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Union Calendar No. 421 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6472 
[Report No. 119–495] 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for in-state tuition 
rates for certain residents of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the United States Virgin Islands, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 4, 2025 
Mr. MOYLAN
(for himself, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Ms. KING-HINDS, Mr. 
HERNA´NDEZ, and Ms. PLASKETT) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce 
FEBRUARY 11, 2026 
Additional sponsor: Mr. CARBAJAL 
FEBRUARY 11, 2026 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on December 4, 2025] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide 
for in-state tuition rates for certain residents of Guam, 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
American Samoa, and the United States Virgin Islands, 
and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Territorial Student Ac-
cess to Higher Education Act’’. 
SECTION 2. IN-STATE TUITION FOR CERTAIN RESIDENTS 
OF GUAM, THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE 
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, AMERICAN 
SAMOA, AND THE UNITED STATES VIRGIN IS-
LANDS. 
(a) IN-STATE TUITION RATES.—Part C of title I of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1015 et seq.) 
is amended by inserting after section 135 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 135A. IN-STATE TUITION RATES FOR CERTAIN RESI-
DENTS OF GUAM, THE COMMONWEALTH OF 
THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, AMER-
ICAN SAMOA, AND THE UNITED STATES VIR-
GIN ISLANDS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A public institution of higher edu-
cation that receives assistance under this Act shall not 
charge a covered individual tuition or fees for attendance 
at such institution at a rate that is greater than the rate 
charged for residents of the State in which such institution 
is located. 
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‘‘(b) COVERED INDIVIDUAL.—In this section, the term 
‘covered individual’ means an individual who— 
‘‘(1) is a resident of Guam, the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, 
or the United States Virgin Islands; and 
‘‘(2) is a national of the United States (as such 
term is defined in section 101(a) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a))).’’. 
(b) PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT.—Section 
487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(30) The institution will comply with the re-
quirements of section 135A, as applicable.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 421 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6472 
[Report No. 119–495] 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 
provide for in-state tuition rates for certain resi-
dents of Guam, the Commonwealth of the North-
ern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the 
United States Virgin Islands, and for other pur-
poses. 
FEBRUARY 11, 2026 
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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