25-U.S.C.-640A
§640A – Diné College; Purpose
Pathway
Title 25 > Chapter 14 > Subchapter XXI > Section 640a
Details
- Reference: Section 640a
- Legend: §640A – Diné College; Purpose
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
It is the purpose of sections 640a to 640c–3 of this title to assist the Navajo Nation in providing education to the members of the tribe and other qualified applicants through a community college, established by that tribe, known as Diné College.
(Pub. L. 92–189, §2, Dec. 15, 1971, 85 Stat. 646; Pub. L. 110–315, title IX, §946(a), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3468.)
Codification
Section was not enacted as part of act Apr. 19, 1950, ch. 92, 64 Stat. 44, which comprises this subchapter.
Amendments
2008—Pub. L. 110–315 substituted Navajo Nation for Navajo Tribe of Indians and Diné College for the Navajo Community College.
Short Title of 2008 Amendment
Pub. L. 110–315, title IX, §945, Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3468, provided that: This subpart [subpart 2 (§§945, 946) of part E of title IX of Pub. L. 110–315, amending this section and sections 640b to 640c–3 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Navajo Nation Higher Education Act of 2008’.
Short Title of 1978 Amendment
Pub. L. 95–471, title II, §201, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1329, provided that: This title [enacting section 640c–1 of this title, amending section 640c of this title and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and section 640c–1 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Navajo Community College Assistance Act of 1978’.
Short Title
Pub. L. 92–189, §1, Dec. 15, 1971, 85 Stat. 646, provided: That this Act [sections 640a to 640c–3 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Navajo Community College Act’.
Expansion of Navajo Community College
Pub. L. 95–471, title II, §202, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1329, provided that: The Congress after careful study and deliberation, finds that—
(1) the Navajo Tribe constitutes the largest American Indian tribe in the United States;
(2) the Navajo Tribe has, through its duly constituted tribal council and representatives, established a community college within the boundaries of the reservation;
(3) the population of the Navajo Tribe and the best area of the Navajo reservation requires that the Navajo Community College expand to better serve the needs of such population; and
(4) the Congress has already recognized the need for this institution by the passage of the Navajo Community College Act [sections 640a to 640c–3 of this title].
U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage
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