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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 333
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize grants for institu-
tions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2003
Mr. WU (for himself, Mr. HONDA, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. 
ABERCROMBIE, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. WAT-
SON, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. LOFGREN, 
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. WYNN, 
and Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize 
grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian 
Americans and Pacific Islanders.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ASSISTANCE TO ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC 
ISLANDER SERVING INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Part A of title III of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 317 (20 U.S.C. 1059d) the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 318. ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER SERV-
ING INSTITUTIONS. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary shall 
provide grants and related assistance to Asian American 
and Pacific Islander-serving institutions to enable such in-
stitutions to improve and expand their capacity to serve 
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For the purpose of this sec-
tion—
‘‘(1) the term ‘Asian American‘ has the mean-
ing given the term Asian in the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget’s Standards for Maintaining, Col-
lecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and 
Ethnicity as published on October 30, 1997 (62 
Fed. Reg. 58789); 
‘‘(2) the term ‘Pacific Islander’ has the mean-
ing given the term ‘Native Hawaiian’ or ‘Other Pa-
cific Islander’ in such Standards for Maintaining, 
Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race 
and Ethnicity; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘Asian American and Pacific Is-
lander-serving institution’ means an institution of 
higher education that—
‘‘(A) is an eligible institution under section 
312(b); and
‘‘(B) at the time of application, has an en-
rollment of undergraduate students that is at 
least 10 percent Asian American and Pacific Is-
lander students; and 
‘‘(4) the term ‘low-income individual’ means an 
individual from a family whose taxable income for 
the preceding year did not exceed 150 percent of an 
amount equal to the poverty level determined by 
using criteria of poverty established by the Bureau 
of the Census. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—
‘‘(1) TYPES
OF
ACTIVITIES
AUTHORIZED.—
Grants awarded under this section shall be used by 
Asian American and Pacific Islander-serving institu-
tions to assist such institutions to plan, develop, un-
dertake, and carry out activities to improve and ex-
pand such institutions’ capacity to serve Asian 
Americans and Pacific Islanders. 
‘‘(2) EXAMPLES OF AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—
Such programs may include—
‘‘(A) purchase, rental, or lease of scientific 
or laboratory equipment for educational pur-
poses, including instructional and research pur-
poses;
‘‘(B) renovation and improvement in class-
room, library, laboratory, and other instruc-
tional facilities; 
‘‘(C) support of faculty exchanges, and fac-
ulty development and faculty fellowships to as-
sist in attaining advanced degrees in the fac-
ulty’s field of instruction; 
‘‘(D) curriculum development and aca-
demic instruction; 
‘‘(E) purchase of library books, periodicals, 
microfilm, and other educational materials; 
‘‘(F) funds and administrative manage-
ment, and acquisition of equipment for use in 
strengthening funds management; 
‘‘(G) joint use of facilities such as labora-
tories and libraries; 
‘‘(H) academic tutoring and counseling 
programs and student support services; 
‘‘(I) establishing community outreach pro-
grams that will encourage elementary school 
and secondary school students to develop the 
academic skills and the interest to pursue post-
secondary education; 
‘‘(J) establishing or improving an endow-
ment fund;
‘‘(K) academic instruction in disciplines in 
which Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders 
are under-represented; 
‘‘(L) conducting research and data collec-
tion for Asian American and Pacific Islander 
populations and sub-populations; and 
‘‘(M) establishing partnerships with com-
munity based organizations serving Asian 
Americans and Pacific Islanders. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION PROCESS.—
‘‘(1) INSTITUTIONAL ELIGIBILITY.—Each Asian 
American and Pacific Islander-serving institution de-
siring to receive assistance under this section shall 
submit to the Secretary such enrollment data as 
may be necessary to demonstrate that the institution 
is an Asian American and Pacific Islander-serving 
institution as defined in subsection (b), along with 
such other information and data as the Secretary 
may by regulation require. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATIONS.—Any institution which is 
determined by the Secretary to be an Asian Amer-
ican and Pacific Islander-serving institution may 
submit an application for assistance under this sec-
tion to the Secretary. Such application shall in-
clude—
‘‘(A) a 5–year plan for improving the as-
sistance provided by the Asian American and 
Pacific Islander-serving institution to Asian 
American and Pacific Islander students; and 
‘‘(B) such other information and assurance 
as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULES.—
‘‘(A) ELIGIBILITY.—No Asian American 
and Pacific Islander-serving institution that re-
ceives funds under this section shall concur-
rently receive funds under other provisions of 
this part or part B. 
‘‘(B) EXEMPTION.—Section 313(d) shall 
not apply to institutions that are eligible to re-
ceive funds under this section. 
‘‘(C) DISTRIBUTION.—In awarding grants 
under this section, the Secretary shall—
‘‘(i) to the extent possible and con-
sistent with the competitive process under 
which such grants are awarded, ensure 
maximum 
and 
equitable 
distribution 
among all eligible institutions; and 
‘‘(ii) give priority consideration to in-
stitutions that serve a significant percent-
age of Asian American and Pacific Is-
lander students who are low-income indi-
viduals.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
399(a)(1) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1068h(a)(1)) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out section 318, $30,000,000 
for fiscal year 2004 and such sums as may be 
necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
years.’’.
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