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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4475 
To amend sections 14006 and 14007 of the American Recovery and Reinvest-
ment 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 Recov-
ery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to reserve funds under 
the programs established under such sections for pay-
ments to the Bureau of Indian Education of the Depart-
ment of the Interior for Indian children. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows: 
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(1) The Federal Government has a unique and 
continuing trust relationship with, and responsibility 
to, Indian people for their education. 
(2) The American Recovery and Reinvestment 
Act of 2009 created the State Fiscal Stabilization 
Fund, which includes programs administered by the 
Department of Education for the purpose of advanc-
ing education reforms. 
(3) The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of 
Indian Education and tribal governments, many of 
which operate tribal elementary and secondary 
schools, tribal colleges, early childhood education 
programs, and tribal education departments, are in-
eligible to participate in the State Fiscal Stabiliza-
tion Fund programs due to an oversight in the legis-
lation. 
SEC. 2. PAYMENTS FOR INDIAN CHILDREN. 
(a) STATE INCENTIVE GRANTS.—Section 14006(a) 
of division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment 
Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(2) INDIAN CHILDREN.—After reserving funds 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall reserve at 
least 1 percent, but not more than 5 percent, of the 
remaining funds to make a grant in fiscal year 2010 
to the Bureau of Indian Education of the Depart-
ment of the Interior to carry out activities consistent 
with this section for Indian children under such 
terms and conditions as the Secretary of Education 
may determine.’’. 
(b) INNOVATION FUND.—Section 14007(a) of divi-
sion A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 
of 2009 (Public Law 111–5) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (4); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) INDIAN CHILDREN.—Of the amount avail-
able to carry out this section, the Secretary shall re-
serve at least 1 percent, but not more than 5 per-
cent, for an award to the Bureau of Indian Edu-
cation of the Department of the Interior to carry out 
activities consistent with this section for Indian chil-
dren under such terms and conditions as the Sec-
retary of Education may determine.’’. 
Æ 
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