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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 6343

Introduced

Parity for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Students in Agriculture Act

Sponsor
DJill N. Tokuda· Hawaii
Introduced
December 1, 2025
Policy area
Native Americans
Latest action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.January 13, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6343 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6343

To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
Policy Act of 1977 to extend education grant programs for Alaska Native 
serving institutions and Native Hawaiian serving institutions, and for 
other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 1, 2025

Ms. Tokuda (for herself, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Case) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
Policy Act of 1977 to extend education grant programs for Alaska Native 
serving institutions and Native Hawaiian serving institutions, and for 
other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Parity for Alaska Native and Native 
Hawaiian Students in Agriculture Act''.

SEC. 2. EDUCATION GRANTS TO ALASKA NATIVE SERVING INSTITUTIONS AND 
NATIVE HAWAIIAN SERVING INSTITUTIONS.

Section 1419B of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3156) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
(4);
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) Grant period.--A grant made under this subsection 
shall be for a period of not more than 3 years.''; and
(C) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ``$10,000,000 in fiscal years 2001 through 
2023'' and inserting ``$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 
and $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 
2031''; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
(4);
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) Grant period.--A grant made under this subsection 
shall be for a period of not more than 3 years.''; and
(C) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ``$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 
through 2023'' and inserting ``$10,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2026 and $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 
through 2031''.
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