,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ffj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ae1 #bjag,mr4    
,g>dn] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,b5net7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,high] ,education 
,act ( #aife 9 ord] to 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 = ,native ,am]ican ,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      
#d-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       
,native ,am]ican ,indian /ud5ts is no   
long] equitably %>$ among ! ,/ates &    
colleges because ! m&ate does n di/+ui% 
betwe5 su* /ud5ts :o are resid5ts ( !   

,/ate or :o are resid5ts ( 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$]al high] education  
m&ate  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,"p ,a ( title ,,iii
 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ajeg et seq47 is am5d$ by   
ins]t+ aft] section #cai ! foll[+3      
#cai;,a4 ,/ate relief f ,f$]al high]    
education m&ate  7a7 ,am\nt ( paym5t ,= 
fiscal ye> #bjah & ea* succe$+ fiscal   
ye> ?r\gh fiscal ye> #bjbb1 ! ,secret>y 
may pay to any eligible college an am\nt
 t equals ! *>ges = tuition waiv$ by !  
college 7z describ$ 9 subsection        
7e77#a77 = ! academic ye> end+ be=e !   
beg9n+ ( su* fiscal ye> = ,native       
,am]ican ,indian /ud5ts :o 7 enroll$ 9 !
 college = su* academic ye> & :o 7 n    
resid5ts ( ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! college is   
locat$ dur+ su* academic ye>4  7b7      
,treatm5t ( paym5t ,any am\nts receiv$  
by an eligible college "u subsection 7a7

 %all be treat$ z a reimbursem5t f !    
,/ate 9 :i* ! college is locat$1 :i* is 
provid$ 9 fulfillm5t ( any ,f$]al m&ate 
^u ! ,/ate to waive *>ges = tuition =   
,native ,am]ican ,indian /ud5ts4  7c7   
,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section 
%all be con/ru$ to relieve any ,/ate f  
any m&ate ! ,/ate may h "u ,f$]al law to
 reimburse an eligible college = an     
academic ye>--  7#a7 ) respect to       
,native ,am]ican ,indian /ud5ts enroll$ 
9 ! college :o are n resid5ts ( ! ,/ate 
9 :i* ! college is locat$1 any am\nt (  
*>ges = tuition waiv$ by ! college = su*
 /ud5ts t exce$s ! am\nt receiv$ by !   
college "u subsection 7a7 = su* academic
 ye>2 &  7#b7 ) respect to ,native      
,am]ican ,indian /ud5ts enroll$ 9 !     
college :o are resid5ts ( ! ,/ate 9 :i* 
! college is locat$1 an am\nt equal to !
 *>ges = tuition waiv$ by ! college =   
su* /ud5ts = su* academic ye>4  7d7     
,applicability  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!        
provisions ( any o!r section ( ?is "p or
 "p ,g %all n apply ) respect to funds  

paid "u ?is section4  7#b7 ,no effect on
 eligibility ,funds receiv$ by a ,native
 ,am]ican-s]v+1 nontribal in/itution "u 
?is section %all n be tak5 into acc\nt =
 purposes ( section #cai7;d77#c77;,a74  
7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,eligible college ,! t]m eligible       
college means any #d-ye> ,native        
,am]ican-s]v+1 nontribal in/itution t   
waives ! *>ges = tuition z m&at$ by     
,f$]al /atute1 ) ! support ( ! ,/ate 9  
:i* ! in/itution is locat$1 = ,native   
,am]ican ,indian /ud5ts 9 fulfillm5t ( a
 condition "u :i* ! in/itution or ,/ate 
receiv$ its orig9al grant ( l& &        
facilities f ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7     
,native ,am]ican ,indian /ud5ts ,! t]m  
,native ,am]ican ,indian /ud5ts includes
 ref]5ce to ! t]m ,indian pupils z t t]m
 has be5 utiliz$ 9 ,f$]al /atutes impos+
 a m&ate ^u any eligible college or     
,/ate to waive *>ges = tuition = ,native
 ,am]ican ,indian /ud5ts 9 fulfillm5t ( 
a condition "u :i* ! college or ,/ate   
receiv$ its orig9al grant ( l& &        

facilities f ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#c7     
,native ,am]ican-s]v+1 nontribal        
in/itution ,! t]m ,native ,am]ican-s]v+1
 nontribal in/itution has ! mean+ giv5 !
 t]m 9 section #cai7;b74  7f7           
,supplem5t1 n supplant ,funds "u ?is    
section %all be us$ to supplem5t1 n     
supplant1 any ,f$]al or non-,f$]al funds
 t w\ld o!rwise be us$ = ,indian        
education programs4  4  7b7             
,au?orization ,section #cii7;a77#a7 ( ! 
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajfh;h7a77#a77 is am5d$--    
7#a7 by r$esignat+ subp>agraph 7,f7 z   
subp>agraph 7,g72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]
 subp>agraph 7,e7 ! foll[+3  7,f7 ,!re  
are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry  
out section #cai;,a1 #ag1djj1jjj = ea* (
 fiscal ye>s #bjah ?r\gh #bjbb4  4