Whereas Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions are degree-granting institutions that have a full-time equivalent undergraduate enrollment of not less than 10 percent Asian American students or Native American Pacific Islander students; Whereas the purpose of the Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Program is to improve the availability and quality of postsecondary education programs to serve Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and low-income students; Whereas September 27, 2017, marks the 10th anniversary of the creation of the Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Program originally authorized by the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007; Whereas 35 Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions currently operate in the United States, including the United States Territories; Whereas Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions comprise 3.4 percent of all institutions of higher education, yet enroll 41 percent of all Asian American and Pacific Islander undergraduate students; Whereas over half of Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions have an Asian American and Pacific Islander enrollment of over 20 percent; Whereas one-third of Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions have active Asian American Studies programs that play a vital role in preserving the heritage, culture, history, and experiences of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; Whereas one-third of the Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions have graduation rates for Asian American and Pacific Islanders that exceed the national graduation rate