for services and lending products that: (1) serve low-income people; and (2) are not provided by other lenders in the area, or complement the services and lending products provided by other lenders that serve the investment area or targeted population. Authorizes an eligible community development financial institution or an issuer to use a bond or note to reduce the interest rate on a loan made by an issuer to an eligible community development financial institution for any community or economic development purpose. Requires each issuer, during the term of a guarantee, to establish a risk-share pool meeting certain criteria. Requires any issuer receiving a guarantee on a bond or note to pay a specified fee to the Director of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Finance and financial sector | 2007-12-19 | faith credit communities act amends community banking financial institutions act require secretary treasury guarantee payments tax exempt bonds notes issued approved issuer proceeds loans eligible community development financial institutions eligible community economic development purposes refinance loans notes issued purposes lists community economic development purposes especially low income underserved rural areas developing supporting commercial facilities promote revitalization community stability job creation retention businesses provide jobs low income people owned low income people enhance availability products services community facilities provision basic financial services housing principally affordable low income people specifies assistance facilitate homeownership shall services lending products serve low income people provided lenders area complement services lending products provided lenders serve investment area targeted population authorizes eligible community development financial institution issuer use bond note reduce interest rate loan issuer eligible community development financial institution community economic development purpose requires issuer term guarantee establish risk share pool meeting certain criteria requires issuer receiving guarantee bond note pay specified fee director community_development_financial_institutions_fund |
110-S-3716 | Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program Act of 2008 - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to authorize the Special Inspector General to exercise specified employment authorities for additional personnel, but not after six months following enactment of this Act. Authorizes the Special Inspector General to conduct, supervise, and coordinate an audit or investigation of any action taken under such Act, except any action related to: (1) graduated authorization to purchase troubled assets; (2) oversight and audits by the Comptroller General; (3) the Comptroller General's study and report on margin authority; and (4) the Congressional Oversight Panel. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Finance and financial sector | 2008-11-20 | special inspector general amends emergency economic stabilization act authorize special inspector general exercise specified employment authorities additional personnel months following enactment act authorizes special inspector general conduct supervise coordinate audit investigation action taken act action related graduated authorization purchase troubled assets oversight audits comptroller_general comptroller_general study report margin authority congressional_oversight_panel |
111-HR-467 | Equitable Treatment of State and Local Governments Act of 2009 - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase at face value debt instruments issued by Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. which: (1) were held as of September 15, 2008, by any state or local government, or any other public entity or instrumentality established under state law; (2) have been held by such entity continuously since such date; and (3) are subject to bankruptcy proceedings filed on September 15, 2008, by Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Declares that the Secretary: (1) shall be substituted as a creditor in any bankruptcy proceeding for any state or local government, or any other public entity or instrumentality established under state law from which the Secretary purchases a debt instrument; and (2) has the same standing in such proceedings with respect to other creditors as the state or local government or public entity for which the Secretary is substituted. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Finance and financial sector | 2009-01-13 | equitable treatment state local governments act amends emergency economic stabilization act eesa direct secretary treasury purchase face value debt instruments issued held september state local government public entity instrumentality established state law held entity continuously date subject bankruptcy proceedings filed september secretary shall substituted creditor bankruptcy proceeding state local government public entity instrumentality established state law secretary purchases debt instrument standing proceedings respect creditors state local government public entity secretary substituted |
111-HR-4705 | President Ronald Reagan $50 Bill Act - Amends the Federal Reserve Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to print $50 federal reserve notes bearing the likeness of President Ronald Wilson Reagan. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Finance and financial sector | 2010-02-25 | president ronald_reagan federal reserve act direct secretary treasury print federal reserve notes bearing president |
111-HR-4768 | Bailouts Are Not For Sale Act - Prohibits a corporation which has made any independent expenditure or disbursement for an electioneering communication in connection with a federal election campaign from: (1) having any notes discounted by any federal reserve bank, or (2) otherwise accessing or receiving the benefit of any financing provided by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any federal reserve bank (including any credit facility established by the Board or any federal reserve bank). Directs the Board to require a corporation that has entered into such a transaction or financing agreement before enactment of this Act to unwind it and repay any amount outstanding within 90 days after enactment of this Act. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Finance and financial sector | 2010-03-04 | bailouts sale act prohibits corporation independent expenditure disbursement electioneering communication connection federal election campaign having notes discounted federal reserve bank accessing receiving benefit financing provided board_of_governors federal_reserve_system federal reserve bank including credit facility established board federal reserve bank directs board require corporation entered transaction financing agreement enactment act repay outstanding days enactment act |
111-HR-4884 | United States Covered Bond Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury or a designee (covered bond regulator) to establish a regulatory oversight program for specified senior recourse debt obligations of an eligible issuer (covered bonds). Requires the covered bond regulator to: (1) consult with the primary federal regulator of an eligible issuer before approving any covered bond program; and (2) maintain a registry on a website available to the public containing the name of each approved covered bond program and information on all outstanding covered bonds issued under it. Requires the covered bond regulator from time to time to establish minimum over-collateralization requirements for covered bonds backed by each eligible asset classes (including residential mortgage, home equity, commercial mortgage, public sector, auto, student loan, credit or charge card, small business, and other asset classes) based on the credit, collection, and interest-rate risks, but not the liquidity risks, associated with such eligible asset class. Requires each dynamic pool of such assets (cover pool) securing covered bonds at all times to satisfy an asset-coverage test. Prescribes: (1) covered bond eligibility requirements; and (2) procedures governing default and insolvency of a covered bond both prior and subsequent to conservatorship, receivership, liquidation, or bankruptcy of the issuer. Subjects covered bonds that are offered and sold to the public by a bank (or its subsidiary) to: (1) securities regulations issued by the primary federal regulator of such bank; and (2) antifraud rules. Exempts such bonds from all other federal securities laws. Subjects issuers of covered bonds to disclosure and reporting requirements. Amends the Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1984 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 governing Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits to include within their purview covered bonds under this Act. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Finance and financial sector | 2010-03-18 | united_states covered bond act directs secretary treasury designee covered bond regulator establish regulatory oversight program specified senior recourse debt obligations eligible issuer covered bonds requires covered bond regulator consult primary federal regulator eligible issuer approving covered bond program maintain registry website available public containing approved covered bond program information outstanding covered bonds issued requires covered bond regulator time time establish minimum requirements covered bonds backed eligible asset classes including residential mortgage home equity commercial mortgage public sector auto student loan credit charge card small business asset classes based credit collection interest rate risks liquidity risks associated eligible asset class requires dynamic pool assets cover pool securing covered bonds times satisfy asset coverage test prescribes covered bond eligibility requirements procedures governing default insolvency covered bond prior subsequent conservatorship receivership liquidation bankruptcy issuer subjects covered bonds offered sold public bank subsidiary securities regulations issued primary federal regulator bank antifraud rules exempts bonds federal securities laws subjects issuers covered bonds disclosure reporting requirements amends internal revenue code governing include purview covered bonds act |
111-HR-5157 | War on Debt Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to establish and administer a new series of U.S. savings bonds to be known as "War on Debt Bonds," to be used first solely to reduce the amount of foreign-held public debt, and then to reduce other public debt. Sets the maturity and redemption date of a War on Debt Bond at 30 years from the date of issue. Requires certain annual principal and interest payments, which shall not be includible in gross income under the Internal Revenue Code. Allows redemption of such a Bond before 30 years if during any fiscal year during which it is outstanding: (1) the federal budget deficit exceeds 3% of gross domestic product (GDP); or (2) the public debt exceeds 10% of GDP. Limits the holding of a War on Debt Bond to: (1) U.S. citizens or residents; (2) domestic partnerships, or domestic corporations (not more than 1% of the ownership interest of which is held, directly or indirectly, by a person who is not a U.S. person); or (3) estates or trusts which are U.S. persons, unless there is a trust beneficiary who is not a U.S. person. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Economics and public finance | 2010-04-27 | war debt act requires secretary treasury establish administer new series savings bonds known war debt bonds solely reduce foreign held public debt reduce public debt sets maturity redemption date war debt bond years date issue requires certain annual principal interest payments shall includible gross income internal revenue code allows redemption bond years fiscal year outstanding federal budget deficit exceeds gross domestic product gdp public debt exceeds gdp limits holding war debt bond citizens residents domestic partnerships domestic corporations ownership interest held directly indirectly person person estates trusts persons trust beneficiary person |
111-S-158 | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) qualify manufacturing facilities that create intangible property for tax-exempt bond financing; and (2) revise the definition of "manufacturing facility" for purposes of certain limitations on tax-exempt bond financing to include facilities which are functionally related and subordinate to a manufacturing facility. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Taxation | 2009-01-06 | amends internal revenue code qualify manufacturing facilities create intangible property tax exempt bond financing revise definition manufacturing facility purposes certain limitations tax exempt bond financing include facilities functionally related subordinate manufacturing facility |
111-S-513 | Federal Reserve Transparency Act - Directs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to publish on its website, with respect to all loans and other financial assistance it has provided since March 24, 2008: (1) the identity of each business, individual, or entity to which the Board has provided such assistance; (2) the type of financial assistance provided; (3) its value or amount; (4) the date on which it was provided; (5) the specific terms of any repayment expected, including the repayment time period, interest charges, collateral, limitations on executive compensation or dividends, and other material terms; and (6) the specific rationale for providing assistance in each instance. Requires the Board to update such information at least once every 30 days. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Finance and financial sector | 2009-03-03 | federal_reserve transparency act directs board_of_governors federal_reserve_system publish website respect loans financial assistance provided march identity business individual entity board provided assistance type financial assistance provided value date provided specific terms repayment expected including repayment time period interest charges collateral limitations executive compensation dividends material terms specific rationale providing assistance instance requires board update information days |
111-S-604 | Federal Reserve Sunshine Act of 2009 - Repeals the authority of the Comptroller General to carry out an onsite examination of an open insured bank or bank holding company only if the appropriate federal regulatory agency has consented in writing. (Retains the authority of the Comptroller General to audit a federal agency.) Directs the Comptroller General to complete, before the end of 2010, an audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and of the federal reserve banks, followed by a detailed report to Congress. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Finance and financial sector | 2009-03-16 | act repeals authority comptroller_general carry onsite examination open insured bank bank holding company appropriate federal regulatory agency consented writing retains authority comptroller_general audit federal agency directs comptroller general complete end audit board_of_governors federal_reserve_system federal reserve banks followed detailed report congress |
111-S-827 | Unclaimed Savings Bond Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct a demonstration program to: (1) identify and locate the owners of specified unredeemed U.S. savings bonds; and (2) provide bondholder location and assistance grants to states for the purpose of bond owner location and notification activities. Requires the Secretary to attempt to locate owners of specified unredeemed savings bonds for which the registered address: (1) is located in a state not participating in the demonstration program in the fiscal year in which such bond would otherwise have been referred to such state; or (2) is not located in any state. Requires the Secretary to deduct and withhold from the proceeds of any matured outstanding U.S. savings bond, on the later of the date of maturity of such bond or the date of the enactment of this Act, a tax in an amount equal to the applicable percentage of the amount which, if such bond were redeemed, would constitute interest. Includes the deemed interest amount in the bondholder's gross income. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Economics and public finance | 2009-04-03 | unclaimed savings bond act directs secretary treasury conduct demonstration program identify locate owners specified savings bonds provide location assistance grants states purpose bond owner location notification activities requires secretary attempt locate owners specified savings bonds registered address located state participating demonstration program fiscal year bond referred state located state requires secretary deduct withhold proceeds matured outstanding savings bond later date maturity bond date enactment act tax equal applicable percentage bond redeemed constitute interest includes deemed interest gross income |
111-S-1243 | Stop Tarp Asset Recycling Act of 2009 or the STAR Act of 2009 - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to require, beginning upon enactment of this Act, all repayments of funds and all proceeds from the sale of federally-acquired assets under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to be used to reduce the public debt. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Finance and financial sector | 2009-06-11 | stop tarp asset recycling act star act amends emergency economic stabilization act eesa require beginning enactment act repayments funds proceeds sale federally acquired assets troubled_asset_relief_program tarp reduce public debt |
111-S-1254 | Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) report biannually to Congress on international monetary policy and currency exchange rates; and (2) appear, if requested, before certain congressional committees to testify regarding such reports. Prescribes report contents, including: (1) an analysis of currency market developments and the relationship between the U.S. dollar and the currencies of major economies and trading partners of the United States; (2) a review of the economic and monetary policies of major economies and trading partners of the United States and an evaluation of how such policies impact currency exchange rates; and (3) a list of currencies designated as fundamentally misaligned currencies. Instructs the Secretary to: (1) analyze semiannually the prevailing real effective exchange rates of foreign currencies; (2) determine whether any such currency is in fundamental misalignment; and (3) designate it for priority action if the issuing country engages in specified behavior, including excessive and prolonged official or quasi-official accumulation of foreign assets for balance of payments purposes. Prescribes procedures for: (1) negotiations and consultations; and (2) actions in response to failure, including persistent failure, to adopt appropriate policies, or take identifiable action to eliminate the fundamental misalignment. Requires the Secretary, before the United States approves a proposed change in the governance arrangement of any international financial institution, to determine whether any member of the international financial institution that would benefit from the proposed change, in the form of increased voting shares or representation, has a currency designated for priority action. Requires U.S. opposition to the proposed change if the Secretary renders an affirmative determination. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930, for purposes of an antidumping investigation or review, to require an adjustment in the price used to establish export (and constructed export) prices, in the case of a fundamentally misaligned currency designated for priority action, by reducing such price by the percentage by which the domestic currency of the producer or exporter is undervalued in relation to the U.S. dollar. Adds as a factor the administering authority must take into account in determining whether a foreign country is a nonmarket economy country the question of whether its currency is designated for priority action under this Act. Establishes the Advisory Committee on International Exchange Rate Policy. Repeals the Exchange Rates and International Economic Policy Coordination Act of 1988. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Foreign trade and international finance | 2009-06-11 | currency exchange rate oversight reform act directs secretary treasury report biannually congress international monetary policy currency exchange rates appear requested certain congressional committees testify reports prescribes report contents including analysis currency market developments relationship dollar currencies major economies trading partners united_states review economic monetary policies major economies trading partners united_states evaluation policies impact currency exchange rates list currencies designated fundamentally currencies instructs secretary analyze semiannually prevailing real effective exchange rates foreign currencies determine currency fundamental misalignment designate priority action issuing country engages specified behavior including excessive prolonged official quasi official accumulation foreign assets balance payments purposes prescribes procedures negotiations consultations actions response failure including persistent failure adopt appropriate policies identifiable action eliminate fundamental misalignment requires secretary united_states approves proposed change governance arrangement international financial institution determine member international financial institution benefit proposed change form increased voting shares representation currency designated priority action requires opposition proposed change secretary renders affirmative determination amends tariff act purposes antidumping investigation review require adjustment price establish export constructed export prices case fundamentally currency designated priority action reducing price percentage domestic currency producer exporter undervalued relation dollar adds factor administering authority account determining foreign country nonmarket economy country question currency designated priority action act establishes repeals international_economic_policy_coordination_act |
111-S-1367 | Fair Treatment for Precious Metals Investors Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat bullion (e.g., gold, silver, platinum, and palladium) as a long-term capital asset (currently, treated as a collectible), eligible for preferential capital gains tax rates. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Taxation | 2009-06-25 | internal revenue code treat bullion gold silver platinum palladium long term capital asset currently treated collectible eligible preferential capital gains tax rates |
111-S-1457 | Federal Reserve Credit Facility Review Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Comptroller General to conduct reviews and onsite examinations of: (1) any credit facility established by the Federal Reserve Board or any federal reserve bank; and (2) such credit facility's establishment as the lender of last resort (including providing credit under enhancements to traditional lending facilities and credit facilities). Cites the credit facilities to which this Act applies. Grants the Comptroller General access to all records and property of any such credit facility, including its officers, employees, contractors, and other agents and representatives. Sets forth the powers of the Comptroller to implement this Act. Requires the Comptroller General to report to Congress on each review conducted. Terminates such authorization five years after enactment of this Act. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Finance and financial sector | 2009-07-15 | review act authorizes comptroller general conduct reviews onsite examinations credit facility established federal_reserve_board federal reserve bank credit facility establishment lender resort including providing credit enhancements traditional lending facilities credit facilities cites credit facilities act applies grants comptroller general access records property credit facility including officers employees contractors agents representatives sets forth powers comptroller implement act requires comptroller general report congress review conducted terminates authorization years enactment act |
111-S-3519 | Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to prohibit the Secretary of Commerce, for each of FY2011-FY2013, from: (1) providing a participant in the Hollings Manufacturing Partnership Program with more than 50% of the costs incurred by the participant under the Program; and (2) requiring a participant's cost share to exceed 50%. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on such cost share requirements, including: (1) an analysis of various cost share structures; and (2) a recommendation for structuring the cost share requirement after FY2013 to best provide for the Program's long-term sustainability. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Commerce | 2010-06-22 | amends national_institute_of_standards_and_technology_act prohibit secretary commerce fy2011 fy2013 providing participant costs incurred participant program requiring participant cost share exceed directs secretary report congress cost share requirements including analysis cost share structures recommendation structuring cost share requirement fy2013 best provide program long term sustainability |
111-S-3523 | Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program Reauthorization Act of 2010 - Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to bar the Secretary of Commerce, for FY2011-FY2013, from: (1) providing to a Hollings Manufacturing Extension Center more than half of the costs incurred by it; and (2) requiring that a Center's cost share exceed half of such costs. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on cost share requirements under the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (the Program). Directs the Secretary, if a state provides financial support to a Center which exceeds 25% of the capital and annual operating and maintenance funds required to create and maintain such Center, to provide that Center, under the State Incentive Program established by this Act, assistance that is in addition to the assistance otherwise provided to it under the Program. Authorizes appropriations for FY2011-FY2015 to carry out: (1) the Program, including the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Advisory Board; (2) the Competitive Grant Program; and (3) the State Incentive Program. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Commerce | 2010-06-23 | amends national_institute_of_standards_and_technology_act bar secretary commerce fy2011 fy2013 providing half costs incurred requiring center cost share exceed half costs requires secretary report congress cost share requirements hollings_manufacturing_extension_partnership_program program directs secretary state provides financial support center exceeds capital annual operating maintenance funds required create maintain center provide center established act assistance addition assistance provided program authorizes appropriations fy2011 fy2015 carry program including advisory_board |
112-HR-11 | Build America Bonds to Create Jobs Now Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the Build America Bond program, to: (1) extend until December 31, 2012, the authority to issue such bonds and the authority for payments to issuers of such bonds, (2) reduce the percentage rate of payments to issuers in 2011 and 2012, (3) allow refundings of currently issued bonds, and (4) allow the use of Build America bonds to fund capital expenditures for levees and flood control projects. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Taxation | 2011-02-10 | amends internal revenue code respect build_america_bond program extend december authority issue bonds authority payments issuers bonds reduce percentage rate payments issuers allow refundings currently issued bonds allow use build_america bonds fund capital expenditures levees flood control projects |
112-HR-245 | Amends the Federal Reserve Act to repeal the joint mandate on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee to make maximum employment one of the goals of their duty to maintain long run growth of the monetary and credit aggregates commensurate with the U.S. economy's long run potential to increase production. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Economics and public finance | 2011-01-07 | amends federal_reserve_act repeal joint mandate board_of_governors federal_reserve_system federal_open_market_committee maximum employment goals duty maintain long run growth monetary credit aggregates commensurate economy long run potential increase production |
112-HR-459 | Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2012 - Directs the Comptroller General to: (1) complete, within 12 months of enactment of this Act, the required audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) and of the Federal Reserve Banks; and (2) submit to Congress, within 90 days of audit completion, a detailed report of audit findings and conclusions. Repeals certain limitations placed upon such audit. Instructs the Comptroller General to audit and report on the review of loan files of homeowners in foreclosure in 2009 or 2010, required as part of the enforcement actions taken by the Board against supervised financial institutions. Prescribes audit contents, including: (1) the guidance given by the Board to independent consultants retained by the supervised financial institutions regarding procedures to be followed in conducting the file reviews, (2) the factors considered by independent consultants when evaluating loan files and the results obtained pursuant to those reviews, and (3) the determinations made by such consultants regarding the nature and extent of financial injury sustained by each homeowner as well as the level and type of remediation offered. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Finance and financial sector | 2011-01-26 | federal_reserve transparency act directs comptroller general complete months enactment act required audit board_of_governors federal_reserve_system board federal_reserve_banks submit congress days audit completion detailed report audit findings conclusions repeals certain limitations placed audit instructs comptroller general audit report review loan files homeowners foreclosure required enforcement actions taken board supervised financial institutions prescribes audit contents including guidance given board independent consultants retained supervised financial institutions procedures followed conducting file reviews factors considered independent consultants evaluating loan files results obtained pursuant reviews determinations consultants nature extent financial injury sustained homeowner level type remediation offered |
112-HR-736 | Build America Bonds Extension for Rural and Urban Transportation and Highways Act of 2011 or the BABE RUTH Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the Build America Bond program, to: (1) extend until December 31, 2014, the authority to issue such bonds and the authority for payments to issuers of such bonds (2) reduce the percentage rate of payments to issuers in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014; (3) allow refundings of currently issued bonds; and (4) allow the use of Build America bonds to fund capital expenditures for levees and flood control projects. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Taxation | 2011-02-16 | rural urban transportation highways act act amends internal revenue code respect build_america_bond program extend december authority issue bonds authority payments issuers bonds reduce percentage rate payments issuers allow refundings currently issued bonds allow use build_america bonds fund capital expenditures levees flood control projects |
112-HR-747 | Build America Bonds Extension Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the Build America Bond program, to: (1) extend until December 31, 2012, the authority to issue such bonds and the authority for payments to issuers of such bonds, (2) reduce the percentage rate of payments to issuers, (3) incorporate in the definition of "Build American bond" certain tax-exempt private activity bonds, and (4) allow refundings of currently issued Build America bonds. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Taxation | 2011-02-16 | amends internal revenue code respect build_america_bond program extend december authority issue bonds authority payments issuers bonds reduce percentage rate payments issuers incorporate definition build american bond certain tax exempt private activity bonds allow refundings currently issued build_america bonds |
112-HR-853 | Transition-to-Success Mentoring Act - Amends title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to reauthorize appropriations under part H (School Dropout Prevention). Establishes a transition-to-success mentoring program under part H of the ESEA requiring the Secretary of Education to award five-year grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) or partnerships between LEAs and community-based nonprofit organizations to establish, expand, or support school-based mentoring programs to assist at-risk students in transitioning from middle to high school. Requires grantees to assign to each at-risk student in his or her middle school a success coach who: (1) creates a plan of success for the student; (2) enters into an agreement with the student's parents regarding their role in implementing such plan; (3) meets with the student at least once a month to assess and assist the student's progress; (4) meets at least quarterly with the student and the student's parents, teachers, or counselors to evaluate the student's progress and revise or establish new goals for the next academic year; and (5) serves as the student's advocate between the student's parents and teachers. Authorizes the use of grant funds to train success coaches and cover the cost of any materials they use under the mentoring program. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Education | 2011-03-01 | transition success mentoring act amends title elementary secondary education act esea reauthorize appropriations establishes transition success mentoring program esea requiring secretary education award year grants local educational agencies leas partnerships leas community based nonprofit organizations establish expand support school based mentoring programs assist risk students transitioning middle high school requires grantees assign risk student middle school success coach creates plan success student enters agreement student parents role implementing plan meets student month assess assist student progress meets quarterly student student parents teachers counselors evaluate student progress revise establish new goals academic year serves student advocate student parents teachers authorizes use grant funds train success coaches cover cost materials use mentoring program |
112-HR-1401 | Democratizing the Federal Reserve System Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Reserve Act to reduce from 14 years to 7 years the term of office of the members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Increases from two years to four years the post-service restriction which renders Board members ineligible to hold any office, position, or employment in any member bank. Revises the terms for ongoing service on the Board with respect to its Chairman and Vice Chairman. Requires the Speaker and the minority leader of the House of Representatives, the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate, and specified committee chairpersons and ranking members to create jointly a list of five candidates in rank order to present to the President for consideration for a Board vacancy if the President has not made a nomination to fill it within a specified time period. Requires the President, no later than 30 days after the transmittal of such list, to nominate a person to fill the vacancy, whether from such list or another person. Increases the membership of the Federal Open Market Committee from five to six members. Revises the distribution of Federal Open Market Committee membership. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Finance and financial sector | 2011-04-06 | amends federal reserve act reduce years years term office members board_of_governors federal_reserve_system increases years years post service restriction renders board members ineligible hold office position employment member bank revises terms ongoing service board respect chairman vice chairman requires speaker minority leader house_of_representatives majority leader minority leader senate specified committee chairpersons ranking members create jointly list candidates rank order present president consideration board vacancy president nomination fill specified time period requires president later days transmittal list nominate person fill vacancy list person increases membership federal_open_market_committee members revises distribution federal_open_market_committee membership |
112-HR-1495 | Gold Reserve Transparency Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct a full assay, inventory, and audit of federal gold reserves, including an analysis of the sufficiency of the measures taken for their security. Directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the results of the assay, inventory, audit, and analysis. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Finance and financial sector | 2011-04-12 | gold reserve transparency act directs secretary treasury conduct assay inventory audit federal gold reserves including analysis sufficiency measures taken security directs government_accountability_office gao review results assay inventory audit analysis |
112-HR-1496 | Federal Reserve Transparency Act - Directs the Comptroller General to complete, within 12 months after enactment of this Act, an audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and of the federal reserve banks, followed by a detailed report to Congress. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Finance and financial sector | 2011-04-12 | federal_reserve transparency act directs comptroller general complete months enactment act audit board_of_governors federal_reserve_system federal reserve banks followed detailed report congress |
112-HR-1638 | Dollar Bill Act of 2011 - Requires the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to: (1) make the value of the U.S. dollar equal to price of gold on the exchange operated by the Commodities Exchange, Inc. (COMEX) of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc.; and (2) maintain that value at this level. Prohibits the Board, in regulating the value of the U.S. dollar, from conducting open market operations indirectly, as in the current practice of targeting the federal funds rate. Requires the Board to use its banking and bank regulatory powers to maintain and promote stable and effective financial markets during and after the transition to a defined value for the U.S. dollar. Entitles all entities that depreciate capital assets for tax purposes to 100% expensing of all capital investment for tax purposes in the year that the investment is made. Requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), in addition to the scoring CBO will do of the tax changes provided in this Act, to calculate the impact on federal revenues on a present value basis. Amends the Federal Reserve Act to remove Federal Reserve Bank authority to pay earnings on reserves. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Finance and financial sector | 2011-04-15 | dollar requires board_of_governors federal_reserve_system value dollar equal price gold exchange operated maintain value level prohibits board regulating value dollar conducting open market operations indirectly current practice targeting federal funds rate requires board use banking bank regulatory powers maintain promote stable effective financial markets transition defined value dollar entitles entities capital assets tax purposes expensing capital investment tax purposes year investment requires congressional_budget_office cbo addition scoring cbo tax changes provided act calculate impact federal revenues present value basis amends federal_reserve_act remove federal_reserve_bank authority pay earnings reserves |
112-HR-2146 | Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2012 or DATA Act - Title I: Accountability and Transparency in Federal Spending - (Sec. 101) Requires each person, state, local, or tribal government, or any government corporation (recipient) that receives appropriated funds, either directly or through a subgrant or subcontract at any tier, to report at least once quarterly each receipt and use of such funds to the Federal Accountability and Spending Transparency Commission established by this Act. Requires the Commission to: (1) specify deadlines by which a particular receipt or use of federal funds must be reported by a recipient; (2) permit prime awardees to fulfill the reporting requirements on behalf of subawardees, so long as all subaward tiers are reported; and (3) prepopulate its electronic systems with data submitted by specified agencies, permitting recipients either to confirm that prepopulated data is correct or, if it is incorrect, to make corrections. Requires recipients subject to these reporting requirements to register with the Central Contractor Registration database. Requires each executive agency to report at least quarterly to the Commission all federal obligations and expenditures, identifying programs, budget functions, Treasury accounts, and appropriations categories. Directs the Commission to require continuous or automatic reporting to the extent practicable. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to make similar reports for disbursements of federal funds. Exempts an individual recipient from such reporting requirements if: (1) the total amount of federal funds received does not exceed $100,000 in the current calendar year or fiscal year, or (2) no transaction in which the recipient has received federal funds during the current calendar year or fiscal year has exceeded $24,999. Authorizes the Commission to grant additional exemptions for classes or categories of recipients. Requires the Commission to provide for an inflation adjustment of such dollar thresholds to maintain their constant dollar value. (Sec. 102) Requires the Commission to designate: (1) common data elements for information required to be reported; as well as (2) data reporting standards, including a widely accepted, nonproprietary, searchable, platform-independent computer-readable format. Requires the Commission to publish online all information submitted by recipients and agencies in accordance with the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006. Directs the Commission to establish a federal accountability portal (a government-wide Internet-based data access system) to: (1) combine information submitted by recipients and agencies with other compilations of information, including information maintained by federal, state, local, and foreign government agencies, or other commercially and publicly available information; (2) permit executive agencies to verify the eligibility and responsibility of recipients and potential recipients with respect to the receipt and use of federal funds; (3) permit executive agencies, Inspectors General (IGs), law enforcement agencies, and appropriate state authorities to track federal awards and recipients to detect and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse; and (4) serve as the primary accountability portal for the entire federal government. Prescribes civil penalties for recipient noncompliance with data reporting requirements. Requires each executive agency to issue guidance that requires every recipient of federal funds under any of its federal awards to use the Commission's common data element or data reporting standard for any information reported to such agency to which the element or standard applies. Requires each executive agency to use data from the website maintained by the Commission under the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (FFATA) to prepopulate any electronic systems maintained by that agency for the submission of reports on the receipt and use of federal funds distributed by it. Requires each executive agency to report to the President, Congress, and the Commission on: (1) any agency-specific financial reporting requirements for fund recipients, (2) every element of information that such recipients must regularly submit, and (3) whether each element or a similar element is already being reported to the Commission by such recipients. Specifies responsibilities of the Director of OMB, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) regarding implementation of the required common data element or data reporting standard. (Sec. 103) Amends the FFATA to add requirements that USASpending.gov: (1) publish data in a manner compliant with applicable principles and best practices in the private sector for the publication of open government data; (2) serve as a public portal for federal financial information, all federal awards, and federal expenditures; and (3) make available the published information in a reasonably timely manner using Commission-designated common data elements and data reporting standards. Repeals certain requirements for USASpending.gov use as the source of its data the Federal Procurement Data System, Federal Assistance Award Data System, and Grants.gov. Requires the Commission to publish on USASpending.gov: (1) all information submitted by recipients and agencies under this Act, including aggregate information exempt from recipient reporting requirements, but reported by an Executive agency in the aggregate; and (2) all information contained in the computerized information system maintained by GSA. Eliminates the OMB pilot program to: (1) test the collection and accession of data about subgrants and subcontracts, and (2) determine how to implement a subaward reporting program across the federal government. Transfers from OMB to the Commission the management of USASpending.gov. Title II: Federal Accountability and Spending Transparency Board - (Sec. 201) Establishes the Federal Accountability and Spending Transparency Commission in the executive branch. Transfers to it all functions of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, including its employees. Requires the Commission to audit, investigate, and review the spending of federal funds, giving high priority to funds awarded: (1) without the use of competitive procedures, or (2) to any contractor found to be in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977. Requires the Commission to report to appropriate congressional committees on tax expenditures data that includes a description of processes that could be put in place to collect and disseminate such data, and the potential effects of making such data publicly available on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), taxpayers, and other relevant parties. Requires such report to be publicly available. Requires the Commission to make recommendations to executive agencies on measures to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse relating to federal funds. Authorizes the Commission to enter into contracts with any federal agency (within or outside the executive branch) to enable it to identify waste, fraud, and abuse. Establishes the Federal Accountability and Spending Transparency Advisory Committee. Authorizes appropriations for FY2012-FY2019. (Sec. 203) Makes conforming amendments to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to terminate the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board on October 1, 2013. Title III: Additional Provisions - (Sec. 301) Declares that nothing in this Act or the amendments made by it shall be construed to require the disclosure of classified information. (Sec. 302) Amends the Paperwork Reduction Act and the Inspector General Act of 1978 with respect to certain administrative matters under this Act. (Sec. 305) Transfers to the Federal Accountability and Spending Transparency Commission: (1) the authority of the GSA Administrator over the computer information system and the catalog of federal domestic assistance, and (2) the management and control of the Director of OMB over the assistance awards information system. (Sec. 306) Authorizes the Comptroller General (GAO) to perform certain activities in connection with the discharge of audit, evaluation, investigative, and other specified duties. (Sec. 307) Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to require classification of Inspector Generals (IGs) of a designated federal entity at a grade, level, or rank designation at or above those of a majority of the entity's senior level executives. Authorizes the Integrity Committee for the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency to receive, review, and refer all allegations and wrongdoing against the Special Council or the Deputy Special Counsel to the same extent and in the same manner as in the case of an allegation against an IG or an IG office staff member, as long as the Special Counsel recuses himself or herself from considering the allegation. Revises requirements for posting of IG reports and audits on their respective websites. (Sec. 308) Prohibits a federal agency from paying the travel expenses for more than 50 of its employees stationed in the United States for any international conference occurring outside the United States, unless the Secretary of State determines that their attendanceis in the national interest. Requires each federal agency to post on its respective public Internet website quarterly reports, in an electronic searchable format, on each conference for which it paid specified travel expenses during the preceding quarter. Prohibits a federal agency, during FY2012-FY2016, from making or obligating to make expenditures for travel expenses in an aggregate amount greater than 80% of the aggregate amount for FY2010. Directs the Director of OMB to establish guidelinesfor the determination of what expenses constitute travel expenses other than for military travel. Requires military travel expenses to include those involving military combat, the training or deployment of uniformed military personnel, and other expenses determined under those guidelines. Requires each agency to post on its public Internet website specified detailed information on any presentation made by its employee at a conference. Limits an agency's single conference expenditure to $500,000. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to preclude an agency from receiving financial support or other assistance from a foundation or other nonfederal source to pay or defray conference costs exceeding that amount. Prohibits an agency from expending funds on more than one conference sponsored or organized by an organization during any fiscal year, unless the agency is the conference's primary sponsor and organizer. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Government operations and politics | 2011-06-13 | transparency_act accountability transparency federal spending sec requires person state local tribal government government corporation recipient receives appropriated funds directly subgrant subcontract tier report quarterly receipt use funds established act requires commission specify deadlines particular receipt use federal funds reported recipient permit prime awardees fulfill reporting requirements behalf long tiers reported electronic systems data submitted specified agencies permitting recipients confirm data correct incorrect corrections requires recipients subject reporting requirements register database requires executive agency report quarterly commission federal obligations expenditures identifying programs budget functions treasury accounts appropriations categories directs commission require continuous automatic reporting extent practicable requires secretary treasury similar reports disbursements federal funds exempts individual recipient reporting requirements total federal funds received exceed current calendar year fiscal year transaction recipient received federal funds current calendar year fiscal year exceeded authorizes commission grant additional exemptions classes categories recipients requires commission provide inflation adjustment dollar thresholds maintain constant dollar value sec requires commission designate common data elements information required reported data reporting standards including widely accepted nonproprietary searchable platform independent computer readable format requires commission publish online information submitted recipients agencies accordance federal_funding_accountability transparency act directs commission establish federal accountability portal government wide internet based data access system combine information submitted recipients agencies information including information maintained federal state local foreign government agencies commercially publicly available information permit executive agencies verify eligibility responsibility recipients potential recipients respect receipt use federal funds permit executive agencies inspectors_general igs law enforcement agencies appropriate state authorities track federal awards recipients detect prevent waste fraud abuse serve primary accountability portal entire federal government prescribes civil penalties recipient noncompliance data reporting requirements requires executive agency issue guidance requires recipient federal funds federal awards use commission common data element data reporting standard information reported agency element standard applies requires executive agency use data website maintained commission federal_funding_accountability transparency act electronic systems maintained agency submission reports receipt use federal funds distributed requires executive agency report president congress commission agency specific financial reporting requirements fund recipients element information recipients regularly submit element similar element reported commission recipients specifies responsibilities director omb secretary treasury administrator general_services_administration gsa implementation required common data element data reporting standard sec amends add requirements publish data manner compliant applicable principles best practices private sector publication open government data serve public portal federal financial information federal awards federal expenditures available published information reasonably timely manner commission designated common data elements data reporting standards repeals certain requirements use source data federal assistance award data system requires commission publish information submitted recipients agencies act including aggregate information exempt recipient reporting requirements reported executive agency aggregate information contained computerized information system maintained gsa eliminates omb pilot program test collection accession data subgrants subcontracts determine implement reporting program federal government transfers omb commission management title federal accountability spending transparency board sec establishes executive branch transfers functions recovery accountability transparency board including employees requires commission audit investigate review spending federal funds giving high priority funds awarded use competitive procedures contractor found violation requires commission report appropriate congressional committees tax expenditures data includes description processes place collect disseminate data potential effects making data publicly available internal_revenue_service irs taxpayers relevant parties requires report publicly available requires commission recommendations executive agencies measures prevent fraud waste abuse relating federal funds authorizes commission enter contracts federal agency outside executive branch enable identify waste fraud abuse establishes authorizes appropriations sec makes conforming amendments american_recovery_and_reinvestment_act arra terminate recovery accountability transparency board october title iii additional provisions sec declares act amendments shall construed require disclosure classified information sec amends paperwork reduction act inspector general act respect certain administrative matters act sec transfers authority computer information system catalog federal domestic assistance management control director omb assistance awards information system sec authorizes comptroller general gao perform certain activities connection discharge audit evaluation investigative specified duties sec amends inspector general act require classification igs designated federal entity grade level rank designation majority entity senior level executives authorizes receive review refer allegations wrongdoing deputy special counsel extent manner case allegation office staff member long special_counsel considering allegation revises requirements posting reports audits respective websites sec prohibits federal agency paying travel expenses employees stationed united_states international conference occurring outside united_states secretary state determines national interest requires federal agency post respective public internet website quarterly reports electronic searchable format conference paid specified travel expenses preceding quarter prohibits federal agency fy2012-fy2016 making obligating expenditures travel expenses aggregate greater aggregate fy2010 directs director omb establish determination expenses constitute travel expenses military travel requires military travel expenses include involving military combat training deployment uniformed military personnel expenses determined guidelines requires agency post public internet website specified detailed information presentation employee conference limits agency single conference expenditure declares act shall construed preclude agency receiving financial support assistance foundation nonfederal source pay defray conference costs exceeding prohibits agency expending funds conference sponsored organized organization fiscal year agency conference primary sponsor organizer |
112-HR-2394 | Rebuilding America's Schools Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2015 the qualified school construction bond program and the national limitation amounts for bonds issued under the qualified zone academy bond (QZAB) program, (2) allow the issuer of a QZAB to receive a direct payment in lieu of the tax credit for interest payments with respect to such bonds, (3) permit private entities to waive the 10% matching requirement for QZABs, and (4) permit QZAB proceeds to be used for constructing a public school facility in which such an academy is established. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Taxation | 2011-06-24 | rebuilding america schools act amends internal revenue code extend qualified school construction bond program national limitation amounts bonds issued qualified zone academy bond program allow issuer receive direct payment lieu tax credit interest payments respect bonds permit private entities waive matching requirement permit proceeds constructing public school facility academy established |
112-HR-2528 | Taxpayer Freedom to File Protection Act of 2011 - Prohibits the Secretary of the Treasury from developing or implementing a return-free tax system. Repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 directing the Secretary to develop a return-free tax system. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Taxation | 2011-07-14 | file protection act prohibits secretary treasury developing implementing return free tax system repeals provisions internal_revenue_service_restructuring reform_act directing secretary develop return free tax system |
112-HR-6023 | Federal Reserve Independence Act - Amends the Federal Reserve Act regarding class A membership on the board of directors of a Federal Reserve Bank to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve Board) to designate members from among persons who are not employed in any capacity by a stockholding bank. Requires the Federal Reserve Board to designate the class B members of such board of directors (class B members represent the public). Prohibits employees of any Federal Reserve Board-regulated entity from serving on the board of directors of any Reserve Bank. Prohibits any employee of the Federal Reserve System or any board member of a Reserve Bank from owning stock or investing in any company regulated by the Federal Reserve Board. Directs the Comptroller General to report annually to Congress to ensure implementation of this Act. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Finance and financial sector | 2012-06-26 | federal_reserve independence act amends federal reserve act class membership board directors federal_reserve_bank require board_of_governors federal_reserve_system federal_reserve_board designate members persons employed capacity bank requires federal_reserve_board designate class members board directors class members represent public prohibits employees federal_reserve_board regulated entity serving board directors prohibits employee federal_reserve_system board member owning stock investing company regulated federal_reserve_board directs comptroller general report annually congress ensure implementation act |
112-HR-6560 | Local Schools and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a second advance refunding of an original tax-exempt private activity bond. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Taxation | 2012-09-25 | local schools infrastructure improvement act amends internal revenue code allow second advance refunding original tax exempt private activity bond |
112-S-3 | Fiscal Responsibility and Spending Control Act - Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should: (1) address the rising national debt and long-term fiscal challenges through a bipartisan agreement that significantly corrects our nation's long-term fiscal imbalances, closes the gap between projected revenues and expenditures, ensures U.S. economic security, and enhances future prosperity and growth; (2) reduce the deficit and stabilize the national debt without damaging the economic recovery; (3) consider deficit reduction proposals by leading budget experts and establish a plan that can attract broad bipartisan support; (4) ensure that any plan to address long-term fiscal problems is balanced and provides fundamental reform of the federal tax code along with prudent controls on spending; (5) eliminate tax expenditures that only serve special interests and take aggressive measures to close the tax gap and stop cheating; (6) ensure that the tax code fairly distributes the tax burden and helps American businesses compete in the global marketplace; (7) extend the solvency of Social Security and ensure that no savings are used to meet deficit reduction goals in the remainder of the budget; (8) achieve savings through the elimination or consolidation of duplicative programs and activities while modernizing government procurement practices to reduce waste and leverage better value; and (9) reject efforts to exempt tax breaks for millionaires and special interests from strong pay-as-you-go budgetary rules. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Economics and public finance | 2011-01-25 | sense senate congress address rising national debt long term fiscal challenges bipartisan agreement significantly corrects nation long term fiscal closes gap projected revenues expenditures ensures economic security enhances future prosperity growth reduce deficit stabilize national debt damaging economic recovery consider deficit reduction proposals leading budget experts establish plan attract broad bipartisan support ensure plan address long term fiscal problems balanced provides fundamental reform federal tax code prudent controls spending eliminate tax expenditures serve special interests aggressive measures close tax gap stop cheating ensure tax code fairly distributes tax burden helps american businesses compete global marketplace extend solvency social_security ensure savings meet deficit reduction goals remainder budget achieve savings elimination consolidation duplicative programs activities modernizing government procurement practices reduce waste leverage better value reject efforts exempt tax breaks millionaires special interests strong pay budgetary rules |
112-S-202 | Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2011 - Directs the Comptroller General to complete, before the end of 2012, an audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and of the federal reserve banks, followed by a detailed report to Congress. Repeals specified limitations on such an audit. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Finance and financial sector | 2011-01-26 | federal_reserve transparency act directs comptroller general complete end audit board_of_governors federal_reserve_system federal reserve banks followed detailed report congress repeals specified limitations audit |
112-S-768 | Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2011 - Declares that, if any regular appropriation bill for a fiscal year does not become law before the beginning of the fiscal year, or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations (continuing resolution) is not in effect: (1) the Secretary of the Treasury shall fully pay principal and interest on the federal debt held by the public; and (2) Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits shall be fully paid and new enrollees shall be accepted. Declares also that, if the defense appropriations bill has not been enacted, the Department of Defense (DOD) shall operate at 90% of the level of funding for the preceding fiscal year, except for funding for overseas contingencies in Iraq and Afghanistan, which shall be funded at 100% of the preceding fiscal year levels. Authorizes DOD to pay all military personnel at the full level of pay. Requires federal employees of unfunded agencies to: (1) report for business as normal; and (2) be paid, when funding is provided, at 75% of their salaries for the time worked while under the requirements of this Act. Requires DOD civilian employees based in the United States also to be paid at 75% for the same period. Limits Congress and the Executive Office of the President to operation at 50% of the level of funding for the preceding fiscal year during a period that any agency is not funded. Prohibits Members of Congress and the President from receiving salaries or back pay during the period an agency is not funded. Requires all other non-personnel accounts not funded by a regular appropriations bill or a continuing resolution to operate at 2/3 of the level of the preceding fiscal year. Dedicates the use of savings from this reduction to reduce the federal budget deficit. Prohibits expenditure of any funds during such a period to: (1) carry out the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, (2) pay for any abortion, or (3) be provided to any nongovernmental organization that promotes or performs abortion. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Economics and public finance | 2011-04-07 | government shutdown prevention act declares regular appropriation bill fiscal year law beginning fiscal year joint resolution making continuing appropriations continuing resolution effect secretary treasury shall fully pay principal interest federal debt held public social_security medicare medicaid benefits shall fully paid new enrollees shall accepted declares defense appropriations bill enacted department_of_defense dod shall operate level funding preceding fiscal year funding overseas contingencies iraq afghanistan shall funded preceding fiscal year levels authorizes dod pay military personnel level pay requires federal employees unfunded agencies report business normal paid funding provided salaries time worked requirements act requires dod civilian employees based united_states paid period limits congress executive_office president operation level funding preceding fiscal year period agency funded prohibits members congress president receiving salaries pay period agency funded requires non personnel accounts funded regular appropriations bill continuing resolution operate level preceding fiscal year dedicates use savings reduction reduce federal budget deficit prohibits expenditure funds period carry patient_protection affordable care act pay abortion provided nongovernmental organization promotes performs abortion |
112-S-1909 | Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to establish and administer a new series of U.S. savings bonds to be known as "Buy Back America Bonds," to be used first solely to reduce the amount of foreign-held public debt, and then to reduce other public debt. Sets the redemption date of a Buy Back America Bond at 10 years from the date of issue and its maturity date at 20 years from such date. Requires annual anniversary interest payments, which shall not be includible in gross income under the Internal Revenue Code. Requires such bonds to be issued at face value and in denominations of at least $25. Allows redemption of such a Bond before 10 years if during any fiscal year during which it is outstanding: (1) the federal budget deficit is less than 3% of gross domestic product (GDP), or (2) the public debt is less than 10% of GDP. Limits the holding of a Buy Back America Bond to: (1) U.S. citizens or residents; (2) domestic partnerships, or domestic corporations (not more than 1% of the ownership interest of which is held, directly or indirectly, by a person who is not a U.S. person); or (3) estates or trusts which are U.S. persons, unless there is a trust beneficiary who is not a U.S. person. Permits a Bond to be purchased by or transferred to an individual who provides a valid Social Security account number, not including a taxpayer identification number (TIN) provided by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Economics and public finance | 2011-11-18 | requires secretary treasury establish administer new series savings bonds known buy america bonds solely reduce foreign held public debt reduce public debt sets redemption date buy america bond years date issue maturity date years date requires annual anniversary interest payments shall includible gross income internal revenue code requires bonds issued face value allows redemption bond years fiscal year outstanding federal budget deficit gross domestic product gdp public debt gdp limits holding buy america bond citizens residents domestic partnerships domestic corporations ownership interest held directly indirectly person person estates trusts persons trust beneficiary person permits bond purchased transferred individual provides valid social_security account number including taxpayer identification number tin provided internal_revenue_service irs |
112-S-2247 | Federal Reserve Modernization Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Reserve Act (FRA) to direct the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to: (1) promote the goal of long-term price stability, and (2) establish metrics to evaluate whether long-term price stability is being achieved. Prescribes procedures for the establishment and evaluation of such metrics. Directs the Board and the FOMC to: (1) make such information available to the public on a website, and (2) report to Congress each time such metrics are set or revised. Directs the Board to include in its semi-annual report to Congress: (1) the results of the evaluation process, (2) whether the goal of long-term price stability is being met, (3) the main monetary policy instruments and strategy used by the Board and the FOMC to achieve long-term price stability, and (4) an analysis of how the policies of the Board and the FOMC are affecting the foreign exchange rate value of the U.S. dollar. Directs the Board to clearly articulate it's lender-of-last-resort policy. Revamps FOMC membership to consist of one representative from each of the Federal Reserve banks (in addition to members of the Board). Directs the FOMC to release meeting transcripts to the public within three years after each meeting. Redesignates the Department of the Treasury stabilization fund as the Special Drawing Rights Fund. Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to liquidate all property in the Fund (other than Special Drawing Rights) and to use all such amounts to reduce the public debt. Limits the availability of the Fund solely to stabilize exchange rates and arrangements. Repeals the authority of the Secretary to deal in U.S. instruments of credit and securities. Permits only Special Drawing Rights to be deposited into the Fund. Requires funds that would otherwise have been deposited into the Fund to be paid, instead, to the Secretary to reduce the public debt. Amends the FRA to authorize the FOMC, in unusual and exigent circumstances, by the affirmative vote of 2/3 of its members, to grant any Federal Reserve bank emergency authority to buy and sell U.S. debt obligations and revenue bonds in anticipation of the collection of taxes or the receipt of assured revenues by any state or local governmental entity, as well as obligations of, or guaranteed by, a foreign government or agency. Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to repeal: (1) funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and (2) the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Fund. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Economics and public finance | 2012-03-28 | amends federal reserve act fra direct board_of_governors federal_reserve_system board federal_open_market_committee fomc promote goal long term price stability establish metrics evaluate long term price stability achieved prescribes procedures establishment evaluation metrics directs board fomc information available public website report congress time metrics set revised directs board include semi annual report congress results evaluation process goal long term price stability met main monetary policy instruments strategy board fomc achieve long term price stability analysis policies board fomc affecting foreign exchange rate value dollar directs board clearly articulate lender resort policy membership consist representative federal_reserve banks addition members board directs fomc release meeting transcripts public years meeting redesignates department_of_the_treasury stabilization fund special_drawing_rights_fund instructs secretary treasury liquidate property fund special drawing rights use amounts reduce public debt limits availability fund solely stabilize exchange rates arrangements repeals authority secretary deal instruments credit securities permits special drawing rights deposited fund requires funds deposited fund paid instead secretary reduce public debt amends fra authorize fomc unusual exigent circumstances affirmative vote members grant federal_reserve bank emergency authority buy sell debt obligations revenue bonds anticipation collection taxes receipt assured revenues state local governmental entity obligations guaranteed foreign government agency amends consumer_financial_protection_act repeal funding consumer_financial_protection_bureau cfpb bureau_of_consumer_financial_protection_fund |
112-S-3219 | Federal Reserve Independence Act - Amends the Federal Reserve Act regarding class A membership on the board of directors of a Federal Reserve Bank to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve Board) to designate members from among persons who are not employed in any capacity by a stockholding bank. Requires the Federal Reserve Board to designate the class B members of such board of directors (class B members represent the public). Prohibits employees of any Federal Reserve Board-regulated entity from serving on the board of directors of any Reserve Bank. Prohibits any employee of the Federal Reserve System or any board member of a Reserve Bank from owning stock or investing in any company regulated by the Federal Reserve Board. Directs the Comptroller General to report annually to Congress to ensure implementation of this Act. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Finance and financial sector | 2012-05-22 | federal_reserve independence act amends federal reserve act class membership board directors federal_reserve_bank require board_of_governors federal_reserve_system federal_reserve_board designate members persons employed capacity bank requires federal_reserve_board designate class members board directors class members represent public prohibits employees federal_reserve_board regulated entity serving board directors prohibits employee federal_reserve_system board member owning stock investing company regulated federal_reserve_board directs comptroller general report annually congress ensure implementation act |
112-S-3589 | Mortgage Modification Outreach Act - Requires the Comptroller of the Currency to implement a pilot program to determine the feasibility of requiring residential mortgage loan servicers to use their affiliated national bank consumer banking branches to provide certain information to any of the servicer's residential mortgage borrowers applying for a loan modification. Specifies information relating to: (1) all relevant contact information for the borrower's single point of contact in connection with a loan modification application; and (2) the address of a nearby location where the borrower may copy, fax, scan, transmit by overnight delivery, or mail or email documents to the borrower's customer service representative or the borrower's single point of contact at the servicer. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Finance and financial sector | 2012-09-20 | mortgage modification outreach act requires comptroller currency implement pilot program determine feasibility requiring residential mortgage loan servicers use affiliated national bank consumer banking branches provide certain information servicer residential mortgage borrowers applying loan modification specifies information relating relevant contact information borrower single point contact connection loan modification application address nearby location borrower copy fax scan transmit overnight delivery mail email documents borrower customer service representative borrower single point contact servicer |
113-HR-33 | Audit The Fed Act of 2013 - Repeals the authority of the Comptroller General (GAO) to carry out an onsite examination of an open insured bank or bank holding company only if the appropriate federal regulatory agency has consented in writing. (Retains the authority of the Comptroller General to audit a federal agency.)
Directs the Comptroller General to complete, before the end of 2014, an audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and of the Federal Reserve Banks, followed by a detailed report to Congress. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Finance and financial sector | 2013-01-03 | audit fed act repeals authority comptroller_general gao carry onsite examination open insured bank bank holding company appropriate federal regulatory agency consented writing retains authority comptroller_general audit federal agency directs comptroller general complete end audit board_of_governors federal_reserve_system federal_reserve_banks followed detailed report congress |
113-HR-1197 | Provides that bond arbitrage requirements shall not apply to an issue of bonds that were partially defeased (made void) if: (1) such bonds are redeemed by the governmental issuer within 90 days of the sale of the escrow securities, and (2) any net profit remaining after the proceeds of the sale of the escrow securities have been applied to such redemption is used by the issuer for an essential governmental function within 12 months of such redemption. Makes this waiver applicable to bonds issued on January 4, 1990, that were partially defeased on July 19, 1996, with revenues of a municipally-owned electric and water system. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Taxation | 2013-03-14 | provides bond arbitrage requirements shall apply issue bonds partially void bonds redeemed governmental issuer days sale escrow securities net profit remaining proceeds sale escrow securities applied redemption issuer essential governmental function months redemption makes waiver applicable bonds issued january partially july revenues municipally owned electric water system |
113-HR-1576 | Dollar Bill Act of 2013 - Directs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) to: (1) designate a "Target Week"; (2) employ a random process to select a specific day, hour, minute, and second during such Target Week as "Target Moment" (which shall not be publicly disclosed); (3) make the value of the U.S. dollar at the Target Moment equal to the price of gold on the exchange operated by the Commodities Exchange, Inc. (COMEX) of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc.; and (4) maintain the value of the U.S. dollar within plus or minus 2% of such price ("Target Range") thereafter.
Instructs the Board maintain the value of the United States dollar within the Target Range directly, via open market operations, and not indirectly, as in the current practice of targeting the Federal Funds rate.
Requires the Board to use its banking and bank regulatory powers to maintain and promote stable and effective financial markets during and after the transition to a defined value for the U.S. dollar.
Entitles all entities that depreciate capital assets for tax purposes to 100% expensing of all capital investment for tax purposes in the year that the investment is made.
Requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), in addition to the scoring CBO will do of the tax changes provided in this Act, to calculate the impact on federal revenues on a present value basis.
Amends the Federal Reserve Act to remove Federal Reserve Bank authority to pay earnings on reserves. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Finance and financial sector | 2013-04-16 | dollar directs board_of_governors federal_reserve_system board designate employ random process select specific day hour minute second target week target moment shall publicly disclosed value dollar equal price gold exchange operated maintain value dollar plus minus price target range instructs board maintain value united_states dollar directly open market operations indirectly current practice targeting federal funds rate requires board use banking bank regulatory powers maintain promote stable effective financial markets transition defined value dollar entitles entities capital assets tax purposes expensing capital investment tax purposes year investment requires congressional_budget_office cbo addition scoring cbo tax changes provided act calculate impact federal revenues present value basis amends federal_reserve_act remove federal_reserve_bank authority pay earnings reserves |
113-HR-3002 | Prohibits the use of federal funds to purchase or guarantee obligations of, issue lines of credit to, or provide direct or indirect grants-in-aid to any state, municipal, local, or county government which, on or after January 1, 2013, has filed for bankruptcy, has defaulted on its obligations, is at risk of defaulting, or is likely to default, without such federal assistance if such purchase, guarantee, extension of credit, or grant is made to assist the government in: (1) avoiding defaulting on the payment of principal or interest due on an obligation of the government, or (2) curing such a default.
Prohibits the Secretary of the Treasury from using, directly or indirectly, general fund revenues or borrowed funds to purchase or guarantee, for the same purposes, any asset or obligation of any such state, municipal, local, or county government.
Prohibits the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from: (1) providing or extending to, or authorizing with respect to, such a state, municipal, local, or county government, or other entity with taxing authority or bonding authority, for the same purposes, any funds, loan guarantees, credits, or any other financial instrument or other authority, including bond purchases; or (2) otherwise assisting such a government entity, for the same purposes, under any Board authority.
Waives the application of this Act for federal assistance provided in response to a natural disaster. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Economics and public finance | 2013-08-02 | prohibits use federal funds purchase guarantee obligations issue lines credit provide direct indirect grants aid state municipal local county government january filed bankruptcy defaulted obligations risk defaulting likely default federal assistance purchase guarantee extension credit grant assist government avoiding defaulting payment principal interest obligation government curing default prohibits secretary treasury directly indirectly general fund revenues borrowed funds purchase guarantee purposes asset obligation state municipal local county government federal_reserve_system providing extending authorizing respect state municipal local county government entity taxing authority bonding authority purposes funds loan guarantees credits financial instrument authority including bond purchases assisting government entity purposes board authority waives application act federal assistance provided response natural disaster |
113-HR-3385 | Save Access to a Valuable Investment Needed to Generate Savings Act of 2013 or the SAVINGS Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) allow individual taxpayers an option to purchase U.S. savings bonds in paper form with a portion or all of a tax refund during the period ending on December 31, 2018; or (2) implement an alternative option that allows for the gifting of U.S. savings bonds, serves the unbanked, and retains the ability to sign-up on the return of tax. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Taxation | 2013-10-30 | valuable investment needed generate savings act savings act directs secretary treasury allow individual taxpayers option purchase savings bonds paper form portion tax refund period ending december implement alternative option allows savings bonds serves retains ability sign return tax |
113-HR-3563 | Federal Employees Responsible Investment Act - Establishes the Corporate Responsibility Stock Index Fund as an investment option under the Thrift Savings Fund. Directs the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to select a minimum of one index for such Fund comprised of stocks that have been analyzed and selected using basic criteria, including corporate governance, environmental practices, workplace relations and benefits, product safety and impact, international operations and human rights, involvement with repressive regimes, and community relations. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Government operations and politics | 2013-11-20 | corporate responsibility stock index fund investment option thrift_savings_fund directs federal_retirement_thrift_investment_board select minimum index fund comprised stocks analyzed selected basic criteria including corporate governance environmental practices workplace relations benefits product safety impact international operations human rights involvement repressive regimes community relations |
113-HR-5576 | USAccounts: Investing in America's Future Act of 2014 - Establishes in the Treasury the USAccount Fund to make contributions to accounts known as USAccounts, which are established under this Act for each child of a taxpayer qualifying for the child tax credit who has not attained age 17. Provides for an initial government contribution of $500 to a USAccount, private contributions up to $2,000, and government matching contributions up to $500 in a calendar year. Allows tax-exempt distributions from USAccounts for higher education expenses and for funding individual retirement plans of a qualifying child.
Establishes in the executive branch a USAccount Fund Board to manage investments in the USAccount Fund.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exempt the USAccount Fund and USAccounts from income taxation, and (2) increase the amount of the child tax credit by the applicable USAccount contribution amount. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Taxation | 2014-09-18 | investing america future act establishes treasury contributions accounts known established act child taxpayer qualifying child tax credit attained age provides initial government contribution private contributions government matching contributions calendar year allows tax exempt distributions higher education expenses funding individual retirement plans qualifying child establishes executive branch manage investments amends internal revenue code exempt income taxation increase child tax credit applicable contribution |
113-S-101 | Prohibits the use of federal funds to purchase or guarantee obligations of, issue lines of credit to, or provide direct or indirect grants-and-aid to any state, municipal, local, or county government which, on or after January 26, 2011, has defaulted on its obligations, is at risk of defaulting, or is likely to default, without such federal assistance.
Prohibits the Secretary of the Treasury from using, directly or indirectly, general fund revenues or borrowed funds to purchase or guarantee any asset or obligation of any such state, municipal, local, or county government.
Prohibits the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from: (1) providing or extending to, or authorizing with respect to, such a state, municipal, local, or county government, or other entity with taxing authority or bonding authority, any funds, loan guarantees, credits, or any other financial instrument or other authority, including bond purchases; or (2) otherwise assisting such a government entity under any Board authority.
Waives the application of this Act for federal assistance provided in response to a natural disaster. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Economics and public finance | 2013-01-23 | prohibits use federal funds purchase guarantee obligations issue lines credit provide direct indirect grants aid state municipal local county government january defaulted obligations risk defaulting likely default federal assistance prohibits secretary treasury directly indirectly general fund revenues borrowed funds purchase guarantee asset obligation state municipal local county government federal_reserve_system providing extending authorizing respect state municipal local county government entity taxing authority bonding authority funds loan guarantees credits financial instrument authority including bond purchases assisting government entity board authority waives application act federal assistance provided response natural disaster |
113-S-215 | Federal Reserve Single Mandate Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Reserve Act to eliminate maximum employment and stable prices as goals for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee to promote in maintaining long run growth of monetary and credit aggregates. Replaces such goals with long-term price stability and a low rate of inflation. (Retains the current third goal of moderate long-term interest rates.)
Requires the Board to: (1) establish an explicit numerical definition of the term "long-term price stability," and (2) maintain monetary policy that effectively promotes such long-term price stability. | Macroeconomics | Monetary Policy | Economics and public finance | 2013-02-04 | federal_reserve single mandate act amends federal reserve act eliminate maximum employment stable prices goals board_of_governors federal_reserve_system federal_open_market_committee promote maintaining long run growth monetary credit aggregates replaces goals long term price stability low rate inflation retains current goal moderate long term interest rates requires board establish explicit numerical definition term long term price stability maintain monetary policy effectively promotes long term price stability |
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