PRISM Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-805
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]
Introduced: 2015-03-19
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Education programs funding

Higher education

Historic sites and heritage areas

Minority education
Latest action: action_date: 2015-03-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-03-19
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Preservation Research at Institutions Serving Minorities Act of 2015 or the PRISM Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>Makes Hispanic-serving institutions eligible for technical and financial assistance from the Secretary of the Interior to establish preservation training and degree programs.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 805 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 19, 2015 Mr. Udall (for himself, Mr. Rubio , Mr. Menendez , and Mr. Heinrich ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend title 54, United States Code, to make Hispanic-serving institutions eligible for technical and financial assistance for the establishment of preservation training and degree programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preservation Research at Institutions Serving Minorities Act of 2015 or the PRISM Act of 2015 . 2. Eligibility of Hispanic-serving institutions for assistance for preservation education and training programs Section 303903(3) of title 54, United States Code, is amended by inserting to Hispanic-serving institutions (as defined in section 502(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1101a(a) )), after universities, .