,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ajhi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #be1 #bjae   
,mr4 ,tipton 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1  
,mr4 ,c(fman1 ,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4 ,cony]s1 
,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,ms4       
,mi*elle ,lujan ,gri%am ( ,new ,mexico1 
,mr4 ,mull91 ,mr4 ,takai1 ,mr4 ,takano1 
& ,mr4 ,"y ( ,alaska7 introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,education & ! ,work=ce1 & 9 addition to
 ! ,committee on ,appropriations1 = a   
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to help 
fulfill ! ,f$]al m&ate to provide high] 
educational opportunities = ,native     
,am]ican ,indians4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,native ,am]ican  
,indian ,education ,act4  #b4 ,purpose  
,x is ! purpose ( ?is ,act to ensure t  
,f$]al fund+ is provid$ to support &    
su/a9 ! long/&+ ,f$]al m&ate requir+    
colleges & ,/ates to waive1 9 c]ta9     

circum/ances1 tuition *>ges = ,native   
,am]ican ,indian /ud5ts !y admit to an  
und]graduate college program1 includ+ ! 
waiv] ( tuition *>ges = ,indian /ud5ts  
:o are n resid5ts ( ! ,/ate 9 :i* !     
college is locat$4  #c4 ,f9d+s ,congress
 f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,native            
,am]ican-s]v+ nontribal college         
in/itutions h a valuable supplem5tal    
role to t provid$ by tribally controll$ 
community colleges 9 mak+ available     
educational opportunities to ,native    
,am]ican ,indian /ud5ts4  7#b7 ,"s      
f\r-ye> ,native ,am]ican-s]v+ nontribal 
college in/itutions provide tuition-free
 education1 ) ! support ( ! ,/ate 9 :i* 
!y are locat$1 z m&at$ by ,f$]al /atute1
 to hundr$s ( ,native ,am]ican ,indian  
/ud5ts 9 fulfillm5t ( a condition "u :i*
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates provid$ l& & facilities
 = su* colleges to a ,/ate or college4  
7#c7 ,! value ( ! ,native /ud5t tuition 
waiv] b5efits contribut$ by ^! colleges 
& ! ,/ates :i* support !m today f>      
exce$s ! value ( ! orig9al grant ( l& & 

facilities4  7#d7 ,! ongo+ f9ancial     
burd5 ( meet+ ?is ,f$]al m&ate to       
provide tuition-free education to       
,indian /ud5ts is no long] equitably %>$
 among ! ,/ates & colleges because x    
does n di/+ui% betwe5 ,indian /ud5ts :o 
are resid5ts ( ! ,/ate or ( ano!r ,/ate4
  7#e7 ,native /ud5t tuition waiv]      
b5efits are n[ at risk ( be+ t]m9at$ by 
sev]e budget con/ra9ts be+ exp]i5c$ by  
^! colleges & ! ,/ates :i* support !m4  
#d4 ,/ate relief f ,f$]al m&ate  7a7    
,am\nt ( paym5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject 
to p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c71 = fiscal ye>  
#bjaf & ea* succe$+ fiscal ye>1 !       
,secret>y ( ,education %all pay to any  
eligible college an am\nt equal to !    
*>ges = tuition = all ,indian /ud5ts :o 
are n resid5ts ( ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! college
 is locat$ & :o are enroll$ 9 ! college 
= ! academic ye> end+ be=e ! beg9n+ (   
su* fiscal ye>4  7#b7 ,eligible colleges
 ,= purposes ( ?is section1 an eligible 
college is any f\r-ye> ,native          
,am]ican-s]v+ nontribal in/itution (    

high] education :i* provides            
tuition-free education z m&at$ by ,f$]al
 /atute1 ) ! support ( ! ,/ate 9 :i* x  
is locat$1 to ,native ,am]ican ,indian  
/ud5ts 9 fulfillm5t ( a condition "u :i*
 ! college or ,/ate receiv$ its orig9al 
grant ( l& & facilities f ! ,unit$      
,/ates4  7#c7 ,limitation ,! am\nt paid 
to any college = ea* fiscal ye> "u      
p>agraph 7#a7 may n exce$ ! l[] ( !     
foll[+ am\nts3 7,a7 ,! am\nt equal to ! 
*>ges = tuition = all ,indian /ud5ts ( t
 college :o 7 n resid5ts ( ! ,/ate 9 :i*
 ! college is locat$ & :o 7 enroll$ 9 ! 
college = academic ye> #bjad-bjae4  7,b7
 #ae1jjj1jjj4  7b7 ,treatm5t ( paym5t   
,any am\nts receiv$ by a college "u ?is 
section %all be treat$ z a reimbursem5t 
f ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! college is locat$1 &  
%all be consid]$ z provid$ 9 fulfillm5t 
( any ,f$]al m&ate ^u ! ,/ate to admit  
,indian /ud5ts free ( *>ge ( tuition4   
7c7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act
 %all be con/ru$ to relieve any ,/ate f 
any m&ate x may h "u ,f$]al law to      

reimburse a college = ea* academic ye>--
 7#a7 ) respect to ,indian /ud5ts       
enroll$ 9 ! college :o are n resid5ts ( 
! ,/ate 9 :i* ! college is locat$1 any  
am\nt ( *>ges = tuition = su* /ud5ts t  
exce$s ! am\nt receiv$ "u ?is section = 
su* academic ye>2 &  7#b7 ) respect to  
,indian /ud5ts enroll$ 9 ! college :o   
are resid5ts ( ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! college  
is locat$1 an am\nt equal to ! *>ges =  
tuition = su* /ud5ts = su* academic ye>4
  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m 
,indian /ud5ts includes ref]5ce to ! t]m
 ,indian pupils z t t]m has be5 utiliz$ 
9 ,f$]al /atutes impos+ a m&ate ^u any  
college or ,/ate to provide tuition-free
 education to ,native ,am]ican ,indian  
/ud5ts 9 fulfillm5t ( a condition "u :i*
 x receiv$ its orig9al grant ( l& &     
facilities f ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7e7      
,fund+ ,!re are au?oriz$ to be          
appropriat$ su* sums z may be necess>y  
to c>ry out ?is section4  #e4 ,(fset    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision 
( law1 ( all available unobligat$ funds1

 #ae1jjj1jjj 9 appropriat$ discretion>y 
funds are h]eby resc9d$4  7b7           
,implem5tation ,! ,director ( ! ,(fice (
 ,managem5t & ,budget %all det]m9e &    
id5tify f :i* appropriation acc\nts !   
rescission "u subsection 7a7 %all apply 
& ! am\nt ( su* rescission t %all apply 
to ea* su* acc\nt4 ,n lat] ?an #fj days 
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &     
,budget %all submit a report to !       
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury & ,congress ( ! 
acc\nts & am\nts det]m9$ & id5tifi$ =   
rescission "u ! prec$+ s5t5ce4  7c7     
,exception ,?is section %all n apply to 
! unobligat$ funds (--  7#a7 ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ! ,int]ior = ! po/second>y education 
( ,native ,am]ican ,indian /ud5ts2  7#b7
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se2  7#c7 !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs2 or  7#d7 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education4