H.R. 3710 — Introduced in House

I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3710 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 7, 2017Ms. Velázquez (for herself, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Cohen, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Evans, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Khanna) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To reauthorize appropriations for the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Javits Act of 2017. 2. Authorization of Appropriations Section 705 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1134d) is amended by striking 2009 and inserting 2018. 3. Fellowship awards for music education The Secretary of Education shall ensure that music education is included among the fields of study for which a fellowship may be awarded under subpart 1 of part A of title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1134 et seq.).