Vietnam Education Foundation Amendments Act of 2008

Bill: 110-s-3097
Sponsor: Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2008-06-06 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Colleges
Department of State
East Asia
Education
Executive reorganization
Federal advisory bodies
Federal aid to education
Foundations
Government Operations and Politics
Higher education
Scholarships
Science, Technology, Communications
Scientific education
Social Welfare
Vietnam

Summary:
action_date: 2008-06-06
text: 
Vietnam Education Foundation Amendments Act of 2008 - Amends the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 to establish the Vietnam Education Foundation within the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State. (Current law establishes the Foundation as an independent establishment in the executive branch.)
 
Replaces the existing Board of Directors with an Advisory Committee.
 
Provides fellowship priority for students studying the basic sciences. 
 
Authorizes the Secretary of State, through the Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, to award grants to institutions of higher education for a partnership with the government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to establish an American Research College in Vietnam for undergraduate studies.

action_date: 2008-09-12
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 
Vietnam Education Foundation Amendments Act of 2008 - Amends the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 to establish the Vietnam Education Foundation within the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State. (Current law establishes the Foundation as an independent establishment in the executive branch.) Transfers all functions and assets of the Foundation to the Bureau.
 
Replaces the existing Board of Directors with a Vietnam Education Foundation Advisory Committee.
 
Revises fellowship provisions to provide: (1) fellowships for post-secondary studies at U.S. institutions of higher education (current law provides fellowships for graduate and postgraduate levels); and (2) fellowship priority for students studying the basic sciences. 
 
Authorizes the Secretary of State, through the Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, to award grants to institutions of higher education for a partnership with the government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to establish an American Research College in Vietnam for undergraduate studies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-09-12
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 957.
action_date: 2008-09-12
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden without amendment. With written report No. 110-458.
action_date: 2008-09-12
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Biden without amendment. With written report No. 110-458.
action_date: 2008-06-24
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2008-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2008-06-06
text: Introduced in Senate