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H.R. 186 (115th)

United States Virgin Islands College Access Act of 2017

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3 January 2017

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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11 August 2025

Summary

United States Virgin Islands College Access Act of 2017 This bill directs the U.S. Virgin Islands to award grants to public four-year institutions of higher education (IHEs) located in a state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or Guam to cover the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition and fees for students who have: (1) been domiciled in the Virgin Islands for at least the 12 months preceding their enrollment in the IHE; and (2) received on or after January 1, 2013, a secondary school diploma or its equivalent while domiciled there. The Government Accountability Office must monitor the program's effectiveness in expanding educational opportunities for such students.

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