[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1478 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1478

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding the definition of a 
   high need local educational agency, the definition of a Hispanic-
 serving institution, and the 2-year wait out period for certain grant 
                              recipients.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 25, 2005

 Mr. Domenici introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding the definition of a 
   high need local educational agency, the definition of a Hispanic-
 serving institution, and the 2-year wait out period for certain grant 
                              recipients.

    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 ``Improving Educational Opportunities 
for All Act''.

SEC. 2. HIGH NEED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.

    Section 201(b)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1021(b)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and 
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) a high percentage of students who are--
                            ``(i) minority students; or
                            ``(ii) of limited English proficiency;
                    ``(E) a rural population, as defined by the Bureau 
                of the Census; or
                    ``(F) a high percentage of Native American 
                students.''.

SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF A HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTION.

    Section 502(a)(5) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1101a(a)(5)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; and'' and 
        inserting a period; and
            (3) by striking subparagraph (C).

SEC. 4. ELIMINATION OF THE 2-YEAR WAIT OUT PERIOD FOR GRANT RECIPIENTS.

    Section 504(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1101c(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Period.--'' and all that follows through 
        ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``Period.--The Secretary''; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (2).
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