S. 633: Tribal Health Promotion and Tribal Colleges and Universities Advancement Act of 2009

111th Congress · introduced 2009-03-18 · Native Americans · Latest: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.

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Where it came from: introduced 2009-03-18 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Tribal Health Promotion and Tribal Colleges and Universities Advancement Act of 2009

Plain summary

Tribal Health Promotion and Tribal Colleges and Universities Advancement Act of 2009 - Through Higher Education: Promoting the Advancement of Tribal Health Act or THE PATH Act - Defines "tribal college or university" as having the meaning given the term by specified provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the American Indian Higher Education Consortium for equitable Native American participation in HHS programs, services, and resources and to provide technical assistance to tribal colleges and universities. Requires grants to, or cooperative agreements with, tribal colleges and universities for: (1) health and wellness fairs, health promotion and disease prevention programs, and programs to reduce tribal community health disparities; (2) developing and strengthening public health professional degree programs; (3) research, grant management, and coordination of tribal college and university activities; and (4) research on health promotion and disease prevention. Establishes the Tribal College and University Rural Health Equity Endowment Fund to endow a tribal health professions workforce development program. Advancing Tribes Through Tribal Colleges and Universities Act or the AT TCUs Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require the Secretary of Labor to establish the TCU Native Prosperity Program of grants to, or cooperative agreements with, tribal colleges and universities for economic development, entrepreneurship, community development, and sound fiscal leadership in Indian communities.

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Tribal Health Promotion and Tribal Colleges and Universities Advancement Act of 2009

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · 7 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 633, Tribal Health Promotion and Tribal Colleges and Universities Advancement Act of 2009 (2010-02-04); CBO cost estimate: S. 633, Tribal Health Promotion and Tribal Colleges and Universities Advancement Act of 2009 (2010-02-04)

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Endowment: A fund that is invested so its earnings pay for a purpose over time, while the main amount is kept.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s633.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>

Record fed-us-cong111-s633 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111