[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2317 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2317

 To amend title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to strengthen 
                     minority-serving institutions.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 19, 2015

  Ms. Hirono (for herself, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Schatz) 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 title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to strengthen 
                     minority-serving institutions.

    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 ``Minority-Serving Institution 
Fairness Act''.

SEC. 2. ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN-SERVING INSTITUTIONS.

    Section 317(d)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1059d(d)(3)) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
following:
                    ``(A) Concurrent funding.--No Alaskan Native-
                serving institution or Native Hawaiian-serving 
                institution that receives funds under this section 
                shall concurrently receive funds under section 316 or 
                318, or part B.''.

SEC. 3. NATIVE AMERICAN-SERVING, NONTRIBAL INSTITUTIONS.

    Section 319(d)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1059f(d)(3)) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
following:
                    ``(A) Concurrent funding.--No Native American-
                serving, nontribal institution that receives funds 
                under this section shall concurrently receive funds 
                under section 316 or 318, or part B.''.

SEC. 4. ASIAN AMERICAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER-SERVING 
              INSTITUTIONS.

    Section 320(d)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1059g(d)(3)) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
following:
                    ``(A) Concurrent funding.--No Asian American and 
                Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution 
                that receives funds under this section shall 
                concurrently receive funds under section 316 or 318, or 
                part B.''.

SEC. 5. HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS.

    Section 505 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101d) 
is amended by striking ``part A'' and inserting ``section 316, section 
318,''.

SEC. 6. LIMITATIONS ON CONCURRENT RECEIPT OF PROGRAM FUNDS.

    (a) Limitations on Concurrent Receipt of Program Funds.--Part A of 
title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1057 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 321. LIMITATION ON CONCURRENT RECEIPT OF PROGRAM FUNDS.

    ``Subject to the availability of applications, not less than 35 
percent of the funding awarded under each of sections 317, 319, or 320, 
or part A of title V, for a fiscal year, shall be awarded to 
institutions that are not eligible for funds concurrently under more 
than one program under section 317, 319, or 320, or part A of title V, 
for such fiscal year.''.
    (b) Investment in Historically Black Colleges and Universities and 
Other Minority-Serving Institutions.--Section 371 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(d) Limitations on Concurrent Receipt of Program Funds.--An 
eligible institution described in paragraph (2), (4), (6), or (7) of 
subsection (a) may receive more than one grant under this section for a 
fiscal year, if, subject to availability of applications, not less than 
35 percent of the funding awarded under this section to institutions 
described in each of such paragraphs is awarded to institutions that 
are not eligible for funds concurrently under more than one program 
under this section for such fiscal year.''.
    (c) Duration of Grant.--Section 313(b) of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059(b)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``a section under'' after ``awarding 
        grants under''; and
            (2) by inserting ``the same section under'' after 
        ``receiving a grant under''.
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