1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Building Indigenous STEM Professionals 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 American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian ; (2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians and inserting American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians 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, and Native Hawaiians. ; (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