Carryover Equity Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-2384
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced: 2018-02-06
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Agricultural education

Education programs funding

Higher education

Minority education
Latest action: action_date: 2018-02-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S653)

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-02-06
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Carryover Equity Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to allow 1890 land-grant colleges and universities (historically black colleges and universities that were established under the Second Morrill Act of 1890 and receive funding from the Department of Agriculture) to carry over all extension funding into the succeeding fiscal year. (Under current law, the institutions are prohibited from carrying over more than 20% of the funds received in any fiscal year.) </p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2384 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 6, 2018 Mr. Van Hollen (for himself, Mr. Perdue , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Graham , Mr. Brown , Mr. Coons , Mr. Cardin , Mr. Kaine , and Mr. Manchin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to make funding available to 1890 institutions without fiscal year limitation.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Carryover Equity Act of 2018 . 2. Extension program carryover at 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University Section 1444(a) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3221(a) ) is amended by striking paragraph (4).