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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