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Title 25 — Indians

Chapter 20 — Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities Assistance

§ 1803. Grants authorized

Statutory text

(a)

Purposes

The Secretary shall, subject to appropriations, make grants pursuant to this subchapter to tribally controlled colleges or universities to aid in the post-secondary education of Indian students.

(b)

Deposit of funds; limitations on uses

Grants made pursuant to this subchapter shall go into the general operating funds of the institution to defray, at the determination of the tribally controlled college or university, expenditures for academic, educational, and administrative purposes and for the operation and maintenance of the college or university. Funds provided pursuant to this subchapter shall not be used in connection with religious worship or sectarian instruction.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 95–471 title I § 102 · 92 Stat. 1325

    Enacted · 25 U.S.C. § 1803

    Pub. L. 95–471, title I, § 102, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1326

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 95–471, title I, § 102, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1326

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 102. (a) The Secretary is authorized to make grants pursuant 25 USC 1803. to this title to tribally controlled community colleges to aid in the post-secondary education of Indian students. (b) Grants made pursuant to this title shall go into the general operating funds of the institution to defray the expense of activities related to education programs for Indian students. Funds provided pursuant to this title shall not be used in connection with religious worship or sectarian instruction.

  2. Pub. L. 98–192 § 3(a)(1) · 97 Stat. 1335

    Substituted · 25 U.S.C. § 1803(a)

    Pub. L. 98–192, § 3(a)(1), substituted “shall, subject to appropriations,” for “is authorized to”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–192, § 3(a)(1), substituted “shall, subject to appropriations,” for “is authorized to”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) by striking out “is authorized to” in subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof “shall, subject to appropriations,”; and

  3. Pub. L. 98–192 § 3(a)(2) · 97 Stat. 1335

    Substituted · 25 U.S.C. § 1803(b)

    Pub. L. 98–192, § 3(a)(2), substituted “to defray, at the determination of the tribally controlled community college, expenditures for academic, educational, and administrative purposes and for the operation and maintenance of the college” for “to defray the expense of activities related to education programs for Indian students”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–192, § 3(a)(2), substituted “to defray, at the determination of the tribally controlled community college, expenditures for academic, educational, and administrative purposes and for the operation and maintenance of the college” for “to defray the expense of activities related to education programs for Indian students”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) by striking out “to defray the expense of activities related to education programs for Indian students” in subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof “to defray, at the determination of the tribally controlled community college, expenditures for academic, educational, and administrative purposes and for the operation and maintenance of the college”.

  4. Higher Education Amendments of 1998

    Pub. L. 105–244 § 901(b)(6) · 112 Stat. 1581

    Substituted · 25 U.S.C. § 1803(a)

    Pub. L. 105–244, § 901(b)(6), substituted “colleges or universities” for “community colleges”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–244, § 901(b)(6), substituted “colleges or universities” for “community colleges”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (6) in sections 101, 102(a), 104(a)(1), 107(a), 108(c)(2),109(b)(1), 11l(a)(2), 112(a), 112(a)(2), 112(c)(2)(B), 301, 302(a), and 402(a) (25 U.S.C. 1802, 1803(a), 1804a(a)(1), 1807(a),1808(c)(2), 1809(b)(1), 1811(a)(2), 1812(a), 1812(a)(2), 1812(c)(2)(B), 1831, 1832(a), and 1851(a)), by striking “community colleges” each place the term appears and inserting “colleges or universities”;

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 105–244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105–244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1001 of Title 20, Education.

  5. Higher Education Amendments of 1998

    Pub. L. 105–244 § 901(b)(5) · 112 Stat. 1581

    1. Substituted · 25 U.S.C. § 1803(b)

      Pub. L. 105–244, § 901(b)(5), (12), substituted “controlled college or university” for “controlled community college”

    2. Substituted · 25 U.S.C. § 1803(b)

      Pub. L. 105–244, § 901(b)(5), (12), substituted “the college or university” for “the college”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–244, § 901(b)(5), (12), substituted “controlled college or university” for “controlled community college” and “the college or university” for “the college”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (5) in sections 2(a)(4), 2(a)(7), 2(b)(4), 102(b), 103, 105, 106(b), 107(a), 107(b), 108(a), 108(b)(3)(A), 108(b)(3)(B), 108(b)(4), 109(b)(2), 109(b)(3), 109(d), 113(a), 113(b), 113(c)(1), 113(c)(2), 302(b), 303, 304, 305(a), and 305(b) (25 U.S.C. 1801(a)(4), 1801(a)(7), 1801(b)(4), 1803(b), 1804, 1805, 1806(b), 1807(a), 1807(b), 1808(a), 1808(b)(3)(A), 1808(b)(3)(B), 1808(b)(4), 1809(b)(2), 1809(b)(3), 1809(d), 1813(a), 1813(b), 1813(c)(1), 1813(c)(2), 1832(b), 1833, 1834, 1835(a), and 1835(b)), by striking “community college” each place the term appears and inserting “college or university”;

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 105–244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105–244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1001 of Title 20, Education.

6 of 6 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments1983–1998 · 2 rounds

1998

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–244, § 901(b)(6), substituted “colleges or universities” for “community colleges”.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–244, § 901(b)(5), (12), substituted “controlled college or university” for “controlled community college” and “the college or university” for “the college”.

1983

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–192, § 3(a)(1), substituted “shall, subject to appropriations,” for “is authorized to”.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–192, § 3(a)(2), substituted “to defray, at the determination of the tribally controlled community college, expenditures for academic, educational, and administrative purposes and for the operation and maintenance of the college” for “to defray the expense of activities related to education programs for Indian students”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 105–244 effective , except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105–244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1001 of Title 20, Education.

Credits

1978–1998 · 3 acts
  1. 1978Pub. L. 95–471, title I, § 102, , 92 Stat. 1326
  2. 1983Pub. L. 98–192, § 3(a), , 97 Stat. 1336
  3. 1998Pub. L. 105–244, title IX, § 901(b)(5), (6), (12), , 112 Stat. 1828.
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(Pub. L. 95–471, title I, § 102, , 92 Stat. 1326; Pub. L. 98–192, § 3(a), , 97 Stat. 1336; Pub. L. 105–244, title IX, § 901(b)(5), (6), (12), , 112 Stat. 1828.)

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