[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 485 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 485

  To amend part B of title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 
repeal the specific limitation on the eligibility of the University of 
the District of Columbia for assistance for Historically Black Colleges 
                           and Universities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 2, 1999

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend part B of title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 
repeal the specific limitation on the eligibility of the University of 
the District of Columbia for assistance for Historically Black Colleges 
                           and Universities.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``University of the District of 
Columbia Equal Educational Status Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF RESTRICTION ON ELIGIBILITY OF UNIVERSITY OF THE 
              DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOR ASSISTANCE FOR HISTORICALLY 
              BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 324(g) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1063(g)) is amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``Institutions'' and 
        inserting ``Institution'';
            (2) by striking ``or the University of the District of 
        Columbia'';
            (3) by striking ``or by the University of the District of 
        Columbia'' and all that follows through ``(87 Stat. 774)''; and
            (4) by striking ``and the University of the District of 
        Columbia, as the case may be,''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to fiscal year 2000 and each succeeding fiscal year.
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