2013 US Code
Title 25 - Indians
Chapter 14 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 441 - 1300n-6)
Subchapter XXI - NAVAJO AND HOPI TRIBES: REHABILITATION (§§ 631 - 640c-3)
Section 640a - Diné College; purpose
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 25 - INDIANS |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 25 - INDIANS CHAPTER 14 - MISCELLANEOUS SUBCHAPTER XXI - NAVAJO AND HOPI TRIBES: REHABILITATION Sec. 640a - Din College; purpose |
Contains | section 640a |
Date | 2013 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Short Titles | 'Navajo Nation Higher Education Act of 2008'."</p> 'Navajo Community College Assistance Act of 1978'."</p> 'Navajo Community College Act'."</p> |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 92-189, §2, Dec. 15, 1971, 85 Stat. 646; Pub. L. 110-315, title IX, §946(a), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3468. |
Statutes at Large References | 64 Stat. 44 85 Stat. 646 92 Stat. 1329 122 Stat. 3468 |
Public Law References | Public Law 92-189, Public Law 95-471, Public Law 110-315 |
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It is the purpose of sections 640a to 640c–3 of this title to assist the Navajo Nation in providing education to the members of the tribe and other qualified applicants through a community college, established by that tribe, known as Diné College.
(Pub. L. 92–189, §2, Dec. 15, 1971, 85 Stat. 646; Pub. L. 110–315, title IX, §946(a), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3468.)
CODIFICATIONSection was not enacted as part of act Apr. 19, 1950, ch. 92, 64 Stat. 44, which comprises this subchapter.
AMENDMENTS2008—Pub. L. 110–315 substituted "Navajo Nation" for "Navajo Tribe of Indians" and "Diné College" for "the Navajo Community College".
SHORT TITLE OF 2008 AMENDMENTPub. L. 110–315, title IX, §945, Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3468, provided that: "This subpart [subpart 2 (§§945, 946) of part E of title IX of Pub. L. 110–315, amending this section and sections 640b to 640c–3 of this title] may be cited as the 'Navajo Nation Higher Education Act of 2008'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1978 AMENDMENTPub. L. 95–471, title II, §201, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1329, provided that: "This title [enacting section 640c–1 of this title, amending section 640c of this title and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and section 640c–1 of this title] may be cited as the 'Navajo Community College Assistance Act of 1978'."
SHORT TITLEPub. L. 92–189, §1, Dec. 15, 1971, 85 Stat. 646, provided: "That this Act [sections 640a to 640c–3 of this title] may be cited as the 'Navajo Community College Act'."
EXPANSION OF NAVAJO COMMUNITY COLLEGEPub. L. 95–471, title II, §202, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1329, provided that: "The Congress after careful study and deliberation, finds that—
"(1) the Navajo Tribe constitutes the largest American Indian tribe in the United States;
"(2) the Navajo Tribe has, through its duly constituted tribal council and representatives, established a community college within the boundaries of the reservation;
"(3) the population of the Navajo Tribe and the best area of the Navajo reservation requires that the Navajo Community College expand to better serve the needs of such population; and
"(4) the Congress has already recognized the need for this institution by the passage of the Navajo Community College Act [sections 640a to 640c–3 of this title]."
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