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‘‘SEC. 205. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH QUALIFIED 
SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION BOND ESCROW AC-
COUNT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to the authority grant-
ed under section 54F(d)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986, the Secretary shall establish a qualified school 
construction bond escrow account for the purpose of im-
plementing section 54F of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986. 
‘‘(b) TRANSFER TO ESCROW ACCOUNT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall allo-
cate to the escrow account described in subsection 
(a) amounts described in section 54F(d)(4) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
‘‘(2) OTHER FUNDS.—The Secretary shall ac-
cept and disburse to the escrow account described in 
subsection (a) amounts received to carry out this 
section from other sources, including other Federal 
agencies, non-Federal public agencies, and private 
sources.’’. 
SEC. 206. EQUITY IN EDUCATIONAL LAND-GRANT STATUS 
ACT OF 1994. 
Section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant 
Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note) is amended by— 
(1) redesignating paragraphs (15) through (34) 
as paragraphs (16) through (35), respectively; and 
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(2) by inserting after paragraph (14) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(15) Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community Col-
lege.’’. 
SEC. 207. WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT OF 1998. 
Title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (20 
U.S.C. 9201 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 203— 
(A) in paragraph (5)(D), by inserting ‘‘, 
including a Tribal College or University’’ after 
‘‘education’’; 
(B) in paragraph (15), by amending sub-
paragraph (B) to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) a Tribal College or University; or’’; 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (18) as 
paragraph (19); and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (17) the 
following: 
‘‘(18) TRIBAL COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.—The 
term ‘Tribal College or University’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 316(b) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965.’’; 
(2) in section 211(a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
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(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) shall reserve 1.5 percent to carry out sec-
tion 244, except that the amount so reserved shall 
not exceed $8,000,000.’’; and 
(3) by inserting after section 243 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 244. AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBAL COLLEGE OR UNI-
VERSITY ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY 
PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT
AND PURPOSE.—The Sec-
retary shall establish and carry out an American Indian 
Tribal College and University Adult Education and Lit-
eracy Grant Program to enable Tribal Colleges or Univer-
sities to develop and implement innovative, effective, and 
replicable programs designed to enhance life skills and 
transition individuals to employability and postsecondary 
education and to provide technical assistance to such insti-
tutions for program administration. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, a Tribal College or University shall 
submit to the Secretary an application at such time and 
in such manner as the Secretary may reasonably require. 
The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, prescribe 
a simplified and streamlined format for such applications 
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that takes into account the limited number of institutions 
that are eligible for assistance under this section. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Activities that may be 
carried out under a grant awarded under this section in-
clude— 
‘‘(1) adult education and literacy services, in-
cluding workplace literacy services; 
‘‘(2) family literacy services; 
‘‘(3) English literacy programs, including lim-
ited English proficiency programs; 
‘‘(4) civil engagement and community participa-
tion, including U.S. citizenship skills; 
‘‘(5) opportunities for American Indians and 
Alaska Natives to qualify for a secondary school di-
ploma, or its recognized equivalent; and 
‘‘(6) demonstration and research projects and 
professional development activities designed to de-
velop and identify the most successful methods and 
techniques for addressing the educational needs of 
American Indian adults. 
‘‘(d) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.—Funding shall be 
awarded under this section to Tribal Colleges or Univer-
sities on a competitive basis through grants, contracts, or 
cooperative agreements of not less than 3 years in dura-
tion. 
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