S. 3097: Vietnam Education Foundation Amendments Act of 2008

110th Congress · introduced 2008-06-06 · International Affairs · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 957.

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Where it came from: introduced 2008-06-06 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Vietnam Education Foundation Amendments Act of 2008

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Vietnam Education Foundation Amendments Act of 2008 - Amends the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 to establish the Vietnam Education Foundation within the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State. (Current law establishes the Foundation as an independent establishment in the executive branch.) Transfers all functions and assets of the Foundation to the Bureau. Replaces the existing Board of Directors with a Vietnam Education Foundation Advisory Committee. Revises fellowship provisions to provide: (1) fellowships for post-secondary studies at U.S. institutions of higher education (current law provides fellowships for graduate and postgraduate levels); and (2) fellowship priority for students studying the basic sciences. Authorizes the Secretary of State, through the Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, to award grants to institutions of higher education for a partnership with the government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to establish an American Research College in Vietnam for undergraduate studies.

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Vietnam Education Foundation Amendments Act of 2008

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)

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Sponsor: Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · 3 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 3097, Vietnam Education Foundation Amendments Act of 2008 (2008-06-26); CBO cost estimate: S. 3097, Vietnam Education Foundation Amendments Act of 2008 (2008-06-26)

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110s3097.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/s>

Record fed-us-cong110-s3097 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110