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        H.R.3629

                       One Hundred Sixth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
             the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand


                                 An Act


 
  To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the program for 
 American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities under part A of title 
                                  III.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. APPLICATIONS FOR AND AWARD OF GRANTS.

    (a) Simplification of Applications.--Sections 316(d)(2) and 
317(d)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(d)(2), 
1059d(d)(2)) are each amended by inserting after the first sentence the 
following: ``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.''.
    (b) Special Rules for Awards.--
        (1) Tribal colleges and universities.--Section 316(d) of such 
    Act is further amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
    following:
        ``(3) Special rules.--
            ``(A) Eligibility.--No Tribal College or University 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.''.
        (2) Alaskan native and native hawaiian institutions.--Section 
    317 of such Act is further amended by striking subsection (e) and 
    by inserting at the end of subsection (d) the following new 
    paragraph:
        ``(3) Special rules.--
            ``(A) Eligibility.--No Alaskan Native-serving institution 
        or Native Hawaiian-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.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall be 
effective on the date of the enactment of this Act.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.

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