H.R. 6472

Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act

Sponsor: James C. Moylan

5 cosponsors
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Written by the Congressional Research Service.

Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act

This bill requires public institutions of higher education that participate in federal student aid programs to charge no more than in-state tuition and fee rates to students who are residents of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, or the U.S. Virgin Islands, provided they are also U.S. nationals.

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Sec. 2. In-State tuition for certain residents of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the United States Virgin Islands Added Feb 11

Where this section came from

Not in the first version (Introduced in House, Dec 4).

  1. Feb 11, 2026 · Reported in House Marked up by House Committee on Education and Workforce, Dec 11 Reported by House Committee on Education and Workforce, Feb 11 Committee members' individual votes aren't in our records.
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(a) In-State tuition rates. Part C of title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1015 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 135 the following:

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135A. In-State tuition rates for certain residents of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the United States Virgin Islands

(a) In general. A public institution of higher education that receives assistance under this Act shall not charge a covered individual tuition or fees for attendance at such institution at a rate that is greater than the rate charged for residents of the State in which such institution is located.

(b) Covered individual. In this section, the term covered individual means an individual who—

(1) is a resident of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, or the United States Virgin Islands; and

(2) is a national of the United States (as such term is defined in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a))).

(b) Program participation agreement. Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

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(30) The institution will comply with the requirements of section 135A, as applicable.