text: SECTION 1. DEFINITION OF INDIAN STUDENT COUNT.
  
      Section 117(h) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical 
  Education Act of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 2327(h)) is amended by striking 
  paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
              ``(2) Indian student count.--
                      ``(A) In general.--The term `Indian student count' 
                  means a number equal to the total number of Indian 
                  students enrolled in each tribally-controlled 
                  postsecondary vocational and technical institution, as 
                  determined in accordance with subparagraph (B).
                      ``(B) Determination.--
                              ``(i) Enrollment.--For each academic year, 
                          the Indian student count shall be determined on 
                          the basis of the enrollments of Indian students 
                          as in effect at the conclusion of--
                                      ``(I) in the case of the fall term, 
                                  the third week of the fall term; and
                                      ``(II) in the case of the spring 
                                  term, the third week of the spring 
                                  term.
                              ``(ii) Calculation.--For each academic 
                          year, the Indian student count for a tribally-
                          controlled postsecondary vocational and 
                          technical institution shall be the quotient 
                          obtained by dividing--
                                      ``(I) the sum of the credit-hours 
                                  of all Indian students enrolled in the 
                                  tribally-controlled postsecondary 
                                  vocational and technical institution 
                                  (as determined under clause (i)); by
                                      ``(II) 12.
                              ``(iii) Summer term.--Any credit earned in 
                          a class offered during a summer term shall be 
                          counted in the determination of the Indian 
                          student count for the succeeding fall term.
                              ``(iv) Students without secondary school 
                          degrees.--
                                      ``(I) In general.--A credit earned 
                                  at a tribally-controlled postsecondary 
                                  vocational and technical institution by 
                                  any Indian student that has not 
                                  obtained a secondary school degree (or 
                                  the recognized equivalent of such a 
                                  degree) shall be counted toward the 
                                  determination of the Indian student 
                                  count if the institution at which the 
                                  student is enrolled has established 
                                  criteria for the admission of the 
                                  student on the basis of the ability of 
                                  the student to benefit from the 
                                  education or training of the 
                                  institution.
                                      ``(II) Presumption.--The 
                                  institution shall be presumed to have 
                                  established the criteria described in 
                                  subclause (I) if the admission 
                                  procedures for the institution include 
                                  counseling or testing that measures the 
                                  aptitude of a student to successfully 
                                  complete a course in which the student 
                                  is enrolled.
                                      ``(III) Credits toward secondary 
                                  school degree.--No credit earned by an 
                                  Indian student for the purpose of 
                                  obtaining a secondary school degree (or 
                                  the recognized equivalent of such a 
                                  degree) shall be counted toward the 
                                  determination of the Indian student 
                                  count under this clause.
                              ``(v) Continuing education programs.--Any 
                          credit earned by an Indian student in a 
                          continuing education program of a tribally-
                          controlled postsecondary vocational and 
                          technical institution shall be included in the 
                          determination of the sum of all credit hours of 
                          the student if the credit is converted to a 
                          credit-hour basis in accordance with the system 
                          of the institution for providing credit for 
                          participation in the program.''.
target: Amends the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 with respect to grants to tribally controlled postsecondary vocational and technical institutions that are not receiving federal support under the Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978 or the Navajo Community College Act to provide basic support for the education and training of Indian students.
  
  Revises the definition of "Indian student count" (essential to the formula for the determination of grant amounts).
feat_title: To amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 to modify the definition of "Indian student count".