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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2519 

To support the education of Indian children. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 6, 2023 

Mr. RUIZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

To support the education of Indian children. 

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 Educator Sup5 port and Training Act’’ or the ‘‘NEST Act’’. 


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1 TITLE I—STUDENT ASSISTANCE 

2 PART A—SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE STUDY OF 

3 EDUCATION AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION 

4 SEC. 101. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS FOR EDUCATORS OF 

5 INDIAN STUDENTS AND INDIAN EDUCATORS. 

6 Part B of title II of the Higher Education Act (20 

7 U.S.C. 1031 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 

8 the following: 

9 ‘‘Subpart 6—Indian Educator Scholarship Program 

10 ‘‘SEC. 259A. PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS. 

11 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purposes of this subpart are— 

12 ‘‘(1) to carry out the United States trust re13 sponsibility for the education of Indian children; and 

14 ‘‘(2) to provide a more stable base of education 

15 professionals with an understanding of the needs of 

16 Indian students to serve in early childhood education 

17 programs, public elementary schools and secondary 

18 schools, schools funded by the Bureau of Indian 

19 Education, the Department of Education, State edu20 cational agencies, tribal education agencies, and 

21 local educational agencies. 

22 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this subpart: 

23 ‘‘(1) The term ‘Indian’ shall have the meaning 

24 given that term in section 316. 


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1 ‘‘(2) The term ‘Bureau-funded school’ shall 

2 have the meaning given that term in section 1141 of 

3 the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 

4 2021). 

5 ‘‘(3) The term ‘Native-serving institution of 

6 higher education’ shall mean any institution of high7 er education eligible under section 316, 317, or 319. 

8 ‘‘(4) The term ‘tribal educational agency’ shall 

9 have the meaning given the term in section 6132 of 

10 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

11 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7452). 

12 ‘‘(5) The term ‘Bureau of Indian Education 

13 early childhood development program’ means a pro14 gram operating under a grant authorized by section 

15 1139 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 

16 U.S.C. 2019). 

17 ‘‘(6) The term ‘tribal early childhood education 

18 program’ shall mean any of the following programs: 

19 ‘‘(A) An American Indian or Alaska Native 

20 Head Start or Early Head Start program car21 ried out under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 

22 9831 et seq.). 

23 ‘‘(B) A tribal child care and development 

24 program carried out under the Child Care and 


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1 Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 

2 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.). 

3 ‘‘(C) A program serving children from 

4 birth through age 6 that— 

5 ‘‘(i) receives funding support from the 

6 Native American language preservation 

7 and maintenance program carried out 

8 under section 803C of the Native Amer9 ican Programs Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 

10 2991b–3); 

11 ‘‘(ii) is a tribal prekindergarten pro12 gram; 

13 ‘‘(iii) is a program authorized under 

14 section 619 or part C of the Individuals 

15 with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 

16 1419; 20 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.); or 

17 ‘‘(iv) is a center-based or group-based 

18 early childhood learning or development 

19 program that the Secretary determines 

20 shall be included under this definition, 

21 after receiving a request from an Indian 

22 tribe. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 259B. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SCHOLARSHIP 

2 CONTRACTS. 

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Unless otherwise specified, a 

4 scholarship grant under this subpart shall have the terms 

5 and conditions described in this section. 

6 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF CONTRACT.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The written contract be8 tween the Secretary and the individual receiving a 

9 scholarship grant under this subpart shall contain 

10 the following: 

11 ‘‘(A) A statement that the Secretary 

12 agrees to provide the individual with a scholar13 ship in accordance with section 259C, 259D, or 

14 259E, as the case may be. 

15 ‘‘(B) A statement that the individual 

16 agrees— 

17 ‘‘(i) to accept the relevant scholarship 

18 under this subpart; 

19 ‘‘(ii) to maintain enrollment in the 

20 course of study for which the scholarship 

21 was awarded until the individual completes 

22 the course of study; 

23 ‘‘(iii) while enrolled in such course of 

24 study, to maintain an acceptable level of 

25 academic standing (as determined by the 

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1 ments of the institution of higher edu2 cation offering such course of study); and 

3 ‘‘(iv) to serve, through full-time em4 ployment at an eligible school or eligible 

5 service employer (as described under sec6 tion 259C, 259D, or 259E, as the case 

7 may be), for a time period (referred to in 

8 this section as the ‘period of obligated 

9 service’) equal to the greater of— 

10 ‘‘(I) 1 year for the equivalent of 

11 each school year for which the indi12 vidual was provided a scholarship 

13 under this subpart; or 

14 ‘‘(II) 3 years. 

15 ‘‘(C) A statement of the damages to which 

16 the United States is entitled, under subsection 

17 (d), for the individual’s breach of the contract. 

18 ‘‘(D) Any other relevant statements of the 

19 rights and liabilities of the Secretary and of the 

20 individual, in accordance with the provisions of 

21 this subpart. 

22 ‘‘(2) PERIOD OF OBLIGATED SERVICE.— 

23 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The recipient of a 

24 scholarship grant under this subpart shall be 


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1 required to carry out a period of obligated serv2 ice, as described in paragraph (1)(B)(iv). 

3 ‘‘(B) DEFERMENT.— 

4 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—At the request of 

5 an individual who has entered into a con6 tract described in this subsection, the Sec7 retary shall grant a deferment for the pe8 riod of obligated service of such individual 

9 under such contract for any of the fol10 lowing reasons: 

11 ‘‘(I) ADVANCED STUDY.—For ad12 vanced study to enable such individual 

13 to complete a course of study— 

14 ‘‘(aa) leading to an ad15 vanced degree in early childhood 

16 education, elementary or sec17 ondary education or school ad18 ministration; or 

19 ‘‘(bb) needed to become cer20 tified by a State or Indian tribe 

21 to teach, for an appropriate pe22 riod (in years, as determined by 

23 the Secretary). 

24 ‘‘(II) FAMILY AND MEDICAL

25 LEAVE.—For family or medical leave 


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1 for a period in alignment with section 

2 102 of the Family and Medical Leave 

3 Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612) and as 

4 approved by the Secretary. 

5 ‘‘(III) MILITARY SERVICE.—If 

6 the individual is a member of the Na7 tional Guard or other reserve compo8 nent of the Armed Forces of the 

9 United States, or a member of such 

10 Armed Forces in a retired status, and 

11 such individual is called or ordered to 

12 active duty (as defined in section 

13 101(d)(1) of title 10, United States 

14 Code), such individual shall be eligible 

15 for a deferment during the period of 

16 active duty and for an appropriate pe17 riod (as determined by the Secretary) 

18 after returning from active duty. 

19 ‘‘(ii) CONDITIONS OF DEFERMENT.— 

20 A deferment granted under this subpara21 graph shall be subject to the following con22 ditions: 

23 ‘‘(I) The deferment period shall 

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1 riod of obligated service that is re2 quired under this section. 

3 ‘‘(II) The period of obligated 

4 service of the individual shall com5 mence at the later of— 

6 ‘‘(aa) 90 days after the com7 pletion of the deferment period; 

8 ‘‘(bb) the commencement of 

9 the first school year at the school 

10 where the individual has been 

11 hired that begins after the com12 pletion of the deferment; or 

13 ‘‘(cc) a date specified by the 

14 Secretary. 

15 ‘‘(C) PART-TIME STUDY.—In the case of 

16 an individual receiving a scholarship under this 

17 subpart who is enrolled part-time in an ap18 proved course of study— 

19 ‘‘(i) a scholarship under this subpart 

20 shall be for a period of years not to exceed 

21 the part-time equivalent of 4 years, as de22 termined by the Secretary; 

23 ‘‘(ii) the period of obligated service 

24 shall be equal to the greater of— 


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1 ‘‘(I) 1 year for the equivalent of 

2 each full-time academic year for which 

3 the individual was provided a scholar4 ship (as determined by the Secretary 

5 by adding the fractions of a full-time 

6 academic year that each period of 

7 part-time attendance comprises); or 

8 ‘‘(II) 2 years; and 

9 ‘‘(iii) the amount of the monthly sti10 pend specified in subsection (c) shall be re11 duced pro rata, as determined by the Sec12 retary, based on the number of hours of 

13 study in which such individual is enrolled. 

14 ‘‘(c) SCHOLARSHIP.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A scholarship provided to a 

16 student under this subpart for a school year shall 

17 equal the amount of— 

18 ‘‘(A) the tuition of the student; 

19 ‘‘(B) all other reasonable educational ex20 penses incurred by the student in such school 

21 year, including fees, books, laboratory expenses, 

22 and other expenses as determined by the Sec23 retary; and 

24 ‘‘(C) a stipend of $800 per month (ad25 justed in accordance with paragraph (3)) for 


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1 each of the 12 consecutive months beginning 

2 with the first month of such school year. 

3 ‘‘(2) PAYMENT TO AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER

4 EDUCATION.—The Secretary may contract with an 

5 institution of higher education in which a participant 

6 in the scholarship program under this subpart is en7 rolled for the payment to such institution on behalf 

8 of the student of the amounts of tuition and other 

9 reasonable educational expenses described in sub10 paragraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1). Payment 

11 to such institution may be made without regard to 

12 subsections (a) and (b) of section 3324 of title 31, 

13 United States Code. 

14 ‘‘(3) STIPEND.—The amount of the monthly 

15 stipend described in paragraph (1)(C) shall be in16 creased by the Secretary for each school year ending 

17 in a fiscal year beginning after September 30, 2024, 

18 by the amount (rounded to the next highest multiple 

19 of $1) equal to the amount of such stipend multi20 plied by the percentage adjustment in the rates of 

21 pay under the General Schedule taking effect under 

22 section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, during 

23 the fiscal year in which such school year ends (if 

24 such adjustment is an increase). 


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1 ‘‘(d) LIABILITY; FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE PE2 RIOD OF OBLIGATED SERVICE; REPAYMENT.— 

3 ‘‘(1) LIABILITY.—An individual who has en4 tered into a written contract with the Secretary 

5 under this section shall be liable to the United 

6 States for the amount which has been paid to, or on 

7 behalf of, such individual under the contract, if such 

8 individual— 

9 ‘‘(A) fails to maintain an acceptable level 

10 of academic standing in the institution of high11 er education in which the individual is enrolled 

12 (as determined by the Secretary taking into ac13 count the requirements of the institution of 

14 higher education offering such course of study); 

15 ‘‘(B) is dismissed from such institution of 

16 higher education for disciplinary reasons; 

17 ‘‘(C) voluntarily terminates the training in 

18 such institution of higher education for which 

19 such individual is provided a scholarship under 

20 such contract before the completion of such 

21 training; or 

22 ‘‘(D) fails to accept payment, or instructs 

23 the institution of higher education in which 

24 such individual is enrolled not to accept pay25 ment, under this section. 


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1 ‘‘(2) FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE PERIOD OF

2 OBLIGATED SERVICE.—An individual who has en3 tered into a written contract with the Secretary 

4 under this section may petition the Secretary to 

5 delay the date on which the individual would other6 wise be required to begin the period of obligated 

7 service if such individual has not succeeded in ob8 taining employment required by this section. In sup9 port of such petition, the individual shall supply 

10 such reasonable information as the Secretary may 

11 require. The Secretary shall retain full discretion re12 garding the decision about whether to grant or de13 cline such a delay and to determine the duration of 

14 any delay that is granted. 

15 ‘‘(3) REPAYMENT.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An individual who has 

17 entered into a written contract with the Sec18 retary under this section and who is liable for 

19 any amount of damages which the United 

20 States is entitled to recover under this sub21 section shall— 

22 ‘‘(i) begin payment of such damages 

23 to the United States within 1 year of the 

24 date of the breach or on such later date as 

25 specified by the Secretary; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) repay the amount of such dam2 ages in full following a schedule and by a 

3 deadline determined by the Secretary. 

4 ‘‘(B) RECOVERY OF DAMAGES.—If dam5 ages described in subparagraph (A) are delin6 quent for 3 months, the Secretary shall, for the 

7 purpose of recovering such damages— 

8 ‘‘(i) utilize collection agencies con9 tracted with by the Administrator of the 

10 General Services Administration; or 

11 ‘‘(ii) enter into contracts for the re12 covery of such damages with collection 

13 agencies selected by the Secretary. 

14 ‘‘(C) CONTRACTS FOR RECOVERY OF DAM15 AGES.—Each contract for recovering damages 

16 pursuant to this paragraph shall provide that 

17 the contractor will, not less than once every 6 

18 months, submit to the Secretary a status report 

19 on the success of the contractor in collecting 

20 such damages. Section 3718 of title 31, United 

21 States Code, shall apply to any such contract to 

22 the extent not inconsistent with this subsection. 

23 ‘‘(4) DEATH.—Upon the death of an individual 

24 who receives, or has received, a scholarship under 

25 this subpart, any obligation of such individual for 


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1 service or payment that relates to such scholarship 

2 shall be canceled. 

3 ‘‘(5) WAIVER.— 

4 ‘‘(A) REQUIRED WAIVER.—The Secretary 

5 shall provide for the partial or total waiver or 

6 suspension of any obligation of service or pay7 ment of a recipient of a scholarship under this 

8 subpart, if the Secretary determines that— 

9 ‘‘(i) it is not possible for the recipient 

10 to meet the obligation or make the pay11 ment; 

12 ‘‘(ii) requiring the recipient to meet 

13 the obligation or make the payment would 

14 result in extreme hardship to the recipient; 

15 or 

16 ‘‘(iii) the enforcement of the require17 ment to meet the obligation or make the 

18 payment would be unconscionable. 

19 ‘‘(B) PERMISSIBLE WAIVER.—Notwith20 standing any other provision of law, for other 

21 good cause shown, the Secretary may waive, in 

22 whole or in part, the right of the United States 

23 to recover funds made available under this sec24 tion. 

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara2 graph (B), and notwithstanding any other pro3 vision of law, with respect to a recipient of a 

4 scholarship under this subpart, no obligation 

5 for payment may be released by a discharge in 

6 bankruptcy under title 11. 

7 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition de8 scribed in subparagraph (A) shall not apply if— 

9 ‘‘(i) such discharge is granted after 

10 the expiration of the 5-year period begin11 ning on the initial date on which that pay12 ment is due; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) the bankruptcy court finds that 

14 the nondischarge of the obligation would be 

15 unconscionable. 

16 ‘‘(e) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS.—Not17 withstanding any other provision of law, an individual re18 ceiving a scholarship under this subpart shall continue to 

19 be eligible for any other grant programs and loan forgive20 ness programs for which the individual would otherwise 

21 be eligible. 

22 ‘‘SEC. 259C. INDIAN STUDENT EDUCATOR SCHOLARSHIP 

23 PROGRAM. 

24 ‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 

2 to each eligible applicant who is accepted for a schol3 arship under this section with a scholarship grant in 

4 each school year or years for a period during which 

5 such individual is pursuing a course of study in early 

6 childhood education, elementary or secondary edu7 cation, or school administration at an institution of 

8 higher education. 

9 ‘‘(2) DESIGNATION.—Scholarships made under 

10 paragraph (1) shall be designated ‘Indian student 

11 educator scholarships’. 

12 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall select 

14 which eligible applicants will receive an Indian stu15 dent educator scholarship under subsection (a). 

16 ‘‘(2) CRITERIA.—In order to be eligible to re17 ceive an Indian student educator scholarship, an in18 dividual shall— 

19 ‘‘(A) be accepted for enrollment, or be en20 rolled, as a full-time or part-time student in a 

21 course of study in early childhood education, el22 ementary or secondary education, or school ad23 ministration at an institution of higher edu24 cation; 


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1 ‘‘(B) submit an application to participate 

2 in the Indian educator scholarship program at 

3 such time and in such manner as the Secretary 

4 shall determine; and 

5 ‘‘(C) sign and submit to the Secretary, at 

6 the time that such application is submitted, a 

7 written contract as described in section 259B, 

8 which shall include a commitment to serve 

9 through full-time employment at an eligible 

10 school for the period of obligated service. 

11 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS.—An individual shall be 

12 considered to be serving, through full-time employment at 

13 an eligible school, as required under section 

14 259B(b)(1)(B)(iv), if the individual is employed full15 time— 

16 ‘‘(1) in a Bureau-funded school, including a 

17 Bureau of Indian Education early childhood develop18 ment program; 

19 ‘‘(2) in a public elementary school or secondary 

20 school that serves a significant number of Indian 

21 students, as determined by the Secretary in con22 sultation with Indian tribes; 

23 ‘‘(3) in a tribal early childhood education pro24 gram; or 


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1 ‘‘(4) in a federally-funded early childhood edu2 cation program that serves a significant number of 

3 Indian students, as determined by the Secretary in 

4 consultation with Indian tribes. 

5 ‘‘(d) PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 

6 assist the recipient of an Indian educator scholarship in 

7 learning about placement opportunities in eligible schools 

8 by transmitting the name and educational credentials of 

9 such recipient to— 

10 ‘‘(1) State educational agency clearinghouses 

11 for recruitment and placement of early childhood, 

12 kindergarten, elementary school, and secondary 

13 school teachers and school administrators in States 

14 with a significant number of Indian children; 

15 ‘‘(2) Bureau of Indian Education early child16 hood development programs; 

17 ‘‘(3) elementary schools and secondary schools 

18 that are Bureau-funded schools; and 

19 ‘‘(4) tribal educational agencies. 

20 ‘‘SEC. 259D. INDIAN EDUCATOR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. 

21 ‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 

23 to each eligible applicant who is accepted for a schol24 arship under this section with a scholarship grant in 

25 each school year or years for a period during which 


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1 such individual is pursuing a course of study in early 

2 childhood education, elementary or secondary edu3 cation, or school administration at an institution of 

4 higher education. 

5 ‘‘(2) DESIGNATION.—Scholarships made under 

6 paragraph (1) shall be designated ‘Indian educator 

7 scholarships’. 

8 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall select 

10 which eligible applicants will receive an Indian edu11 cator scholarship under subsection (a). 

12 ‘‘(2) CRITERIA.—In order to be eligible to re13 ceive an Indian educator scholarship, an individual 

14 shall— 

15 ‘‘(A) be an Indian; 

16 ‘‘(B) be accepted for enrollment, or be en17 rolled, as a full-time or part-time student in a 

18 course of study in early childhood education, el19 ementary or secondary education, or school ad20 ministration at an institution of higher edu21 cation; 

22 ‘‘(C) submit an application to participate 

23 in the Indian educator scholarship program at 

24 such time and in such manner as the Secretary 

25 shall determine; and 


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1 ‘‘(D) sign and submit to the Secretary, at 

2 the time that such application is submitted, a 

3 written contract as described in section 259B, 

4 which shall include a commitment to serve 

5 through full-time employment at an eligible 

6 school for the period of obligated service. 

7 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS.—An individual shall be 

8 considered to be serving, through full-time employment at 

9 an eligible school, as required under as section 

10 259B(b)(1)(B)(iv), if the individual is employed full11 time— 

12 ‘‘(1) in a Bureau-funded school, including a 

13 Bureau of Indian Education early childhood develop14 ment program; 

15 ‘‘(2) in a public elementary school or secondary 

16 school that is in the school district of a local edu17 cational agency which is eligible during the period of 

18 obligated service for assistance under part A of title 

19 I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

20 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.); 

21 ‘‘(3) in a tribal early childhood education pro22 gram; or 

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1 Indian students, as determined by the Secretary in 

2 consultation with Indian tribes. 

3 ‘‘(d) PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 

4 assist the recipient of an Indian educator scholarship in 

5 learning about placement opportunities in eligible schools 

6 by transmitting the name and educational credentials of 

7 such recipient to— 

8 ‘‘(1) State educational agency clearinghouses 

9 for recruitment and placement of kindergarten, ele10 mentary school, and secondary school teachers and 

11 school administrators in States with a significant 

12 number of Indian children; 

13 ‘‘(2) Bureau of Indian Education early child14 hood development programs; 

15 ‘‘(3) elementary schools and secondary schools 

16 that are Bureau-funded schools; and 

17 ‘‘(4) tribal educational agencies. 

18 ‘‘SEC. 259E. INDIAN EDUCATOR GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP 

19 PROGRAM. 

20 ‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make 

22 scholarship grants in accordance with this section to 

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1 suing a graduate level course of study in education 

2 or school administration. 

3 ‘‘(2) DESIGNATION.—Scholarships made under 

4 paragraph (1) shall be designated ‘Indian educator 

5 graduate fellowships’. 

6 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall select 

8 which eligible applicants will receive an Indian edu9 cator graduate fellowship under subsection (a). 

10 ‘‘(2) CRITERIA.—In order to be eligible to re11 ceive an Indian educator graduate fellowship, an in12 dividual shall— 

13 ‘‘(A) be an Indian; 

14 ‘‘(B) be accepted for enrollment, or be en15 rolled, as a full-time or part-time student in a 

16 graduate level course of study in education or 

17 school administration at an institution of higher 

18 education; 

19 ‘‘(C) submit an application to participate 

20 in the Indian educator graduate fellowship pro21 gram at such time and in such manner as the 

22 Secretary shall determine; and 

23 ‘‘(D) sign and submit to the Secretary, at 

24 the time that such application is submitted, a 

25 written contract as described in section 259B, 


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1 which shall include a commitment to serve 

2 through full-time employment at an eligible 

3 service employer for the period of obligated 

4 service. 

5 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE SERVICE EMPLOYERS.—An individual 

6 shall be considered to be serving, through full-time em7 ployment at an eligible service employer, as required under 

8 section 259B(b)(1)(B)(iv), if the individual is employed 

9 full-time— 

10 ‘‘(1) in a Bureau-funded school; 

11 ‘‘(2) in a public elementary school or secondary 

12 school that serves a significant number of Indian 

13 students, as determined by the Secretary in con14 sultation with Indian tribes; 

15 ‘‘(3) by a Native-serving institution of higher 

16 education; 

17 ‘‘(4) in a tribal early childhood education pro18 gram; 

19 ‘‘(5) in a federally-funded early childhood edu20 cation program that serves a significant number of 

21 Indian students, as determined by the Secretary in 

22 consultation with Indian tribes; 

23 ‘‘(6) for a tribal educational agency; 

24 ‘‘(7) for a State educational agency or local 

25 educational agency that serves a significant number 


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1 of Indian students, as defined by the Secretary in 

2 consultation with Indian tribes; 

3 ‘‘(8) for the Department of Education; or 

4 ‘‘(9) for the Bureau of Indian Education. 

5 ‘‘(d) PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 

6 assist the recipient of an Indian educator graduate fellow7 ship in learning about placement opportunities in eligible 

8 service employers in such manner as the Secretary deter9 mines appropriate.’’. 

10 PART B—LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR INDIAN 

11 EDUCATORS 

12 SEC. 111. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR EDUCATORS WORKING 

13 IN BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION-FUNDED 

14 SCHOOLS AND LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGEN15 CIES WITH A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF AMER16 ICAN INDIAN STUDENTS. 

17 (a) PART B LOANS.—Section 428J of the Higher 

18 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078–10) is amend19 ed— 

20 (1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘subject 

21 to paragraphs (4) and (5) of subsection (c),’’ before 

22 ‘‘has been employed’’; and 

23 (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 

24 following: 


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1 ‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS FOR EDUCATORS IN

2 BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION-FUNDED SCHOOLS

3 AND LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES WITH A HIGH

4 PERCENTAGE OF AMERICAN INDIAN STUDENTS.— 

5 Notwithstanding the amount specified in paragraph 

6 (1) and the requirements under subparagraphs (A) 

7 and (B) of subsection (b)(1), the aggregate amount 

8 that the Secretary shall repay under this section 

9 shall be not less than $17,500 in the case of a bor10 rower who has been employed as a full-time teacher 

11 or school administrator for 5 consecutive complete 

12 school years as— 

13 ‘‘(A) a teacher or school administrator in 

14 a local educational agency described in section 

15 6112(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary 

16 Education Act of 1965; or 

17 ‘‘(B) a teacher or school administrator in 

18 a Bureau-funded school (as defined in section 

19 1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 

20 (25 U.S.C. 2021)).’’. 

21 (b) PART D LOANS.—Section 460 of the Higher Edu22 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087j) is amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (b)(1) by inserting ‘‘subject to 

24 paragraphs (4) and (5) of subsection (c),’’ before 

25 ‘‘has been employed’’; and 


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1 (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS FOR EDUCATORS IN

4 BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION-FUNDED SCHOOLS

5 AND LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES WITH A HIGH

6 PERCENTAGE OF AMERICAN INDIAN STUDENTS.— 

7 Notwithstanding the amount specified in paragraph 

8 (1) and the requirements under subparagraphs (A) 

9 and (B) of subsection (b)(1), the aggregate amount 

10 that the Secretary shall cancel under this section 

11 shall be not less than $17,500 in the case of a bor12 rower who has been employed as a full-time teacher 

13 or school administrator for 5 consecutive complete 

14 school years as— 

15 ‘‘(A) a teacher or school administrator in 

16 a local educational agency described in section 

17 6112(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary 

18 Education Act of 1965; or 

19 ‘‘(B) a teacher or school administrator in 

20 a Bureau-funded school (as defined in section 

21 1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 

22 (25 U.S.C. 2021)).’’. 


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1 SEC. 112. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR AMERICAN INDIAN EDU2 CATORS. 

3 (a) PART B LOANS.—Section 428J(c) of the Higher 

4 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078–10(c)), as 

5 amended by section 111, is further amended by adding 

6 at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(5) ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS FOR AMERICAN IN8 DIAN EDUCATORS.—Notwithstanding the amount 

9 specified in paragraph (1) and the requirements 

10 under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection 

11 (b)(1), the aggregate amount that the Secretary 

12 shall repay under this section shall be not less than 

13 $17,500 in the case of a borrower who— 

14 ‘‘(A) has been employed as a full-time 

15 teacher or school administrator for 5 consecu16 tive complete school years in— 

17 ‘‘(i) a Bureau-funded elementary 

18 school or secondary school (as defined in 

19 section 1141 of the Education Amend20 ments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021)); or 

21 ‘‘(ii) a public elementary school or 

22 secondary school that is in the school dis23 trict of a local educational agency which is 

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1 the Elementary and Secondary Education 

2 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.); and 

3 ‘‘(B) is a member of an Indian tribe (as 

4 defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Deter5 mination and Education Assistance Act (25 

6 U.S.C. 5304)).’’. 

7 (b) PART D LOANS.—Section 460(c) of the Higher 

8 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087j(c)), as amended 

9 by section 111, is further amended by adding at the end 

10 the following: 

11 ‘‘(5) ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS FOR AMERICAN IN12 DIAN EDUCATORS.—Notwithstanding the amount 

13 specified in paragraph (1) and the requirements 

14 under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection 

15 (b)(1), the aggregate amount that the Secretary 

16 shall cancel under this section shall be not less than 

17 $17,500 in the case of a borrower who— 

18 ‘‘(A) has been employed as a full-time 

19 teacher or school administrator for 5 consecu20 tive complete school years in— 

21 ‘‘(i) a Bureau-funded elementary 

22 school or secondary school (as defined in 

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1 ‘‘(ii) a public elementary school or 

2 secondary school that is in the school dis3 trict of a local educational agency which is 

4 eligible during the period of obligated serv5 ice for assistance under part A of title I of 

6 the Elementary and Secondary Education 

7 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.); and 

8 ‘‘(B) is a member of an Indian tribe (as 

9 defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Deter10 mination and Education Assistance Act (25 

11 U.S.C. 5304)).’’. 

12 SEC. 113. CANCELLATION OF LOANS FOR EDUCATORS 

13 TEACHING IN BUREAU OF INDIAN EDU14 CATION-FUNDED SCHOOLS AND NATIVE 

15 AMERICAN LANGUAGE IMMERSION PRO16 GRAMS. 

17 Section 465(a)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 

18 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ee(a)(2)) is amended— 

19 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 

20 (A) in clause (i)(II), by striking ‘‘or’’ after 

21 the semicolon; 

22 (B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘or’’ after 

23 the semicolon; and 

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1 ‘‘(iii) in an elementary school or secondary 

2 school that is a Bureau-funded school (as de3 fined in section 1141 of the Education Amend4 ments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021));’’ and 

5 (2) in subparagraph (G), by inserting ‘‘Native 

6 American language immersion,’’ after ‘‘foreign lan7 guages,’’. 

8 TITLE II—INSTITUTIONAL AID 

9 PART A—PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS 

10 FOR NATIVE-SERVING ELEMENTARY 

11 SCHOOLS AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS 

12 SEC. 201. NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION INCENTIVE 

13 PROGRAM. 

14 Subpart 2 of part A of title VI of the Elementary 

15 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7441 

16 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 6123. NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION INCENTIVE 

18 PROGRAM. 

19 ‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 

20 ‘‘(1) to improve the skills of qualified individ21 uals who are Indian (as defined by section 103 of 

22 the Native American Languages Act (25 U.S.C. 

23 2902)) or who teach Indian people; 

24 ‘‘(2) to provide an incentive for qualified edu25 cators to continue to utilize their enhanced skills in 


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1 elementary schools and secondary schools serving In2 dian communities; and 

3 ‘‘(3) to increase the retention of highly skilled 

4 Indian educators in elementary schools and sec5 ondary schools seeking to better incorporate Indian 

6 culture and history into the general curriculum. 

7 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 ‘‘(1) BUREAU-FUNDED SCHOOL.—The term 

9 ‘Bureau-funded school’ has the meaning given the 

10 term in section 1141 of the Education Amendments 

11 of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021). 

12 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The term ‘eligible 

13 entity’ means— 

14 ‘‘(A) a State educational agency in consor15 tium with an institution of higher education; 

16 ‘‘(B) a local educational agency in consor17 tium with an institution of higher education; 

18 ‘‘(C) an Indian tribe or organization, in 

19 consortium with a local educational agency and 

20 an institution of higher education; 

21 ‘‘(D) an Indian tribe or organization, in 

22 consortium with a Bureau-funded school and an 

23 institution of higher education; or 

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1 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE EDUCATORS.—The term ‘eligible 

2 educator’ means— 

3 ‘‘(A) a teacher who teaches a minimum 

4 number of Indian students, as determined by 

5 the Secretary in consultation with Indian tribes; 

6 or 

7 ‘‘(B) a teacher who is Indian. 

8 ‘‘(4) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian tribe’ 

9 has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 

10 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

11 Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 

12 ‘‘(c) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary is au13 thorized to award grants to eligible entities having applica14 tions approved under this section to enable such eligible 

15 entities to— 

16 ‘‘(1) reimburse eligible educators for out-of17 pocket costs associated with obtaining teacher cer18 tification or credentialing by the National Board for 

19 Professional Teaching Standards; and 

20 ‘‘(2) provide an increase in annual compensa21 tion, in an amount equal to not less than $5,000 

22 and not more than a $10,000, for eligible educators 

23 with a certification from the National Board for 

24 Professional Teaching Standards for the duration of 

25 the grant under this section. 


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1 ‘‘(d) APPLICATION.— 

2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity desir3 ing a grant under this section shall submit an appli4 cation to the Secretary at such time, in such man5 ner, and accompanied by such information, as the 

6 Secretary may reasonably require. 

7 ‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE.—In the case of an eligible 

8 entity desiring to utilize all or a portion of a grant 

9 under this section for eligible educators identified in 

10 subparagraph (B) of subsection (b)(3) who would 

11 not also qualify as an eligible educator under sub12 paragraph (A) of subsection (b)(3), the eligible enti13 ty shall provide an assurance that grant funds will 

14 support only those educators who are tribally en15 rolled or affiliated with an Indian tribe. 

16 ‘‘(e) AWARDING OF GRANTS.—In awarding grants 

17 under this section, the Secretary shall determine the 

18 amount and length of each grant, which shall not exceed 

19 5 years. 

20 ‘‘(f) RESTRICTIONS ON COMPENSATION IN21 CREASES.—The Secretary shall require and ensure that 

22 individuals who obtain a certification from the National 

23 Board for Professional Teaching Standards under this 

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1 tained as a condition of receiving annual compensation in2 creases provided for in this section. 

3 ‘‘(g) PROGRESS REPORTS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For every year for which 

5 Congress allocates funds for grants under this sec6 tion, the Secretary shall provide a report on the 

7 progress of the eligible entities receiving grants 

8 under this section in meeting applicable progress 

9 standards, as determined by the Secretary. 

10 ‘‘(2) DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary shall dis11 seminate the report described in this subsection to 

12 each of the following: 

13 ‘‘(A) The Committee on Health, Edu14 cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. 

15 ‘‘(B) The Committee on Indian Affairs of 

16 the Senate. 

17 ‘‘(C) The Subcommittee on Indian, Insu18 lar, and Alaska Native Affairs of the Committee 

19 on Natural Resources of the House of Rep20 resentatives. 

21 ‘‘(D) The Committee on Education and the 

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1 PART B—NATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHER TRAINING 

2 PROGRAM GRANTS FOR NATIVE-SERVING IN3 STITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION 

4 SEC. 211. NATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHER TRAINING PRO5 GRAM DEVELOPMENT GRANTS FOR TRIBAL 

6 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND INSTITU7 TIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION THAT SERVE 

8 SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS OF NATIVE STU9 DENTS. 

10 Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

11 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.) is amended— 

12 (1) by redesignating part G as part H; and 

13 (2) by inserting after part F the following: 

14 ‘‘PART G—NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGE 

15 TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT 

16 ‘‘SEC. 381. NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGE TEACHER TRAIN17 ING PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT. 

18 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to es19 tablish a grant program that seeks— 

20 ‘‘(1) to increase the number of well-trained and 

21 pedagogically effective Native American language 

22 speakers in teaching and other education professions 

23 that serve Indian people; 

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1 and language instructors to improve their linguistic 

2 and pedagogical skills; and 

3 ‘‘(3) to support the efforts of American Indian 

4 and Alaska Native communities to effectively revi5 talize, maintain, and teach their languages, as envi6 sioned in the Native American Languages Act (25 

7 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.) and section 803C of the Native 

8 American Programs Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2991b– 

9 3). 

10 ‘‘(b) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—In 

11 this section, the term ‘eligible institution’ means any of 

12 the following: 

13 ‘‘(1) An institution eligible to receive funding 

14 under section 316, 317(b), or 319(b). 

15 ‘‘(2) A consortium of 2 or more institutions de16 scribed in paragraph (1). 

17 ‘‘(c) GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab19 lish a program, to be known as the Native American 

20 Language Teacher Training Program, under which 

21 the Secretary shall provide grants, on a competitive 

22 basis, to eligible institutions to promote the recruit23 ment and training of Native immersion and lan24 guage teachers to further support the revitalization, 


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1 maintenance, and use of Native American languages 

2 in the classroom. 

3 ‘‘(2) DURATION.—A grant under paragraph (1) 

4 shall be for a period of not more than 5 years. 

5 ‘‘(3) APPLICATION.— 

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to re7 ceive a grant under this subsection, an eligible 

8 institution shall submit to the Secretary an ap9 plication at such time, in such manner, and 

10 containing such information as the Secretary 

11 may reasonably require. 

12 ‘‘(B) APPLICATION PAPERWORK REDUC13 TION.— 

14 ‘‘(i) The Secretary shall establish ap15 plication requirements in such a manner as 

16 to simplify and streamline the process for 

17 applying for grants under this section. 

18 ‘‘(ii) The Secretary shall not require 

19 any Tribal College or University, as de20 fined in section 316, applying individually 

21 for a grant under this section, to submit 

22 any separate, preliminary, or additional 

23 grant eligibility application or information 

24 because of the institution’s status as a 

25 Tribal College or University. 


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1 ‘‘(C) INCLUSION.—An application under 

2 this paragraph shall include a plan for the pro3 gram proposed to be carried out by the eligible 

4 institution, including— 

5 ‘‘(i) a description of a 5-year strategy 

6 for meeting the Native immersion teacher 

7 recruitment and training needs of Amer8 ican Indians or Alaska Natives, as appro9 priate, in the population served by the in10 stitution, including a description of any 

11 partnerships with tribal, local, or Bureau12 operated educational agencies; 

13 ‘‘(ii) an identification of the American 

14 Indian or Alaska Native population to be 

15 served by the eligible institution; 

16 ‘‘(iii) an identification of the status of 

17 the target Native American language or 

18 languages used within the population; 

19 ‘‘(iv) a description of the professional 

20 development and degree services to be pro21 vided under the program, including the 

22 manner in which the services will be inte23 grated with other appropriate activities 

24 and programs; and 


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1 ‘‘(v) a description, to be prepared in 

2 consultation with the Secretary, of the per3 formance measures to be used to assess 

4 the performance of the eligible institution 

5 carrying out the program. 

6 ‘‘(D) REQUIREMENT.—A program plan 

7 under subparagraph (C) shall be consistent 

8 with the purposes of this section, as determined 

9 by the Secretary. 

10 ‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.— 

11 ‘‘(1) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—A grantee shall 

12 use grant funds provided under this section to carry 

13 out the following activities: 

14 ‘‘(A) Development of a new Native Amer15 ican immersion and language teacher training 

16 program that leads to State or tribal teacher 

17 certification. 

18 ‘‘(B) Support and expansion of an existing 

19 Native American immersion and language 

20 teacher training program that leads to a State 

21 or tribal teacher certification. 

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1 tive American immersion and language teach2 ers. 

3 ‘‘(2) ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES.—A grantee may 

4 use grant funds provided under this section to carry 

5 out additional activities, including— 

6 ‘‘(A) curriculum development and academic 

7 instruction, including educational activities, pro8 grams, and partnerships relating to students in 

9 prekindergarten through grade 12; 

10 ‘‘(B) development and establishment of a 

11 national Native American immersion and lan12 guage teacher best practices guideline or certifi13 cation; 

14 ‘‘(C) professional development for institu15 tional faculty or for elementary and secondary 

16 education administrators and educational sup17 port staff; and 

18 ‘‘(D) innovative Native American language 

19 and immersion program classroom research for 

20 students in prekindergarten through grade 12. 

21 ‘‘(e) CONCURRENT FUNDING.—An eligible institution 

22 that receives a grant under this section may concurrently 

23 receive funds under section 316, 317, or 319. 

24 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

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1 such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 

2 2024 through 2028.’’. 

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