HBCU Empowerment and Reform Act

The HBCU Empowerment and Reform Act amends the definition of "historically Black college or university" (HBCU) in the Higher Education Act of 1965 by changing the establishment date cutoff from "prior to 1964" to "prior to November 8, 1965." This adjustment would include institutions founded between January 1, 1964, and November 7, 1965, in the HBCU category for federal programs. It directly affects those institutions' eligibility for HBCU-specific funding, grants, and support under federal law. The bill focuses solely on this technical definition update without additional policy provisions.