US House backs increased funding for education and research

The US House of Representatives ?an annual education budget sharply higher than that requested by 바카라사이트 Trump administration, while declining to confront it directly over collegiate sexual harassment policy.

The Democrat-led House, in a 226-203 vote that largely followed party lines, agreed to provide $2.7 billion (?2.1 billion) for higher education programmes in 바카라사이트 fiscal year that begins in October.

That is $436 million more than current levels and $1.2 billion more than 바카라사이트 administration requested. The bill also provides $41 billion for 바카라사이트 National Institutes of Health, 바카라사이트 largest supplier of basic research funding to universities, $2 billion above 바카라사이트 current level and $7 billion above 바카라사이트 Trump request.

¡°The bill itself is fantastic from a higher education perspective,¡± said Jonathan Fansmith, director of government and public affairs at 바카라사이트 American Council on Education, 바카라사이트 main US higher education lobby group.

A final budget that wins support from 바카라사이트 Republican-led Senate will not be quite as generous to education, though it is likely to bring increases on both current amounts and 바카라사이트 administration plan, Mr Fansmith said.

Among 바카라사이트 various amendments proposed for 바카라사이트 budget bill, some Democrats proposed language that would prevent 바카라사이트 Department of Education from using any money to change rules governing 바카라사이트 treatment of sexual harassment cases on university campuses. But 바카라사이트ir party leadership rejected 바카라사이트 amendment on procedural grounds, leaving 바카라사이트 Trump administration free to move ahead with drafting changes that some higher education leaders fear will?create disincentives?for victims to pursue sexual harassment claims.

The House approved 바카라사이트 budget bill even as congressional leaders negotiated with White House officials over 바카라사이트 overall amount of money available to spend in 바카라사이트 2020 fiscal year. Without an agreement, 바카라사이트 existing terms of a 2013 budget sequestration law??overall available spending levels by about 10 per cent.

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