Congress 107 - HR 1034 - NTIA Digital Network Technology Program Act

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Alaska Arts, Culture, Religion Black colleges Commerce Computer literacy Computer networks Computer software Computer-assisted instruction Computers in education Education Education of the disadvantaged Educational technology Elementary and secondary education Federal aid to higher education Federal aid to Indians Government Operations and Politics Hawaiians Higher education Hispanic Americans Indian education Indigenous peoples Librarians Minorities Minority business enterprises Minority education Paraprofessional school personnel Preschool education Public-private partnerships School administrators School libraries Science, Technology, Communications Small business Social Welfare Teacher education

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NTIA Digital Network Technology Program Act - Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Organization Act to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish within NTIA's Technology Opportunities Program a digital network technologies program to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements (assistance) to eligible institutions to provide educational instruction in digital network technologies. Makes the following institutions eligible for such assistance: (1) a historically Black college or university; (2) a Hispanic-, Alaska Native-, or Native Hawaiian-serving institution; (3) a tribally controlled college or university; or (4) an institution determined to have enrolled a substantial number of minority, low-income students who received assistance under the Higher Education Act of 1965. Provides a matching funds requirement.

Prohibits an institution that receives assistance exceeding $2.5 million from receiving further assistance until every other eligible institution has received assistance under this Act.

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May 8, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Mar 22, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Mar 14, 2001

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 14, 2001

Introduced in House

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