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HR 4526 111th Congress House

Northern Mariana Islands College Access Act of 2010

Official title: To establish a program that enables college-bound residents of the Northern Mariana Islands to have greater choices among institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 27, 2010 See on congress.gov
Education Congressional oversightEducation programs fundingHigher educationNorthern Mariana Islands
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Student aid and college costsU.S. territories and protectorates
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Feb 23, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Jan 27, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jan 27, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 23, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Northern Mariana Islands College Access Act of 2010 - Directs the Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands to use federal funds authorized by this Act to award grants to public four-year institutions of higher education (IHEs) located in the states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or Guam to cover the difference between the in-state and out-of-state tuition and fees for students who have: (1) been domiciled in the Northern Mariana Islands for at least the 12 months preceding their enrollment in the IHE; and (2) received on or after January 1, 2008, a secondary school diploma or its equivalent while domiciled there.

Requires the Comptroller General to monitor the progam's effectiveness in expanding educational opportunities for such students.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3397 Related bill Northern Mariana Islands College Access Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

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All 1 Democratic 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 27, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4526: Northern Mariana Islands College Access Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4526/
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"H.R. 4526: Northern Mariana Islands College Access Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4526/.
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H.R. 4526, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4526/.
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