Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6472 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6472

   To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for in-state 
 tuition rates for certain residents of Guam, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the United States Virgin 
                    Islands, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 4, 2025

     Mr. Moylan (for himself, Mrs. Radewagen, Mrs. King-Hinds, Mr. 
 Hernandez, and Ms. Plaskett) introduced the following bill; which was 
          referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for in-state 
 tuition rates for certain residents of Guam, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the United States Virgin 
                    Islands, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. GUARANTEEING IN-STATE TUITION FOR CERTAIN RESIDENTS OF GUAM, 
              THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, 
              AMERICAN SAMOA, AND THE UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS.

    (a) In-State Tuition Rates.--Part C of title I of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1015 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
after section 135 the following:

``SEC. 135A. IN-STATE TUITION RATES FOR CERTAIN RESIDENTS OF GUAM, THE 
              COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, AMERICAN 
              SAMOA, AND THE UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS.

    ``(a) In General.--A public institution of higher education that 
receives assistance under this Act shall not charge a covered 
individual tuition for attendance at such institution at a rate that is 
greater than the rate charged for residents of the State in which such 
institution is located.
    ``(b) Covered Individual.--In this section, the term `covered 
individual' means an individual who--
            ``(1) is a resident of Guam, the Commonwealth of the 
        Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, or the United States 
        Virgin Islands; and
            ``(2) is a national of the United States (as such term is 
        defined in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
        Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a))).''.
    (b) Program Participation Agreement.--Section 487(a) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
            ``(30) The institution will comply with the requirements of 
        section 135A, as applicable.''.
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