PUBLIC LAW 98-192—DEC. 1, 1983 97 STAT. 1335 Public Law 98-192 98th Congress An Act To amend and extend the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978, 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. The matter preceding title I of the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978 (92 Stat. 1325) (hereafter in this Act referred to as the "Act") is amended— (1) by striking out "DEFINITIONS" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "DEFINITIONS "SEC. 2. (a) For purposes of this Act, the term—"; (2) by striking out "and is eligible to receive services from the Secretary of the Interior" in paragraph (1); (3) by inserting before the semicolon at the end of paragraph (5) thereof the following: "and the reference to Secretary in clause (5)(A) of such section shall be deemed to refer to the Secretary of the Interior"; and (4) by striking out paragraph (7) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(7) 'Indian student count' means a number equal to the total number of Indian students enrolled in each tribally controlled community college, determined in a manner consistent with subsection (b) of this section on the basis of the quotient of the sum of the credit hours of all Indian students so enrolled, divided by twelve. "(b) The following conditions shall apply for the purpose of deter- mining the Indian student count pursuant to paragraph (7) of subsection (a): "(1) Such number shall be calculated on the basis of the registrations of Indian students as in effect at the conclusion of the third week of each academic term. "(2) Credits earned in classes offered during a summer term Credits shall be counted toward the computation of the Indian student count in the succeeding fall term. "(3) Indian students earning credits in any continuing educa- tion program of a tribally controlled community college shall be included in determining the sum of all credit hours. "(4) Credits earned in a continuing education program shall be converted to a credit-hour basis in accordance with the tribally controlled community college's system for providing credit for participation in such program. "(5) No credit hours earned by an Indian student who is not making satisfactory progress toward a degree or certificate, in accordance with the standards and practices of the appropriate accrediting agency or the institution at which the student is in attendance, shall be taken into account.". Dec. 1, 1983 [S. 726] Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978, amendment. 25 USC 1801. "Indian student count."
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