[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 264 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 264

 Expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should issue an 
  Executive order to promote and expand Federal assistance for Indian 
  institutions of higher education and foster the advancement of the 
                 National Education Goals for Indians.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

           September 21 (legislative day, September 12), 1994

  Mr. McCain (for himself, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Baucus, Mr. 
  Bingaman, Mr. Daschle, Mr. DeConcini, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. 
    Feingold, Mr. Gorton, Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
   Pressler, Mr. Riegle, Mr. Simon, and Mr. Wellstone) submitted the 
  following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Indian 
                                Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should issue an 
  Executive order to promote and expand Federal assistance for Indian 
  institutions of higher education and foster the advancement of the 
                 National Education Goals for Indians.

Whereas the Federal Government has a special trust relationship and a fiduciary 
        duty to Indians;
Whereas the progressive development of policies of the Federal Government with 
        respect to the education of Indians has provided for the establishment, 
        control, and administration by Indian tribes of institutions of higher 
        education and other educational institutions on or near Indian 
        reservations;
Whereas Indian institutions of higher education were established pursuant to the 
        Navajo Community College Act (25 U.S.C. 640a et seq.), the Tribally 
        Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801 et 
        seq.), the Tribally Controlled Vocational Institutions Support Act of 
        1990 (20 U.S.C. 2397 et seq.), part A of title XIV of the Higher 
        Education Act Amendments of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4411 et seq.) and the Act of 
        November 2, 1921 (popularly referred to as the ``Snyder Act'') (42 Stat. 
        208, chapter 115; 25 U.S.C. 13) to provide postsecondary educational 
        opportunities to Indian students for whom such opportunities may not 
        otherwise exist;
Whereas as of the date of adoption of this resolution, Indian institutions of 
        higher education have a combined enrollment of more than 16,000 students 
        and serve more than 300 Indian tribes nationwide;
Whereas such institutions are located in 13 States, including Arizona, 
        California, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New 
        Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington, and Wisconsin;
Whereas Indian institutions of higher education promote tribal sovereignty and 
        self-determination and individual academic achievement;
Whereas, despite the overall improvement of educational opportunities for 
        Indians within the 20-year period preceding the date of adoption of this 
        resolution, Indian institutions of higher education remain severely 
        underfunded and Indians continue to experience the lowest overall 
        attendance rate at institutions of higher education in the United 
        States;
Whereas the lack of Federal assistance for promoting the National Education 
        Goals contained in the Goals 2000: Educate America Act for Indians and 
        the lack of awareness of the successful contributions of tribal colleges 
        to tribal communities and tribal members has frustrated the efforts of 
        Indian institutions of higher education to secure continuing and 
        sufficient funding, staff, and educational resources that are vital to 
        successful academic institutions; and
Whereas, on November 1, 1993, the President issued Executive Order No. 12876, 
        establishing a Presidential Advisory Committee on Historically Black 
        Colleges and Universities and on February 22, 1994, the President issued 
        Executive Order No. 12900 establishing an Advisory Commission on 
        Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans to advance the National 
        Education Goals contained in the Goals 2000: Educate America Act and 
        increase opportunities for underserved African-Americans and Hispanic-
        Americans to participate in the benefits of Federal education programs: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that the President 
should issue an Executive order to promote and expand Federal 
assistance for Indian institutions of higher education and foster the 
advancement of the National Education Goals contained in the Goals 
2000: Educate America Act for Indians.
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