Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Amendments of 1986
PL 99-428 (S.2095), enacted 09/30/1986

100 STAT. 982 
PUBLIC LAW 99-428—SEPT. 30, 1986 
Public Law 99-428 
99th Congress 
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An Act 
Sept. 30, 1986 
[S. 2095] 
Tribally 
Controlled 
Community 
College 
Assistance 
Amendments of 
1986. 
Education. 
Indians. 
25 u s e 1801 
note. 
To reauthorize the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978 
and the Navajo Community College Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the "Tribally Controlled Community 
College Assistance Amendments of 1986". 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) GRANT PROGRAMS.—Subsection (a) of section 110 of the Tribally 
Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 
1810(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking out "1985,1986, and 1987" in paragraph (1) and 
inserting in lieu thereof "1987, 1988, 1989, and 1990", and 
(2) by striking out "such fiscal years" in paragraphs (2) and (3) 
and inserting in lieu thereof "the fiscal years 1987, 1988, 1989, 
and 1990". 
(b) ENDOWMENT PROGRAM.—Section 306 of the Tribally (Dontrolled 
Community College Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1836) is 
amended by striking out "1985,1986, and 1987" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "1987,1988,1989, and 1990". 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) SATISFACTORY PROGRESS.—Subsection (a) of section 2 of the 
Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978 (25 
U.S.C. 1801(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (6), 
(2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (7) and 
inserting in lieu thereof ; and", and 
(3) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: 
"(8) 'satisfactory progress toward a degree or certificate' has 
the meaning given to such term by the institution at which the 
student is enrolled.". 
(b) INDIAN STUDENT COUNT.—Subsection (b) of section 2 of the 
Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978 (25 
U.S.C. 1801(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking out ", in accordance with the standards and 
practices of the appropriate accrediting agency or the institu-
tion at which the student is in attendance," in paragraph (5), 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs 
(4), (5), and (6), respectively, and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
paragraph: 
"(3) Credits earned by any student who has not obtained a high 
school degree or its equivalent shall be counted toward the computa-
tion of the Indian student count if the institution at which the 
student is in attendance has established criteria for the admission of 
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such student on the basis of the student's ability to benefit from the 
education or training offered. The institution shall be presumed to 
have established such criteria if the admission procedures for such 
studies include counseling or testing that mesisures the student's 
aptitude to successfully complete the course in which the student 
has enrolled. No credits earned by such student for purposes of 
obtaining a high school degree or its equivalent shall be counted 
toward the computation of the Indian student count.". 
SEC. 
4
. 
OPERATION 
AND 
IMPROVEMENT 
GRANTS. 
Paragraph (2) of section 108(a) of the Tribally Controlled Commu-
nity College Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1808(a)(2)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
"(2) $5,820,". 
SEC. 5. CONTRACTS UNDER INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDU-
CATION ASSISTANCE ACT. 
Subsection (h) of section 109 of the Tribally Controlled Community 
College Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 18090?)) is amended by 
adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: 
"(3) No tribally controlled community college for which a tribe has 
designated a portion of the funds appropriated for the tribe from 
funds appropriated under the Act of November 2,1921 (42 Stat. 208; 
25 U.S.C. 13) may be denied a contract for such portion under the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
450 et seq.) (except as provided in that Act), or denied appropriate 
contract support to administer such portion of the appropriated 
funds.". 
SEC. 6. REPORT ON FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 112 of the Tribally Controlled Commu-
nity College Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1812) is amended— 
(1) by striking out "Administrator of General Services" each 
place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "Secretary", and 
(2) by striking out "enactment of this subsection" in subsec-
tion (a) and inserting in lieu thereof "enactment of the Tribally 
Controlled Community College Assistance Amendments of 
1986". 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 113(a) of the Tribally Con-
trolled Community College Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1813(a)) 
is amended by striking out "Administrator of General Services" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "Secretary". 
SEC. 7. NAVAJO COMMUNITY COLLEGE. 
Section 5 of the Navajo Community College Act (25 U.S.C. 640c-l) 
is amended— 
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(1) by striking out "the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1984, 
and for the three succeeding fiscal years" in subsection (a)(1) 
and inserting in lieu thereof "each of the fiscal years 1987,1988, 
1989, and 1990", and 
(2) by striking out "for any fiscal year" in subsection (b)(1) and 
inserting in lieu thereof "for each fiscal year". 
Approved September 30, 1986. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2095: 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 99-324 (Select Comm. on Indian Affairs). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 132 (1986): 
June 25, considered and passed Senate. 
Sept. 16, considered and passed House.