1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Indigenous STEM Professional Development Act . 2. Improving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education with a focus on American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian students Section 819 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1161j ) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN and inserting NATIVE AMERICAN ; (2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians and inserting American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and other Native American Pacific Islanders to enable them to succeed in these fields ; (3) in subsection (b)— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), as paragraphs (2), (4), (5), and (6), respectively; (B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated by subparagraph (A), the following: (1) Native American The term Native American includes Alaska Natives, American Indians, Native Hawaiians and Native American Pacific Islanders. ; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (2), as redesignated by subparagraph (A), the following: (3) American Indian The term American Indian has the meaning given the term Indian in section 202 of the Indian Land Consolidation Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2201 ). ; (4) in subsection (c)— (A) by inserting create or after to enable the eligible partnership to ; (B) by inserting Native American after the development of ; and (C) by striking , including existing programs for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students ; (5) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian students and inserting programs that serve Native American students ; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students and inserting programs that serve Native American students ; and (C) in paragraph (3), by striking Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian students and inserting Native American students