National Professions Foundation Act - Establishes the National Professions Foundation as an independent foundation within the executive department. Stipulates that such Foundation shall have the authority to: (1) prescribe rules; (2) make contracts; (3) make payments; (4) utilize the services of uncompensated personnel; and (5) acquire and dispose of real and personal property.
States that such Foundation's functions shall include establishing a coordinated multiprofessional effort to assess national problems and develop approaches and solutions through: (1) coordination of government, industry, academic, and professional efforts; (2) seminars and lectures; (3) exchange programs between American professionals and their foreign counterparts; (4) assisting women and minorities to enter the professions; (5) scholarships and graduate fellowships to United States citizens for the study of the public professions; (6) assistance for financing libraries and other facilities relating to the professions at educational institutions; and (7) serving as a clearinghouse for information regarding the professions.
Requires the Foundation to submit annual reports to the Congress.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Llama 3.2 · runs locally in your browser
Ask anything about this bill. The AI reads the full text to answer.
Enter to send · Shift+Enter for new line