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11/13/2007--Introduced.<br/>Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to establish a taskforce within the Department of Education to recommend improvements to the study of modeling and simulation, and identify the core capacities that students in such programs should acquire. Authorizes the Secretary to award: (1) competitive grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) for the enhancement of their existing modeling and simulation programs; and (2) grants to IHEs for the establishment of such programs. Requires grantees to raise, from nonfederal sources, an amount equal to 25% of their grants.

1202187600 2008-02-05 Fri Nov 07 02:50:41 -0600 2008 introduced 47346 'educ':18 'grant':3 'model':11 'simul':13 'studi':9 'enhanc':7 'higher':17 'provid':2 'encourag':5 'institut':15 54198 false official action 47346 1202187600 Tue Feb 05 00:00:00 -0600 2008 155515 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. S000185 1947-04-30 1201 Longworth House Office Building http://www.house.gov/writerep 3 202-225-8354 Robert 'd':4 '-3':6 'va':5 'rep':1 'bobbi':9 'scott':3,8,11 'robert':2,7,10 M 400364 Scott Robert_C._Scott C. Rep. Robert Scott [D, VA-3] Bobby N00002147 7194 Democrat 202-225-8351 Episcopalian VA Bobby Robert Scott 1.57142857142857 http://www.house.gov/scott/ RepBobbyScott D000605 1949-11-20 Thelma 'drake':2,4,6 'thelma':1,3,5 F 400658 Drake Thelma_D._Drake D. Thelma Drake N00027281 5491 Republican United Church of Christ Thelma Drake F000447 1958-05-21 Tom 'tom':1,3,5 'feeney':2,4,6 M 400131 Feeney Tom_Feeney C. Tom Feeney N00024851 5274 Republican Presbyterian Tom Feeney F000445 1952-02-17 307 Cannon House Office Building http://forbes.house.gov/zipauth.html 4 202-226-1170 James 'r':4 '-4':6 'va':5 'rep':1 'forb':3,8,10 'jame':2,7,9 M 400137 Forbes J._Randy_Forbes Randy Rep. James Forbes [R, VA-4] N00013799 5697 Republican 202-225-6365 Baptist VA Randy James Forbes 4.53333333333333 http://www.house.gov/forbes/ RepRandyForbes K000361 1964-09-05 Ric 'ric':1,3,5 'keller':2,4,6 M 400212 Keller Ric_Keller Ric Keller N00009614 5195 Republican Ric Keller O000107 1938-06-03 2110 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/formortiz/issue.htm 27 202-226-1134 Solomon 'd':4 'tx':5 '-27':6 'rep':1 'ortiz':3,8,10 'solomon':2,7,9 M 400302 Ortiz Solomon_P._Ortiz P. Rep. Solomon Ortiz [D, TX-27] N00005998 5910 Democrat 202-225-7742 Methodist TX Solomon Ortiz http://ortiz.house.gov/ action 47346 1202187600 Tue Feb 05 00:00:00 -0600 2008 155515 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. action 47346 1195016400 Wed Nov 14 00:00:00 -0600 2007 138431 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2407-2408) introduced 47346 1194930000 Tue Nov 13 00:00:00 -0600 2007 136876 action 47346 1194930000 Tue Nov 13 00:00:00 -0600 2007 136877 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.