Bill113th Congress

S. 918

American Dream Accounts Act of 2013

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Introduced
May 9, 2013
Origin Chamber
Senate
Policy Area
Education
Latest Action
May 9, 2013

Sponsor

Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]

Democrat·DE
Bioguide ID: C001088
First Name: Christopher
Middle Name: A.
Last Name: Coons
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Bill Details

Update Date
Jan 11, 2023
Origin Chamber
Senate
Bill Type
S
Bill Number
918
Congress
113
Introduced Date
May 9, 2013
Policy Area
Education
Is Law
No
May 9, 2013IntroReferral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Source: Senate

May 9, 2013IntroReferral10000

Introduced in Senate

Source: Library of Congress

Introduced in Senate· May 9, 20130

American Dream Accounts Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to eligible entities so each can establish and administer American Dream Accounts for a group of at least 30 low-income public school students who, at the time the entities apply for a grant, are attending a grade no higher than ninth grade.

Lists as eligible entities: (1) state educational agencies, (2) local educational agencies, (3) charter schools, (4) charter management organizations, (5) institutions of higher education (IHEs), (6) nonprofit organizations, (7) entities experienced in educational savings or assisting low-income students attain higher education, and (8) consortia of two or more of these entities.

Describes an American Dream Account as a personal online account for low-income students that monitors their progress toward higher education and includes a college savings account that provides some tax-preferred accumulation.

Requires American Dream Accounts to provide students with opportunities, either online or in person, to: (1) attain financial literacy; (2) learn about preparing for enrollment in an IHE; and (3) identify their skills or interests, including career interests.

Requires grantees, subject to federal privacy laws and regulations, to allow vested stakeholders to have secure Internet access to an American Dream Account, but not the college savings account portion of that Account.

Prohibits grantees from using their grant to provide the initial deposit into the college savings account portion of a student's American Dream Account.

Prohibits the funds in those college savings accounts from being considered in making federal student financial aid determinations.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Senate· Standing
Academic performance and assessmentsBank accounts, deposits, capitalCongressional oversightEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationFinancial literacyHigher educationInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaStudent aid and college costs

Introduced in Senate

May 9, 2013

American Dream Accounts Act of 2013 — Informed