George H.W. Bush: “Learning May 14, 1992 To the Congress of the United States: I am pleased to transmit today for your immediate…”

“Learning May 14, 1992 To the Congress of the United States: I am pleased to transmit today for your immediate consideration and enactment the ``Lifelong Learning Act of 1992.'' Also transmitted is a section-by-section analysis. This legislation would provide to all Americans, including working men and women and the unemployed, access to grant and loan help throughout their lives that is not now available. This additional help would make it possible for more Americans to further their education and increase their job skills and productivity. Enactment of this legislation would help move America forward in achieving National Education Goal Five: ``Every adult American will be literate and will possess the knowledge and skills necessary to compete in a global economy and exercise the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.'' This legislation would: Extend eligibility for Pell Grants and the three Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) programs to students studying less than half-time. Providing grant and loan assistance to individuals taking as little as one course at a time offers American men and women the flexibility they need to improve their employment skills while recognizing their commitments to jobs and families. This program would extend loan eligibility to individuals who are enrolled in non-degree granting education and training programs and who are taking only one course at a time.…”