William L. Clay: “I rise in support of H.R. 3055 and commend my colleague, Mr. Norwood, for cosponsoring this legislation. I am proud to…”

“I rise in support of H.R. 3055 and commend my colleague, Mr. Norwood, for cosponsoring this legislation. I am proud to note that this bill was favorably reported by the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities with unanimous, bipartisan support. This bill corrects a problem with respect to section 326 of title III of the Higher Education Act. That section was added to the act in 1986 as a way to provide support for historically black graduate and professional institutions of higher education which perform vitally important services for our Nation. The five schools initially included in section 326 educate more than half of all black doctors, dentists, and pharmacists, as well as 75 percent of all black veterinarians each year. H.R. 3055 allows those five institutions to continue to do what they do so well. It will allow them to remain eligible to receive section 326 support at no additional cost to the Federal Government. I urge my colleagues to support this bipartisan effort.”