1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Tribal Health Promotion and
Tribal Colleges and Universities Advancement Act of
2009
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
TITLE I—Through Higher Education: Promoting
the Advancement of Tribal Health
Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Findings and
purpose.
Sec. 103. Definitions.
Sec. 104. Administration by coordinating
officer.
Sec. 105. Community-based health and
wellness fairs.
Sec. 106. Health promotion and disease
prevention targeted programs.
Sec. 107. Development and expansion of
public health professional degree programs.
Sec. 108. Tribal College and University
Rural Health Equity Endowment Fund.
Sec. 109. Offices of sponsored
programs.
Sec. 110. Health promotion and disease
prevention research programs.
TITLE II—Advancing Tribes Through Tribal
Colleges and Universities
Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Findings.
Sec. 203. Native Prosperity Programs at
TCUs.
Sec. 204. Definitions.
<enum>I</enum><header>Through
Higher Education: Promoting the Advancement of Tribal Health</header>
<section id="idddafcf0d-6f01-4533-97fc-e6be4bb0cc0e"><enum>101.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Through Higher Education: Promoting the Advancement
of Tribal Health Act</short-title></quote> or <quote><short-title>THE PATH
Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="idfb132126-e936-4222-8410-e9b45021a931"><enum>102.</enum><header>Findings
and purpose</header>
<subsection id="id4e4333c0-f5a9-40c3-817f-2c435b8e3a66"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="idb839298d-8755-42d7-8d22-8f7336dff7fc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>because there
is a significant lack of accessible health-related education and training
opportunities for Indians, few Indians are represented in the health-related
workforce of the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id10fd64d0-7108-4ce0-9992-cfc639877b21"><enum>(2)</enum><text>tribal
colleges and universities remain the most poorly funded institutions of higher
education in the United States, yet, as engaged institutions, tribal colleges
and universities serve as catalysts for positive change in Indian
communities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf3c7c09f-2f20-412a-a9e8-bf43136ada32"><enum>(3)</enum><text>tribal
colleges and universities with nursing programs train hundreds of students to
hold critically needed professional and management positions in the Indian
Health Service, tribal health organizations, and private and community agencies
serving rural Indian populations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id99816075-f9ac-400b-889a-19cdd508809f"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to the extent
that tribal colleges and universities are able, the colleges and universities
have begun to address the many societal challenges faced by Indian
communities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb6d9d9f6-7ace-4b94-9d73-88d391a5dfd2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>tribal
colleges and universities offer critically needed education and outreach
programs, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="idffc854f7-252f-4ef8-ac53-deda18ee3ed8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>community
health fairs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id414451b6-ba12-43a6-9d42-234e786a6640"><enum>(B)</enum><text>HIV–AIDS
education programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcbbf0669-e6f7-4ee0-83cc-3f98dbb4b6c2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>diabetes
education programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide4057730-4e37-4425-a9e6-13dba105b043"><enum>(D)</enum><text>nutritional
and obesity programs, including community garden programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0f1f81ba-d0fb-4986-8568-22893a7ad610"><enum>(E)</enum><text>substance
abuse prevention programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddab4aa89-e6fa-42c0-99dd-8b0fc9a11509"><enum>(F)</enum><text>youth-at-risk
programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4b44b4f8-fd61-4489-9c8a-9d2f042f7ac4"><enum>(G)</enum><text>parenting
classes; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbfc8718a-34b5-4984-b9b3-d5d1ff7f9c56"><enum>(H)</enum><text>child and
elder care services; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idcb306423-7772-4443-84f0-a738114ce917"><enum>(6)</enum><text>due to a
chronic lack of operational and targeted program funding, together with the
unwillingness of certain Federal agencies to recognize tribal colleges and
universities as valuable partners in addressing rural community issues,
including health care professional shortages, tribal colleges and universities
have limited resources available to help adequately address the perennial
health challenges of rural Indian communities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idcd659776-8e61-49c7-a855-96bda53f2c2c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purpose of this title is to assist tribal colleges and universities to
strengthen Indian communities through the provision of health promotion and
disease prevention education, outreach, and workforce development programs,
including program implementation, research, and capacity-building.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id1db86506-46e2-4b5b-be78-d0dc7aff5ea1"><enum>103.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="id39bfa70e-0ebb-4823-bc69-a5cad6b83302"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Deputy
Assistant Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Deputy Assistant
Secretary</term> means the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health,
within the Office of Public Health and Science.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide91534b2-ec19-4b39-be5a-0298b079f561"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Director</header><text>The
term <term>Director</term> means the Director of the National Institutes of
Health.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida8d62ad1-8702-4d26-8b2e-f98e6f5a6ff6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Indian</header><text>The
term <term>Indian</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the
Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1603).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0376518b-9fbb-4700-adfa-150a3994d119"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Health and Human
Services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1BF400B44DE84D20BC78A959FED17FCC"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Tribal college
or university</header><text>The term <term>tribal college or university</term>
has the meaning given the term <term>Tribal College or University</term> in
section 316(b) of the <act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of
1965</act-name> (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id2c5a81fc-41ea-4dac-a171-9e7b25580fa9"><enum>104.</enum><header>Administration
by coordinating officer</header>
<subsection id="ida0f70fa1-c8ed-4d94-8331-41accc91ca0b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Designation</header><text>The
Deputy Assistant Secretary shall serve as the coordinating officer with respect
to programs of tribal colleges and universities relating to—</text>
<paragraph id="idE50B66D2FB8E4B129A0B6E4C55E14B50"><enum>(1)</enum><text>health care
workforce development; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7878858C9FDC490AB817FEF53B139B62"><enum>(2)</enum><text>health promotion
and disease prevention.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb727b577-142b-487d-91c4-003e89238bc2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Staff</header><text>The
Secretary shall appoint such additional staff as the Secretary determines to be
necessary—</text>
<paragraph id="id5f8f8c05-2212-4de3-a24b-b702fbc359a2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to assist the
Deputy Assistant Secretary in carrying out the duties under this section;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id30137414-5f74-4857-86e5-e652c29e3c46"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to provide
appropriate technical assistance to tribal colleges and universities eligible
to receive grants or enter into cooperative agreements under this title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1874b531-3511-48e1-b9ca-45a5ead9c1e2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Memorandum
of agreement</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and implement a formal memorandum of
agreement with the American Indian Higher Education Consortium to establish
programs—</text>
<paragraph id="idfed3953c-73ad-487f-ad29-ef7a0bf1034d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to help
ensure that Native American communities, through tribal colleges and
universities, participate equitably in programs, services, and resources of the
Department of Health and Human Services; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id59eae8e7-0c09-4d68-b4e5-cd74b9e8395d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to provide
necessary technical assistance to the tribal colleges and universities,
including in establishing collaborations among tribal colleges and universities
and institutions of higher education or other organizations that carry out
activities for culturally integrated education and training and research
programs, delivered onsite or though distance learning.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id74b0be77-1946-4474-9e0a-596d8ea1e535"><enum>105.</enum><header>Community-based
health and wellness fairs</header>
<subsection id="idf70f641b-58f2-4c53-8760-704282ee7620"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary, acting through the Deputy Assistant Secretary, shall establish a
program under which the Secretary shall provide grants to, or offer to enter
into cooperative agreements with, tribal colleges and universities to carry out
annual, community-based, and culturally relevant health and wellness fairs at
the tribal colleges and universities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idc4e69c6b-7714-497f-a9c7-adec63ec23ca"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="idc75c7764-5eac-463a-9e6a-4fd88b420bc5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2017
an amount equal to the sum of—</text>
<subparagraph id="idb9a1e4a0-dde5-447d-8472-fc21b5e26b53"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the product
obtained by multiplying—</text>
<clause id="id9f2e4dd7-b0a0-4a09-8bad-0a7b83a56d76"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number of
tribal colleges and universities in operation on October 1 of the fiscal year;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="id883a379e-ff69-4bbd-8f4d-b8c88b221674"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$15,000;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf723c081-2b42-4a6d-a5e0-7689ee537496"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such amount
as the Secretary determines to be necessary for the costs of administering the
program under this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd487ec86-26a0-4379-86d3-c321176edf40"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Total
amount</header><text>Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary shall use all
amounts made available under paragraph (1)(A) to provide grants or enter into
cooperative agreements pursuant to this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9fc4bd55-6b6f-42ab-9be5-c611471e3b4c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Nonapplicability
of limitation</header><text>The limitation under section 1703(c) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300u–2(c)) shall not apply to this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ide0e7478a-d107-4a07-996d-9cf96809d71a"><enum>106.</enum><header>Health
promotion and disease prevention targeted programs</header>
<subsection id="id9ddc1fd5-0d8d-4f1a-9c8b-6709529e1d84"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary, acting through the Deputy Assistant Secretary, shall establish a
program under which the Secretary shall provide grants to, or offer to enter
into cooperative agreements with, tribal colleges and universities to assist
the tribal colleges and universities to build and expand the capacity to work
collaboratively with relevant Indian tribes—</text>
<paragraph id="idc9743322-e269-4559-b06b-7a9f5aec0539"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to conduct
coordinated community-based health promotion and disease prevention activities;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9d6a653d-e285-4ac0-8828-58b4fa077ebf"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to jointly
plan and implement programs to help reduce health disparities in tribal
communities, to the maximum extent practicable.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7e2d65a4-944c-4b92-be67-7133cfec6371"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In
providing grants and entering into cooperative agreements under this section,
the Secretary, to the maximum extent practicable, shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id45b17996-987a-4ec3-acdd-6da3e48d2a4d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>approve
applications on a competitive basis; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id78f46aba-129f-44b9-b4f0-36974722b85f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensure
maximum and equitable distribution among eligible tribal colleges and
universities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id113b29db-213b-4fc7-8a3d-4b58a25eb2d1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application</header>
<paragraph id="id4034c2ba-7864-42bd-b3d0-f2c433239058"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant or enter into a
cooperative agreement under this section, a tribal college or university shall
submit to the Secretary an application at such time and in such manner as the
Secretary may reasonably require.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5bb396ca-d519-4008-810c-f78dc5d4bdc5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>An
application under paragraph (1) shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9AC04B3EB6BF4D15BD1F35D57AD4F9AE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a signed
agreement between the tribal college or university and each relevant Indian
tribe that—</text>
<clause id="id4C13280B46E242B5A6D0E095AD7E1D30"><enum>(i)</enum><text>requires the
entities to establish a partnership to implement the proposed community-based
program; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idE5072C65A595405EB2E1A1A3F50649F8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>specifies the
roles of each entity;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA37D93F2967B4561BA5F292158D8A06A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a jointly
prepared 5-year plan for addressing the health promotion and disease prevention
needs of Indians or Alaska Natives, as appropriate, in the area served by the
tribal college or university;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id10C3E177641D488DB36FCAE9D1ACCF54"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a demonstration
of need for the proposed program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id069D374E668940469E9C8794CF111BF5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an assurance that
measures will be implemented and monitored to minimize duplication of services;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id28634FC0422B4C7BB8951BEF539E91A2"><enum>(E)</enum><text>an assurance
that, under the proposed program, the tribal college or university shall not be
a direct provider of any health care treatment or service.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id849ec121-3e67-42ee-9534-55d1959088f5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Streamlined
procedure</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent
practicable, a simplified and streamlined procedure for the submission and
approval of applications under paragraph (1), taking into consideration the
limited number of institutions that are eligible to receive assistance under
this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idad033cbd-537c-4af3-8574-dd1853e02a9a"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>A
tribal college or university that receives a grant or enters into a cooperative
agreement under this section may use the grant or cooperative agreement to
develop and carry out activities to address targeted areas of health promotion
and disease prevention in tribal communities, including activities described in
a partnership agreement under subsection (c)(2)(A) relating to—</text>
<paragraph id="id968344cd-5028-4eee-a300-5bd1e0936b83"><enum>(1)</enum><text>diabetes
education and prevention;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0cbbf74b-8c5a-4001-af7b-3d448287b94c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>injury
prevention;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idef8ac690-daba-455d-ae9d-21c78d876cfe"><enum>(3)</enum><text>substance
abuse, including methamphetamine abuse;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7bc7ae3f-3992-4295-9b6d-c970a6156699"><enum>(4)</enum><text>HIV–AIDS
prevention;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id42555ef1-c8c0-45f6-9546-8e4130289516"><enum>(5)</enum><text>emerging
health promotion and disease prevention program and response development;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3cb7dfe1-a7eb-4d52-baa8-dbd9767ca115"><enum>(6)</enum><text>obesity and
nutrition education.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idfa4016fa-b1fc-466d-a174-99df0522effb"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2017.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id60f8bd37-9faa-4403-8af3-b99d15cb0d44"><enum>107.</enum><header>Development
and expansion of public health professional degree programs</header>
<subsection id="idf3c6e6ab-69de-4417-81a6-320f54c84015"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and
Services Administration, shall establish a program under which the Secretary
shall provide grants to tribal colleges and universities (which may include
consortia of tribal colleges and universities and other institutions of higher
education) for purposes of—</text>
<paragraph id="id078D771CEC164893953DB5B7C89DC3F8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>developing
curricula, courses, degree, and in-service programs for health-related
professions; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id69991A84752840759A4BC461CA6855F9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>strengthening
those programs through the acquisition of basic and advanced laboratory,
research, and classroom equipment, instruments, and computers (including
software).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6aa3f770-f547-4598-88ba-fd63e19a4a01"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header>
<paragraph id="id835dc7ff-ef66-46a4-9f3a-e8e8c50f23d8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection,
a tribal college or university shall submit to the Secretary an application at
such time and in such manner as the Secretary may reasonably require.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id08c34359-d2c6-4c8b-990a-3c134ffa95d2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>An
application under paragraph (1) shall include a description of a 5-year
strategy of the applicable tribal college or university for increasing the
number of Indians in the health workforce of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf3f08c92-83ee-45a5-b4ad-5ada7d61f266"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Streamlined
procedure</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent
practicable, a simplified and streamlined procedure for the submission and
approval of applications under paragraph (1), taking into consideration the
limited number of institutions that are eligible to receive assistance under
this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id419c78d3-6fe3-4de3-ae5c-7d6736120afb"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this subsection $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through
2017.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id91182aac-ba25-4bcd-b2e2-726d95ba5172"><enum>108.</enum><header>Tribal
College and University Rural Health Equity Endowment Fund</header>
<subsection id="ide2fe601d-ea44-4173-874a-52b55508f72e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund, to be known as the
<quote>Tribal College and University Rural Health Equity Endowment Fund</quote>
(referred to in this section as the <term>Fund</term>), consisting of—</text>
<paragraph id="idaa000918-4379-48a3-9bde-628a7b7320a5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>such amounts
as are appropriated to the Fund under subsection (b); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcc7dec5a-2c7b-478a-af7d-b7882d8f366a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any interest
earned on those amounts.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id24abc747-b1fa-4e07-9457-3906a0a31ceb"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transfers
to Fund</header><text>There is appropriated to the Fund, out of funds of the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $9,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009
through 2017.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idea00bb6b-7d99-4517-984d-f02536ae537a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Investments</header><text>The
Secretary shall invest amounts in the Fund in interest-bearing obligations of
the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id71a40603-36b9-4d92-b1f2-af746b6858e1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Expenditures
from Fund</header>
<paragraph id="id7974b4fc-a50d-4c2c-a561-dc5f948998ee"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), on September 30 of fiscal year
2009 and annually thereafter through September 30, 2017, on request by the
Secretary, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer from the Fund to the
Secretary an amount equal to the amount of interest income earned on amounts in
the Fund during the preceding fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb69e3886-7c24-400b-84c2-16a9b84b2442"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administrative
expenses</header><text>An amount not exceeding 1 percent of the annual interest
yield distributed to tribal colleges and universities shall be available for
each fiscal year to pay the administrative expenses necessary to carry out this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id939bfe04-ef00-40bc-bf4d-0df7291baf4a"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Distribution
of amounts</header><text>Of amounts transferred under subsection (d)(1), the
Secretary shall distribute—</text>
<paragraph id="id4744e3c8-dbbd-4b4b-9873-7149005600af"><enum>(1)</enum><text>60 percent to
tribal colleges and universities on a pro rata basis, based on the proportion
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id43cec564-43f9-405b-a58a-ec24df2f60bc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Indian
student count (as defined in section 2(a) of the Tribally Controlled Colleges
and Universities Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801(a)) of a tribal college
or university for the applicable fiscal year; bears to</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6391fe5e-919f-45a5-abc2-8fee5151dc21"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Indian
student count of all tribal colleges and universities for that fiscal year;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6e5a4a0b-3df8-4432-92f0-ea0288884b4e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>40 percent in
payments of equal amounts to each tribal college and university.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2eb2e80a-9ae9-46cc-9769-18507c1dbcb7"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>A tribal college or university shall use amounts received
under this section to establish and maintain an endowment for a health
professions workforce development program at the tribal college or
university.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id24b605c7-6762-423c-b466-a16aff180ce2"><enum>109.</enum><header>Offices of
sponsored programs</header>
<subsection id="id9619e7ad-2d56-4cbb-b3ce-efdf391bddb5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary, acting through the Director, shall establish a program under which
the Secretary shall provide grants to tribal colleges and universities to
establish and maintain at the tribal colleges and universities offices of
sponsored programs described in subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ide8fa9004-4559-454a-a1f2-342591f3e545"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sponsored
programs</header><text>The sponsored programs referred to in subsection (a)
include programs for—</text>
<paragraph id="ida71db43c-f17e-4f2a-b2a6-6e3afde004f6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>pre- and
post-grant award research, data collection, and analyses, through a method that
ensures—</text>
<subparagraph id="id82abe442-61a6-4466-9691-043d734d30d9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>proper
documentation of relevant applications; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc3a7b1b1-adf6-4b4b-b3f6-472b8c8eb868"><enum>(B)</enum><text>compliance
with applicable regulations and guidelines;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id48d27bd4-5b02-4f83-a036-da8c8a2e1d75"><enum>(2)</enum><text>advancing
specific institutional grant application procedures and processes through
coordination of external funding sources and faculty, staff, and financial
officers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id15496a97-42fe-4b19-99e8-f6524cb906df"><enum>(3)</enum><text>assisting in
negotiations with Federal funding sources;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc0b7265b-83c6-4cf6-84ac-4a0bca82f233"><enum>(4)</enum><text>providing
liaisons with Federal counterparts of tribal colleges and universities—</text>
<subparagraph id="id05e0391b-9924-4232-8175-ba885d11a0c5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to train and
assist principal investigators, faculty, and college staff with respect to
grant management, reporting, and program implementation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id74ebc52c-8842-4847-bed4-4a56ef07f965"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to ensure
that applicable deadlines are met and required reports are completed;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id194b6b45-c668-40d2-88f5-5656e76c016b"><enum>(5)</enum><text>coordinating
partnerships between tribal colleges and universities, Federal agencies, and
the private sector for collaborative programs and activities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id74ddc955-d780-44a7-9423-e3a986413b72"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in
consultation with Federal agencies, identifying and proposing solutions
to—</text>
<subparagraph id="iddef9d9b9-6000-4d13-af0d-83838109099e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>obstacles
relating to Federal agency grant application procedures and requirements;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idaeecf19c-2dd6-4106-b71a-63e1831f2cbf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>other
problems relating to Federal grant program structures and requirements.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id74f3d100-2946-4b39-bdf5-e7bc38bc25aa"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application</header>
<paragraph id="idc9321eef-75b7-4092-9bc5-65ad07d0de82"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a
tribal college or university shall submit to the Secretary an application at
such time and in such manner as the Secretary may reasonably require.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8304dbb9-fd40-4b40-a26f-c87ca9a9473a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>An
application under paragraph (1) shall include a description of a 5-year
strategy of the applicable tribal college or university for carrying out a
sponsored program at the tribal college or university, including performance
indicators by which success of the tribal college or university will be
evaluated.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id67a67ad0-1486-4742-a088-fd2a605a6f82"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Distribution
of funds</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2009 through 2017, the
Secretary, acting through the Director, shall provide to each tribal college
and university the application of which is approved under subsection (c) a
grant in an amount equal to the quotient obtained by dividing—</text>
<paragraph id="id67ba6889-2e40-44cf-b45d-07e58ca2f9a0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the total
amount made available under subsection (f) for the fiscal year; by</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6e91d22f-1424-4926-8df1-6961b2ad8788"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the number of
tribal colleges and universities the applications of which are approved under
subsection (c) for the fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7106d7b2-1a17-40c8-836b-6e5ec2efdcf9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>For
each of fiscal years 2010 through 2018, each tribal college or university that
receives a grant under this section shall submit to the Director a report
describing the success of the office of sponsored programs of the tribal
college or university during the preceding fiscal year, as determined in
accordance with the performance indicators contained in the application of the
tribal college or university under subsection (c)(2).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id471c8b20-abef-4f5d-afaf-728f8393d637"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2017 an amount equal to
the product obtained by multiplying—</text>
<paragraph id="id338c74d6-d3bf-4777-935d-e9bda298ab42"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the number of
tribal colleges and universities in operation on October 1 of the applicable
fiscal year; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7a256a4e-fc34-4f8a-a7b6-8e81b613387a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$50,000.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idfb44c0d8-cf8f-4528-9241-b320d10cddf4"><enum>110.</enum><header>Health
promotion and disease prevention research programs</header>
<subsection id="id651ea19d-bbbc-4db7-b4da-67cd0c7bfe38"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary, acting through the Director, shall establish a program under which
the Secretary shall provide grants to, or offer to enter into cooperative
agreements with, tribal colleges and universities to conduct research relating
to health promotion and disease prevention at the tribal colleges and
universities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idbb1572cc-8bbd-4db7-a1f6-32012f7901c2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header>
<paragraph id="id931430a2-2b6b-4d95-a64a-28c44bdf7a12"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Competition</header><text>The
Secretary shall provide grants and offer to enter into cooperative agreements
under subsection (a) on a competitive basis.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8c15b9ea-26bd-4b8f-a2d2-87e319349cfb"><enum>(2)</enum><header>General
terms and amounts</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idb65ffd36-a861-4600-8425-3c76b47cd148"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the term of a
grant or cooperative agreement under subsection (a) shall be not more than 3
years; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id39a9d31d-047c-4bb9-b776-9c238a32e42c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the minimum
amount of a grant under subsection (a) for a fiscal year shall be
$150,000.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd3654103-19fc-444f-ae0a-311a25af940e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Undergraduate
research experience programs</header><text>With respect to a grant or
cooperative agreement provided for an undergraduate research experience program
under subsection (d)(3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id5dd7bd72-678a-4a6f-9224-7e7da909a2fc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the term of
such a grant or cooperative agreement shall be not more than 1 year; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4996c5e0-15cb-4d1f-87b0-4821ad2ac375"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the minimum
amount of such a grant for a fiscal year shall be $10,000.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd4178317-0d74-42a8-b3bf-ba7d5c527eea"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application</header>
<paragraph id="idc7a7b609-a7db-4e6c-9315-e9250d47d086"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant, or to enter into a
cooperative agreement, under this subsection, a tribal college or university
shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time and in such manner as
the Secretary may reasonably require.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id292fd256-454e-4d54-bdbc-c18365fa92b6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Streamlined
procedure</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent
practicable, a simplified and streamlined procedure for the submission and
approval of applications under paragraph (1), taking into consideration the
limited number of institutions that are eligible to receive assistance under
this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc083a15d-79aa-4347-b642-b290f2cf338a"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>A
tribal college or university that receives a grant or enters into a cooperative
agreement under this section may use the grant or cooperative agreement to
carry out activities, including—</text>
<paragraph id="id214e1715-f1bf-4ac7-9e64-4d6f7ed081db"><enum>(1)</enum><text>research on
culturally relevant and innovative health promotion and disease prevention
strategies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0190ad19-dd53-44e1-af85-62f507355abc"><enum>(2)</enum><text>epidemiological
research on the health status of Indian populations and communities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id34f93ff4-acdf-4aca-8c7b-5eecac5a94d5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>undergraduate
research experience programs as the tribal college or university determines to
be appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4c0286ed-98e4-48d0-90fd-d1964e91e602"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2017.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Advancing
Tribes Through Tribal Colleges and Universities</header>
<section id="id91664e1a-7844-4313-832e-e43126a688dc"><enum>201.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>Advancing Tribes Through Tribal Colleges and
Universities Act</short-title></quote> or the <quote><short-title>AT TCUs
Act</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="idf9fe2572-9ec9-4973-942e-930100859105"><enum>202.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="id42ac0fc1-bf2d-44f9-b09d-f483bf5e3e91"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a primary
goal of providing Federal support for higher education is to ensure social and
economic self-sufficiency and growth for all residents of the United
States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idfbe1a7c0-85f9-4877-8593-44d45f16e889"><enum>(2)</enum><text>social and
economic underdevelopment is the primary obstacle to the self-sufficiency of
Indian communities and families;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id50105969-401c-4550-b054-05b08cc6eb4b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>research has
demonstrated that higher education is a primary method of achieving economic
and social development for Indian communities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3446e551-e6b4-4143-bbc7-b4bb7d540e59"><enum>(4)</enum><text>tribal
colleges and universities are institutions of higher education created by
Indians for Indians primarily on rural and isolated Indian reservations, which
were virtually excluded from the general system of higher education in the
United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7eefa046-f02d-42f8-84af-28d441493d71"><enum>(5)</enum><text>underlying
goals of tribal colleges and universities are—</text>
<subparagraph id="idd89c4465-ba38-48c3-956f-70c0513bd11e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to improve
the lives of Indians through higher education; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6a85b980-d178-411d-aff2-3fbb490c0092"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to assist
Indians in achieving self-sufficiency;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="iddc7e6530-5c2a-470f-9051-2be37d144cfd"><enum>(6)</enum><text>tribal
colleges and universities—</text>
<subparagraph id="id69b8ff64-a7b7-4541-9975-45a3b45d0548"><enum>(A)</enum><text>offer a
variety of social services for students and community members; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf7fb519d-e408-4bcb-92c2-07c648031a3b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>often serve
as community centers, libraries, tribal archives, career and business centers,
economic development centers, public meeting places, and childcare and wellness
centers;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6ded8c4a-270b-4426-8c70-eb7030c709d8"><enum>(7)</enum><text>tribal
colleges and universities and students of those colleges or universities
contribute significantly to the economic and social health of Indian
communities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8d973928-31d0-4c03-a6c1-fafe4a836c8e"><enum>(8)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idecc3d9c9-e624-41ac-a8f5-203f6aa5c193"><enum>(A)</enum><text>tribal colleges and
universities have been more successful than any other institution of higher
education in educating and helping to retain Indians in high-need fields, such
as nursing and teaching;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idebbc9404-496a-49da-8866-123a72f9940a" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>data from 2005 indicates that—</text>
<clause id="id72167df3-457d-43f0-9b0f-f59738f49e1b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>approximately
<fraction>1/2</fraction> of all graduates of tribal colleges and universities
pursue advanced education; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idc928a1d5-1d64-46f8-85cc-f54e6681f84b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>of those graduates, more than 86
percent pursue bachelor’s degrees;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd6348da8-d267-427a-9e2f-b5667d4f0489"><enum>(9)</enum><text>individuals,
including Indians, with bachelor’s or advanced degrees earn—</text>
<subparagraph id="id8a8532c7-c3d6-4fe8-81a3-116eff8b5cd8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>almost 4
times as much as individuals who do not graduate from high school; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id90190a8d-885b-4bc3-bc27-71334eacb5d3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>more than
twice as much as individuals with high school diplomas;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idddb982fa-0416-40ef-a6bf-f9a72c1ef09c"><enum>(10)</enum><text>of the 155
indigenous languages spoken in the United States as of the date of enactment of
this Act, 135 are spoken only by Indian elders;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide8b1d108-82a6-4638-a6fd-8721948b1da8"><enum>(11)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id66bd4c02-af50-4422-b229-eb8c45ee05be"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">language and culture are at the heart of
the mission of each tribal college and university;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7d4d463e-0d52-40af-b072-199fd638e085" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">tribal colleges and universities—</text>
<clause id="id7398efc9-eef7-4267-8afb-c097672aa3e0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">play a strong leadership role in Native
American language immersion; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id43d403bd-7ac6-4208-bed7-f453e7b207f5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are responsible for the majority of the
approximately 50 Native American language immersion programs in the United
States; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id95da702b-30a6-4896-a313-7130e7cd2d0c"><enum>(12)</enum><text>despite the
proven success of Native American language preservation and vitalization
efforts of tribal colleges and universities, only minimal Federal and private
sector resources are used for the activities.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ide5fd8ecd-5792-4c3e-9a83-5d0c801f7bdc"><enum>203.</enum><header>Native
Prosperity Programs at TCUs</header>
<subsection id="id90b0ed0a-c289-4209-b6a6-99b5f322f330"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 166 of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2911) is amended by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6372b457-fc2b-48bb-8847-ae39ce1fb82d" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idcfe82c6d-0dc2-42a3-8274-4bd1893cdd4d"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Native
Prosperity Programs at TCUs</header>
<paragraph id="idce2f2ba7-d711-4438-a293-1704605d4ea0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary shall establish a program, to be known as the <quote>TCU Native
Prosperity Program</quote>, under which the Secretary shall provide grants to,
or offer to enter into cooperative agreements with, eligible tribal colleges
and universities to promote economic development, entrepreneurship, community
development, and sound fiscal leadership in Indian communities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8e26fd99-6eed-4fb5-8676-ca62957345bc"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header>
<subparagraph id="id243cab9a-5912-40ee-83b5-627da237fa54"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B)—</text>
<clause id="idc107681b-bb7c-437f-a724-aa1da9827c16"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Secretary
shall provide grants and offer to enter into cooperative agreements under
paragraph (1) on a competitive basis; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idb6700554-bdca-4669-8c4d-5bf07c63c4f6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the term of
a grant or cooperative agreement under paragraph (1) shall be 5 years.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfac636da-2caa-4003-aa41-f8710006cb2b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>If
the Secretary determines that a tribal college or university that receives a
grant or enters into a cooperative agreement under this subsection has
performed satisfactorily throughout the initial 5-year term of the grant or
cooperative agreement under subparagraph (A)(ii)—</text>
<clause id="idd2bbee8e-c586-4c04-9fc6-7d9956102025"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the tribal
college or university may submit to the Secretary an application to extend the
grant or cooperative agreement, as applicable, for a period of not more than 3
additional years; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id8b405eeb-0250-46eb-9362-60d8b10b53a3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
Secretary may waive the competitiveness requirement of subparagraph (A)(i) with
respect to the application.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id328c16d9-d964-4ce1-8340-1a68281f62c0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Application</header>
<subparagraph id="idbe172a7e-e85d-4aea-938f-d012524e9cc9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant or enter into a
cooperative agreement under this subsection, a tribal college or university
shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time and in such manner as
the Secretary may reasonably require.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc1d629e7-9791-4ce7-a2a9-564f1873ed96"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Program
plan</header>
<clause id="id6b9ec3d1-0ab2-4689-a58b-4919868aabe3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An application under subparagraph (A) shall include a
plan for the program proposed to be carried out by the eligible tribal college
or university using the grant or pursuant to the cooperative agreement, as
applicable.</text>
</clause><clause id="id23572bab-d63e-47c6-ba2d-debd23148a74"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>A
program plan under subparagraph (A) shall include—</text>
<subclause id="idfbd5374d-ce66-4814-8c7a-216e2cdb8300"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a description
of a 5-year plan for the applicable tribal college or university, developed in
consultation with, and approved by, each relevant Indian tribe, through which
the tribal college or university will work collaboratively to meet the needs of
Indians or Alaska Natives, as appropriate, in the area served by the tribal
college or university;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id43731bf4-f5a9-4d78-91a1-f13cdd5f1660"><enum>(II)</enum><text>an
identification of the population to be served by the tribal college or
university;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id1f4bdfc9-a979-4f5f-ae67-bec4af96c5dd"><enum>(III)</enum><text>an
identification of the education and employment needs of that population and a
description of the manner in which the program will—</text>
<item id="idde1c015f-1401-4d63-bd5a-be69e6aedf27"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>strengthen
the economic development potential of the population; or</text>
</item><item id="id177638fd-42bb-4eb5-bbf9-8c076e72254b"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>contribute
to the development of high-quality local and community services;</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="id3a38e0de-ef77-4fe9-9344-899b16646ac9"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>a
description of the services to be provided under the program, including the
manner in which the services will be integrated with other appropriate
activities to minimize duplication of services; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id0e380d01-3cc7-4268-87e0-841c28062fe8"><enum>(V)</enum><text>a
description, to be prepared in consultation with the Secretary, of the
performance measures to be used to assess the performance of the tribal college
or university in carrying out the program.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id63d1570a-5965-45bb-8c78-4a198fe5cfdd"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>A
program plan shall be consistent with the purposes of this section, as
determined by the Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbe676a78-db34-49ef-b3dc-922a2112bcaf"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>A
tribal college or university that receives a grant or enters into a cooperative
agreement under this subsection may use the grant or cooperative agreement to
carry out activities, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id29ba26ca-6924-4db9-bf78-7f55f6ee9a04"><enum>(A)</enum><text>microenterprise
development;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida01bcd58-c827-4d9b-96e9-29bb8314b281"><enum>(B)</enum><text>business
development and administration courses and degree programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddc9e431a-c66c-4816-81fd-0f8c2ab8c784"><enum>(C)</enum><text>entrepreneurship
programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idccf8dfae-ec64-41ef-bc32-292f937a0878"><enum>(D)</enum><text>municipality
planning and administration courses, degree programs, and in-service training;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id554a0d1d-4893-492d-b74d-55822ffde72a"><enum>(E)</enum><text>executive
leadership training in economic development, planning, and emerging management
issues.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idBF646878003C48A5BDAD77927D187176"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><text>To ensure that tribal colleges and universities
receive timely, equitable, and culturally relevant technical assistance, the
Secretary may enter into any cooperative agreement the Secretary determines to
be necessary with the American Indian Higher Education Consortium.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd400d6de-86ad-4d54-ae00-7e2d515e8fcc"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this subsection $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through
2012.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block></after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="idfb726cba-6754-4e86-b23a-7168f670f2ec"><enum>204.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 166(b) of the Workforce Investment
Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2911(b)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53e6272c-36b9-45c9-aa05-123a5342fb53" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDD03357857E134E03A121E5834278B40A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Tribal college
or university</header><text>The term <term>tribal college or university</term>
has the meaning given the term <term>Tribal College or University</term> in
section 316(b) of the <act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">Higher Education Act of
1965</act-name> (20 U.S.C.
1059c(b)).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section>