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‘‘(4) describe the way in which services are to
be integrated and delivered and the results expected
from the plan;
‘‘(5) identify the projected expenditures under
the plan in a single budget;
‘‘(6) identify the local, State, or tribal agency
or agencies to be involved in the delivery of the serv-
ices integrated under the plan;
‘‘(7) identify any statutory provisions, regula-
tions, policies, or procedures that the applicant be-
lieves need to be waived in order to implement its
plan;
‘‘(8) set forth measures of student achievement
and performance goals designed to be met within a
specified period of time; and
‘‘(9) be approved by a parent committee formed
in accordance with section 3214(c)(4), if such a
committee exists.
‘‘(e) PLAN REVIEW.—Upon receipt of the plan from
an eligible entity, the Secretary shall consult with the Sec-
retary of each Federal department providing funds to be
used to implement the plan, and with the entity submit-
ting the plan. The parties so consulting shall identify any
waivers of statutory requirements or of Federal depart-
mental regulations, policies, or procedures necessary to en-
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able the applicant to implement its plan. Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the Secretary of the affected
department or departments shall have the authority to
waive any regulation, policy, or procedure promulgated by
that department that has been so identified by the appli-
cant or department, unless the Secretary of the affected
department determines that such a waiver is inconsistent
with the intent of this chapter or those provisions of the
statute from which the program involved derives its au-
thority which are specifically applicable to Indian stu-
dents.
‘‘(f) PLAN APPROVAL.—Within 90 days after the re-
ceipt of an applicant’s plan by the Secretary, the Secretary
shall inform the applicant, in writing, of the Secretary’s
approval or disapproval of the plan. If the plan is dis-
approved, the applicant shall be informed, in writing, of
the reasons for the disapproval and shall be given an op-
portunity to amend its plan or to petition the Secretary
to reconsider such disapproval.
‘‘(g) RESPONSIBILITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF EDU-
CATION.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the
Secretary of Education, the Secretary of the Interior, and
the head of any other Federal department or agency iden-
tified by the Secretary of Education, shall enter into an
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interdepartmental memorandum of agreement providing
for the implementation of the demonstration projects au-
thorized under this section. The lead agency head for a
demonstration program under this section shall be—
‘‘(1) the Secretary of the Interior, in the case
of applicant meeting the definition of contract or
grant school under title XI of the Education Amend-
ments of 1978; or
‘‘(2) the Secretary of Education, in the case of
any other applicant.
‘‘(h) RESPONSIBILITIES OF LEAD AGENCY.—The re-
sponsibilities of the lead agency shall include—
‘‘(1) the use of a single report format related
to the plan for the individual project which shall be
used by an eligible entity to report on the activities
undertaken under the project;
‘‘(2) the use of a single report format related
to the projected expenditures for the individual
project which shall be used by an eligible entity to
report on all project expenditures;
‘‘(3) the development of a single system of Fed-
eral oversight for the project, which shall be imple-
mented by the lead agency; and
‘‘(4) the provision of technical assistance to an
eligible entity appropriate to the project, except that
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an eligible entity shall have the authority to accept
or reject the plan for providing such technical assist-
ance and the technical assistance provider.
‘‘(i) REPORT REQUIREMENTS.—A single report for-
mat shall be developed by the Secretary, consistent with
the requirements of this section. Such report format, to-
gether with records maintained on the consolidated pro-
gram at the local level, shall contain such information as
will allow a determination that the eligible entity has com-
plied with the requirements incorporated in its approved
plan, including the demonstration of student achievement,
and will provide assurances to each Secretary that the eli-
gible entity has complied with all directly applicable statu-
tory requirements and with those directly applicable regu-
latory requirements which have not been waived.
‘‘(j) NO REDUCTION IN AMOUNTS.—In no case shall
the amount of Federal funds available to an eligible entity
involved in any demonstration project be reduced as a re-
sult of the enactment of this section.
‘‘(k) INTERAGENCY FUND TRANSFERS AUTHOR-
IZED.—The Secretary is authorized to take such action
as may be necessary to provide for an interagency transfer
of funds otherwise available to an eligible entity in order
to further the purposes of this section.
‘‘(l) ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Program funds shall be ad-
ministered in such a manner as to allow for a deter-
mination that funds from specific a program or pro-
grams are spent on allowable activities authorized
under such program, except that the eligible entity
shall determine the proportion of the funds granted
which shall be allocated to such program.
‘‘(2) SEPARATE
RECORDS
NOT
REQUIRED.—
Nothing in this section shall be construed as requir-
ing the eligible entity to maintain separate records
tracing any services or activities conducted under its
approved plan to the individual programs under
which funds were authorized, nor shall the eligible
entity be required to allocate expenditures among
such individual programs.
‘‘(m) OVERAGE.—All administrative costs may be
commingled and participating entities shall be entitled to
the full amount of such costs (under each program or de-
partment’s regulations), and no overage shall be counted
for Federal audit purposes, provided that the overage is
used for the purposes provided for under this section.
‘‘(n) FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY.—Nothing in this
subpart shall be construed so as to interfere with the abil-
ity of the Secretary or the lead agency to fulfill the respon-
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sibilities for the safeguarding of Federal funds pursuant
to the Single Audit Act of 1984.
‘‘(o) REPORT ON STATUTORY OBSTACLES TO PRO-
GRAM INTEGRATION.—
‘‘(1) PRELIMINARY REPORT.—Not later than 2
years after the date of the enactment of the No
Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the Secretary of
Education shall submit a preliminary report to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions of the Senate and the Committee on Education
and the Workforce of the House of Representatives
on the status of the implementation of the dem-
onstration program authorized under this section.
‘‘(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 5 years
after the date of the enactment of the No Child Left
Behind Act of 2001, the Secretary of Education
shall submit a report to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and
the Committee on Education and the Workforce of
the House of Representatives on the results of the
implementation of the demonstration program au-
thorized under this section. Such report shall iden-
tify statutory barriers to the ability of participants
to integrate more effectively their education and re-
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lated services to Indian students in a manner con-
sistent with the purposes of this section.
‘‘(p) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section,
the term ‘Secretary’ means—
‘‘(1) the Secretary of the Interior, in the case
of applicant meeting the definition of contract or
grant school under title XI of the Education Amend-
ments of 1978; or
‘‘(2) the Secretary of Education, in the case of
any other applicant.
‘‘SEC. 3217. STUDENT ELIGIBILITY FORMS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall require that,
as part of an application for a grant under this chapter,
each applicant shall maintain a file, with respect to each
Indian child for whom the local educational agency pro-
vides a free public education, that contains a form that
sets forth information establishing the status of the child
as an Indian child eligible for assistance under this chap-
ter and that otherwise meets the requirements of subsec-
tion (b).
‘‘(b) FORMS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The form described in sub-
section (a) shall include—
‘‘(A) either—
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‘‘(i)(I) the name of the tribe or band
of 
Indians 
(as 
described 
in 
section
3251(3)) with respect to which the child
claims membership;
‘‘(II) the enrollment number estab-
lishing the membership of the child (if
readily available); and
‘‘(III) the name and address of the
organization that maintains updated and
accurate membership data for such tribe or
band of Indians; or
‘‘(ii) if the child is not a member of
a tribe or band of Indians, the name, the
enrollment number (if readily available),
and the organization (and address thereof)
responsible for maintaining updated and
accurate membership rolls of the tribe of
any parent or grandparent of the child
from whom the child claims eligibility;
‘‘(B) a statement of whether the tribe or
band of Indians with respect to which the child,
parent, or grandparent of the child claims mem-
bership is federally recognized;
‘‘(C) the name and address of the parent
or legal guardian of the child;
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‘‘(D) a signature of the parent or legal
guardian of the child that verifies the accuracy
of the information supplied; and
‘‘(E) any other information that the Sec-
retary considers necessary to provide an accu-
rate program profile.
‘‘(2) MINIMUM INFORMATION.—In order for a
child to be eligible to be counted for the purpose of
computing the amount of a grant award made under
section 3213, an eligibility form prepared pursuant
to this section for a child shall include—
‘‘(A) the name of the child;
‘‘(B) the name of the tribe or band of Indi-
ans (as described in section 3251(3)) with re-
spect to which the child claims eligibility; and
‘‘(C) the dated signature of the parent or
guardian of the child.
‘‘(3) FAILURE.—The failure of an applicant to
furnish any information described in this subsection
other than the information described in paragraph
(2) with respect to any child shall have no bearing
on the determination of whether the child is an eligi-
ble Indian child for the purposes of determining the
amount of a grant award made under section 3213.
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‘‘(c) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this
section shall be construed to affect a definition contained
in section 3251.
‘‘(d) FORMS
AND STANDARDS
OF PROOF.—The
forms and the standards of proof (including the standard
of good faith compliance) that were in use during the
1985–1986 academic year to establish the eligibility of a
child for entitlement under the Indian Elementary and
Secondary School Assistance Act shall be the forms and
standards of proof used—
‘‘(1) to establish such eligibility; and
‘‘(2) to meet the requirements of subsection (a).
‘‘(e) DOCUMENTATION.—For purposes of deter-
mining whether a child is eligible to be counted for the
purpose of computing the amount of a grant under section
3213, the membership of the child, or any parent or
grandparent of the child, in a tribe or band of Indians
may be established by proof other than an enrollment
number, notwithstanding the availability of an enrollment
number for a member of such tribe or band. Nothing in
subsection (b) shall be construed to require the furnishing
of an enrollment number.
‘‘(f) MONITORING AND EVALUATION REVIEW.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—(A) For each fiscal year, in
order to provide such information as is necessary to
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carry out the responsibility of the Secretary to pro-
vide technical assistance under this chapter, the Sec-
retary shall conduct a monitoring and evaluation re-
view of a sampling of the recipients of grants under
this chapter. The sampling conducted under this
subparagraph shall take into account the size of the
local educational agency and the geographic location
of such agency.
‘‘(B) A local educational agency may not be
held liable to the United States or be subject to any
penalty, by reason of the findings of an audit that
relates to the date of completion, or the date of sub-
mission, of any forms used to establish, before April
28, 1988, the eligibility of a child for entitlement
under the Indian Elementary and Secondary School
Assistance Act.
‘‘(2) FALSE
INFORMATION.—Any local edu-
cational agency that provides false information in an
application for a grant under this chapter shall—
‘‘(A) be ineligible to apply for any other
grant under this subpart; and
‘‘(B) be liable to the United States for any
funds that have not been expended.
‘‘(3) EXCLUDED
CHILDREN.—A student who
provides false information for the form required
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under subsection (a) shall not be counted for the
purpose of computing the amount of a grant under
section 3213.
‘‘(g) TRIBAL GRANT AND CONTRACT SCHOOLS.—
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, in
awarding funds under this chapter to a tribal school that
receives a grant or contract from the Bureau of Indian
Affairs, the Secretary shall use only one of the following,
as selected by the school:
‘‘(1) A count of the number of students in those
schools certified by the Bureau.
‘‘(2) A count of the number of students for
whom the school has eligibility forms that comply
with this section.
‘‘(h) TIMING OF CHILD COUNTS.—For purposes of
determining the number of children to be counted in calcu-
lating the amount of a local educational agency’s grant
under this chapter (other than in the case described in
subsection (g)(1)), the local educational agency shall—
‘‘(1) establish a date on, or a period not longer
than 31 consecutive days during which, the agency
counts those children, so long as that date or period
occurs before the deadline established by the Sec-
retary for submitting an application under section
3214; and
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‘‘(2) determine that each such child was en-
rolled, and receiving a free public education, in a
school of the agency on that date or during that pe-
riod, as the case may be.
‘‘SEC. 3218. PAYMENTS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections (b) and
(c), the Secretary shall pay to each local educational agen-
cy that submits an application that is approved by the Sec-
retary under this chapter the amount determined under
section 3213. The Secretary shall notify the local edu-
cational agency of the amount of the payment not later
than June 1 of the year for which the Secretary makes
the payment.
‘‘(b) PAYMENTS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT
BY
THE
STATE.—The Secretary may not make a grant under this
chapter to a local educational agency for a fiscal year if,
for such fiscal year, the State in which the local edu-
cational agency is located takes into consideration pay-
ments made under this chapter in determining the eligi-
bility of the local educational agency for State aid, or the
amount of the State aid, with respect to the free public
education of children during such fiscal year or the pre-
ceding fiscal year.
‘‘(c) REDUCTION OF PAYMENT FOR FAILURE TO
MAINTAIN FISCAL EFFORT.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not pay
a local educational agency the full amount of a grant
award determined under section 3213 for any fiscal
year unless the State educational agency notifies the
Secretary, and the Secretary determines that, with
respect to the provision of free public education by
the local educational agency for the preceding fiscal
year, the combined fiscal effort of the local edu-
cational agency and the State, computed on either a
per student or aggregate expenditure basis, was not
less than 90 percent of the amount of the combined
fiscal effort, computed on the same basis, for the
second preceding fiscal year.
‘‘(2) FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EFFORT.—If, for
any fiscal year, the Secretary determines that a local
educational agency failed to maintain the fiscal ef-
fort of such agency at the level specified in para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall—
‘‘(A) reduce the amount of the grant that
would otherwise be made to such agency under
this chapter in the exact proportion of such
agency’s failure to maintain its fiscal effort at
such level; and
‘‘(B) not use the reduced amount of the
agency’s expenditures for the preceding year to
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determine compliance with paragraph (1) for
any succeeding fiscal year, but shall use the
amount of expenditures that would have been
required to comply with paragraph (1).
‘‘(3) WAIVER.—(A) The Secretary may waive
the requirement of paragraph (1), for not more than
1 year at a time, if the Secretary determines that
the failure to comply with such requirement is due
to exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances, such
as a natural disaster or a precipitous and unforeseen
decline in the agency’s financial resources.
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall not use the reduced
amount of such agency’s expenditures for the fiscal
year preceding the fiscal year for which a waiver is
granted to determine compliance with paragraph (1)
for any succeeding fiscal year, but shall use the
amount of expenditures that would have been re-
quired to comply with paragraph (1) in the absence
of the waiver.
‘‘(d) REALLOCATIONS.—The Secretary may reallo-
cate, in a manner that the Secretary determines will best
carry out the purpose of this chapter, any amounts that—
‘‘(1) based on estimates made by local edu-
cational agencies or other information, the Secretary
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determines will not be needed by such agencies to
carry out approved programs under this chapter; or
‘‘(2) otherwise become available for reallocation
under this chapter.
‘‘SEC. 3219. STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY REVIEW.
‘‘Before submitting an application to the Secretary
under section 3214, a local educational agency shall sub-
mit the application to the State educational agency, which
may comment on such application. If the State educational
agency comments on the application, it shall comment on
all applications submitted by local educational agencies in
the State and shall provide those comments to the respec-
tive local educational agencies, with an opportunity to re-
spond.
‘‘CHAPTER 2—SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND
PROJECTS 
TO 
IMPROVE 
EDU-
CATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR IN-
DIAN CHILDREN
‘‘SEC. 3221. IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNI-
TIES FOR INDIAN CHILDREN.
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It is the purpose of this
section to support projects to develop, test, and dem-
onstrate the effectiveness of services and programs
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to improve educational opportunities and achieve-
ment of Indian children.
‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall take
such actions as are necessary to achieve the coordi-
nation of activities assisted under this chapter
with—
‘‘(A) other programs funded under this
Act; and
‘‘(B) other Federal programs operated for
the benefit of American Indian and Alaska Na-
tive children.
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For the purpose of this
section, the term ‘eligible entity’ means a State edu-
cational agency, local educational agency, Indian tribe, In-
dian organization, federally supported elementary and sec-
ondary school for Indian students, Indian institution, in-
cluding an Indian institution of higher education, or a con-
sortium of such institutions.
‘‘(c) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award
grants to eligible entities to enable such entities to
carry out activities that meet the purpose specified
in subsection (a)(1), including—
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‘‘(A) innovative programs related to the
educational needs of educationally disadvan-
taged children;
‘‘(B) educational services that are not
available to such children in sufficient quantity
or quality, including remedial instruction, to
raise the achievement of Indian children in one
or more of the core academic subjects of
English, mathematics, science, foreign lan-
guages, art, history, and geography;
‘‘(C) bilingual and bicultural programs and
projects;
‘‘(D) special health and nutrition services,
and other related activities, that address the
unique health, social, and psychological prob-
lems of Indian children;
‘‘(E) special compensatory and other pro-
grams and projects designed to assist and en-
courage Indian children to enter, remain in, or
reenter school, and to increase the rate of sec-
ondary school graduation;
‘‘(F) comprehensive guidance, counseling,
and testing services;
‘‘(G) early childhood and kindergarten pro-
grams, including family-based preschool pro-
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grams that emphasize school readiness and pa-
rental skills, and the provision of services to In-
dian children with disabilities;
‘‘(H) partnership projects between local
educational agencies and institutions of higher
education that allow secondary school students
to enroll in courses at the postsecondary level to
aid such students in the transition from sec-
ondary school to postsecondary education;
‘‘(I) partnership projects between schools
and local businesses for career preparation pro-
grams designed to provide Indian youth with
the knowledge and skills such youth need to
make an effective transition from school to a
high-skill, high-wage career;
‘‘(J) programs designed to encourage and
assist Indian students to work toward, and gain
entrance into, an institution of higher edu-
cation;
‘‘(K) family literacy services; or
‘‘(L) other services that meet the purpose
described in subsection (a)(1).
‘‘(2) PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT.—Profes-
sional development of teaching professionals and
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paraprofessional may be a part of any program as-
sisted under this section.
‘‘(d) GRANT REQUIREMENTS AND APPLICATIONS.—
‘‘(1) GRANT
REQUIREMENTS.—(A) The Sec-
retary may make multiyear grants under this section
for the planning, development, pilot operation, or
demonstration of any activity described in subsection
(c) for a period not to exceed 5 years.
‘‘(B) In making multiyear grants under this
section, the Secretary shall give priority to applica-
tions that present a plan for combining two or more
of the activities described in subsection (c) over a
period of more than 1 year.
‘‘(C) The Secretary shall make a grant payment
to an eligible entity after the initial year of the
multiyear grant only if the Secretary determines
that the eligible entity has made substantial progress
in carrying out the activities assisted under the
grant in accordance with the application submitted
under paragraph (2) and any subsequent modifica-
tions to such application.
‘‘(D)(i) In addition to awarding the multiyear
grants described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary
may award grants to eligible entities for the dissemi-
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nation of exemplary materials or programs assisted
under this section.
‘‘(ii) The Secretary may award a dissemination
grant under this subparagraph if, prior to awarding
the grant, the Secretary determines that the mate-
rial or program to be disseminated has been ade-
quately reviewed and has demonstrated—
‘‘(I) educational merit; and
‘‘(II) the ability to be replicated.
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—(A) Any eligible entity
that desires to receive a grant under this section
shall submit an application to the Secretary at such
time and in such manner as the Secretary may re-
quire.
‘‘(B) Each application submitted to the Sec-
retary under subparagraph (A), other than an appli-
cation for a dissemination grant under paragraph
(1)(D), shall contain—
‘‘(i) a description of how parents of Indian
children and representatives of Indian tribes
have been, and will be, involved in developing
and implementing the activities for which as-
sistance is sought;
‘‘(ii) assurances that the applicant will par-
ticipate, at the request of the Secretary, in any
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national evaluation of activities assisted under
this section;
‘‘(iii) information demonstrating that the
proposed program is either a research-based
program (which may be a research-based pro-
gram that has been modified to be culturally
appropriate for the students who will be
served);
‘‘(iv) a description of how the applicant
will incorporate the proposed services into the
ongoing school program once the grant period is
over; and
‘‘(v) such other assurances and informa-
tion as the Secretary may reasonably require.
‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 5 per-
cent of the funds provided to a grantee under this chapter
for any fiscal year may be used for administrative pur-
poses.
‘‘SEC. 3222. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS
AND EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS.
‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are—
‘‘(1) to increase the number of qualified Indian
individuals in teaching or other education profes-
sions that serve Indian people;
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‘‘(2) to provide training to qualified Indian indi-
viduals to enable such individuals to become teach-
ers, administrators, teacher aides, social workers,
and ancillary educational personnel; and
‘‘(3) to improve the skills of qualified Indian in-
dividuals who serve in the capacities described in
paragraph (2).
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For the purpose of this
section, the term ‘eligible entity’ means—
‘‘(1) an institution of higher education, includ-
ing an Indian institution of higher education;
‘‘(2) a State or local educational agency, in con-
sortium with an institution of higher education; and
‘‘(3) an Indian tribe or organization, in consor-
tium with an institution of higher education.
‘‘(c) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary is au-
thorized to award grants to eligible entities having applica-
tions approved under this section to enable such entities
to carry out the activities described in subsection (d).
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Grant funds under this sec-
tion shall be used to provide support and training
for Indian individuals in a manner consistent with
the purposes of this section. Such activities may in-
clude but are not limited to, continuing programs,
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symposia, workshops, conferences, and direct finan-
cial support.
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULES.—(A) For education per-
sonnel, the training received pursuant to a grant
under this section may be inservice or preservice
training.
‘‘(B) For individuals who are being trained to
enter any field other than teaching, the training re-
ceived pursuant to a grant under this section shall
be in a program that results in a graduate degree.
‘‘(e) APPLICATION.—Each eligible entity desiring a
grant under this section shall submit an application to the
Secretary at such time, in such manner and accompanied
by such information, as the Secretary may reasonably re-
quire.
‘‘(f) SPECIAL RULE.—In making grants under this
section, the Secretary—
‘‘(1) shall consider the prior performance of the
eligible entity; and
‘‘(2) may not limit eligibility to receive a grant
under this section on the basis of—
‘‘(A) the number of previous grants the
Secretary has awarded such entity; or
‘‘(B) the length of any period during which
such entity received such grants.
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‘‘(g) GRANT PERIOD.—Each grant under this section
shall be awarded for a period of not more than 5 years.
‘‘(h) SERVICE OBLIGATION.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall re-
quire, by regulation, that an individual who receives
training pursuant to a grant made under this
section—
‘‘(A) perform work—
‘‘(i) related to the training received
under this section; and
‘‘(ii) that benefits Indian people; or
‘‘(B) repay all or a prorated part of the as-
sistance received.
‘‘(2) REPORTING.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish, by regulation, a reporting procedure under
which a grant recipient under this section shall, not
later than 12 months after the date of completion of
the training, and periodically thereafter, provide in-
formation concerning the compliance of such recipi-
ent with the work requirement under paragraph (1).
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‘‘CHAPTER 3—NATIONAL RESEARCH
ACTIVITIES
‘‘SEC. 3231. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary may
use funds made available under section 3252(b) for each
fiscal year to—
‘‘(1) conduct research related to effective ap-
proaches for the education of Indian children and
adults;
‘‘(2) evaluate federally assisted education pro-
grams from which Indian children and adults may
benefit;
‘‘(3) collect and analyze data on the educational
status and needs of Indians; and
‘‘(4) carry out other activities that are con-
sistent with the purpose of this subpart.
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary may carry out any
of the activities described in subsection (a) directly or
through grants to, or contracts or cooperative agreements
with Indian tribes, Indian organizations, State educational
agencies, local educational agencies, institutions of higher
education, including Indian institutions of higher edu-
cation, and other public and private agencies and
institutions.
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‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—Research activities supported
under this section—
‘‘(1) shall be carried out in consultation with
the Office of Educational Research and Improve-
ment to assure that such activities are coordinated
with and enhance the research and development ac-
tivities supported by the Office; and
‘‘(2) may include collaborative research activi-
ties which are jointly funded and carried out by the
Office of Indian Education Programs and the Office
of Educational Research and Improvement.
‘‘CHAPTER 4—FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION
‘‘SEC. 3241. NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON INDIAN EDU-
CATION.
‘‘(a) MEMBERSHIP.—There is established a National
Advisory Council on Indian Education (hereafter in this
section referred to as the ‘Council’), which shall—
‘‘(1) consist of 15 Indian members, who shall
be appointed by the President from lists of nominees
furnished, from time-to-time, by Indian tribes and
organizations; and
‘‘(2) represent different geographic areas of the
United States.
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Council shall—