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TheWeekInCongress.com (TM) Week Ending June 8, 2006
H.R.1469 To establish the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation under the authorities of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961.
Former Senator Paul Simon is the namesake of this bill that provides a ‘Study Abroad Foundation to award grants for non-traditional study abroad.
The grants would go to US students, nongovernmental institutions that promote US student study abroad and would do so in coordination with institutions of higher learning individually or in consortium. The purpose is to increase US students studying abroad and comes with the recommendation of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the US (9/11 Commission). One perceived outcome is an increase of Americans who speak Arabic, Farsi, Pashto and other unique languages, therefore the nontraditional aspect of the study grants. The program is considered essential to national security.
The program would be a government corporation within the executive branch, Chaired by the Secretary of State, and would aim to dramatically increase study abroad to at least 1 million students per year within 10 years.
The Foundation is intended to be a lean and entrepreneurial organization that will include resources from the private sector and remain free of bureaucratic complications. Grant making would be flexible and will be available to students in two-year and minority- service institutions. Administrative costs are to be held low. 75% of the grants will go to institutions rather than to individuals.
A board of directors will appointed in part by the President and will include other department heads.
A report is due in one year.
Sponsor: Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA-12th) Vote: Passed House by voice vote June 5, 2007 Cost to the taxpayers: $80 million per year is authorized in addition to other authorized funds. “CBO estimates that implementing this legislation would cost $40 million in 2008 and $345 million over the 2008-2012” Earmark Certification: ## All Rights Reserved. © 2007 TheWeekInCongress.com(TM) No reproduction, language translation or distribution without written permission from TheWeekInCongress.com.(TM)
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