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(1) by striking subsection (c); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 
(c). 
(e) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—Section 108(b)(1) of the 
Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities Assistance Act 
of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1808(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘of the funds available for allot-
ment by October 15 or no later than 14 days after ap-
propriations become available’’ and inserting ‘‘ of the 
amounts appropriated for any fiscal year on or before 
July 1 of that fiscal year’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘January 1’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep-
tember 30’’; 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
110(a) of the Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities 
Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1810(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$3,200,000 for fiscal year 
2009 and’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘for each of the five suc-
ceeding fiscal years’’; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘from the amount made 
available under section 3(a) for each fiscal year’’ 
after ‘‘necessary’’; 
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(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 
2009’’ and all that follows through the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘from the amount made available 
under section 3(a) for each fiscal year.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 
2009’’ and all that follows through the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘from the amount made available 
under section 3(a) for each fiscal year.’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘2009’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2019’’. 
(g) RULES AND REGULATIONS.—The Tribally Con-
trolled Colleges and Universities Assistance Act of 1978 (25 
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) is amended by striking section 115 (25 
U.S.C. 1815). 
(h) REPEAL OF ENDOWMENT PROGRAM.— 
(1) REPEAL.—Title III of the Tribally Con-
trolled Colleges and Universities Assistance Act of 
1978 (25 U.S.C. 1831 et seq.) is repealed. 
(2) TRANSITION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph 
(B), title III of the Tribally Controlled Colleges 
and Universities Assistance Act of 1978 (25 
U.S.C. 1831 et seq.), as such title was in effect 
on the day before the date of the enactment of 
this Act, shall apply with respect to any endow-
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ment fund established or funded under such title 
before such date of enactment, except that the 
Secretary of the Interior may not make any 
grants or Federal capital contributions under 
such title after such date. 
(B) 
TERMINATION.—Subparagraph 
(A) 
shall terminate on the date that is 20 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. On or after 
such date, a tribally controlled college or univer-
sity may use the corpus (including the Federal 
and institutional capital contribution) of any 
endowment fund described in such subparagraph 
to pay any expenses relating to the operation or 
academic programs of such college or university. 
(i) TRIBAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; AUTHORIZA-
TION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 403 of the Tribally 
Controlled Colleges and Universities Assistance Act of 1978 
(25 U.S.C. 1852) is amended by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 
2009’’ and all that follows through the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘from the amount made available under sec-
tion 3(a) for each fiscal year.’’. 
(j) TRIBALLY CONTROLLED POSTSECONDARY CAREER 
AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTIONS.—Section 504 of the Trib-
ally Controlled Colleges and Universities Assistance Act of 
1978 (25 U.S.C. 1864) is amended by striking ‘‘for fiscal 
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year 2009’’ and all that follows through the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘from the amount made available under 
section 3(b) for each fiscal year.’’ 
(k) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The Tribally Controlled 
Colleges and Universities Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 
1801 et seq.), as amended by subsections (a) through (j), 
is further amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Bureau of Indian Affairs’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Bureau of Indian 
Education’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Navajo Community College Act’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Dine′ College 
Act’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘colleges or universities’’ each 
place it appears, including in headings, and inserting 
‘‘colleges and universities’’; and 
(4) in section 109 (25 U.S.C. 1809), by redesig-
nating the second subsection (c) as subsection (d). 
SEC. 912. DINE′ COLLEGE ACT. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—The first section of Public Law 
92–189 is amended by striking ‘‘this Act may be cited as 
the ‘Navajo Community College Act’ ’’ and inserting ‘‘this 
Act may be cited as the ‘Dine′ College Act’ ’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference to the Navajo Com-
munity College Act in any law (other than this Act), regula-
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tion, map, document, record, or other paper of the United 
States shall be deemed to be a reference to the Dine′ College 
Act. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 5 
of Public Law 92–189 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘for fiscal 
years 2009 through 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘from the 
amount made available under subsection (b)(1) for 
each fiscal year’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘such sums 
as are necessary for fiscal years 2009 through 2014’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$13,600,000 for each of fiscal years 
2019 through 2024’’. 
PART C—GENERAL EDUCATION PROVISIONS ACT 
SEC. 921. RELEASE OF EDUCATION RECORDS TO FACILI-
TATE THE AWARD OF A RECOGNIZED POST-
SECONDARY CREDENTIAL. 
Section 444(b) of the General Education Provisions 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (K)(ii), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; and 
(B) in subparagraph (L), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(2) by inserting after subparagraph (L) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(M) an institution of postsecondary education 
in which the student was previously enrolled, to 
which records of postsecondary coursework and credits 
are sent for the purpose of applying such coursework 
and credits toward completion of a recognized postsec-
ondary credential (as that term is defined in section 
3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3102)), upon condition that the student 
provides written consent prior to receiving such cre-
dential.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 413 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4508 
[Report No. 115–550] 
A BILL 
To support students in completing an affordable 
postsecondary education that will prepare them 
to enter the workforce with the skills they need 
for lifelong success. 
FEBRUARY 8, 2018 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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