Pacific Island Economic and Educational Development Act of 2007

To authorize appropriations to provide for South Pacific exchanges, provide technical and other assistance to countries in the Pacific region through the United States Agency for International Development, and authorize appropriations to provide Fulbright Scholarships for Pacific Island students.

9/5/2007--Passed House amended. Pacific Island Economic and Educational Development Act of 2007 - Authorizes appropriations of $1 million for each of FY2008 and FY2009 for exchanges with Pacific Island countries carried out under the educational and cultural exchange programs of the Department of State. Authorizes the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), upon request, to provide technical and other assistance to Pacific Island countries, defined for the purposes of this Act as:
(1) the Cook Islands;
(2) the Federated States of Micronesia;
(3) the Independent State of Samoa;
(4) the Kingdom of Tonga;
(5) Niue;
(6) Papua New Guinea;
(7) the Republic of Fiji;
(8) the Republic of Kiribati;
(9) the Republic of the Marshall Islands;
(10) the Republic of Nauru;
(11) the Republic of Palau;
(12) the Republic of Vanuatu;
(13) the Solomon Islands; and
(14) Tuvalu. Directs the Secretary of State to review and report to Congress on the marginalization of students from Pacific Island countries in the awarding of Fulbright Scholarships. Requires the Secretary to establish a program within the J. William Fulbright Educational Exchange program providing scholarships to students from Pacific Island countries for study in the United States pursuant to the terms of such Exchange program. Authorizes appropriations of $500,000 for each of FY2008 and FY2009 to provide such scholarships to such students.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Eni Faleomavaega [D, AS-0]
• and 7 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D, GU-0]
  • Rep. Donna Christensen [D, VI-0]
  • Rep. Joseph Crowley [D, NY-7]
  • Rep. Eliot Engel [D, NY-17]
  • Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]
  • Rep. Gregory Meeks [D, NY-6]
  • Rep. Albio Sires [D, NJ-13]
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Committees

• Senate Foreign Relations
• 1 more
  • House Foreign Affairs
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.3062

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
July 17, 2007		September 05, 2007

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• Sep 06, 2007: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
• Passed by voice vote in the House on Sep 05, 2007. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
• Sep 05, 2007: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3062.
• Sep 05, 2007: Considered under suspension of the rules.
• Sep 05, 2007: Mr. Faleomavaega moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
• Added to calendar on Jul 31, 2007: Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, (Amended) by Unanimous Consent..
• Jul 31, 2007: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
• Jul 17, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
• Introduced on Jul 17, 2007.

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Related Issue Areas:

• Foreign policy
• Budgets
• Economic assistance
• Education
• 24 more
• Educational exchanges
• Federal aid to education
• Fiji
• Foreign aid
• Higher education
• Kiribati
• Marshall Islands
• Micronesia
• Oceania
• Pacific Islanders
• Palau Islands
• Papua New Guinea
• Samoa
• Solomon Islands
• Technical assistance
• Tonga
• Tuvalu
• Vanuatu
• Authorization
• Cultural relations
• Department of State
• Executive departments
• Humanities
• International affairs

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