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S. 1999 (101st)

A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify the administrative procedures of the National Commission on Responsibilities for Financing Postsecondary Education.

enactedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

22 November 1989

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Became Public Law No: 101-324.

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21 July 2025

Summary

Title I: Higher Education - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise the administration of the National Commission on Responsibilities for Financing Postsecondary Education. Revises student aid eligibility for students and institutions located in any of the freely associated states, rather than a State. Amends the HEA and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, with respect to teacher training and student assistance programs, to rename the Northern Mariana Islands and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands as the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia. Title II: Elementary and Secondary Education - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the Adult Education Act, the Star Schools Program Assistance Act, and the Education of the Handicapped Act to rename the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands as the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Palau.

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