Amendment103rd Congress
Amendment, as modified, requires Federal inmates to earn a General Educational Development (GED) certificate as a condition of receiving early release from prison.
- Amendment Number
- 526
- Description
- Amendment, as modified, requires Federal inmates to earn a General Educational Development (GED) certificate as a condition of receiving early release from prison.
- Purpose
- An amendment to require federal prisoners who do not possess a high school diploma or its equivalent to earn a General Education Development certificate before they are eligible for early release from prison. As modified, the amendment allows the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to make exemptions to the GED requirement as necessary.
- Congress
- 103
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Apr 21, 1994
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Franks (NJ) amendment (A028) as modified Agreed to by recorded vote: 347 - 82 (Roll no. 142).
- Latest Action Time
- 13:38:59
- Submitted Date
- Apr 21, 1994
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Aug 15, 2021