Strengthening Minority-Serving Institutions Act of 2018
This bill permanently extends mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions and increases the authorized funding levels for such programs.
[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3467 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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115th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3467
To permanently reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically
Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving
institutions.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 18, 2018
Mr. Jones (for himself, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Brown, Mr.
Booker, Ms. Warren, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms.
Klobuchar, Ms. Harris, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Smith, Ms.
Duckworth, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Markey, Mr. Udall, Mr. Coons, Mr. Sanders,
Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Tester, and Mrs. Feinstein)
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 permanently reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically
Black colleges and universities and other 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 ``Strengthening Minority-Serving
Institutions Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. STRENGTHENING HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND
OTHER MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS.
Section 371(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1067q(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(A)--
(A) in the first sentence, by striking
``appropriated,'' and all that follows through ``2019''
and inserting ``appropriated, $300,000,000 for fiscal
year 2019 and each succeeding fiscal year''; and
(B) by striking the second sentence; and
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)--
(i) in clause (i), by striking
``$100,000,000'' and inserting
``$117,500,000'';
(ii) in clause (ii)--
(I) by striking ``$100,000,000''
and inserting ``$99,875,000''; and
(II) by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(iii) by redesignating clause (iii) as
clause (iv);
(iv) by inserting after clause (ii) the
following:
``(iii) $17,625,000 shall be available for
allocation under subparagraph (D); and''; and
(v) in clause (iv), as redesignated by
clause (iii)--
(I) by striking ``$55,000,000'' and
inserting ``$65,000,000''; and
(II) by striking ``(D)'' and
inserting ``(E)'';
(B) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the
following:
``(C) Allocation and allotment hbcus.--The amount
made available for allocation under this subparagraph
by subparagraph (A)(ii) for any fiscal year shall be
available to eligible institutions described in
subsection (a)(1) and shall be made available as grants
under section 323 and allotted among such institutions
under section 324, treating such amount, plus the
amount appropriated for such fiscal year in a regular
or supplemental appropriation Act to carry out part B
of this title, as the amount appropriated to carry out
part B of this title for purposes of allotments under
section 324, for use by such institutions with a
priority for--
``(i) activities described in paragraphs
(1), (2), (4), (5), and (10) of section 323(a);
and
``(ii) other activities, consistent with
the institution's comprehensive plan and
designed to increase the institution's capacity
to prepare students for careers in the physical
or natural sciences, mathematics, computer
science or information technology or sciences,
engineering, language instruction in the less-
commonly taught languages or international
affairs, or nursing or allied health
professions.'';
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as
subparagraph (E);
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the
following:
``(D) Allocation and allotment pbis.--
``(i) In general.--The amount made
available for allocation under this
subparagraph by subparagraph (A)(iii) for any
fiscal year shall be available to eligible
institutions described in subsection (a)(5) and
shall be available for a competitive grant
program to award grants of $600,000 annually
for programs in any of the following areas:
``(I) Science, technology,
engineering, or mathematics (STEM).
``(II) Health education.
``(III) Internationalization or
globalization.
``(IV) Teacher preparation.
``(V) Improving educational
outcomes of African-American males.
``(ii) Excess funds.--The Secretary shall
allot any amounts remaining from the amount
made available for allocation under this
subparagraph by subparagraph (A)(iii) for any
fiscal year after grants are awarded under
clause (i) to eligible institutions described
in subsection (a)(5) for activities determined
appropriate by the Secretary.''; and
(E) in subparagraph (E), as redesignated by
subparagraph (C)--
(i) in clause (i), by striking
``$30,000,000'' each place it appears and
inserting ``$35,000,000'';
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking
``$15,000,000'' each place it appears and
inserting ``$18,000,000''; and
(iii) in clauses (iii) and (iv), by
striking ``$5,000,000'' each place it appears
and inserting ``$6,000,000''.
SEC. 3. MANDATORY FUNDING FOR MASTERS AND POSTBACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS.
(a) Masters Degree Programs.--Section 897 of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1161aa) is amended by striking ``$11,500,000''
and all that follows through ``succeeding fiscal years'' and inserting
``$13,500,000 for fiscal year 2019 and each succeeding fiscal year''.
(b) Postbaccalaureate Programs.--Section 898 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1161aa-1) is amended by striking
``$11,500,000 for fiscal year 2009 and for each of the five succeeding
fiscal years'' and inserting ``$21,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 and
each succeeding fiscal year''.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6226-6227)
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