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20 U.S.C. § 1087uu–1 — Native American students

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20 U.S.C. § 1087uu–1 — Native American students

**(a) In general** In determining the student aid index for Native American students, computations performed pursuant to this part shall exclude— (1) any income and assets of $2,000 or less per individual payment received by the student (and spouse) and student’s parents under Public Law 98–64 ([25 U.S.C. 117a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section117a&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.; 97 Stat. 365) (commonly known as the “Per Capita Act”) or the Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or Distribution Act ([25 U.S.C. 1401](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section1401&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.); and (2) any income received by the student (and spouse) and student’s parents under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ([43 U.S.C. 1601](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1601&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) or the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980 ([25 U.S.C. 1721](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section1721&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).11 See References in Text note below. **(b) Guidance** The Secretary shall develop guidance, in consultation with Tribal Colleges and Universities (as defined in [section 1059c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1059c&num=0&edition=prelim)) and the State higher education agency in Alaska and Maine, to implement the determination under subsection (a) without adding additional questions to the FAFSA, including through the use of the authority under [section 1087tt of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1087tt&num=0&edition=prelim).

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25 U.S.C. § 1401 — Funds appropriated in satisfaction of judgments of Indian Claims Commission or United States Court of Federal Claims

**(a) Use and distribution** Notwithstanding any other law, all use or distribution of funds appropriated in satisfaction of a judgment of the Indian Claims Commission or the United States Court of Federal Claims in favor of any Indian tribe, band, group, pueblo, or community (hereinafter referred to as “Indian tribe”), together with any investment income earned thereon, after payment of attorney fees and litigation expenses, shall be made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. **(b) Amounts remaining to be held in trust unless otherwise provided** Except as provided in sections 164 and 165 of this title, amounts which the Secretary of the Interior has remaining after execution of either a plan under this chapter, or another Act enacted heretofore or hereafter providing for the use or distribution of amounts awarded in satisfaction of a judgment in favor of an Indian tribe or tribes, together with any investment income earned thereon and after payment of attorney fees and litigation expenses, shall be held in trust by the Secretary for the tribe or tribes involved if the plan or Act does not otherwise provide for the use of such amounts. **(c) Short title** This chapter may be cited as the “Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or Distribution Act”.

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20 U.S.C. § 1087kk — Amount of need

Except as otherwise provided therein, for award year 2024–2025 and each subsequent award year, the amount of need of any student for financial assistance under this subchapter (except subpart 1 or 2 of part A) is equal to— (1) the cost of attendance of such student, minus (2) the student aid index (as defined in [section 1087mm of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1087mm&num=0&edition=prelim)) for such student, minus (3) other financial assistance not received under this subchapter (as defined in [section 1087vv(i) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1087vv/i&num=0&edition=prelim)).

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25 U.S.C. § 1721 — Omitted

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Section, Pub. L. 96–420, § 2, Oct. 10, 1980, 94 Stat. 1785, which set out Congressional findings and declaration of policy, was omitted from the Code as being of special and not general application. #### Short Title Pub. L. 96–420, § 1, Oct. 10, 1980, 94 Stat. 1785, provided that Pub. L. 96–420, enacting this subchapter, could be cited as the “Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980”.

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20 U.S.C. § 1001 — General definition of institution of higher education

**(a) Institution of higher education** For purposes of this chapter, other than subchapter IV, the term “institution of higher education” means an educational institution in any State that— (1) admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate, or persons who meet the requirements of [section 1091(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1091/d&num=0&edition=prelim); (2) is legally authorized within such State to provide a program of education beyond secondary education; (3) provides an educational program for which the institution awards a bachelor’s degree or provides not less than a 2-year program that is acceptable for full credit toward such a degree, or awards a degree that is acceptable for admission to a graduate or professional degree program, subject to review and approval by the Secretary; (4) is a public or other nonprofit institution; and (5) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association, or if not so accredited, is an institution that has been granted preaccreditation status by such an agency or association that has been recognized by the Secretary for the granting of preaccreditation status, and the Secretary has determined that there is satisfactory assurance that the institution will meet the accreditation standards of such an agency or association within a reasonable time. **(b) Additional institutions included** For purposes of this chapter, other than subchapter IV, the term “institution of higher education” also includes— (1) any school that provides not less than a 1-year program of training to prepare students for gainful employment in a re

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25 U.S.C. § 117 — Repealed. Pub. L. 98–64, § 4(a), Aug. 2, 1983, 97 Stat. 366

### Statutory Notes Section, act June 10, 1896, ch. 398, § 1, 29 Stat. 336, directed that any sums of money to be paid per capita to individual Indians be paid to said Indians by an officer of the Government designated by the Secretary of the Interior. See section 117a et seq. of this title.

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20 U.S.C. § 1059c — Goals for financial management and academic program

**(a) Goals** Any application for a grant under this part shall describe measurable goals for the institution’s financial management and academic programs, and include a plan of how the applicant intends to achieve those goals. **(b) Continuation requirements** Any continuation application shall demonstrate the progress made toward achievement of the goals described pursuant to subsection (a).

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43 U.S.C. § 1601 — Congressional findings and declaration of policy

Congress finds and declares that— **(a)** there is an immediate need for a fair and just settlement of all claims by Natives and Native groups of Alaska, based on aboriginal land claims; **(b)** the settlement should be accomplished rapidly, with certainty, in conformity with the real economic and social needs of Natives, without litigation, with maximum participation by Natives in decisions affecting their rights and property, without establishing any permanent racially defined institutions, rights, privileges, or obligations, without creating a reservation system or lengthy wardship or trusteeship, and without adding to the categories of property and institutions enjoying special tax privileges or to the legislation establishing special relationships between the United States Government and the State of Alaska; **(c)** no provision of this chapter shall replace or diminish any right, privilege, or obligation of Natives as citizens of the United States or of Alaska, or relieve, replace, or diminish any obligation of the United States or of the State or 11 So in original. Probably should be “of”. Alaska to protect and promote the rights or welfare of Natives as citizens of the United States or of Alaska; the Secretary is authorized and directed, together with other appropriate agencies of the United States Government, to make a study of all Federal programs primarily designed to benefit Native people and to report back to the Congress with his recommendations for the future management and operation of these programs within three years of December 18, 1971; **(d)** no provision of this chapter shall constitute a precedent for reopening, renegotiating, or legislating upon any past settlement involving land claims or other matters with any Native organizations, or any

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25 U.S.C. § 117a — Per capita distribution of funds to tribe members

Funds which are held in trust by the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the “Secretary”) for an Indian tribe and which are to be distributed per capita to members of that tribe may be so distributed by either the Secretary or, at the request of the governing body of the tribe and subject to the approval of the Secretary, the tribe. Any funds so distributed shall be paid by the Secretary or the tribe directly to the members involved or, if such members are minors or have been legally determined not competent to handle their own affairs, to a parent or guardian of such members or to a trust fund for such minors or legal incompetents as determined by the governing body of the tribe.

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20 U.S.C. § 1087tt — Discretion of student financial aid administrators

**(a) In general** (1) **Authority of financial aid administrators** — A financial aid administrator shall have the authority to, on the basis of adequate documentation, make adjustments to any or all of the following on a case-by-case basis: (A) For an applicant with special circumstances under subsection (b) to— (i) the cost of attendance; (ii) the values of the data used to calculate the student aid index; or (iii) the values of the data used to calculate the Federal Pell Grant award. (B) For an applicant with unusual circumstances under subsection (c), to the dependency status of such applicant. (2) **Limitations on authority** (A) *Use of authority* — No institution of higher education or financial aid administrator shall maintain a policy of denying all requests for adjustments under this section. (B) *No additional fee* — No student or parent shall be charged a fee for a documented interview of the student by the financial aid administrator or for the review of a student or parent’s request for adjustments under this section including the review of any supplementary information or documentation of a student or parent’s special circumstances or a student’s unusual circumstances. (C) *Rule of construction* — The authority to make adjustments under paragraph (1)(A) shall not be construed to permit financial aid administrators to deviate from the cost of attendance, the values of data used to calculate the student aid index or the values of data used to calculate the Federal Pell Grant award (or both) for awarding aid under this subchapter in the absence of special circumstances. (3) **Adequate documentation** — Adequate documentation for adjustments under this section must substantiate the special circumstances or unusual circumstanc

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25 U.S.C. § 117a — Per capita distribution of funds to tribe

Page 35 TITLE 25—INDIANS § 118 1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘Arapaho’’. CODIFICATION R.S. § 2082 derived from act June 30, 1834, ch. 162, § 12, 4 Stat. 737. § 116. Indians 18 years of age to have right to re- ceipt for annuity All Indians, when they shall arrive at the age of eighteen years, shall have the right to receive and receipt for all annuity money that may be due or become due to them, if not otherwise in- capacitated under the regulations of the Indian Office. (Mar. 1, 1899, ch. 324, § 8, 30 Stat. 947.) Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with cer- tain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. § 117. Repealed. Pub. L. 98–64, § 4(a), Aug. 2, 1983, 97 Stat. 366 Section, act June 10, 1896, ch. 398, § 1, 29 Stat. 336, di- rected that any sums of money to be paid per capita to individual Indians be paid to said Indians by an officer of the Government designated by the Secretary of the Interior. See section 117a et seq. of this title. § 117a. Per capita distribution of funds to tribe members Funds which are held in trust by the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) for an Indian tribe and which are to be distributed per capita to members of that tribe may be so distributed by either the Sec- retary or, at the request of the governing body of the tribe and subject to the approval of the Secretary, the tribe. Any funds so distributed shall be paid by the Secretary or the tribe di- rectly to the members in

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