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Title: The Heroes Act: Education-Related Provisions. CRS Report R46506, Version 2
Language: English
Authors: Dortch, Cassandria, Skinner, Rebecca R., Shohfi, Kyle D., Hegji, Alexandra, Fountain, Joselynn H., Dragoo, Kyrie E., Collins, Benjamin, Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Source: Congressional Research Service. 2020.
Availability: Congressional Research Service. Web site: https://crsreports.congress.gov/
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 34
Publication Date: 2020
Intended Audience: Policymakers
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Adult Education
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Finance, Federal Aid, COVID-19, Pandemics, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Student Loan Programs, Educational Legislation, Vocational Education, Adult Education, Labor Force Development, Adult Literacy, Labor Legislation, Financial Support, Black Colleges, Minority Serving Institutions
Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act 2020, Higher Education Act 1965, Carl D Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act 2006, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 2014 Title II
Abstract: In response to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic, Congress and the Administration have taken several actions to support the continued education of elementary, secondary, and higher education students and to protect student loan borrowers and educational institutions from related economic hardship. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136, as amended) was enacted on March 27, 2020, to authorize the Secretary of Education (hereinafter referred to as the Secretary) to grant flexibilities and waivers of various statutory and regulatory provisions due to the COVID-19 emergency; to provide relief to postsecondary education students and student loan borrowers; to provide financial support to states, local educational agencies (LEAs), and institutions of higher education (IHEs) to maintain operations and continue supporting students; and to assist other purposes not directly related to education. The House passed the Heroes Act (H.R. 6800) on May 15, 2020 to continue supporting the nation's response to the COVID-19 pandemic throughout the federal government, including its response via several education-related programs. This report provides brief summaries of key provisions in the Heroes Act that would affect elementary, secondary, and higher education students and student loan borrowers. The report begins by describing supplemental funding the act would make available to educational providers and in support of broadband educational infrastructure. This is followed by sections describing amendments that would be made to CARES Act education-related provisions, and sections describing Heroes Act provisions that would provide relief to private and federal student loan borrowers. The report concludes with descriptions of bill provisions that would authorize new waivers and flexibilities pertaining to existing legislative requirements in the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), as amended; the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins), as amended; and the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA), as amended.
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