I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4098 
To amend title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to strengthen 
minority-serving institutions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2015 
Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for herself and Mr. ROYCE) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
to strengthen minority-serving institutions. 
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 ‘‘Minority-Serving Insti-
tution Fairness Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN-SERVING 
INSTITUTIONS. 
Section 317(d)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059d(d)(3)) is amended by striking sub-
paragraph (A) and inserting the following: 
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‘‘(A) CONCURRENT
FUNDING.—No Alas-
kan Native-serving institution or Native Hawai-
ian-serving institution that receives funds under 
this section shall concurrently receive funds 
under section 316 or 318, or part B.’’. 
SEC. 3. NATIVE AMERICAN-SERVING, NONTRIBAL INSTITU-
TIONS. 
Section 319(d)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059f(d)(3)) is amended by striking sub-
paragraph (A) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) CONCURRENT FUNDING.—No Native 
American-serving, nontribal institution that re-
ceives funds under this section shall concur-
rently receive funds under section 316 or 318, 
or part B.’’. 
SEC. 4. ASIAN AMERICAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN PACIFIC 
ISLANDER-SERVING INSTITUTIONS. 
Section 320(d)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059g(d)(3)) is amended by striking sub-
paragraph (A) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) CONCURRENT FUNDING.—No Asian 
American and Native American Pacific Is-
lander-serving institution that receives funds 
under this section shall concurrently receive 
funds under section 316 or 318, or part B.’’. 
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SEC. 5. HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS. 
Section 505 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1101d) is amended by striking ‘‘part A’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 316, section 318,’’. 
SEC. 6. LIMITATIONS ON CONCURRENT RECEIPT OF PRO-
GRAM FUNDS. 
(a) LIMITATIONS ON CONCURRENT RECEIPT OF PRO-
GRAM FUNDS.—Part A of title III of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1057 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 321. LIMITATION ON CONCURRENT RECEIPT OF PRO-
GRAM FUNDS. 
‘‘Subject to the availability of applications, not less 
than 35 percent of the funding awarded under each of sec-
tion 317, 319, or 320, or part A of title V, for a fiscal 
year, shall be awarded to institutions that are not eligible 
for funds concurrently under more than one program 
under section 317, 319, or 320, or part A of title V, for 
such fiscal year.’’. 
(b) INVESTMENT
IN HISTORICALLY BLACK COL-
LEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER MINORITY-SERV-
ING INSTITUTIONS.—Section 371 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(d) LIMITATIONS
ON CONCURRENT RECEIPT
OF 
PROGRAM FUNDS.—An eligible institution described in 
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paragraph (2), (4), (6), or (7) of subsection (a) may re-
ceive more than one grant under this section for a fiscal 
year, if, subject to availability of applications, not less 
than 35 percent of the funding awarded under this section 
to institutions described in each of such paragraphs is 
awarded to institutions that are not eligible for funds con-
currently under more than one program under this section 
for such fiscal year.’’. 
(c) DURATION OF GRANT.—Section 313(b) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘a section under’’ after 
‘‘awarding grants under’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘the same section under’’ after 
‘‘receiving a grant under’’. 
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