[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4693 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4693

 To amend title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include the 
    University of the District of Columbia as an eligible graduate 
                  institution, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 1, 2006

  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 title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include the 
    University of the District of Columbia as an eligible graduate 
                  institution, and for other purposes.

    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 Graduate Programs Act''.

SEC. 2. PROFESSIONAL OR GRADUATE INSTITUTIONS.

    (a) Eligible Institutions.--Section 326(e)(1) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1063b(e)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (Q);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (R) 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(S) University of the District of Columbia 
                qualified graduate programs.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 326 of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1063b) is further amended--
            (1) in subsection (e)(3), by striking ``(Q) and (R)'' and 
        inserting ``(Q), (R), and (S)'';
            (2) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ``(Q) and (R)'' and 
        inserting ``(Q), (R), and (S)''; and
            (3) in subsection (f)(3), by striking ``(A) through (R)'' 
        and inserting ``(A) through (S)''.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 399(a)(2)(B) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1068h(a)(2)(B)) is amended to 
read as follows:
                    ``(B) There are authorized to be appropriated to 
                carry out section 326 such sums as may be necessary for 
                fiscal year 2006 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal 
                years.''.
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