§ 640a. — Navajo Community College; purpose.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC640a]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 14--MISCELLANEOUS
SUBCHAPTER XXI--NAVAJO AND HOPI TRIBES: REHABILITATION
Sec. 640a. Navajo Community College; purpose
It is the purpose of sections 640a to 640c-3 of this title to assist
the Navajo Tribe of Indians in providing education to the members of the
tribe and other qualified applicants through a community college,
established by that tribe, known as the Navajo Community College.
(Pub. L. 92-189, Sec. 2, Dec. 15, 1971, 85 Stat. 646.)
Codification
Section was not enacted as part of act Apr. 19, 1950, ch. 92, 64
Stat. 44, which comprises this subchapter.
Short Title of 1978 Amendment
Pub. L. 95-471, title II, Sec. 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 Title
Section 1 of Pub. L. 92-189 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 College
Pub. L. 95-471, title II, Sec. 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].''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 13d-2, 640c-1, 640c-2, 640c-
3, 1812, 1851 of this title; title 20 sections 1085, 2327, 3489.
