‘‘(1) to establish and carry out programs, or to 
expand and carry out programs in existence before 
the period of time covered by the contract, to pro-
vide— 
‘‘(A) remedial instruction, counseling, and 
cultural programs; 
‘‘(B) courses related to science, technology, 
engineering, and mathematics; 
‘‘(C) school supplies and other items that 
enable students to participate in curricular and 
extra-curricular programs; or 
‘‘(D) activities that were available to In-
dian students under contracts entered into 
under this Act before October 1, 2012; 
‘‘(2) to establish targeted, culturally sensitive, 
dropout prevention activities; and 
‘‘(3) to purchase equipment to facilitate— 
‘‘(A) training for professional trade skills; 
and 
‘‘(B) intensified college preparation pro-
grams. 
‘‘(d) COMPUTATION OF AWARDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3), the Secretary shall base the amount that 
an eligible entity receives under a contract entered 
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into under subsection (b) for any fiscal year on the 
number of eligible Indian students of the eligible en-
tity, as determined by the Secretary under para-
graph (2). 
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION OF NUMBER OF ELIGI-
BLE INDIAN STUDENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
determine the number of eligible Indian stu-
dents of an eligible entity in accordance with 
this paragraph. 
‘‘(B) INITIAL DETERMINATION.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
section, the Secretary shall publish a report de-
scribing the number of potentially eligible In-
dian students of each eligible entity, using data 
described in subparagraph (D) from, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, the most applicable, ac-
curate, and current of— 
‘‘(i) the Bureau of the Census; or 
‘‘(ii) the National Center for Edu-
cation Statistics. 
‘‘(C) RECONCILIATION.—After publishing 
the report under subparagraph (B), the Sec-
retary, in coordination with the Director of the 
Bureau of Indian Education, shall consult with 
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entities party to a contract under subsection 
(b)— 
‘‘(i) to establish a process to reconcile 
the data described in the report published 
under subparagraph (B) with— 
‘‘(I) data described in subpara-
graph (D) of entities party to a con-
tract under subsection (b); and 
‘‘(II) tribal enrollment informa-
tion; and 
‘‘(ii) to determine an accurate number 
of eligible Indian students of each eligible 
entity. 
‘‘(D) DATA USE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), the Secretary shall use data from not 
earlier than the fiscal year preceding the 
fiscal year for which an eligible entity is 
applying for a contract under subsection 
(b) to determine the number of eligible In-
dian students. 
‘‘(ii) NEW CONTRACTORS.—To deter-
mine the number of eligible Indian stu-
dents of an entity party to a contract 
under subsection (b) that the Secretary 
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recognized as an eligible entity during or 
after fiscal year 2012, the Secretary shall, 
for the first year of the period of time cov-
ered by the contract, use data of the school 
districts served by the entity for the fiscal 
year for which the entity is applying for a 
contract under subsection (b). 
‘‘(3) HOLD HARMLESS.—An eligible entity that 
educates or serves eligible Indian students attending 
a public school that has been afforded supplemental 
services under a contract under this Act that took 
effect during or before fiscal year 1995 shall receive 
an amount under a contract entered into under sub-
section (b) equal to or greater than the amount that 
the eligible entity would have received under the con-
tract entered into under this Act during or before 
fiscal year 1995, for a period of time ending not 
sooner than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this section. 
‘‘(4) FUNDING REFORM.—The Secretary shall 
submit to Congress recommendations for legislation 
to provide resources to restore the amount of funds 
available through contracts under this Act per In-
dian student to the amount of funds available 
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through contracts under this Act per Indian student 
during fiscal year 1995. 
‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE AND ENHANCED 
PARTICIPATION.—In entering into contracts under 
subsection (b), the Secretary shall, to the maximum 
extent practicable, ensure— 
‘‘(A) full geographic coverage; and 
‘‘(B) the full participation of eligible enti-
ties. 
‘‘(2) INCREASED PARTICIPATION OF ELIGIBLE 
ENTITIES.—To the maximum extent practicable, the 
Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) contact and consult with Indian 
tribes and school districts with significant popu-
lations of eligible Indian students that have not 
previously contracted under this Act; and 
‘‘(B) determine the interest in and eligi-
bility for administering services under this Act 
of the Indian tribes and school districts de-
scribed in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(3) 
COMPLEMENTARY
PROGRAM
PARTICI-
PANTS.—In entering into contracts under subsection 
(b), the Secretary may give preference to a consor-
tium of tribal organizations, including a consortium 
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of tribal organizations that includes a Tribal College 
or University, to encourage as many students and 
professionals as possible to benefit from the program 
established under subsection (b). 
‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall include 
in the budget request of the Department of the Interior 
for each fiscal year an annual assessment of the program 
established under subsection (b). 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such 
sums as are necessary to carry out this section.’’. 
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