H.R. 5993 — A bill to prohibit prisoners from being eligible for Basic Educational Opportunity Grants (BEOG), to establish a system of grants to State governments for programs of postsecondary education for prisoners, and for other purposes.

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Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit prisoners from being eligible for basic educational opportunity grants ("Pell grants").

Establishes a system of grants to States for programs of postsecondary education for prisoners. Directs the Secretary of Education to reserve up to $6,000,000 of any amount appropriated for the Pell grant program to provide assistance to State prisoner education programs.

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1982-03-30
Introduced in House
1982-03-30
Introduced in House
1982-03-30
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
1982-04-23
Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.

A bill to prohibit prisoners from being eligible for Basic Educational Opportunity Grants (BEOG), to establish a system of grants to State governments for programs of postsecondary education for prisoners, and for other purposes.

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