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20 U.S.C. 1059c: American Indian tribally controlled colleges and universities

Created in 1992 by Public Law 89-329. Changed by 5 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

38 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 6 U.S.C. 592, 7 U.S.C. 1926, 7 U.S.C. 7518, 15 U.S.C. 278k, 15 U.S.C. 3704.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2009

    • Pub. L. 111–39, §301(1)(A), substituted "Tribal" for "Indian Tribal". Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 111–39, §301(1)(B)(i), (ii), substituted "the Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities Assistance Act of 1978" for "the Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978". Law text · (b), (2)
    • Pub. L. 111–39, §301(1)(B)(iii), substituted "the Navajo Community College Act" for "the Navajo Community College Assistance Act of 1978". Law text · (b)

    2008

    • Pub. L. 110–315, §303(1), added par. (3) and struck out former par. (3). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The term 'Tribal College or University' has the meaning give the term 'tribally controlled college or university' in section 1801 of title 25, and includes an institut… (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §303(2)(A), added subpar. (B) and struck out former subpar. (B) which read as follows: "construction, maintenance, renovation, and improvement in classrooms, libraries, laboratories, and other instructional facilities, including purchase or rental of telecommunic… (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §303(2)(B), inserted "or in tribal governance or tribal public policy" before semicolon at end. (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §303(2)(C), inserted "and instruction in tribal governance or tribal public policy" before semicolon at end. (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §303(2)(D)–(H), added subpars. (G) and (M), redesignated former subpars. (G), (H), (I), (J), (K), and (L) as subpars. (H), (I), (J), (K), (L), and (N), respectively, and in subpar. (N)(i) substituted "subparagraphs (A) through (M)" for "subparagraphs (A) t… (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 110–315, §303(3), added subsec. (d) and struck out former subsec. (d) which related to the application process for assistance under this section. (Higher Education Opportunity Act) Law text · (d)

    2000

    • Pub. L. 106–211, §1(a), inserted after first sentence "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." Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 106–211, §1(b)(1), added par. (3) and struck out heading and text of former par. (3). Text read as follows: "For the purposes of this part, no Tribal College or University that is eligible for and receives funds under this section may concurrently receive other funds under t… Law text · (d)

    1998

    • Pub. L. 105–244 amended section catchline and text generally. Prior to amendment, text consisted of subsecs. (a) to (e) authorizing grants and related assistance to Hispanic-serving institutions to enable such institutions to improve and expand their capacity to serve Hispanic and other low-income … (Higher Education Amendments of 1998) Law text

    1993

    • Pub. L. 103–208 substituted "(2) Examples of authorized activities.—Such programs may include—" for "Such programs may include—". · (c)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.