Technology Talent Act of 2001

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Bill Number

S 1549

Introduced

Oct 15, 2001

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Community colleges Congress Congressional reporting requirements Cost effectiveness Economics and Public Finance Education Education of the disadvantaged Educational accountability Educational innovations Engineering Engineers Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to higher education Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Graduate students High technology Higher education Infrastructure Interactive media Internet Labor and Employment Laboratories Learning Mathematics Mentoring Minorities Minority education Part-time employment Research Scholarships Science, Technology, Communications Scientific education Social Welfare Summer employment Teacher salaries Teaching Technical education Technological innovations Women Women engineers Women scientists Women's education World Wide Web

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Summary

Technology Talent Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Director of the National Science Foundation to award competitive grants to institutions of higher education to increase the number of students studying and receiving associate's or bachelor's degrees in established or emerging fields within science, mathematics, engineering, and technology. Provides that an institution receiving such a grant shall be known as a National Science Foundation Science and Engineering Talent Expansion Center.

Actions

Oct 15, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct 15, 2001

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10703-10706)
Oct 15, 2001

Introduced in Senate

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