I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2788 
To establish the Mark O. Hatfield-Elizabeth Furse Scholarship and Excellence 
in Tribal Governance Foundation, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 7, 2005 
Mr. WU (for himself, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. BLUMENAUER, and Ms. HOOLEY) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Re-
sources 
A BILL 
To establish the Mark O. Hatfield-Elizabeth Furse Scholar-
ship and Excellence in Tribal Governance Foundation, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Mark O. Hatfield-Eliz-
abeth Furse Scholarship and Excellence in Tribal Govern-
ance Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Senator Mark O. Hatfield and Congress-
woman Elizabeth Furse served their country with 
distinction and honor. 
(2) Senator Mark O. Hatfield and Congress-
woman Elizabeth Furse have had a lasting impact 
on this Nation’s relationship with Native Americans. 
(3) Senator Mark O. Hatfield and Congress-
woman Elizabeth Furse have been champions of the 
rights of Native Americans and Alaska Natives and 
worked in the Congress to strengthen tribal self-gov-
ernance. 
(4) It is a fitting tribute to the leadership, cour-
age, and bipartisan spirit that Senator Mark O. 
Hatfield and Congresswoman Elizabeth Furse exem-
plified to establish in their names programs to en-
courage excellence in tribal government. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘Board’’ means the Board of 
Trustees of the Mark O. Hatfield-Elizabeth Furse 
Scholarship and Excellence in Tribal Governance 
Foundation established under section 4(b). 
(2) The term ‘‘eligible individual’’ means a cit-
izen or national of the United States or a permanent 
resident alien of the United States.
(3) The term ‘‘Foundation’’ means the Mark O. 
Hatfield-Elizabeth Furse Scholarship and Excellence 
in Tribal Governance Foundation established under 
section 4(a). 
(4) The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Mark O. Hat-
field-Elizabeth Furse Scholarship and Excellence in 
Tribal Governance Fund established by section 7. 
(5) The term ‘‘Institute’’ means the Institute 
for Tribal Government established at Portland State 
University in 2000. 
(6) The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ 
has the meaning given to that term in section 101 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001). 
(7) The term ‘‘Portland State University’’ 
means Portland State University in Portland, Or-
egon. 
(8) The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several 
States, the District of Columbia, Guam, the United 
States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Re-
public of the Marshall Islands, the Federal States of 
Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.
SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MARK O HATFIELD-ELIZA-
BETH 
FURSE 
SCHOLARSHIP 
AND 
EXCEL-
LENCE IN TRIBAL GOVERNANCE FOUNDA-
TION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established as an 
independent entity of the executive branch the Mark O. 
Hatfield-Elizabeth Furse Scholarship and Excellence in 
Tribal Governance Foundation. 
(b) BOARD OF TRUSTEES.—The Foundation shall be 
subject to the supervision and direction of the Board of 
Trustees. The Board shall be comprised of 12 trustees, 
11 of whom shall be voting members of the Board, as fol-
lows: 
(1) Two trustees shall be appointed by the 
President, with the advice and consent of the Sen-
ate, after considering the recommendation of the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, in con-
sultation with the minority leader of the House of 
Representatives. 
(2) Two trustees shall be appointed by the 
President, with the advice and consent of the Sen-
ate, after considering the recommendation of the 
President pro tempore of the Senate, in consultation 
with the majority leader and the minority leader of 
the Senate.
(3) Five trustees, not more than 3 of whom 
shall be of the same political party, shall be ap-
pointed by the President with the advice and consent 
of the Senate, from among individuals who have 
shown leadership and interest in strengthening tribal 
self-governance, such as tribal leaders involved in 
health and public policy development affecting Na-
tive American and Alaska Native communities. 
(4) The Secretary of the Interior, or the Sec-
retary’s designee, who shall serve as a voting ex offi-
cio member of the Board but shall not be eligible to 
serve as Chairperson. 
(5) The Secretary of Education, or the Sec-
retary’s designee, who shall serve as a voting ex offi-
cio member of the Board but shall not be eligible to 
serve as Chairperson. 
(6) The President of Portland State University, 
who shall serve as a nonvoting, ex officio member 
and shall not be eligible to serve as Chairperson. 
(c) TERM OF OFFICE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each trustee appointed pur-
suant to paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (b) 
shall be appointed for a term of 6 years, except as 
provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this sub-
section.