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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4475 

To amend sections 14006 and 14007 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to reserve funds under the programs established 

under such sections for payments to the Bureau of Indian Education 

of the Department of the Interior for Indian children. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 20, 2010 

Ms. MCCOLLUM (for herself, Mr. BONNER, Mr. BACA, Mr. LUJA ́N, Mr. 

GRIJALVA, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. COLE, 

Mr. SHULER, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. 

KENNEDY, Mr. WALZ, Mr. BOREN, and Mr. PALLONE) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 

Labor 

A BILL 

To amend sections 14006 and 14007 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to reserve funds under 

the programs established under such sections for payments to the Bureau of Indian Education of the Department of the Interior for Indian children. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 

4 The Congress finds as follows: 


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1 (1) The Federal Government has a unique and 

2 continuing trust relationship with, and responsibility 

3 to, Indian people for their education. 

4 (2) The American Recovery and Reinvestment 

5 Act of 2009 created the State Fiscal Stabilization 

6 Fund, which includes programs administered by the 

7 Department of Education for the purpose of advanc8 ing education reforms. 

9 (3) The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of 

10 Indian Education and tribal governments, many of 

11 which operate tribal elementary and secondary 

12 schools, tribal colleges, early childhood education 

13 programs, and tribal education departments, are in14 eligible to participate in the State Fiscal Stabiliza15 tion Fund programs due to an oversight in the legis16 lation. 

17 SEC. 2. PAYMENTS FOR INDIAN CHILDREN. 

18 (a) STATE INCENTIVE GRANTS.—Section 14006(a) 

19 of division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment 

20 Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5) is amended— 

21 (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para22 graph (3); and 

23 (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol24 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(2) INDIAN CHILDREN.—After reserving funds 

2 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall reserve at 

3 least 1 percent, but not more than 5 percent, of the 

4 remaining funds to make a grant in fiscal year 2010 

5 to the Bureau of Indian Education of the Depart6 ment of the Interior to carry out activities consistent 

7 with this section for Indian children under such 

8 terms and conditions as the Secretary of Education 

9 may determine.’’. 

10 (b) INNOVATION FUND.—Section 14007(a) of divi11 sion A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 

12 of 2009 (Public Law 111–5) is amended— 

13 (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para14 graph (4); and 

15 (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(3) INDIAN CHILDREN.—Of the amount avail18 able to carry out this section, the Secretary shall re19 serve at least 1 percent, but not more than 5 per20 cent, for an award to the Bureau of Indian Edu21 cation of the Department of the Interior to carry out 

22 activities consistent with this section for Indian chil23 dren under such terms and conditions as the Sec24 retary of Education may determine.’’. 

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