Public Law 85-864

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:National_Defense_Education_Act
gptkbp:citation 72 Stat. 1580
gptkbp:dateEnacted September 2, 1958
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:85th_United_States_Congress
gptkbp:focus mathematics education
science education
foreign language education
student loans
guidance counseling
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Public Law 85-864
gptkbp:longTitle An Act to strengthen the national defense and to encourage and assist in the expansion and improvement of educational programs to meet critical national needs.
gptkbp:motive gptkb:Sputnik_crisis
gptkbp:provides federal funding for education
gptkbp:purpose to provide funding to improve American schools and to promote postsecondary education
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkbp:title gptkb:National_Defense_Education_Act_of_1958
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:National_Defense_Education_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6