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A bill to amend and extend the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.

Public Law 98-192 · S. 726 · 98th Congress · began in the Senate

Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Dec 1, 1983 · Native Americans

Sponsor: Sen. Mark Andrews (R-ND)

Cosponsors (7): Sen. Barry Goldwater,

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateVoice vote
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Amends the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978 to revise definitions and purposes.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior, subject to appropriations, to make grants for defraying, at the determination of the tribally controlled community college, expenditures for the operation and maintenance of the college (including administrative, academic, community, and student service programs, and technical assistance).

Requires that grant applications include a description of recordkeeping procedures for expenditure of funds received under the Act.

Directs the Secretary to establish a program of grants to tribes and tribal entities for planning and development of proposals for the establishment of tribally controlled community colleges, or for determining the need and potential for such colleges. Directs the Secretary to reserve a specified amount from appropriations for title I of the Act to make such planning grants available to as many as five approved applicants.

Revises provisions relating to technical assistance contracts.

Replaces requirements for "feasibility studies" with requirements for "eligibility studies". Reduces the percentage of title I funds which may be used to carry out such studies.

Revises formulas for determining the amount of each grant to a tribally controlled community college on the basis of the "Indian student count" at such colleges.

Prohibits the alteration of grant amounts under this Act because of funds also received under the Snyder Act. Prohibits denial of Snyder Act funds because of funds received under this Act.

Provides that any Indian student who receives a student assistance grant from the Bureau of Indians Affairs (BIA) for postsecondary education shall be deemed to have received such assistance under the Pell Grants program of the Higher Education Act of 1965, for purposes of such Act.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through FY 1987 to carry out provisions for: (1) technical assistance contracts; (2) grants to tribally controlled colleges; and (3) construction of new facilities. Provides for a transition to the forward funding method of timing appropriation action.

Revises provisions for grant adjustment.

Directs the Administrator of General Services to: (1) study facilities available for use by tribally controlled community colleges; (2) report study results to the Congress by September 30, 1985; and (3) in consultation with the BIA, conduct a program of renovation, alteration, repair, and reconstruction of BIA facilities.

Directs the Secretary to provide grants for construction of new facilities for any tribally controlled community college for which the report of the Administrator of General Services identifies such a need. Sets forth requirements for eligibility and for the college's share of such construction costs. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such requirements.

Directs the Secretary to establish a program of endowment grants to tribally controlled community colleges which are current recipients of specified assistance under the Act or under the Navajo Community College Act. Sets forth agreement requirements for receipt of such endowment grants. Sets forth provisions for the use and allocation of such endowment grant funds and for compliance with a matching funds requirement. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1987 to carry out such endowment grant program.

Amends the Navajo Community College Act to extend the authorization for construction funds through FY 1987.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 21 actions.

  1. Dec 1, 1983Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-192.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Nov 21, 1983PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Nov 17, 1983Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.
  5. Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.
  6. Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
  7. Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
  8. Nov 8, 1983Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference Report 98-505 Filed in House.
  9. Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference Report 98-505 Filed in House.
  10. Nov 7, 1983Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report S. Rept. 98-303 filed in Senate by Senator Andrews on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses.
  11. Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference report S. Rept. 98-303 filed in Senate by Senator Andrews on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses.
  12. Oct 28, 1983Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Agreed to Request for Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Perkins, Ford (MI), Andrews (NC), Simon, Miller (CA), Williams (MT), Kogovsek, Owens, Harrison, Ackerman, Penny, Erlenborn, Jeffords, Goodling, Coleman (MO), Petri, Gunderson, Packard.
  13. Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Insisted on its Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
  14. Oct 26, 1983Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate disagreed to House amendments, requested a conference and appointed conferees. Andrews; Goldwater; Gorton; Murkowski; Melcher; Inouye; DeConcini.
  15. Oct 20, 1983FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  16. FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
  17. May 25, 1983FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
  18. Apr 26, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Indian Affairs Committee
  19. Apr 13, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Indian Affairs Committee
  20. Mar 8, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Indian Affairs Committee
  21. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.