<enum>I</enum><header>Graduate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions</header> <section id="IDBF1BE754428C495F8B00031EA2278C89"><enum>101.</enum><header>Postbaccalaureate opportunities for Hispanic Americans</header> <subsection id="ID4AA3635A084040AA826242CFD56BC94E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of program</header><text>Title V of the <act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1101">20 U.S.C. 1101</external-xref> et seq.) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ID0753235682BD41088B3E08E9F477EDA5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating part B as part C;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDAF126EB6BD0E4D879E9B2BB203F17308"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating sections 511 through 518 as sections 521 through 528, respectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID9059C9D70DEF4ACAB310E1F1AD022B54"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after section 505 the following:</text> <quoted-block id="IDE8B8D1E40CA64F84977D5FD74E6DBB59"> <part id="ID912F142D7F6C473B92F119102C3FB3F5"><enum>B</enum><header>Promoting postbaccalaureate opportunities for Hispanic Americans</header> <section id="ID4C0C98312AD14432AB8E04F48D709CEF"><enum>511.</enum><header>Findings and purposes</header> <subsection id="IDEE54C7071ED44BB2B445E588F74CCC7D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress finds the following:</text> <paragraph id="ID6D0AFDEBD74A4700B905D240D0AD8900"><enum>(1)</enum><text>According to the United States Census, by the year 2050, 1 in 4 Americans will be of Hispanic origin.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID6A55BEF5F90847AEA1C6258B887FE160"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Despite the dramatic increase in the Hispanic population in the United States, the National Center for Education Statistics reported that in 1999, Hispanics accounted for only 4 percent of the master’s degrees, 3 percent of the doctor’s degrees, and 5 percent of first-professional degrees awarded in the United States.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID25B1ED11498E40FFB760635107544E27"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Although Hispanics constitute 10 percent of the college enrollment in the United States, they comprise only 3 percent of instructional faculty in college and universities.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID610D679F03AF4E559C9DD31813BF88E6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The future capacity for research and advanced study in the United States will require increasing the number of Hispanics pursuing postbaccalaureate studies.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID85F4183723574C4D9F51FA5219A27274"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Hispanic-serving institutions are leading the Nation in increasing the number of Hispanics attaining graduate and professional degrees.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDB6595C4E8C1C4FBC8157A747F8F95973"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Among Hispanics who received master’s degrees in 1999–2000, 25 percent earned them at Hispanic-serving institutions.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID5A1C54D25F25446FB988E3DC7051D55F"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Between 1991 and 2000, the number of Hispanic students earning master’s degrees at Hispanic-serving institutions grew 136 percent, the number receiving doctor’s degrees grew by 85 percent, and the number earning first-professional degrees grew by 47 percent.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID0E37EF0FEAA64D8C9CF665D690FD9BCA"><enum>(8)</enum><text>It is in the national interest to expand the capacity of Hispanic-serving institutions to offer graduate and professional degree programs.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDF50DB9015F124383B7E5D1A215E17B8B"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Research is a key element in graduate education and undergraduate preparation, particularly in science and technology, and Congress desires to strengthen the role of research at Hispanic-serving institutions. University research, whether performed directly or through a university’s nonprofit research institute or foundation, is considered an integral part of the institution and mission of the university.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDF035055536D04D75A661B5E7EDAA5E31"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of this part are—</text> <paragraph id="ID5D8829571BF84884921B5CD762EB4100"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to expand postbaccalaureate educational opportunities for, and improve the academic attainment of, Hispanic students; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDC519FC49733348F9A99430E41FE6A7A6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to expand and enhance the postbaccalaureate academic offerings of high quality that are educating the majority of Hispanic college students and helping large numbers of Hispanic students and low-income individuals complete postsecondary degrees.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID66FEA3B7A9884621B79EFC616D1B7982"><enum>512.</enum><header>Program authority and eligibility</header> <subsection id="ID25F4AFD681AB4902923D1DEA215FE194"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program authorized</header><text>Subject to the availability of funds appropriated to carry out this part, the Secretary shall award competitive grants to eligible institutions.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDD16994274562453B9F9518DE024982F5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>For the purposes of this part, an <quote>eligible institution</quote> means an institution of higher education that—</text> <paragraph id="ID6BC7D5F9C4F64AE8AFF324956895DE2C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is a Hispanic-serving institution (as defined under section 502); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID967EA36DF5A44CBA8C7310B7CDF8003D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>offers a postbaccalaureate certificate or degree granting program.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDDB86CE7A139847A9B092F11F914E5C79"><enum>513.</enum><header>Authorized activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Grants awarded under this part shall be used for 1 or more of the following activities:</text> <paragraph id="IDDDD1736C717944CCAEF3AF111FE5626C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or laboratory equipment for educational purposes, including instructional and research purposes.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDE8CCFB0C3951425EB3906432505B2C00"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Construction, maintenance, renovation, and improvement in classroom, library, laboratory, and other instructional facilities, including purchase or rental of telecommunications technology equipment or services.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID8B722D7A0BB04E2C92A077AFAAC0D306"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Purchase of library books, periodicals, technical and other scientific journals, microfilm, microfiche, and other educational materials, including telecommunications program materials.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDFD80A38A7B7A45B9A4657C864D1F8DAA"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Support for needy postbaccalaureate students including outreach, academic support services, mentoring, scholarships, fellowships, and other financial assistance to permit the enrollment of such students in postbaccalaureate certificate and degree granting programs.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDE105A48132F64AE194258DEE670157DE"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Support of faculty exchanges, faculty development, faculty research, curriculum development, and academic instruction.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID005577BF1F894B58B102E407DBDF4F28"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Creating or improving facilities for Internet or other distance learning academic instruction capabilities, including purchase or rental of telecommunications technology equipment or services.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDBB0A89F40B9D4AE6B785699CD427A58D"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Collaboration with other institutions of higher education to expand postbaccalaureate certificate and degree offerings.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2BCAE6B5158B4F0DA3262C707577F1A6"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Other activities proposed in the application submitted pursuant to section 514 that—</text> <subparagraph id="IDF9A5FDF7F8834943904F87B13D51DE17"><enum>(A)</enum><text>contribute to carrying out the purposes of this part; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID56E69C4A94D8492080319E90AAFA98C6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are approved by the Secretary as part of the review and acceptance of such application.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="ID98E1E537FF92430E813D1341CD00D3F6"><enum>514.</enum><header>Application and duration</header> <subsection id="ID949B2912F3EE499B9BA9AC1E4FC7C690"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Application</header><text>Any eligible institution may apply for a grant under this part by submitting an application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as determined by the Secretary. Such application shall demonstrate how the grant funds will be used to improve postbaccalaureate education opportunities for Hispanic and low-income students and will lead to such students’ greater financial independence.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDC9134344ED854FCBA65C2BA35E026F1D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>Grants under this part shall be awarded for a period not to exceed 5 years.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDD87FA27850C248F883399118C98079C7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The Secretary may not award more than 1 grant under this part in any fiscal year to any Hispanic-serving institution.</text> </subsection></section></part><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0EDB923A4DFC445987CBE63DE404EDD2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cooperative arrangements</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="HEA65/524">Section 524</external-xref>(a) of the <act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name> (as redesignated by subsection (a)(2)) is amended by inserting <quote>and section 513</quote> after <quote>section 503</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDCCAC8AB2A394441597709BC4158BAEE8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="HEA65/528(a)">Section 528(a)</external-xref> of the <act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name> (as redesignated by subsection (a)(2)) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block act-name="Higher Education Act of 1965" id="ID4D186AC7D75B40248030F4B758DE994B"> <subsection id="ID4DAD83A8458242BD87ED4640810078F9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorizations</header> <paragraph id="ID3EB25FB583DE4AE5A95DF412888C3F85"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Part <enum-in-header>A</enum-in-header></header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part A of this title $175,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2C242A5D08C3488582F8DAA86148E6D4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Part <enum-in-header>B</enum-in-header></header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part B of this title $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="ID89A3C5D7197B45EEB40804FBDF9BAFC0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><text>Title V of the <act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1101">20 U.S.C. 1101</external-xref> et seq.) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="IDD0415F537BDC432D00BD62FEDEB839E1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 502—</text> <subparagraph id="ID777FAF252FA84A49BFB4D9CB0058DCDE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii), by striking <quote>section 512(b)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 522(b)</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDD208E3F1557D4C4DA0C36E00C9FD9805"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2), by striking <quote>section 512(a)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 522(a)</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5C4297421A3840A9B54E163D006DA000"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 521(c)(6) (as redesignated by subsection (a)(2)), by striking <quote>section 516</quote> and inserting <quote>section 526</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID014BFBAFDA5B4A4A8C996D1EA52DAA26"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 526 (as redesignated by subsection (a)(2)), by striking <quote>section 518</quote> and inserting <quote>section 528</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section>

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This Act may be cited as the

Next Generation Hispanic Serving Institutions Act

<enum>I</enum><header>Graduate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions</header> <section id="IDBF1BE754428C495F8B00031EA2278C89"><enum>101.</enum><header>Postbaccalaureate opportunities for Hispanic Americans</header> <subsection id="ID4AA3635A084040AA826242CFD56BC94E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of program</header><text>Title V of the <act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1101">20 U.S.C. 1101</external-xref> et seq.) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ID0753235682BD41088B3E08E9F477EDA5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating part B as part C;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDAF126EB6BD0E4D879E9B2BB203F17308"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating sections 511 through 518 as sections 521 through 528, respectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID9059C9D70DEF4ACAB310E1F1AD022B54"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after section 505 the following:</text> <quoted-block id="IDE8B8D1E40CA64F84977D5FD74E6DBB59"> <part id="ID912F142D7F6C473B92F119102C3FB3F5"><enum>B</enum><header>Promoting postbaccalaureate opportunities for Hispanic Americans</header> <section id="ID4C0C98312AD14432AB8E04F48D709CEF"><enum>511.</enum><header>Findings and purposes</header> <subsection id="IDEE54C7071ED44BB2B445E588F74CCC7D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress finds the following:</text> <paragraph id="ID6D0AFDEBD74A4700B905D240D0AD8900"><enum>(1)</enum><text>According to the United States Census, by the year 2050, 1 in 4 Americans will be of Hispanic origin.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID6A55BEF5F90847AEA1C6258B887FE160"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Despite the dramatic increase in the Hispanic population in the United States, the National Center for Education Statistics reported that in 1999, Hispanics accounted for only 4 percent of the master’s degrees, 3 percent of the doctor’s degrees, and 5 percent of first-professional degrees awarded in the United States.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID25B1ED11498E40FFB760635107544E27"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Although Hispanics constitute 10 percent of the college enrollment in the United States, they comprise only 3 percent of instructional faculty in college and universities.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID610D679F03AF4E559C9DD31813BF88E6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The future capacity for research and advanced study in the United States will require increasing the number of Hispanics pursuing postbaccalaureate studies.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID85F4183723574C4D9F51FA5219A27274"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Hispanic-serving institutions are leading the Nation in increasing the number of Hispanics attaining graduate and professional degrees.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDB6595C4E8C1C4FBC8157A747F8F95973"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Among Hispanics who received master’s degrees in 1999–2000, 25 percent earned them at Hispanic-serving institutions.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID5A1C54D25F25446FB988E3DC7051D55F"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Between 1991 and 2000, the number of Hispanic students earning master’s degrees at Hispanic-serving institutions grew 136 percent, the number receiving doctor’s degrees grew by 85 percent, and the number earning first-professional degrees grew by 47 percent.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID0E37EF0FEAA64D8C9CF665D690FD9BCA"><enum>(8)</enum><text>It is in the national interest to expand the capacity of Hispanic-serving institutions to offer graduate and professional degree programs.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDF50DB9015F124383B7E5D1A215E17B8B"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Research is a key element in graduate education and undergraduate preparation, particularly in science and technology, and Congress desires to strengthen the role of research at Hispanic-serving institutions. University research, whether performed directly or through a university’s nonprofit research institute or foundation, is considered an integral part of the institution and mission of the university.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDF035055536D04D75A661B5E7EDAA5E31"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of this part are—</text> <paragraph id="ID5D8829571BF84884921B5CD762EB4100"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to expand postbaccalaureate educational opportunities for, and improve the academic attainment of, Hispanic students; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDC519FC49733348F9A99430E41FE6A7A6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to expand and enhance the postbaccalaureate academic offerings of high quality that are educating the majority of Hispanic college students and helping large numbers of Hispanic students and low-income individuals complete postsecondary degrees.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID66FEA3B7A9884621B79EFC616D1B7982"><enum>512.</enum><header>Program authority and eligibility</header> <subsection id="ID25F4AFD681AB4902923D1DEA215FE194"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program authorized</header><text>Subject to the availability of funds appropriated to carry out this part, the Secretary shall award competitive grants to eligible institutions.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDD16994274562453B9F9518DE024982F5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>For the purposes of this part, an <quote>eligible institution</quote> means an institution of higher education that—</text> <paragraph id="ID6BC7D5F9C4F64AE8AFF324956895DE2C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is a Hispanic-serving institution (as defined under section 502); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID967EA36DF5A44CBA8C7310B7CDF8003D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>offers a postbaccalaureate certificate or degree granting program.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDDB86CE7A139847A9B092F11F914E5C79"><enum>513.</enum><header>Authorized activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Grants awarded under this part shall be used for 1 or more of the following activities:</text> <paragraph id="IDDDD1736C717944CCAEF3AF111FE5626C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or laboratory equipment for educational purposes, including instructional and research purposes.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDE8CCFB0C3951425EB3906432505B2C00"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Construction, maintenance, renovation, and improvement in classroom, library, laboratory, and other instructional facilities, including purchase or rental of telecommunications technology equipment or services.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID8B722D7A0BB04E2C92A077AFAAC0D306"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Purchase of library books, periodicals, technical and other scientific journals, microfilm, microfiche, and other educational materials, including telecommunications program materials.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDFD80A38A7B7A45B9A4657C864D1F8DAA"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Support for needy postbaccalaureate students including outreach, academic support services, mentoring, scholarships, fellowships, and other financial assistance to permit the enrollment of such students in postbaccalaureate certificate and degree granting programs.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDE105A48132F64AE194258DEE670157DE"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Support of faculty exchanges, faculty development, faculty research, curriculum development, and academic instruction.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID005577BF1F894B58B102E407DBDF4F28"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Creating or improving facilities for Internet or other distance learning academic instruction capabilities, including purchase or rental of telecommunications technology equipment or services.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDBB0A89F40B9D4AE6B785699CD427A58D"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Collaboration with other institutions of higher education to expand postbaccalaureate certificate and degree offerings.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2BCAE6B5158B4F0DA3262C707577F1A6"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Other activities proposed in the application submitted pursuant to section 514 that—</text> <subparagraph id="IDF9A5FDF7F8834943904F87B13D51DE17"><enum>(A)</enum><text>contribute to carrying out the purposes of this part; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID56E69C4A94D8492080319E90AAFA98C6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are approved by the Secretary as part of the review and acceptance of such application.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="ID98E1E537FF92430E813D1341CD00D3F6"><enum>514.</enum><header>Application and duration</header> <subsection id="ID949B2912F3EE499B9BA9AC1E4FC7C690"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Application</header><text>Any eligible institution may apply for a grant under this part by submitting an application to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as determined by the Secretary. Such application shall demonstrate how the grant funds will be used to improve postbaccalaureate education opportunities for Hispanic and low-income students and will lead to such students’ greater financial independence.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDC9134344ED854FCBA65C2BA35E026F1D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>Grants under this part shall be awarded for a period not to exceed 5 years.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDD87FA27850C248F883399118C98079C7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The Secretary may not award more than 1 grant under this part in any fiscal year to any Hispanic-serving institution.</text> </subsection></section></part><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0EDB923A4DFC445987CBE63DE404EDD2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cooperative arrangements</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="HEA65/524">Section 524</external-xref>(a) of the <act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name> (as redesignated by subsection (a)(2)) is amended by inserting <quote>and section 513</quote> after <quote>section 503</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDCCAC8AB2A394441597709BC4158BAEE8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="act" parsable-cite="HEA65/528(a)">Section 528(a)</external-xref> of the <act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name> (as redesignated by subsection (a)(2)) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block act-name="Higher Education Act of 1965" id="ID4D186AC7D75B40248030F4B758DE994B"> <subsection id="ID4DAD83A8458242BD87ED4640810078F9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorizations</header> <paragraph id="ID3EB25FB583DE4AE5A95DF412888C3F85"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Part <enum-in-header>A</enum-in-header></header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part A of this title $175,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2C242A5D08C3488582F8DAA86148E6D4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Part <enum-in-header>B</enum-in-header></header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part B of this title $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="ID89A3C5D7197B45EEB40804FBDF9BAFC0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><text>Title V of the <act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1101">20 U.S.C. 1101</external-xref> et seq.) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="IDD0415F537BDC432D00BD62FEDEB839E1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 502—</text> <subparagraph id="ID777FAF252FA84A49BFB4D9CB0058DCDE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii), by striking <quote>section 512(b)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 522(b)</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDD208E3F1557D4C4DA0C36E00C9FD9805"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2), by striking <quote>section 512(a)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 522(a)</quote>;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5C4297421A3840A9B54E163D006DA000"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 521(c)(6) (as redesignated by subsection (a)(2)), by striking <quote>section 516</quote> and inserting <quote>section 526</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID014BFBAFDA5B4A4A8C996D1EA52DAA26"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 526 (as redesignated by subsection (a)(2)), by striking <quote>section 518</quote> and inserting <quote>section 528</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Reducing regulatory barriers for Hispanic-serving institutions</header> <section id="IDE33AE56AD99543C3B4C5AC1890C1D6D9"><enum>201.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 502(a) of the <act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1101a(a)">20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ID54706DC61DD54910AB00D4CAA4419E8B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)—</text> <subparagraph id="IDCC0A4620699C4398BEB0A2E582EA9B04"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB80390EC2192490E90343FE6E902C1DC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a period; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6F31074BA24C4C1F001E95D773E98C4D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (C); and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9A3FF1408ED04A7B99F27DC7CCF78FB1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (7).</text> </paragraph></section><section id="ID3E762354C3FB41ADA57090194C45FFD4"><enum>202.</enum><header>Authorized activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 503(b)(7) of the <act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1101b(b)(7)">20 U.S.C. 1101b(b)(7)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block act-name="Higher Education Act of 1965" id="ID5EA8175725684450A9EE27AE49076803"> <paragraph id="IDC5D9D969911542AC8C99B65382CF0354"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Articulation agreements and student support programs designed to facilitate the transfer from 2-year to 4-year institutions.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="ID447FDA83678A46D58213217BB4695824"><enum>203.</enum><header>Elimination of wait-out period</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 504(a) of the <act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1101c(a)">20 U.S.C. 1101c(a)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block act-name="Higher Education Act of 1965" id="IDB72C4F5DEF864F03BA3F2360EC3B7098"> <subsection id="IDD6DDBBED757542469C0055E63F51047B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Award period</header><text>The Secretary may award a grant to a Hispanic-serving institution under this title for 5 years.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="IDE2AEA9C965504CA79D253C0085F8997D"><enum>204.</enum><header>Application priority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 521(d) of the <act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of 1965</act-name> (as redesignated by section 101(a)(2)) is amended by striking <quote>(from funds other than funds provided under this title)</quote>.</text> </section>