To facilitate economic growth and development and to promote Tribal sovereignty, by encouraging a dramatic increase in the number of individuals with higher education degrees working within and for Indian Country.
Indian Country Educational Empowerment Zone Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a program of repaying the student loans of any borrower with a bachelor's or graduate degree who obtains employment in Indian country.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1065-1066)
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
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