Native American Education Equity Act of 2003 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to establish a program that provides grants and related assistance to certain institutions of higher education (IHEs) serving Native Americans.
Makes an IHE eligible for such program if it: (1) is eligible under HEA title III part A general provisions for aid for Strengthening Institutions, but is not eligible for certain programs for American Indian tribally controlled colleges and universities or for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions; and (2) has an undergraduate enrollment that is at least 15 percent students who are members of Indian tribes (or of Alaska Native villages or regional or village corporations).
Sets forth examples of authorized activities to which grants may be applied such as: (1) buying, renting, or leasing scientific equipment for educational purposes; (2) renovating and improving classrooms and libraries; (3) supporting faculty exchanges and faculty fellowships; (4) funds and administrative management; and (5) academic tutoring and counseling programs.
Directs the Secretary of Education to create a streamlined format enabling qualified institutions to apply for assistance.
[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2484 Introduced in House (IH)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2484
To establish a program to provide assistance to institutions of higher
education serving members of Indian tribes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 16, 2003
Mr. McIntyre introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
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A BILL
To establish a program to provide assistance to institutions of higher
education serving members of Indian tribes.
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 ``Native American Education Equity Act
of 2003''.
SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
Part A of title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended
by inserting after section 317 (20 U.S.C. 1059d) the following new
section:
``SEC. 318. NATIVE AMERICAN-SERVING INSTITUTIONS.
``(a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary shall provide grants and
related assistance to Native American-serving institutions to enable
such institutions to improve and expand their capacity to serve the
members of Indian tribes.
``(b) Definitions.--For the purpose of this section--
``(1) the term `Indian tribe' means any Indian tribe, band,
nation, or other organized group or community, including any
Alaskan Native village or regional or village corporation as
defined in or established pursuant to the Alaskan Native Claims
Settlement Act, which is recognized as eligible for the special
programs and services provided by the United States to Indians
because of their status as Indians, or which is recognized as
an Indian tribe by law by any State or the District of
Columbia;
``(2) the term `Native American-serving institution' means
an institution of higher education that--
``(A) is an eligible institution under section
312(b);
``(B) is not an eligible institution for purposes
of section 316 or 317; and
``(C) at the time of application, has an enrollment
of undergraduate students that is at least 15 percent
students who are members of one or more Indian tribes.
``(c) Authorized Activities.--
``(1) Types of activities authorized.--Grants awarded under
this section shall be used by Native American-serving
institutions to assist such institutions to plan, develop,
undertake, and carry out activities to improve and expand such
institutions' capacity to serve members of one or more Indian
tribes.
``(2) Examples of authorized activities.--Such programs may
include--
``(A) purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or
laboratory equipment for educational purposes,
including instructional and research purposes;
``(B) renovation and improvement in classroom,
library, laboratory, and other instructional
facilities;
``(C) support of faculty exchanges, and faculty
development and faculty fellowships to assist in
attaining advanced degrees in the faculty's field of
instruction;
``(D) curriculum development and academic
instruction;
``(E) purchase of library books, periodicals,
microfilm, and other educational materials;
``(F) funds and administrative management, and
acquisition of equipment for use in strengthening funds
management;
``(G) joint use of facilities such as laboratories
and libraries; and
``(H) academic tutoring and counseling programs and
student support services.
``(d) Application Process.--
``(1) Institutional eligibility.--Each Native American-
serving institution desiring to receive assistance under this
section shall submit to the Secretary such enrollment data as
may be necessary to demonstrate that the institution is a
Native American-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 a Native American-serving institution may
submit an application for assistance under this section to the
Secretary. The Secretary shall, to the extent possible,
prescribe a simplified and streamlined format for such
applications that takes into account the limited number of
institutions that are eligible for assistance under this
section. Such application shall include--
``(A) a 5-year plan for improving the assistance
provided by the Native American-serving institution to
students who are members of one or more Indian tribes;
and
``(B) such other information and assurance as the
Secretary may require.
``(3) Special rules.--
``(A) Eligibility.--No Native American-serving
institution that receives funds under this section
shall concurrently 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 receive funds under
this section.
``(C) Distribution.--In awarding grants under this
section, the Secretary shall, to the extent possible
and consistent with the competitive process under which
such grants are awarded, ensure maximum and equitable
distribution among all eligible institutions.''.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 399(a)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1068h(a)(1)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``section 316'' and
inserting ``sections 316, 317, and 318''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(D) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
section 318, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and such sums as
may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
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