To provide additional ProGAP assistance to certain students.

SA 2413. Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Obama) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1932, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(a) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006 (H. Con. Res. 95); as follows:

On page 369, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following:

“(D) the Secretary--

“(i) shall determine if an increase in the amount of a grant under this section is needed to help encourage students to pursue courses of study that are important to the current and future national, homeland, and economic security needs of the United States; and

“(ii) after making the determination described in clause (i), may increase the maximum and minimum award level established under subparagraph (A) by not more than 25 percent, for students eligible for a grant under this section who are pursuing a degree with a major in mathematics, science, technology, engineering, or a foreign language that is critical to the national security of the United States; and

“(E) not later than September 30 of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall notify Congress, in writing, of the Secretary's determination with respect to subparagraph (D)(i) and of any increase in award levels under subparagraph (D)(ii).