I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 761 
To expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-Serving 
Institutions, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 10, 2005 
Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. 
ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. BERMAN, Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico, Mr. VAN 
HOLLEN, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. FILNER, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. SCHIFF, 
Mr. RANGEL, Mrs. MCCARTHY, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode 
Island, Mr. OWENS, Ms. LEE, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. KUCINICH, Ms. ROY-
BAL-ALLARD, Ms. WATSON, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mrs. 
NAPOLITANO, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. GUTIERREZ, 
Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. CARDOZA, Ms. MCCOLLUM of 
Minnesota, Mr. REYES, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. 
PALLONE, Mr. FORTUN˜O, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. 
HASTINGS of Florida, Ms. WATERS, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. 
WEXLER, Mr. NADLER, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. RUSH, Mr. 
HOLT, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. BACA, 
Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, 
Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. HOYER, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. 
WU, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. CASE, Mr. 
SALAZAR, Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. 
ABERCROMBIE, Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. 
TIBERI, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. DAVIS of Florida, 
Mrs. CAPPS, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. BISHOP of New 
York, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mr. FARR, Mr. BONILLA, and Mr. MORAN 
of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at 
Hispanic-Serving Institutions, 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 ‘‘Next Generation His-
panic-Serving Institutions Act’’. 
TITLE I—GRADUATE OPPORTU-
NITIES AT HISPANIC-SERVING 
INSTITUTIONS 
SEC. 101. POSTBACCALAUREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIS-
PANIC AMERICANS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—Title V of the 
Higher Education Act is amended— 
(1) by redesignating part B as part C; 
(2) by redesignating section 511 through 518 
as sections 521 through 528, respectively; and 
(3) inserting after section 505 (20 U.S.C. 
1101d) the following new part: 
‘‘PART B—PROMOTING POSTBACCALAUREATE 
OPPORTUNITIES FOR HISPANIC AMERICANS 
‘‘SEC. 511. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 
‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
‘‘(1) According to the United States Census, by 
the year 2050 one in four Americans will be of His-
panic origin.
‘‘(2) Despite the dramatic increase in the His-
panic population in the United States, the National 
Center for Education Statistics reported that in 
1999, Hispanics accounted for only 4 percent of the 
master’s degrees, 3 percent of the doctor’s degrees, 
and 5 percent of first-professional degrees awarded 
in the United States. 
‘‘(3) Although Hispanics constitute 10 percent 
of the college enrollment in the United States, they 
comprise 3 only percent of instructional faculty in 
college and universities. 
‘‘(4) The future capacity for research and ad-
vanced study in the United States will require in-
creasing 
the 
number 
of 
Hispanics 
pursuing 
postbaccalaureate studies. 
‘‘(5) Hispanic-serving institutions are leading 
the nation in increasing the number of Hispanics at-
taining graduate and professional degrees. 
‘‘(6) Among Hispanics who received master’s 
degrees in 1999–2000, 25 percent earned them at 
Hispanic-serving institutions. 
‘‘(7) Between 1991 and 2000–, the number of 
Hispanic students earning master’s degrees at His-
panic-serving institutions grew 136 percent, the 
number receiving doctor’s degrees grew by 85 per-
cent, and the number earning first-professional de-
grees grew by 47 percent. 
‘‘(8) It is in the National interest to expand the 
capacity of Hispanic-serving institutions to offer 
graduate and professional degree programs. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this part are— 
‘‘(1) to expand postbaccalaureate educational 
opportunities for, and improve the academic attain-
ment of, Hispanic students; and 
‘‘(2) 
to 
expand 
and 
enhance 
the 
postbaccalaureate academic offerings, program qual-
ity, that are educating the majority of Hispanic col-
lege students and helping large numbers of Hispanic 
students and other low-income individuals complete 
postsecondary degrees. 
‘‘SEC. 512. PROGRAM AUTHORITY AND ELIGIBILITY. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—Subject to the avail-
ability of funds appropriated to carry out this part, the 
Secretary shall award competitive grants to Hispanic-serv-
ing institutions that offer postbaccalaureate certifications 
or degrees. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—For the purposes of this part, an 
‘eligible institution’ means an institution of higher edu-
cation that—
‘‘(1) is an eligible institution under section 502; 
and 
‘‘(2) offers a postbaccalaureate certificate or de-
gree granting program. 
‘‘SEC. 513. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘Grants awarded under this part shall be used for 
one or more of the following activities: 
‘‘(1) Purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or 
laboratory equipment for educational purposes, in-
cluding instructional and research purposes. 
‘‘(2) Construction, maintenance, renovation, 
and improvement in classroom, library, laboratory, 
and other instructional facilities, including purchase 
or rental of telecommunications technology equip-
ment or services. 
‘‘(3) Purchase of library books, periodicals, 
technical and other scientific journals, microfilm, 
microfiche, and other educational materials, includ-
ing telecommunications program materials. 
‘‘(4) Support for needy postbaccalaureate stu-
dents including outreach, academic support services, 
mentoring, scholarships, fellowships, and other fi-
nancial assistance to permit the enrollment of such 
students in postbaccalaureate certificate and degree 
granting programs.
‘‘(5) Support of faculty exchanges, faculty de-
velopment, faculty research, curriculum development, 
and academic instruction. 
‘‘(6) Creating or improving facilities for Inter-
net or other distance learning academic instruction 
capabilities, including purchase or rental of tele-
communications technology equipment or services. 
‘‘(7) Collaboration with other institutions of 
higher education to expand postbaccalaureate certifi-
cate and degree offerings. 
‘‘(8) Other activities proposed in the application 
submitted pursuant to section 514 that— 
‘‘(A) contribute to carrying out the pur-
poses of this part; and 
‘‘(B) are approved by the Secretary as part 
of the review and acceptance of such applica-
tion. 
‘‘SEC. 514. APPLICATION AND DURATION. 
‘‘(a) APPLICATION.—Any eligible institution may 
apply for a grant under this part by submitting an applica-
tion to the Secretary at such time and in such manner 
as determined by the Secretary. Such application shall 
demonstrate how the grant funds will be used to improve 
postbaccalaureate education opportunities for Hispanic
and low-income students and will lead to greater financial 
independence. 
‘‘(b) DURATION.—Grants under this part shall be 
awarded for a period not to exceed 5 years. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not award 
more than 1 grant under this part in any fiscal year to 
any Hispanic-serving institution.’’. 
(b) COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENTS.—Section 524 of 
such Act (as redesignated by subsection (a)(2)) (20 U.S.C. 
1103c) is amended by inserting ‘‘and section 513’’ after 
‘‘section 503’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—Sub-
section (a) of section 528 of such Act (as redesignated 
by subsection (a)(2)) (20 U.S.C. 1103g) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) PART A.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out part A of this title 
$175,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and such sums as 
may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
years. 
‘‘(2) PART B.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out part B of this title 
$125,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and such sums as
may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
years.’’. 
TITLE 
II—REDUCING 
REGU-
LATORY BARRIERS FOR HIS-
PANIC-SERVING 
INSTITU-
TIONS 
SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 502(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon 
at the end of subparagraph (A); 
(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (B) and inserting a period; and 
(C) by striking subparagraph (C); and 
(2) by striking paragraph (7). 
SEC. 202. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. 
Section 503(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1101b(a)) is amended by striking paragraph 
(7) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(7) Articulation agreements and student sup-
port programs designed to facilitate the transfer 
from two-year to four-year institutions.’’
SEC. 203. ELIMINATION OF WAIT-OUT PERIOD. 
Subsection (a) of section 504 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101c(a)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(a) AWARD PERIOD.—The Secretary may award a 
grant to a Hispanic-serving institution under this title for 
5 years.’’. 
SEC. 204. APPLICATION PRIORITY. 
Section 521(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(as redesignated by section 101(a)(2)) (20 U.S.C. 
1103(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘(from funds other than 
funds provided under this title)’’. 
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