To provide grants to encourage and enhance the study of modeling and simulation at institutions of higher education.
Latest action · Feb 5, 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 13, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to establish a taskforce within the Department of Education to recommend improvements to the study of modeling and simulation, and identify the core capacities that students in such programs should acquire.
Authorizes the Secretary to award: (1) competitive grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) for the enhancement of their existing modeling and simulation programs; and (2) grants to IHEs for the establishment of such programs. Requires grantees to raise, from nonfederal sources, an amount equal to 25% of their grants.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 13, 2007 to Nov 15, 2007, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Original | Nov 13, 2007 |
| R-FL | Ric Keller | Original | Nov 13, 2007 |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | Original | Nov 13, 2007 |
| R-VA | Thelma D. Drake | Original | Nov 13, 2007 |
| R-FL | Tom Feeney | Nov 15, 2007 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 5, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
- Nov 14, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2407-2408)
- Nov 13, 2007Introduced in House
- Nov 13, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Subjects
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- Nov 13, 2007Introduced in House
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