[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5355 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5355

   To ensure that the National Advisory Council on Indian Education 
includes at least 1 member who is the president of a Tribal College or 
                              University.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 20, 2024

  Mrs. Fischer (for herself and Mr. Tester) 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 ensure that the National Advisory Council on Indian Education 
includes at least 1 member who is the president of a Tribal College or 
                              University.

    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 ``National Advisory Council on Indian 
Education Improvement Act'' or the ``NACIE Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON INDIAN EDUCATION.

    By not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act 
and notwithstanding any other provision of section 6141 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7471), the 
President shall ensure that the National Advisory Council on Indian 
Education established under such section includes at least one member 
who is a president of a Tribal College or University (as defined in 
section 316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1059c(b)).
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