,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajjdc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #c1 #bjbf,ms4  
,wilson ( ,florida introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,education & ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
provide grants to ,hi/orically ,black   
colleges & univ]sities = su* colleges & 
univ]sities to provide s*ol>%ips to     
/ud5ts :o are desc5d$ f a p]son :o 0    
enslav$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,h]itage ,legacy ,act4  #b4
 ,grants = hi/orically black colleges or
 univ]sities  7a7 ,grant au?ority ,=    
fiscal ye> #bjbg & ea* succe$+ fiscal   
ye>1 ! ,secret>y ( ,education %all aw>d 
grants to ea* ,hi/orically ,black       
,college or ,univ]sity 79 ?is ,act      
ref]r$ to z an ,,hbcu7 9 an am\nt t     
equals ! sum ( ! annual tuition *>g$ to 
all qualifi$ /ud5ts enroll$ at su*      
,,hbcu = ! academic ye> t beg9s ,july #a
 ( su* fiscal ye>4  7b7  ,uses ( funds  
7#a7  ,uses ( funds  ,an ,,hbcu receiv+ 

a grant "u ?is ,act %all provide a      
direct s*ol>%ip to ea* qualifi$ /ud5t-- 
7,a7 = ea* academic ye> t su* /ud5t is  
enroll$ at ! ,,hbcu1 :i* may n exce$ #ab
 seme/]s or ! equival5t2 &  7,b7 9 an   
am\nt :i* does n exce$ an am\nt equal to
 ! sum ( ! tuition = ! program ( /udy = 
su* ye> 9 :i* su* qualifi$ /ud5t is     
enroll$4  7#b7  ,direct s*ol>%ips  ,9   
provid+ direct s*ol>%ips "u p>agraph    
7#a77;,a71 ! ,,hbcu %all make paym5ts to
 qualifi$ /ud5ts 9 ! same mann]1 us+ !  
same paym5t p]iods1 z su* ,,hbcu makes  
paym5ts = ,f$]al ,pell ,grants "u       
section #dja ( ! ,high] ,education ,act 
( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a74  7c7   
,desc5d5t ( an individual :o 0 enslav$ 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  7#a7  ,9 g5]al  ,prior
 to aw>d+ a grant "u ?is ,act to an     
,,hbcu1 ! ,secret>y %all det]m9e ! numb]
 ( qualifi$ /ud5ts at su* ,,hbcu4  7#b7 
,v]ification  ,to v]ify t an individual 
is a qualifi$ /ud5t1 su* individual %all
 provide to ! ,secret>y1 or1 if det]m9$ 
appropriate by ! ,secret>y1 to ! ,,hbcu 

t ! individual is att5d+1 ! docum5tation
 describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c7 demon/rat+ t  
at lea/ "o-qu>t] ( ! g5es ( su*         
individual are attributable to an       
individual :o 0 enslav$ 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates4  7#c7  ,docum5tation  ,=        
purposes ( ! v]ification requir$ "u ?is 
subsection1 an individual %all provide  
to ! ,secret>y--  7,a7 docum5tation t   
v]ifies t ! ance/ors ( su* individual 7 
li/$1 9 any ,unit$ ,/ates c5sus be=e    
,octob] #c1 #aife1 z--  7i7 ,african    
,am]ican2  7ii7 ,afro-,am]ican2  7iii7  
,black2  7iv7 ,black 7,negroid72  7v7   
,black 7,negro or ,negro desc5t72  7vi7 
,color$2  7vii7 ,free ,color$2  7viii7  
,fre$man2  7ix7 ,mullato2  7x7 ,negro2  
7xi7 ,negro ( ,african ,desc5t2  7xii7  
,negro ( ! ,african ,race2  7xiii7      
,octoroon2  7xiv7 ,quadroon2  7xv7      
,slave2 or  7xvi7 any o!r classification
 us$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,c5sus ,bureau  
or a ,/ate = an individual ( ! ,african 
diaspora2 or  7,b7 any o!r =m ( pro( z !
 ,secret>y may au?orize = an individual 

to v]ify t su* individual is a desc5d5t 
( an individual :o 0 enslav$ 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates4  7#d7  ,pref]5ce  ,an ,,hbcu    
receiv+ a grant "u ?is ,act may indicate
 to ! ,secret>y :e!r su* ,,hbcu pref]s  
to p]=m ! v]ification requir$ "u ?is    
subsection4  7d7  ,fund+  7#a7  ,9 g5]al
  ,!re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$1 &
 !re are appropriat$ 79 addition to any 
o!r am\nts appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is  
,act & out ( any money 9 ! ,treasury n  
o!rwise appropriat$71 = ! ,secret>y (   
,education to c>ry out ?is ,act4  7#b7  
,res]vation  ,( ! funds appropriat$ "u  
p>agraph 7#a7 = a fiscal ye>1 !         
,secret>y %all res]ve #e p]c5t ( su*    
funds to--  7,a7 c>ry out ! requirem5ts 
"u subsection 7c7 = ea* ,,hbcu receiv+ a
 grant "u ?is ,act1 o!r ?an an ,,hbcu   
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b72  7,b7 9 !  
case ( an ,,hbcu t is p]=m+ !           
v]ification "u subsection 7c7 = ! /ud5ts
 att5d+ su* ,,hbcu1 provide an am\nt f  
su* funds to ! ,,hbcu to p]=m su*       
v]ification2 &  7,c7 provide grants to  

ea* ,,hbcu = adm9i/rative co/s ( c>ry+  
out ! activities describ$ 9 subsection  
7b74  7e7  ,def9itions  ,= ! purposes ( 
?is ,act3 7#a7 ,hi/orically black       
college or univ]sity ,! t]m ,hi/orically
 ,black college or univ]sity has ! mean+
 giv5 ! t]m "p ,b in/itution 9 section  
#cbb ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfa74  7#b7            
,in/itution ( high] education  ,! t]m   
in/itution ( high] education has ! mean+
 giv5 ! t]m section #aja ( ! ,high]     
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajja74  7#c7  ,qualifi$ /ud5t  ,! t]m  
qualifi$ /ud5t means any und]graduate   
/ud5t t--  7,a7 is enroll$1 on a full-"t
 basis1 at a ,hi/orically ,black college
 or univ]sity2 &  7,b7 has be5 det]m9$  
"u subsection 7c7 to be a desc5d5t ( an 
individual :o 0 enslav$ 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates4  #c4 ,high] education act (     
#aife am5dm5t ,"p ,f ( title ,,iv ( !   
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife is am5d$ 
by ins]t+ aft] section #dgi;,c 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajhguu-#a7 ! foll[+3         

#dgi;,,cc4 ,/ud5ts :o are desc5d5ts (   
enslav$ individuals  7a7 ,/ud5t aid     
index computation ,9 det]m9+ ! /ud5t aid
 index = a qualifi$ /ud5t1 computations 
p]=m$ pursuant to "p ,f ( ?is ,act %all 
exclude any s*ol>%ip aw>d$ to a qualifi$
 /ud5t "u ! ,h]itage ,legacy ,act4  7b7 
,qualifi$ /ud5t def9$ ,! t]m qualifi$   
/ud5t has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section
 #b ( ! ,h]itage ,legacy ,act4  4