Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 112 Part 2.djvu/758

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112 STAT. 1642 PUBLIC LAW 105-244—OCT. 7, 1998 "(B) at the time of application, has an enrollment of undergraduate students that is at least 10 percent Native Hawaiian students. "(c) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— " (1) TYPES OF ACTIVITIES AUTHORIZED.— Grants awarded under this section shall be used by Alaska Native-serving institutions and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions to assist such institutions to plan, develop, undertake, and carry out activities to improve and expand such institutions' capacity to serve Alaska Natives or Native Hawaiians. " (2) EXAMPLES OF AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Such programs may include— "(A) purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or laboratory equipment for educational purposes, including instructional and research purposes; "(B) renovation and improvement in classroom, hbrary, laboratory, and other instructional facilities; "(C) support of faculty exchanges, and faculty development and faculty fellowships to assist in attaining advanced degrees in the faculty's field of instruction; "(D) curriculum development and academic instruction; "(E) purchase of library books, periodicals, microfilm, and other educational materials; "(F) Ainds and administrative management, and acquisition of equipment for use in strengthening funds management; "(G) joint use of facilities such as laboratories and libraries; and "(H) academic tutoring and counseling programs and student support services. " (d) APPLICATION PROCESS.— "(1) INSTITUTIONAL ELIGIBILITY.— Each Alaska Native-serving institution and Native Hawaiian-serving institution desiring to receive assistance under this section shall submit to the Secretary such enrollment data as may be necessary to demonstrate that the institution is an Alaska Native-serving institution or a Native Hawaiian-serving institution as defined in subsection (b), along with such other information and data as the Secretary may by regulation require. "(2) APPLICATIONS.— Any institution which is determined by the Secretary to be an Alaska Native-serving institution or a Native Hawaiian-serving institution may submit an application for assistance under this section to the Secretary. Such application shall include— "(A) a 5-year plan for improving the assistance provided by the Alaska Native-serving institution or the Native Hawaiian-serving institution to Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian students; and "(B) such other information and assurance as the Secretary may require. "(e) SPECIAL RULE. —For the purposes of this section, no Alaska Native-serving institution or Native Hawaiian-serving institution which is eligible for and receives funds under this section may concurrently receive other funds under this part or part B.". SEC. 304. STRENGTHENING HBCU's. (a) GRANTS. —Section 323 (20 U.S.C. 1062) is amended—