1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Building Indigenous STEM Professionals Act”.
Building Indigenous STEM Professionals Act
A BILL
To amend the STEM education program for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian students under the Higher Education Act of 1965.
2. Improving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education with a focus on American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian students
Section 819 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1161j) is amended—
in the section heading, by striking “Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian” and inserting “American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian”;
in subsection (a)(2), by striking “Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians” and inserting “American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians to enable them to succeed in these fields”;
in subsection (b)—
by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), as paragraphs (2), (4), (5), and (6), respectively;
by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated by subparagraph (A), the following:
“(1) Native American—The term Native American includes Alaska Natives, American Indians, and Native Hawaiians.”
by inserting after paragraph (2), as redesignated by subparagraph (A), the following:
“(3) American Indian—The term American Indian has the meaning given the term “Indian” in section 202 of the Indian Land Consolidation Act (25 U.S.C. 2201).”
in subsection (c)—
by inserting “create or” after “to enable the eligible partnership to”;
by inserting “Native American” after “the development of”; and
by striking “, including existing programs for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students”;
in subsection (d)—
in paragraph (1), by striking “Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian students” and inserting “programs that serve Native American students”;
in paragraph (2), by striking “Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students” and inserting “programs that serve Native American students”; and
in paragraph (3), by striking “Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian students” and inserting “Native American students”;
in subsection (f), by striking “30 percent or more of the program participants are Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian” and inserting “70 percent or more of the program participants are Native American”; and
in subsection (i), by striking “2009” and inserting “2020”.