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(E) WAIVERS OR ALTERNATIVE REQUIRE-
MENTS.—The Secretary may waive or specify al-
ternative requirements for any provision of title 
I of the Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) or regula-
tion applicable to the Indian Community Devel-
opment Block Grant program other than require-
ments related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, 
labor standards, and the environment, upon a 
finding that the waiver or alternative require-
ment is necessary to expedite or facilitate the use 
of amounts made available under this para-
graph. 
(3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—$10,000,000 shall 
be used to make new awards or increase prior awards 
to existing technical assistance providers to provide 
an immediate increase in training and technical as-
sistance to Indian tribes, Indian housing authorities, 
tribally designated housing entities, and recipients 
under title VIII of NAHASDA for activities under 
this section. 
(4) OTHER COSTS.—$5,000,000 shall be used for 
the administrative costs to oversee and administer the 
implementation of this section, and pay for associated
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information technology, financial reporting, and other 
costs. 
SEC. 11004. COVID–19 RESPONSE RESOURCES FOR THE 
PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF NA-
TIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGES. 
(a) Section 816 of the Native American Programs Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2992d) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(f) In addition to amounts otherwise available, there 
is appropriated for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $20,000,000 to re-
main available until expended, to carry out section 803C(g) 
of this Act.’’. 
(b) Section 803C of the Native American Programs Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2991b–3) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(g) EMERGENCY GRANTS
FOR NATIVE AMERICAN 
LANGUAGE PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE.—Not later 
than 180 days after the effective date of this subsection, the 
Secretary shall award grants to entities eligible to receive 
assistance under subsection (a)(1) to ensure the survival 
and continuing vitality of Native American languages dur-
ing and after the public health emergency declared by the 
Secretary pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health
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Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) with respect to the COVID– 
19 pandemic.’’. 
SEC. 11005. BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Bureau of Indian Education for fiscal 
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $850,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, to be allocated by the Director of the Bureau of 
Indian Education not more than 45 calendar days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, for programs or activities 
operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Education, for 
Bureau-funded schools (as defined in section 1141(3) of the 
Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021(3)), and 
for Tribal Colleges or Universities (as defined in section 
316(b)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1059c(b)(3))). 
SEC. 11006. AMERICAN INDIAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND 
ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATION. 
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is 
appropriated to the Department of Education for fiscal 
year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $190,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for awards, which shall be determined by the Sec-
retary of Education not more than 180 calendar days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, of which—
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(1) $20,000,000 shall be for awards for Tribal 
education agencies for activities authorized under sec-
tion 6121(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7441(c)); 
(2) $85,000,000 shall be for awards to entities el-
igible to receive grants under section 6205(a)(1) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 7515(a)(1)) for activities authorized under 
section 6205(a)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7515(a)(3)); and 
(3) $85,000,000 shall be for awards to entities el-
igible to receive grants under section 6304(a)(1) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7544(a)(1)) for activities authorized 
under section 6304(a)(2–3) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7544(a)(2–3)) and other related activities. 
Attest: 
Secretary.