,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #gei  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ab1 #bjai,mr4    
,g>dn] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,b5net1 ,ms4    
,klobu*>1 ,ms4 ,smi?1 & ,mr4 ,he9ri*7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to help provide relief to   
,/ate education budgets dur+ a recov]+  
economy1 to help fulfill ! ,f$]al m&ate 
to provide high] educational            
opportunities = ,native ,am]ican        
,indians1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,native 
,am]ican ,indian ,education ,act4  #b4  
,f9d+s & purpose  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress  
f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,nontribal colleges 
t s]ve ,native ,am]ican ,indian /ud5ts 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>        
colleges s]ve ,native ,am]ican ,indian  

/ud5ts by provid+ tuition-free          
education1 ) ! support ( ! ,/ate 9 :i* !
 in/itutions 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 = colleges to a 
,/ate or college4  7#c7 ,! value ( !    
,native ,am]ican ,indian /ud5t tuition  
waiv] b5efits contribut$ by ^! colleges 
& ! ,/ates t 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 x does n di/+ui% betwe5
 ,native ,am]ican ,indian /ud5ts :o are 
resid5ts ( ! ,/ate or ( ano!r ,/ate4    
7#e7 ,native ,am]ican ,indian /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  7b7 ,purpose ,x is !   

purpose ( ?is ,act to ensure t ,f$]al   
fund+ is provid$ 9 ord] to relieve      
con/ra9$ ,/ate education budgets & to   
support & su/a9 ! long/&+ ,f$]al m&ate  
requir+ colleges & ,/ates to waive1 9   
c]ta9 circum/ances1 tuition *>ges =     
,native ,am]ican ,indian /ud5ts admitt$ 
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$4  #c4 ,/ate relief f ,f$]al m&ate
 ,"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$]al high] education m&ate   
7a7 ,am\nt ( paym5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al      
,subject to p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c71 f    
am\nts made available "u subsection 7e7 
= fiscal ye> #bjbj & ea* succe$+ fiscal 
ye>1 ! ,secret>y %all pay to any        
eligible college an am\nt equal to !    
*>ges = tuition = su* ye> = all ,native 
,am]ican ,indian /ud5ts :o--  7,a7 are n

 resid5ts ( ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! college is  
locat$2 &  7,b7 are enroll$ 9 ! college 
= ! academic ye> end+ be=e ! beg9n+ (   
su* fiscal ye>4  7#b7 ,eligible colleges
 ,= purposes ( ?is section1 an eligible 
college is any in/itution ( high]       
education s]v+ ,native ,am]ican ,indian 
/ud5ts t 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        
eligible college = ea* fiscal ye> "u    
p>agraph 7#a7 may n exce$ ! am\nt equal 
to ! *>ges = tuition = all ,native      
,am]ican ,indian /ud5ts ( t college :o 7
 n resid5ts ( ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! college is
 locat$ & :o 7 enroll$ 9 ! college =    
academic ye> #bjai-bjbj4  7b7 ,treatm5t 
( paym5t ,any am\nts receiv$ by an      
eligible 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$]al     
m&ate ^u ! ,/ate to admit ,native       
,am]ican ,indian /ud5ts free ( *>ge (   
tuition4  7c7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 
9 ?is section %all be con/ru$ to relieve
 any ,/ate f any m&ate ! ,/ate may h "u 
,f$]al law to reimburse a college = ea* 
academic ye>--  7#a7 ) respect to       
,native ,am]ican ,indian /ud5ts enroll$ 
9 ! college :o are n resid5ts ( ! ,/ate 
9 :i* ! college is locat$1 any am\nt (  
*>ges = tuition = su* /ud5ts = su*      
academic ye> t exce$s ! am\nt receiv$ "u
 ?is section = 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$1 an am\nt equal to ! *>ges =     
tuition = su* /ud5ts = su* academic ye>4
  7d7 ,def9ition ( ,native ,am]ican     
,indian /ud5ts ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m    
,native ,am]ican ,indian /ud5ts includes
 ref]5ce to ! t]m ,indian pupils z t t]m
 has be5 utiliz$ 9 ,f$]al /atutes impos+

 a m&ate ^u any college or ,/ate to     
provide tuition-free education to       
,native ,am]ican ,indian /ud5ts 9       
fulfillm5t ( a condition "u :i* !       
college or ,/ate receiv$ its orig9al    
grant ( l& & facilities f ! ,unit$      
,/ates4  7e7 ,au?orization (            
appropriations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re are  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$-- 7,a7       
#ai1gjj1jjj to c>ry out subsection 7a7 =
 fiscal ye> #bjbj2 &  7,b7 su* sums z   
may be necess>y to c>ry out su*         
subsection = ea* subsequ5t fiscal ye>4  
7#b7 ,no impact on relat$ fund+ ,no     
funds provid+ po/second>y education =   
,native ,am]ican ,indian /ud5ts "u any  
o!r ,f$]al law %all be r$uc$ to (fset   
any funds provid$ "u p>agraph 7#a74  4