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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2484

To establish a program to provide assistance to institutions of higher 

education serving members of Indian tribes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 16, 2003

Mr. MCINTYRE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL

To establish a program to provide assistance to institutions 

of higher education serving members of Indian tribes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Native American Edu5 cation Equity Act of 2003’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

7 Part A of title III of the Higher Education Act of 

8 1965 is amended by inserting after section 317 (20 U.S.C. 

9 1059d) the following new section: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 318. NATIVE AMERICAN-SERVING INSTITUTIONS. 

2 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary shall 

3 provide grants and related assistance to Native American4 serving institutions to enable such institutions to improve 

5 and expand their capacity to serve the members of Indian 

6 tribes. 

7 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For the purpose of this sec8 tion—

9 ‘‘(1) the term ‘Indian tribe’ means any Indian 

10 tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or com11 munity, including any Alaskan Native village or re12 gional or village corporation as defined in or estab13 lished pursuant to the Alaskan Native Claims Settle14 ment Act, which is recognized as eligible for the spe15 cial programs and services provided by the United 

16 States to Indians because of their status as Indians, 

17 or which is recognized as an Indian tribe by law by 

18 any State or the District of Columbia; 

19 ‘‘(2) the term ‘Native American-serving institu20 tion’ means an institution of higher education that—

21 ‘‘(A) is an eligible institution under section 

22 312(b); 

23 ‘‘(B) is not an eligible institution for pur24 poses of section 316 or 317; and 

25 ‘‘(C) at the time of application, has an en26 rollment of undergraduate students that is at 
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1 least 15 percent students who are members of 

2 one or more Indian tribes. 

3 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—

4 ‘‘(1) TYPES OF ACTIVITIES AUTHORIZED.—

5 Grants awarded under this section shall be used by 

6 Native American-serving institutions to assist such 

7 institutions to plan, develop, undertake, and carry 

8 out activities to improve and expand such institu9 tions’ capacity to serve members of one or more In10 dian tribes. 

11 ‘‘(2) EXAMPLES OF AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—

12 Such programs may include—

13 ‘‘(A) purchase, rental, or lease of scientific 

14 or laboratory equipment for educational pur15 poses, including instructional and research pur16 poses; 

17 ‘‘(B) renovation and improvement in class18 room, library, laboratory, and other instruc19 tional facilities; 

20 ‘‘(C) support of faculty exchanges, and fac21 ulty development and faculty fellowships to as22 sist in attaining advanced degrees in the fac23 ulty’s field of instruction; 

24 ‘‘(D) curriculum development and aca25 demic instruction; 
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1 ‘‘(E) purchase of library books, periodicals, 

2 microfilm, and other educational materials; 

3 ‘‘(F) funds and administrative manage4 ment, and acquisition of equipment for use in 

5 strengthening funds management; 

6 ‘‘(G) joint use of facilities such as labora7 tories and libraries; and 

8 ‘‘(H) academic tutoring and counseling 

9 programs and student support services. 

10 ‘‘(d) APPLICATION PROCESS.—

11 ‘‘(1) INSTITUTIONAL ELIGIBILITY.—Each Na12 tive American-serving institution desiring to receive 

13 assistance under this section shall submit to the Sec14 retary such enrollment data as may be necessary to 

15 demonstrate that the institution is a Native Amer16 ican-serving institution as defined in subsection (b), 

17 along with such other information and data as the 

18 Secretary may by regulation require. 

19 ‘‘(2) APPLICATIONS.—Any institution which is 

20 determined by the Secretary to be a Native Amer21 ican-serving institution may submit an application 

22 for assistance under this section to the Secretary. 

23 The Secretary shall, to the extent possible, prescribe 

24 a simplified and streamlined format for such appli25 cations that takes into account the limited number 
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1 of institutions that are eligible for assistance under 

2 this section. Such application shall include—

3 ‘‘(A) a 5-year plan for improving the as4 sistance provided by the Native American-serv5 ing institution to students who are members of 

6 one or more Indian tribes; and 

7 ‘‘(B) such other information and assurance 

8 as the Secretary may require. 

9 ‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULES.—

10 ‘‘(A) ELIGIBILITY.—No Native American11 serving institution that receives funds under 

12 this section shall concurrently receive funds 

13 under other provisions of this part or part B. 

14 ‘‘(B) EXEMPTION.—Section 313(d) shall 

15 not apply to institutions that are eligible to re16 ceive funds under this section. 

17 ‘‘(C) DISTRIBUTION.—In awarding grants 

18 under this section, the Secretary shall, to the 

19 extent possible and consistent with the competi20 tive process under which such grants are 

21 awarded, ensure maximum and equitable dis22 tribution among all eligible institutions.’’. 

23 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

24 Section 399(a)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 

25 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1068h(a)(1)) is amended—
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1 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘section 

2 316’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 316, 317, and 318’’; 

3 and 

4 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub5 paragraph: 

6 ‘‘(D) There are authorized to be appropriated 

7 to carry out section 318, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 

8 2004 and such sums as may be necessary for each 

9 of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.’’.

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