Parity for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Students in Agriculture Act

Bill: 118-s-2903
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2023-09-21
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians

Education programs funding

Higher education

Indian social and development programs

Minority education
Latest action: action_date: 2023-09-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-09-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Parity for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Students in Agriculture Act</strong></p><p>This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 competitive education grants to Alaska Native-serving institutions of higher education (IHEs) and Native Hawaiian-serving IHEs. Additionally, the bill extends the grant period to three years. &nbsp;</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2903 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 21, 2023 Ms. Hirono (for herself, Mr. Sullivan , Mr. Schatz , and Ms. Murkowski ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to extend education grant programs for Alaska Native serving institutions and Native Hawaiian serving institutions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Parity for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Students in Agriculture Act . 2. Education grants to Alaska Native serving institutions and Native Hawaiian serving institutions Section 1419B of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3156 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: (3) Grant period A grant made under this subsection shall be for a period of not more than 3 years. ; and (C) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by striking $10,000,000 in fiscal years 2001 through 2023 and inserting $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2023 and $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028 ; and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: (3) Grant period A grant made under this subsection shall be for a period of not more than 3 years. ; and (C) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by striking $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2023 and inserting $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2023 and $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028 .