To modify the Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Higher Education, to maximize higher education access and affordability by ensuring that institutions of higher education and their students are able to continue to participate in a competitive student loan program, in order to maintain a comprehensive choice of student loan products and services.
What it does: Replaces “affordable,” with “affordable while maintaining a competitive student loan program that provides students an…”
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN)What it changes
1 change to S.Con.Res. 13 · shown in the resolution's text
Replaces “affordable,” with “affordable while maintaining a competitive student loan program that provides students an…”
In S.Con.Res. 13 · Placed on Calendar Senate
SEC. 203. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels and limits in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that make higher education more accessible and affordable[inserted: while maintaining a competitive student loan program that provides students and institutions of higher education with a comprehensive choice of loan products and services], which may include legislation to expand and strengthen student aid, such as Pell Grants, or increase college enrollment and completion rates for low-income students, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2014 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2009 through 2019. The legislation may include tax provisions.
SEC. 204. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR CHILD NUTRITION AND WIC.
Original wording
On page 34, line 10, strike “affordable,” and insert “affordable while maintaining a competitive student loan program that provides students and institutions of higher education with a comprehensive choice of loan products and services,”.
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On page 34, line 10, strike “affordable,” and insert “affordable while maintaining a competitive student loan program that provides students and institutions of higher education with a comprehensive choice of loan products and services,”.
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 792 proposed by Senator Conrad for Senator Alexander.(consideration: CR S4281-4282; text: CR S4281)
April 2, 2009
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 792 proposed by Senator Conrad for Senator Alexander.(consideration: CR S4281-4282; text: CR S4281)
April 2, 2009
Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 792 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
April 2, 2009
Amendment SA 792 proposed by Senator Conrad for Senator Alexander. (consideration: CR S4281-4282; text: CR S4281) To modify the Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Higher Education, to maximize higher education access and affordability by ensuring that institutions of higher education and their students are able to continue to participate in a competitive student loan program, in order to maintain a comprehensive choice of student loan products and services.
April 2, 2009
Amendment SA 792 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
April 2, 2009
Senate amendment submitted
March 31, 2009