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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8017 

To provide for the long-term improvement of minority-serving institutions, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 16, 2024 

Ms. ADAMS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

To provide for the long-term improvement of minority-serving 

institutions, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Realizing Excellence 

5 in Institutional Grants, New Infrastructure, Technology 

6 and Education Act of 2024’’. 

7 SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR THE LONG-TERM IMPROVEMENT OF 

8 MSIS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award grants 

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1 term improvements to the facilities of such entities in ac2 cordance with this Act. 

3 (b) APPLICATION.—To be considered for a grant 

4 under this section, an eligible entity shall submit an appli5 cation to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 

6 containing such information as the Secretary may require, 

7 including— 

8 (1) to the extent possible, the information nec9 essary for the Secretary to make the determinations 

10 under subsection (c); 

11 (2) a description of the projects that such eligi12 ble entity plans to carry out with the grant, and how 

13 such projects will advance the long-term goals of the 

14 entity; and 

15 (3) an explanation of how such projects will re16 duce risks to the health, welfare, and safety of stu17 dents, staff, administrators, faculty, researchers, and 

18 guests at such eligible entity. 

19 (c) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec20 tion, the Secretary— 

21 (1) shall give priority to eligible entities that— 

22 (A) demonstrate the greatest need to im23 prove campus facilities, as determined by a 

24 comparison of factors identified by the Sec25 retary, which may include— 


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1 (i) consideration of threats posed by 

2 the proximity of such facilities to toxic 

3 sites; 

4 (ii) the vulnerability of such facilities 

5 to natural disasters and environmental 

6 risks; 

7 (iii) the median age of such facilities, 

8 including the facilities that such eligible 

9 entities will use grant funds to improve; 

10 (iv) the extent to which student en11 rollment exceeds physical and instructional 

12 capacity; 

13 (v) the condition of major systems in 

14 such facilities such as heating, ventilation, 

15 air conditioning, electrical, water, and 

16 sewer systems; 

17 (vi) the condition of roofs, windows, 

18 and doors of such facilities; 

19 (vii) other critical health and safety 

20 conditions; 

21 (viii) the number and condition of fa22 cilities in significant disrepair; and 

23 (ix) the total amount of deferred 

24 maintenance of such facilities; 


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1 (B) demonstrate the most limited capacity 

2 to raise funds for the long-term improvement of 

3 campus facilities, as determined by an assess4 ment of— 

5 (i) the current and historic ability of 

6 the eligible entity to raise funds for con7 struction, renovation, modernization, and 

8 major repair projects for campus; 

9 (ii) whether the eligible entity has 

10 been able to issue bonds or receive other 

11 funds to support school construction 

12 projects; and 

13 (iii) the bond rating of the eligible en14 tity; 

15 (C) enroll the highest percentages of stu16 dents who are eligible to receive a Federal Pell 

17 Grant under subpart 1 of part A of title IV of 

18 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

19 1070a et seq.), and whose families qualify for 

20 other Federal need-based aid; 

21 (D) are public institutions facing declining 

22 State support or investment; or 

23 (E) demonstrate an effort to seek support 

24 from public and private entities for projects 


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1 carried out with a grant awarded under this 

2 Act; and 

3 (2) may give priority to eligible entities— 

4 (A) that lack access to high-speed 

5 broadband and will use the grant funds to im6 prove access to high-speed broadband sufficient 

7 to support digital learning in accordance with 

8 section 3(a)(9); or 

9 (B) at which the highest degree that is 

10 predominantly awarded to students is an associ11 ate’s degree. 

12 (d) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary 

13 shall ensure that grants under this section are awarded 

14 to eligible entities in a manner that reflects the geographic 

15 distribution of such entities in the United States. 

16 (e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary, di17 rectly or by grant or contract, may provide technical as18 sistance to eligible entities to prepare the entities to qual19 ify, apply for, and maintain a grant, under this Act. 

20 (f) RELATIONSHIP TO HBCU CAPITAL FINANCING

21 PROGRAM.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may take into 

23 consideration whether an eligible entity has received 

24 a loan under a loan agreement made under part D 


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1 of title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

2 U.S.C. 1066 et seq.) when— 

3 (A) reviewing grant applications under this 

4 section; 

5 (B) determining priority under subsection 

6 (c); and 

7 (C) determining the amount awarded for a 

8 grant under this Act. 

9 (2) PRIORITY.—With respect to paragraph 

10 (1)(B), the Secretary may— 

11 (A) determine that an eligible entity should 

12 not receive priority under subsection (c) if such 

13 entity has received a loan under a loan agree14 ment made under part D of title III of the 

15 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1066 

16 et seq.); and 

17 (B) determine that an eligible entity 

18 should receive higher priority under subsection 

19 (c) if such entity has not received a loan under 

20 a loan agreement made under part D of title III 

21 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

22 U.S.C. 1066 et seq.). 

23 SEC. 3. GRANT USES. 

24 (a) PERMITTED USES.—Except as provided in sub25 section (b), an eligible entity that receives a grant under 


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1 this Act shall use such grant funds to carry out at least 

2 one of the following activities: 

3 (1) Construct, modernize, renovate, or retrofit 

4 the campus facilities of such entity, which may in5 clude— 

6 (A) providing for the improvement of exist7 ing, or the establishment of new, instructional 

8 program spaces, laboratories, or research facili9 ties relating to fields of science, technology, en10 gineering, the arts, mathematics, health, agri11 culture, education, medicine, law, and other dis12 ciplines; 

13 (B) constructing or improving roads or 

14 other transportation infrastructure on campus, 

15 for which the eligible entity is responsible; 

16 (C) establishing or improving the use of 

17 campus facilities for the purpose of community18 based partnerships that provide students and 

19 community members with academic, health, ca20 reer, and social services; and 

21 (D) preserving facilities with historic sig22 nificance, and facilities that house historic or 

23 cultural artifacts. 

24 (2) Purchase or modernize vehicle fleets owned 

25 and operated by such entity that are used primarily 


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1 for the purpose of facilitating campus accessibility 

2 and student academic activities. 

3 (3) Carry out major repairs to the facilities or 

4 other physical plants of such entity, including de5 ferred maintenance projects. 

6 (4) Acquire and install academic and residential 

7 furniture, fixtures, and instructional research-related 

8 equipment and technology in the campus facilities of 

9 such entity. 

10 (5) For the purpose of facilitating the construc11 tion of new campus facilities funded with a grant 

12 under this Act— 

13 (A) purchase or otherwise acquire title to 

14 land to serve as a permanent site for such fa15 cilities; and 

16 (B) to the extent that other public or pri17 vate funds are insufficient— 

18 (i) prepare land for the construction 

19 of such facilities; and 

20 (ii) pay other preconstruction costs re21 lating to the development of such facilities. 

22 (6) Install or extend the life and usability of 

23 basic systems and components of campus facilities, 

24 which may include— 


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1 (A) high-speed broadband internet infra2 structure sufficient to support digital and tech3 nology-based learning; 

4 (B) high-capacity, middle-mile broadband 

5 networks, and campus-wide broadband net6 works, including 5G and future network genera7 tions; 

8 (C) fiber, cyber, and telecommunications 

9 infrastructure, including small cells; 

10 (D) heating, ventilation, and air condi11 tioning (HVAC) or other indoor air quality sys12 tems; 

13 (E) support for last-mile service for rural 

14 campuses when other means of providing this 

15 support is unavailable; and 

16 (F) other infrastructure to support the 

17 success of operations and other digital and 

18 technology needs. 

19 (7) Strengthen the safety and security of the 

20 campus of such entity by improving or utilizing de21 sign elements, principles, and technology that— 

22 (A) guarantee layers of security through23 out the such campus; and 

24 (B) uphold the function of such campus as 

25 a learning and teaching environment. 


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1 (8) Reduce current or anticipated overcrowding 

2 in the campus facilities. 

3 (9) Ensure that the building envelopes of the 

4 campus facilities— 

5 (A) protect occupants and interiors of such 

6 facilities from natural elements; and 

7 (B) are structurally sound and secure. 

8 (10) Improve energy and water efficiency to 

9 lower the costs of energy and water consumption in 

10 campus facilities. 

11 (11) With respect to campus facilities, reduce 

12 or eliminate the presence of— 

13 (A) toxins and chemicals, including mer14 cury, radon, polychlorinated biphenyls, lead, 

15 and asbestos; 

16 (B) mold and mildew; 

17 (C) rodents and pests; or 

18 (D) biological, radiological, and other 

19 waste related to research. 

20 (12) Ensure the safety of drinking water at the 

21 tap and water used for meal preparation in campus 

22 facilities, which may include testing of the potability 

23 of water at the tap for the presence of lead and 

24 other contaminants. 


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1 (13) Bring campus facilities into compliance 

2 with applicable fire, health, and safety codes and 

3 regulations. 

4 (14) Make existing campus facilities accessible 

5 to individuals with disabilities through compliance 

6 with— 

7 (A) the Americans with Disabilities Act of 

8 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.); and 

9 (B) section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act 

10 of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794). 

11 (b) PROHIBITED USES.—An eligible entity that re12 ceives a grant under this Act may not use such grant 

13 funds for— 

14 (1) payment of routine and predictable mainte15 nance costs, minor repairs, and utility bills; or 

16 (2) any facility that is— 

17 (A) primarily used for athletic contests or 

18 exhibitions or other events for which admission 

19 is charged to the general public; or 

20 (B) primarily used for or associated with 

21 sectarian instruction or religious worship; or 

22 (3) the purchase or support of any communica23 tions equipment or service (as defined in section 9 

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1 (47 U.S.C. 1608)) that poses a risk to national secu2 rity. 

3 (c) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—An eligible enti4 ty shall use a grant received under this Act only to supple5 ment the level of Federal, State, and local public funds 

6 that would, in the absence of such grant, be made avail7 able for the activities supported by the grant, and not to 

8 supplant such funds. 

9 (d) ENCOURAGING PARTNERSHIPS.—The Secretary 

10 shall encourage partnerships between eligible entities and 

11 public and private entities to— 

12 (1) provide additional funding; and 

13 (2) assist in carrying out the activities under 

14 this Act. 

15 SEC. 4. REQUIREMENTS FOR HAZARD-RESISTANCE AND EN16 ERGY AND WATER CONSERVATION. 

17 An eligible entity that receives a grant under this Act 

18 shall ensure that any new construction, modernization, or 

19 renovation project carried out with such grant funds meets 

20 or exceeds the following requirements: 

21 (1) Requirements for such projects set forth in 

22 the most recent published edition of a nationally rec23 ognized, consensus-based model building code. 

24 (2) Requirements for such projects set forth in 

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1 ognized, consensus-based model energy conservation 

2 code. 

3 (3) Performance criteria under the WaterSense 

4 program, established under section 324B of the En5 ergy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 

6 6294b), applicable to such projects within a nation7 ally recognized, consensus-based model code. 

8 SEC. 5. USE OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. 

9 In carrying out projects funded with a grant under 

10 this Act, an eligible entity shall seek to procure contracts 

11 from small business concerns owned and controlled by vet12 erans (including service-disabled veterans), qualified 

13 HUBZone small business concerns, small business con14 cerns owned and controlled by socially and economically 

15 disadvantaged individuals, and small business concerns 

16 owned and controlled by women. 

17 SEC. 6. RESERVATION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND OTHER 

18 ACTIVITIES. 

19 (a) RESERVATION.—An eligible entity that receives 

20 a grant under this Act may reserve a total of not more 

21 than five percent of the amount of such grant to— 

22 (1) develop the facilities master plan required 

23 under subsection (b); 

24 (2) carry out activities to— 


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1 (A) protect the health of students, staff, 

2 administrators, faculty, researchers, and guests 

3 during the construction or modernization of the 

4 campus facilities of such entity; and 

5 (B) mitigate excessive noise caused by ac6 tivities carried out under this Act; 

7 (3) pay personnel to carry out administrative 

8 work relating to the grant program; and 

9 (4) pay other reasonable administrative costs 

10 associated with the grant program. 

11 (b) FACILITIES MASTER PLAN.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

13 after receiving a grant under this Act, an eligible en14 tity shall submit to the Secretary a comprehensive 

15 10-year facilities master plan. 

16 (2) ELEMENTS.—The facilities master plan re17 quired under paragraph (1) shall include, with re18 spect to the eligible entity submitting such plan, a 

19 description of— 

20 (A) the extent to which the campus facili21 ties— 

22 (i) meet the educational needs of stu23 dents; and 

24 (ii) support the educational mission 

25 and vision of such entity; 


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1 (B) the physical condition of the campus 

2 facilities; 

3 (C) the current health, safety, and environ4 mental conditions of the campus facilities, in5 cluding— 

6 (i) indoor air quality; 

7 (ii) the presence of hazardous and 

8 toxic substances and chemicals on or near 

9 such facilities; 

10 (iii) the safety of drinking water at 

11 the tap and water used for meal prepara12 tion, including the level of lead and other 

13 contaminants in such water; 

14 (iv) energy and water efficiency; 

15 (v) excessive noise in academic spaces; 

16 and 

17 (vi) other health, safety, and environ18 mental conditions that would impact the 

19 health, safety, and learning ability of stu20 dents; 

21 (D) the actual and anticipated impact of 

22 current and future student enrollment levels (as 

23 of the date of application) on the design of cur24 rent and future campus facilities, as well as the 

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1 (E) the dollar amount and percentage of 

2 funds such entity will dedicate to capital con3 struction projects, including— 

4 (i) any funds in the budget of such 

5 entity that will be dedicated to such 

6 projects; and 

7 (ii) any funds not in such budget that 

8 will be dedicated to such projects, includ9 ing any funds available to the eligibility en10 tity as the result of a bond issue or the 

11 Historically Black College and University 

12 Capital Financing Program under part D 

13 of title III of the Higher Education Act of 

14 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1066 et seq.); and 

15 (F) the dollar amount and percentage of 

16 funds such entity will dedicate to the mainte17 nance and operation of campus facilities, in18 cluding— 

19 (i) any funds in the budget of such 

20 entity that will be dedicated to the mainte21 nance and operation of such facilities; and 

22 (ii) any funds not in the budget of 

23 such entity that will be dedicated to the 

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1 (3) CONSULTATION.—In developing the facili2 ties master plan, the eligible entity demonstrate that 

3 it conducted meaningful consultation with diverse 

4 stakeholders, which may include— 

5 (A) staff and other institutional leaders; 

6 (B) custodial and maintenance staff; 

7 (C) emergency first responders; 

8 (D) campus facilities directors; 

9 (E) students and families; 

10 (F) community residents, including those 

11 directly affected by actions undertaken as a re12 sult of utilizing grant funds; 

13 (G) government entities; 

14 (H) local charitable foundations; 

15 (I) local employers; 

16 (J) Indian Tribes, as applicable; and 

17 (K) other such individuals and entities. 

18 SEC. 7. HBCU CAPITAL FINANCING LOAN DISBURSEMENT 

19 AND FORGIVENESS. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Each time an institution of higher 

21 education receives a disbursement of a loan amount under 

22 a covered closed loan agreement, the Secretary shall 

23 repay— 

24 (1) the outstanding balance of principal, inter25 est, fees, and costs on such loan amount (as of the 


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1 date of such disbursement) under the covered closed 

2 loan agreement; and 

3 (2) any reimbursement (including reimburse4 ments of escrow and return of fees and deposits) re5 lating to the covered closed loan agreement that are 

6 usual and customary when the loan is paid off by 

7 the institution. 

8 (b) COVERED CLOSED LOAN AGREEMENT.—In this 

9 section, the term ‘‘covered closed loan agreement’’ means 

10 each of the following: 

11 (1) A closed loan agreement— 

12 (A) executed before the date of enactment 

13 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 

14 (Public Law 116–260); 

15 (B) made under part D of title III of the 

16 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1066 

17 et seq.); and 

18 (C) that provides for loan amounts that 

19 have not been disbursed as of the date of enact20 ment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

21 2021 (Public Law 116–260). 

22 (2) A closed loan agreement— 

23 (A) authorized under section 3512 of the 

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1 (B) made for the deferment of balances 

2 that have not been disbursed as of the date of 

3 enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations 

4 Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260). 

5 SEC. 8. REPORTS. 

6 (a) DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REPORT.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 

8 the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 

9 thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the appro10 priate congressional committees a report on the 

11 projects carried out with grant funds awarded under 

12 this Act. 

13 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 

14 paragraph (1) shall include— 

15 (A) with respect to projects carried out by 

16 eligible entities with grant funds awarded under 

17 this Act, an assessment of— 

18 (i) the types of such projects; 

19 (ii) the square footage of the improve20 ments made by such projects, 

21 disaggregated by— 

22 (I) total square footage; and 

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1 (iii) the total cost of each such 

2 project; and 

3 (iv) the cost described in clause (iii), 

4 disaggregated by the cost of— 

5 (I) planning; 

6 (II) design; 

7 (III) construction; 

8 (IV) site purchase; and 

9 (V) improvements; 

10 (v) the geographic distribution of such 

11 projects; and 

12 (vi) the demographic composition of 

13 the student population served by such 

14 projects, disaggregated by— 

15 (I) race and ethnicity; and 

16 (II) the number and percentage 

17 of students enrolled at such entities 

18 who are eligible to receive a Federal 

19 Pell Grant under subpart 1 of part A 

20 of title IV of the Higher Education 

21 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a et 

22 seq.); 

23 (B) an evaluation of a sample of grant re24 cipients, selected by the Secretary taking into 

25 account size and geographic location of each 


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1 grantee, to determine how such recipients are 

2 using the grant and the effectiveness of the ac3 tivities carried out with the grant; and 

4 (C) an analysis of compliance with the re5 quirement in section 3(c). 

6 (b) COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY REPORT.— 

7 (1) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 4 years 

8 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

9 Comptroller General of the United States shall con10 duct a study on the implementation of the grant 

11 program under this Act. 

12 (2) ELEMENTS.—The study conducted under 

13 paragraph (1) shall include— 

14 (A) an examination of program implemen15 tation challenges; and 

16 (B) an assessment of whether any changes 

17 are needed to make grants under this Act more 

18 accessible to eligible entities with fiscal chal19 lenges to help them raise capital for infrastruc20 ture projects. 

21 (3) REPORT.—After the completion of the study 

22 under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall 

23 submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

24 a report on the results of the study, including any 

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1 to the implementation of the grant program under 

2 this Act. 

3 SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS. 

4 In this Act: 

5 (1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti6 ty’’ means— 

7 (A) a part B institution (as defined in sec8 tion 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

9 (20 U.S.C. 1061)); 

10 (B) a Historically Black Graduate Profes11 sional School (as identified in section 326(e) of 

12 such Act (20 U.S.C. 1063b(e))); 

13 (C) a Hispanic-serving institution (as de14 fined in section 502 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 

15 1101a)); 

16 (D) a Tribal College or University (as de17 fined in section 316 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 

18 1059c)); 

19 (E) an Alaska Native-serving institution or 

20 a Native Hawaiian-serving institution (as de21 fined in section 317(b) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 

22 1059d(b))); 

23 (F) a Predominantly Black Institution (as 

24 defined in section 371(c) of such Act (20 

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1 (G) an Asian American and Native Amer2 ican Pacific Islander-serving institution (as de3 fined in section 371(c) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 

4 1067q(c))); and 

5 (H) a Native American-serving nontribal 

6 institution (as defined in section 371(c) of such 

7 Act (20 U.S.C. 1067q(c))). 

8 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

9 the Secretary of Education. 

10 (3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean11 ing given such term in section 103 of the Higher 

12 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003). 

13 SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro15 priated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 

16 Act for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2030. 

17 (b) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts appro18 priated under subsection (a) for each fiscal year— 

19 (1) 39 percent shall be available to award 

20 grants to eligible entities that are— 

21 (A) part B institutions; and 

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1 (2) 39 percent shall be available to award 

2 grants to eligible entities that are Hispanic-serving 

3 institutions; 

4 (3) 10 percent shall be available to award 

5 grants to eligible entities that are Tribal Colleges or 

6 Universities; 

7 (4) 6 percent shall be available to award grants 

8 to eligible entities that are Predominantly Black In9 stitutions; 

10 (5) 3.5 percent shall be available to award 

11 grants to eligible entities that are Asian American 

12 and Native American Pacific Islander-serving insti13 tutions; and 

14 (6) 2.5 percent shall be available to award 

15 grants to eligible entities that are— 

16 (A) Native American-serving nontribal in17 stitutions; and 

18 (B) Alaska Native-serving institutions or 

19 Native Hawaiian-serving institutions. 

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