[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 30 (Wednesday, March 18, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2217-S2220]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Inouye, and Mrs. Murray):
  S. 1796. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act to 1965 to increase 
postsecondary education opportunities for Hispanic students and other 
student populations underrepresented in postsecondary education; to the 
Committee on Labor and Human Resources.


             the higher education for the 21st century act

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I am glad to be here today to introduce 
the Higher Education for the 21st Century Act, which is also 
cosponsored by Senators Inouye and Murray.


 the importance of improving post-secondary education for hispanic and 
                            native americans

  Improving the quality and availability of postsecondary opportunities 
for Hispanics and Native Americans is one of my top priorities during 
the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.
  I was one of the authors and lead supporters of the original Hispanic 
Serving Institutions proposal that was enacted in 1992.
  I also authored the Educational Equity for Land Grant Status Act of 
1994, and the Tribally Controlled, Post--Secondary Vocational 
Institutions Program that helps institutions such as Crownpoint.


                        examples from new mexico

  Like others, I have many of these institutions in my state:
  Hispanic serving institutions such as Albuquerque Technical 
Vocational Institute and Santa Fe Community College, and
  Tribal colleges such as Crownpoint Institute of Technology, the 
Southwest Indian Technical institute, and the Institute for American 
Indian Arts.
  As I will describe, these institutions are essential lifelines for so 
many Hispanic and Native American students who aspire to post-secondary 
education.


strong bipartisan support for hispanic serving institutions and tribal 
                       colleges and universities

  I am also glad to report to that the proposals contained in this 
legislation has the support of a broad, bipartisan group of members in 
both the House and Senate, as well as the Administration:
  In the last two weeks, 19 Senators from both sides of the aisle 
joined in sending letters to the Labor Committee expressing their 
strong support for these goals.
  Over 30 Members of the House have joined to cosponsor companion 
legislation, HR 2495.
  The Administration has proposed parallel provisions in its 
recommendations for the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.


                    how the current title iii works

  Under current law, there are only limited provisions for HSIs, and no 
provisions at all for Tribal Colleges.
  Title III, called ``Strengthening Institutions'' is intended to 
provide grants to colleges that serve large populations of low-income 
and minority students, enabling them to improve the quality of their 
programs:
  There are several special provisions to support Historically Black 
Colleges;
  There is a small provision that allows some HSIs that meet highly 
restrictive eligibility requirements to receive funds; and

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  There is no special provision for the particular needs of Tribal 
Colleges.


        streamlining and expanding hispanic serving institutions

  While they make up only about 3 percent of all colleges and 
universities, HSIs educate over half of all Hispanic Americans 
nationwide.
  In fact, HSIs account for over 45 percent of the Associate's degrees 
earned by Hispanics nationwide, and almost 50 percent of Bachelor's 
degrees.
  Though the current HSI program is very successful, there are several 
aspects that I believe should be improved. This bill would:
  Increase the HSI authorization from $45 to $100 million;
  Create a new Part C within Title III specifically for HSIs; and,
  Eliminate cumbersome and inequitable data collection requirements 
about parents' educational attainment.


    creating new opportunities for tribal colleges and universities

  This bill also helps tribal colleges and universities (or ``TCUs''), 
by creating a funding stream that would enable them to compete for 
similar grants under the Higher Education Act.
  At present, there are 30 tribal colleges in 12 states serving over 
25,000 students from 200 tribes, which continue to be among the most 
under-funded institutions of higher education in the nation.
  However, Tribal Colleges or Universities have been hampered by a 
legacy of inadequate and unstable funding, because they do not have 
large resource bases to draw on and generally do not receive State 
funding.
  This bill:
  Creates a new Part D within Title III specifically for TCUs;
  Establishes an FY99 authorization level of $50 million; and
  Includes ALL tribal colleges--including those land grant institutions 
such as Crownpoint Institute of Technology that are currently excluded 
from the Tribal Community Colleges Act.


                 why hsis and tcus need these programs

  One of the main reasons these changes are needed has to do with the 
limited educational opportunities and disproportionately low 
educational achievement of both Hispanics and Native Americans in most 
parts of the country.
  Over 40 percent of Hispanic students do not complete a bachelor's 
degree, and 30 percent of young Hispanics have not graduated from high 
school.
  Only 8.9 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native Youth earn 4 
year bachelor's degrees or higher academic degrees compared to 20.3% of 
the Nation as a whole.
  This is not to say that there aren't needy students at all types of 
institutions around the country but simply to point out that American 
Indian and Hispanic students--and the colleges that educate them--are 
among the most needy.


        Unclear progress on these issues in the Labor Committee

  Despite the strong support for these changes, it is unclear at 
present if the House Education Committee or the working group in the 
Labor Committee will agree to make significant changes.
  In the House Education Committee there has been some notable 
progress, including a new $10 million section for Tribal Colleges and 
an increased authorization level for HSIs.
  However, in recent Labor Committee drafts there have been only minor 
changes for HSIs, and no action at all to support tribal colleges.


                               Conclusion

  This Act contains changes that have tremendous importance both 
symbolically and substantively that will provide opportunities Congress 
to lead the way in helping the most needy institutions helping the most 
disadvantaged students.
  Knowing that Senator Jeffords and Senator Kennedy and other members 
of the Labor Committee are long-standing supporters of tribal colleges 
and HSIs, I am hoping that the Committee will be persuaded of the need 
to make these changes.
  I urge my colleagues to lend their support to this Act, and call on 
my friends in the Labor Committee to include these provisions in the 
reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.
  Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be 
printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                S. 1796

         Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
     of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Higher 
     Education for the 21st Century Act''.
       (b) References.--Except as otherwise specifically provided, 
     whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed as 
     an amendment or repeal of a section or other provision, the 
     reference shall be considered to be made to that section or 
     provision in the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 
     et seq).

     SEC. 2. HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Title III (20 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating parts C and D (20 U.S.C. 1065 et seq. 
     and 1066 et seq.) as parts E and F, respectively;
       (2) by redesignating section 331 (20 U.S.C. 1065) as 
     section 341;
       (3) by redesignating sections 351, 352, 353, 354, 356, 357, 
     358, and 360 (20 U.S.C. 1066, 1067, 1068, 1069, 1069b, 1069c, 
     1069d, and 1069f) as sections 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 
     367, and 368, respectively;
       (4) by repealing section 316 (20 U.S.C. 1059c); and
       (5) by inserting after part B the following:

                ``Part C--Hispanic-Serving Institutions

     ``SEC. 331. FINDINGS.

       ``Congress makes the following findings:
       ``(1) The disparity in educational opportunity between 
     Hispanics and other Americans has become increasingly 
     apparent. Hispanic student participation in higher education 
     has remained basically stagnant with only 8 percent of 
     Hispanic students attending higher education, and with 
     Hispanic students experiencing a high school drop out rate in 
     excess of 30 percent. Hispanics have the lowest college 
     participation rates of any major race or ethnic group and 
     attain degrees at a much lower rate than white students.
       ``(2) Efforts to correct this severe underrepresentation of 
     Hispanics in postsecondary education have been woefully 
     inadequate. All too often, responses that could be found were 
     targeted too broadly, constructed too narrowly, or 
     underfunded. With the single exception of the Pell Grant 
     program, Federal higher education programs severely 
     underserve Hispanics.
       ``(3) Hispanic-serving institutions of higher education 
     have contributed significantly to providing equal educational 
     opportunities for Hispanic students, particularly students 
     from low-income and educationally disadvantaged families. 
     Hispanic-serving institutions serve a unique function within 
     the Nation's higher education community. While constituting 
     only 3 percent of the Nation's higher education institutions, 
     they served more than half of all Hispanic students enrolled 
     in postsecondary education.
       ``(4) Hispanic-serving institutions shoulder the burden of 
     providing high-quality educational opportunities for the 
     fastest growing segment of the Nation's population. This 
     population has the Nation's highest secondary school drop out 
     rate and an exceedingly low level of participation in Federal 
     higher education intervention programs such as Upward Bound. 
     It also has historically been subjected to educational, 
     economic, and political discrimination. Absent the existence 
     of these necessary and critical institutions, Hispanic 
     students would be less likely to have access to the benefits 
     of postsecondary education. However, many Hispanic-serving 
     institutions lack adequate institutional and financial 
     resources to fully meet the growing postsecondary educational 
     needs of this target population.
       ``(5) Providing financial assistance to eligible Hispanic-
     serving institutions to enable them to strengthen their 
     institutional, academic, and fiscal resources, and to 
     increase their services for Hispanic and other low-income, 
     educationally disadvantaged students will increase the 
     institutions' viability and self-sufficiency and will enable 
     Hispanic-serving institutions to meet better the critical 
     21st century needs of the Nation.

     ``SEC. 332. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide grants and 
     related assistance to Hispanic-serving institutions to enable 
     such institutions to improve and expand their capacity to 
     serve Hispanic students and other low-income individuals.
       ``(b) Authorized Activities.--
       ``(1) Types of activities authorized.--Grants awarded under 
     this section shall be used by Hispanic-serving institutions 
     of higher education to assist such institutions to plan, 
     develop, undertake, and carry out programs.
       ``(2) Examples of authorized activities.--Such programs may 
     include--
       ``(A) purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or 
     laboratory equipment for educational purposes, including 
     instructional and research purposes;
       ``(B) renovation and improvement in classroom, library, 
     laboratory, and other instructional facilities;
       ``(C) support of faculty exchanges, and faculty development 
     and faculty fellowships to assist in attaining advanced 
     degrees in their field of instruction;
       ``(D) curriculum development and academic instruction;
       ``(E) purchase of library books, periodicals, microfilm, 
     and other educational materials;

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       ``(F) funds and administrative management, and acquisition 
     of equipment for use in strengthening funds management;
       ``(G) joint use of facilities such as laboratories and 
     libraries; and
       ``(H) academic tutoring and counseling programs and student 
     support services.

     ``SEC. 333. GRANTS FOR GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide grants and 
     related assistance to Hispanic-serving institutions with 
     graduate and professional programs to enable such 
     institutions to improve and expand graduate and professional 
     opportunities for Hispanic students and other students 
     underrepresented in graduate education.
       ``(b) Authorized Activities.--Grants awarded under this 
     section shall be used by Hispanic-serving institutions--
       ``(1) to recruit Hispanic students and other students 
     underrepresented in graduate education to enroll in graduate 
     and professional programs;
       ``(2) to provide stipends for such students;
       ``(3) to increase the capacity of the institution to serve 
     such students by increasing faculty or counselling services 
     for such students; or
       ``(4) to expand the number of Hispanic and other 
     underrepresented graduate and professional students that can 
     be served by the institution by expanding courses and 
     institutional resources.

     ``SEC. 334. APPLICATION PROCESS.

       ``(a) Institutional Eligibility.--Each Hispanic-serving 
     institution desiring to receive assistance under this part 
     shall submit to the Secretary such enrollment data as may be 
     necessary to demonstrate that the institution is a Hispanic-
     serving institution as defined in section 336, along with 
     such other data and information as the Secretary may by 
     regulation require.
       ``(b) Applications.--Any institution which is determined by 
     the Secretary to be a Hispanic-serving institution (on the 
     basis of the data and information submitted under subsection 
     (a)) may submit an application for assistance under this part 
     to the Secretary. Such application shall include--
       ``(1) a 5-year plan for improving the assistance provided 
     by the Hispanic-serving institution to Hispanic students and 
     other low-income individuals; and
       ``(2) such other information and assurance as the Secretary 
     may require.
       ``(c) Priority.--With respect to applications for 
     assistance under section 332, the Secretary shall give 
     priority to applications that contain satisfactory evidence 
     that such institution has entered into or will enter into a 
     collaborative arrangement with at least one local educational 
     agency to provide such agency with assistance (from funds 
     other than funds provided under this part) in reducing 
     Hispanic dropout rates, improving Hispanic rates of academic 
     achievement, and increasing the rates at which Hispanic 
     secondary school graduates enroll in higher education.

     ``SEC. 335. SPECIAL RULE.

       ``No Hispanic-serving institution that is eligible for and 
     receives funds under this part may receive funds under part A 
     or B during the period for which funds under this part are 
     awarded.

     ``SEC. 336. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For purposes of this part:
       ``(1) Hispanic-serving institution.--The term `Hispanic-
     serving institution' means an institution of higher education 
     which--
       ``(A) is an eligible institution under section 312(b);
       ``(B) at the time of application, has an enrollment of 
     undergraduate full-time equivalent students that is at least 
     25 percent Hispanic students; and
       ``(C) provides assurances that not less than 50 percent of 
     its Hispanic students are low-income individuals.
       ``(2) Low-income individual.--The term `low-income 
     individual' means an individual from a family whose taxable 
     income for the preceding year did not exceed 150 percent of 
     an amount equal to the poverty level determined by using 
     criteria of poverty established by the Bureau of the 
     Census.''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 368(a) (as 
     redesignated by subsection (a)(3)) (20 U.S.C. 1069f(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``(A)'' after ``Part a.--'';
       (B) by striking ``(other than section 316)''; and
       (C) by striking subparagraph (B);
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4);
       (3) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))--
       (A) by striking ``c.--'' and inserting ``e.--''; and
       (B) by striking ``part C,'' and inserting ``part E,''; and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) Part c.--(A) There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out part C (other than section 332), $80,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999, and such sums as may be necessary for each 
     of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.
       ``(B) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
     section 332, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and such sums 
     as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
     years.''.

     SEC. 3. AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.

       (a) Amendment.--Title III (20 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.) is 
     amended by inserting after part C (as added by section 
     2(a)(5)) the following:

      ``PART D--STRENGTHENING AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBAL COLLEGES AND 
                              UNIVERSITIES

     ``SEC. 351. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

       ``(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       ``(1) Indian tribes are domestic dependent nations, which 
     exercise inherent sovereign authority over their members and 
     territories, and as governments, Indian tribes have the 
     authority to administer educational institutions.
       ``(2) Historically, the education system in the United 
     States has encouraged American Indian and Alaska Native 
     students to forgo their Native language and culture in favor 
     of Western language and culture, and those educational 
     practices have been damaging to Indian students and their 
     communities.
       ``(3) In general, American Indian and Alaska Native youth 
     have a lower economic status than students in the Nation as a 
     whole, and roughly twice as many American Indian and Alaska 
     Native youth live below the poverty line as compared to youth 
     in the general population.
       ``(4) In general, American Indian and Alaska Native youth 
     have a lower educational attainment level than youth in the 
     Nation as a whole, and only 8.9 percent of American Indian 
     and Alaska Native students earn 4-year bachelor's degrees or 
     higher academic degrees compared to 20.3 percent of the 
     students in the Nation as a whole.
       ``(5) Tribal Colleges or Universities have been established 
     by tribal governments to make postsecondary educational 
     opportunities available in American Indian communities, 
     including general equivalency diplomas (GED's), remedial 
     instruction, and academic, vocational, and technical programs 
     similar to those offered by public and private colleges and 
     universities.
       ``(6) In addition, Tribal Colleges or Universities fulfill 
     unique and vitally important missions of preserving, 
     recording, teaching, and fostering Native languages and 
     cultures.
       ``(7) Tribal Colleges or Universities are well suited to 
     serve American Indian communities because Tribal Colleges or 
     Universities are physically located in the communities that 
     they serve and are attuned to Native languages and cultures.
       ``(8) Tribal Colleges or Universities have been hampered by 
     a lack of adequate and stable funding resources because, 
     unlike State land-grant institutions, Tribal Colleges or 
     Universities do not have large resource bases to draw on, and 
     Tribal Colleges or Universities generally do not receive 
     State funding. This lack of funding seriously threatens the 
     continued viability of some of these institutions.
       ``(9) Based on the United States unique trust 
     responsibility to American Indians, financial assistance to 
     establish, support, and strengthen the physical plants, 
     financial management, academic resources, and endowments of 
     the Tribal Colleges or Universities is appropriate to enhance 
     these institutions and to expand the capacity of these 
     institutions to serve American Indian students.
       ``(b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this part to improve 
     the academic quality, technological capacity, instructional 
     management, and fiscal stability of eligible Tribal Colleges 
     or Universities in order to strengthen the ability of Tribal 
     Colleges or Universities to make a substantial contribution 
     to the higher education resources of the Nation.

     ``SEC. 352. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For the purposes of this part--
       ``(1) the term `Indian' means a person who is a member of 
     an Indian tribe;
       ``(2) the term `Indian tribe' means any Indian or Alaska 
     native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or community 
     that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and 
     services provided by the United States to Indians because of 
     their status as Indians;
       ``(3) the term `Tribal College or University' means an 
     institution of higher education which is formally controlled, 
     or has been formally sanctioned, or chartered, by the 
     governing body of an Indian tribe or tribes, or which meets 
     the criteria for eligibility set forth in section 354(a); and
       ``(4) the term `institution of higher education' means an 
     institution of higher education as defined by section 
     1201(a), except that clause paragraph (2) of such section 
     shall not be applicable.

     ``SEC. 353. GRANTS TO INSTITUTIONS; GENERAL AUTHORIZATION AND 
                   USE OF FUNDS.

       ``(a) Grants.--From the amounts made available under 
     section 368(a)(4) for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
     make grants, to Tribal Colleges or Universities that meet the 
     requirements of subsection (a) of section 354 and have 
     applications approved by the Secretary, to carry out the 
     activity described in subsection (b).
       ``(b) Authorized Activities.--
       ``(1) In general.--Grant funds under this section may be 
     used for any of the following purposes:
       ``(A) Purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or 
     laboratory equipment for educational purposes, including 
     instructional and research purposes.
       ``(B) Construction, maintenance, renovation, and 
     improvement in classroom, library, laboratory, and other 
     instructional facilities, including purchase or rental of 
     telecommunications technology equipment or services.
       ``(C) Support of faculty exchanges, faculty development, 
     and faculty fellowships to assist faculty in attaining 
     advanced degrees in their field of instruction.

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       ``(D) Academic instruction in disciplines in which American 
     Indians are underrepresented.
       ``(E) Purchase of library books, periodicals, and other 
     educational materials, including telecommunications program 
     material.
       ``(F) Tutoring, counseling, and student service programs 
     designed to improve academic success.
       ``(G) Funds management, administrative management, and 
     acquisition of equipment for use in strengthening funds 
     management.
       ``(H) Joint use of facilities, such as laboratories and 
     libraries.
       ``(I) Establishing or improving a development office to 
     strengthen or improve contributions from alumni and the 
     private sector.
       ``(J) Establishing or enhancing a program of teacher 
     education designed to qualify students to teach in elementary 
     or secondary schools, with a particular emphasis on teaching 
     American Indian children and youth, that shall include, as 
     part of such program, preparation for teacher certification.
       ``(K) Establishing community outreach programs which will 
     encourage American Indian elementary school and secondary 
     school students to develop the academic skills and the 
     interest to pursue postsecondary education.
       ``(L) Investing in the technological improvement of the 
     Tribal College or University's administration of funds made 
     available to students under title IV.
       ``(M) Other activities proposed in the application 
     submitted pursuant to section 354 that are approved by the 
     Secretary as part of the review and acceptance of such 
     application.
       ``(2) Endowment fund.--
       ``(A) In general.--A Tribal College or University may use 
     not more than 20 percent of the grant funds provided under 
     this part to establish or increase an endowment fund at the 
     institution.
       ``(B) Matching requirement.--In order to be eligible to use 
     grant funds in accordance with subparagraph (A), the Tribal 
     College or University shall provide matching funds from non-
     Federal sources, in an amount equal to not less than 50 
     percent of the Federal funds used in accordance with 
     paragraph (1), for the establishment or increase of the 
     endowment fund.
       ``(c) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
     Secretary shall give priority to a Tribal College or 
     University that proposes to carry out a program that 
     strengthens the technological capabilities of institutions, 
     as determined by the Secretary.
       ``(d) Planning Grants.--The Secretary may award a grant 
     under this part to a Tribal College or University for a 
     period of 1 year for the purpose of preparing a technological 
     needs assessment, a plan, and an application for a grant 
     under this section.

     ``SEC. 354. ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATIONS.

       ``(a) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive assistance 
     under this part, an institution shall meet the following 
     criteria:
       ``(1) Institution.--An institution shall--
       ``(A) receive assistance under the Tribally Controlled 
     Community College Assistance Act of 1978;
       ``(B) receive assistance under part H of title III of the 
     Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education 
     Act;
       ``(C) receive assistance under the Act of November 2, 1921 
     (commonly known as the `Snyder Act') (42 Stat. 208, chapter 
     115; 25 U.S.C. 13);
       ``(D) receive assistance under the American Indian, Alaska 
     Native, and Native Hawaiian Culture and Art Development Act; 
     or
       ``(E) receive funding under the Equity in Educational Land 
     Grant Status Act of 1994.
       ``(2) Accreditation.--An institution that is accredited by 
     a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association 
     determined by the Secretary to be a reliable authority for 
     the quality of training offered, or is, according to such an 
     agency or association, making reasonable progress toward 
     accreditation.
       ``(b) Application.--Any institution desiring to receive 
     assistance under this part shall submit an application to the 
     Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary 
     may by regulation reasonably require. Each such application 
     shall include--
       ``(1) a 5-year plan for improving the assistance provided 
     by the Tribal College or University to Indian students, 
     increasing the rates at which Indian secondary school 
     students enroll in higher education, and increasing overall 
     postsecondary retention rates for Indian students; and
       ``(2) measurable goals for the institution's proposed 
     activities, including a plan for how the institution intends 
     to achieve the goals.
       ``(c) Special Rule.--For the purposes of this part, a 
     Tribal College or University that is eligible for and 
     receives funds under this part shall not receive funds under 
     part A during the period for which the funds under this part 
     are awarded.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Part F (as redesignated by 
     section 2(a)(1)) (20 U.S.C. 1066 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 361(b)(1) (as redesignated by section 
     2(a)(3)) (20 U.S.C. 1066(b)(1)), by striking ``part C)'' and 
     inserting ``part E)'';
       (2) in section 361(b)(6) (as redesignated by section 
     2(a)(3)) (20 U.S.C. 1066(b)(6)), by striking ``section 357'' 
     and inserting ``section 366, except that for purposes of part 
     D, paragraphs (2) and (3) of such section shall not apply'';
       (3) in section 362 (as redesignated by section 2(a)(3)) (20 
     U.S.C. 1067), by striking ``part A'' each place the term 
     appears and inserting ``part A, C, or D'';
       (4) in section 363(a)(2) (as redesignated by section 
     2(a)(3)) (20 U.S.C. 1068(a)(2)), by striking ``Native 
     American colleges and universities'' and inserting ``American 
     Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities'';
       (5) in section 363(a)(3)(A) (as redesignated by section 
     2(a)(3)) (20 U.S.C. 1068(a)(3)(A)), by inserting after 
     ``special consideration for grants awarded under part B'' the 
     following: ``, and of the types of activities referred to in 
     section 353 that should receive special consideration for 
     grants awarded under parts C and D'';
       (6) in section 365(a) (as redesignated by section 2(a)(3)) 
     (20 U.S.C. 1069b(a)), by inserting ``, C, or D'' after 
     ``institution eligible under part B'';
       (7) in section 366 (as redesignated by section 2(a)(3)) (20 
     U.S.C. 1069c)--
       (A) by striking ``The funds'' and inserting ``(a) In 
     General.--''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Exception.--For purposes of part D of this title, 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) shall not apply.'';
       (8) in section 368(a) (as redesignated by section 2(a)(3)) 
     (20 U.S.C. 1069f(a)), by inserting after paragraph (3) (as 
     added by section 2(b)(4)) the following:
       ``(4) Part d.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out part D, $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and such 
     sums as may be necessary for each of the four succeeding 
     fiscal years.''; and
       (9) in section 368(e) (as redesignated by section 2(a)(3)) 
     (20 U.S.C. 1069f(e))--
       (A) by striking ``(3)'' and inserting ``(4)'';
       (B) by striking ``part C'' and inserting ``part E''; and
       (C) by striking ``section 331'' and inserting ``section 
     341''.

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