§ 1809.
(a)
Eligibility for assistance
Except as specifically provided in this subchapter, eligibility for assistance under this subchapter shall not, by itself, preclude the eligibility of any tribally controlled college or university to receive Federal financial assistance under any program authorized under the Higher Education Act of 1965 [20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.] or any other applicable program for the benefit of institutions of higher education, community colleges, or postsecondary educational institutions.
(c)
2 Treatment of funds under certain Federal laws
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds provided under this subchapter to the tribally controlled college or university may be treated as non-Federal, private funds of the college or university for purposes of any provision of Federal law which requires that non-Federal or private funds of the college or university be used in a project or for a specific purpose.
([Pub. L. 95–471, title I, § 109], formerly § 108, Oct. 17, 1978, [92 Stat. 1328]; renumbered § 109 and amended [Pub. L. 98–192], §§ 4(a)(1), 8, Dec. 1, 1983, [97 Stat. 1336], 1337; [Pub. L. 99–428, § 5], Sept. 30, 1986, [100 Stat. 983]; [Pub. L. 100–297, title V, § 5403(a)], Apr. 28, 1988, [102 Stat. 416]; [Pub. L. 105–244, title IX, § 901(b)(5)], (6), (8), (10), (12), (e), Oct. 7, 1998, [112 Stat. 1828], 1829.)