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I 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. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DECEMBER 4, 2025 Mr. MOYLAN (for himself, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mrs. KING-HINDS, Mr. HERNA´NDEZ, and Ms. PLASKETT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce 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 Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:27 Dec 05, 2025 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6472.IH H6472 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 6472 IH SECTION 1. GUARANTEEING IN-STATE TUITION FOR CER- 1 TAIN RESIDENTS OF GUAM, THE COMMON- 2 WEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA IS- 3 LANDS, AMERICAN SAMOA, AND THE UNITED 4 STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS. 5 (a) IN-STATE TUITION RATES.—Part C of title I of 6 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1015 et 7 seq.) is amended by inserting after section 135 the fol- 8 lowing: 9 ‘‘SEC. 135A. IN-STATE TUITION RATES FOR CERTAIN RESI- 10 DENTS OF GUAM, THE COMMONWEALTH OF 11 THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, AMER- 12 ICAN SAMOA, AND THE UNITED STATES VIR- 13 GIN ISLANDS. 14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A public institution of higher 15 education that receives assistance under this Act shall not 16 charge a covered individual tuition for attendance at such 17 institution at a rate that is greater than the rate charged 18 for residents of the State in which such institution is lo- 19 cated. 20 ‘‘(b) COVERED INDIVIDUAL.—In this section, the 21 term ‘covered individual’ means an individual who— 22 ‘‘(1) is a resident of Guam, the Commonwealth 23 of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, 24 or the United States Virgin Islands; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:27 Dec 05, 2025 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6472.IH H6472 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 6472 IH ‘‘(2) is a national of the United States (as such 1 term is defined in section 101(a) of the Immigration 2 and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a))).’’. 3 (b) PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT.—Section 4 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 5 1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 6 ‘‘(30) The institution will comply with the re- 7 quirements of section 135A, as applicable.’’. 8 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:27 Dec 05, 2025 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H6472.IH H6472 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS