To provide additional funding for scholarships for students at 1890 institutions.

Bill: 117-hr-4252
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]
Introduced: 2021-06-30
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural education

Higher education

Minority education

Student aid and college costs
Latest action: action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 126.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-06-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill rescinds specified funds that were provided to the Department of Agriculture for assistance and support for socially disadvantaged farmers, ranchers, and forest land owners and operators. The bill makes the rescinded funds available for scholarships at 1890 Institutions (i.e., historically Black colleges and universities that belong to the U.S. land-grant university system).</p>

action_date: 2021-11-03
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p>This bill rescinds specified funds that were provided to the Department of Agriculture for assistance and support for socially disadvantaged farmers, ranchers, and forest land owners and operators. The bill makes the rescinded funds available for scholarships at 1890 Institutions (i.e., historically Black colleges and universities that belong to the U.S. land-grant university system).</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4252 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 30, 2021 Mr. David Scott of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Yarmuth , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Bishop of Georgia , Ms. Adams , Mr. Cleaver , Ms. Plaskett , Mrs. Hayes , and Mrs. Beatty ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To provide additional funding for scholarships for students at 1890 institutions.

1. Additional funding for scholarships for students at 1890 institutions (a) Rescission There is rescinded of the unobligated balance of amounts made available by section 1006 of the American Rescue Plan Act ( Public Law 117–2 ), $100,000,000. (b) Funding If sufficient unobligated amounts made available by section 1006 of the American Rescue Plan Act ( Public Law 117–2 ) are available on the date of enactment of this Act to execute the entire rescission described in subsection (a), then on the day after the execution of the entire rescission, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry out section 1446 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3222a ). (c) Administrative funds Of the funds made available under subsection (b) to carry out section 1446 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3222a ) for a fiscal year, not more than 4 percent may be used for expenses related to administering the program under such section 1446. (d) Extension Section 1446(b) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3222a(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking each of fiscal years 2020 through 2023 and inserting fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (4) Fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter Of the amounts made available under section 1(b) of the Act to provide additional funding for scholarships for students at 1890 institutions, the Secretary shall make available to carry out this section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter. .

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 126 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4252 [Report No. 117–172] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 30, 2021 Mr. David Scott of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Yarmuth , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Bishop of Georgia , Ms. Adams , Mr. Cleaver , Ms. Plaskett , Mrs. Hayes , and Mrs. Beatty ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture November 3, 2021 Additional sponsors: Mr. Lawson of Florida , Mr. Turner , Mr. Budd , and Mr. Cooper November 3, 2021 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 30, 2021 A BILL To provide additional funding for scholarships for students at 1890 institutions.

1. Additional funding for scholarships for students at 1890 institutions (a) Rescission Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available by section 1006 of the American Rescue Plan Act ( Public Law 117–2 ), the remaining unobligated balance, or $100,000,000, whichever is less, is hereby rescinded. (b) Funding In addition to amounts otherwise provided for carrying out section 1446 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3222a ), there is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, an amount of additional new budget authority equivalent to the amount rescinded under subsection (a), to remain available until expended, to carry out such section 1446. (c) Administrative funds Of the funds made available under section 1446(b)(4) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3222a(b)(4) ) for a fiscal year, not more than 4 percent may be used for expenses related to administering the program under such section 1446. (d) Extension Section 1446(b) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3222a(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking each of fiscal years 2020 through 2023 and inserting fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (4) Fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter until obligated Of the amounts made available under section 1(b) of the Act entitled An Act to provide additional funding for scholarships for students at 1890 institutions , the Secretary shall make available to carry out this section not less than $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter, until all funding made available under such section 1(b) has been obligated. .

November 3, 2021 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed