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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1082 
To strengthen Indian education, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 25, 2015 
Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´N of New Mexico (for himself, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN 
GRISHAM of New Mexico, and Mr. PEARCE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To strengthen Indian education, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Building upon Unique 
Indian Learning and Development Act’’. 
SEC. 2. IN-SCHOOL FACILITY INNOVATION PROGRAM CON-
TEST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall— 
(1) establish an in-school facility innovation 
program contest in which institutions of higher edu-
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cation, including Tribal Colleges and Universities (as 
defined in section 316 of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c)), are encouraged to con-
sider solving the problem of how to improve school 
facilities for tribal schools and schools served by the 
Bureau of Indian Education for problem-based 
learning in their coursework and through extra-
curricular opportunities; and 
(2) establish an advisory group for the contest 
described in paragraph (1) that shall include stu-
dents enrolled at a Tribal College or University, a 
representative from the Bureau of Indian Education, 
and engineering and fiscal advisors. 
(b) SUBMISSION OF FINALISTS TO THE INDIAN AF-
FAIRS COMMITTEE.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 
submit the finalists to the Committee on Indian Affairs 
of the Senate. 
(c) WINNERS.—The Secretary of the Interior shall— 
(1) determine the winners of the program con-
test conducted under this section; and 
(2) award the winners appropriate recognition 
and reward. 
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SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND DEPARTMENT 
OF EDUCATION JOINT OVERSIGHT BOARD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education and 
the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly establish a De-
partment of the Interior and Department of Education 
Joint Oversight Board, that shall— 
(1) be co-chaired by both Departments; and 
(2) coordinate technical assistance, resource 
distribution, and capacity building between the 2 de-
partments on the education of and for Native Amer-
ican students. 
(b) INFORMATION TO BE SHARED.—The Joint Over-
sight Board shall facilitate the communication, collabora-
tion, and coordination between the 2 departments of edu-
cation policies, access to and eligibility for Federal re-
sources, and budget and school leadership development, 
and other issues, as appropriate. 
SEC. 4. IMPROVE SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS AND ADMINIS-
TRATORS OF NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS. 
Subpart 2 of part A of title VII of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7441 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 7123. TEACHER AND ADMINISTRATOR PIPELINE FOR 
TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS OF NATIVE 
AMERICAN STUDENTS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary shall 
award grants to eligible entities to enable such entities to 
create or expand a teacher or administrator, or both, pipe-
line for teachers and administrators of Native American 
students. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this section, the term 
‘eligible entity’ means— 
‘‘(1) a local educational agency; 
‘‘(2) an institution of higher education; 
‘‘(3) a Tribal College or University (as defined 
in section 316 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965); or 
‘‘(4) a nonprofit organization. 
‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall give priority to Tribal Colleges 
and Universities (as defined in section 316 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965). 
‘‘(d) ACTIVITIES.—An eligible entity that receives a 
grant under this section shall create a program that shall 
prepare, recruit, and provide continuing education for 
teachers and administrators of Native American students, 
in particular for teachers of— 
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‘‘(1) science, technology, engineering, and 
mathematics; 
‘‘(2) subjects that lead to health professions; 
and 
‘‘(3) green skills and ‘middle skills’, including 
electrical, welding, technology, plumbing, and green 
jobs. 
‘‘(e) INCENTIVES FOR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRA-
TORS.—An eligible entity that receives a grant under this 
section may provide incentives to teachers and principals 
who make a commitment to serve high-need, high-poverty, 
tribal schools, including in the form of scholarships, loan 
forgiveness, incentive pay, or housing allowances. 
‘‘(f) SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY ORIENTATION.—An 
eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall 
develop an evidence-based, culturally based school and 
community orientation for new teachers and administra-
tors of Native American students.’’. 
SEC. 5. NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENT SUPPORT. 
(a) 
STANDARDS-BASED
ASSESSMENTS.—Section 
1111(b)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(3)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) STANDARDS-BASED
EDUCATION
AS-
SESSMENTS.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
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sion of this Act, a State shall develop stand-
ards-based education assessments and class-
room lessons to accommodate diverse learning 
styles, which assessments may be used by the 
State in place of the general assessments de-
scribed in subparagraph (A).’’. 
(b) SUPPORT.—The Secretary of Education shall ex-
pand programs for Native American school children— 
(1) to provide support for learning in the chil-
dren’s Native language and culture; and 
(2) to provide English language instruction. 
(c) RESEARCH.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct research on culture- and lan-
guage-based education to identify the factors that improve 
education and health outcomes. 
(d) NATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING.—Section 1119 of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6319) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(m) QUALIFICATIONS
FOR
NATIVE
LANGUAGE 
TEACHERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the requirements of subsection (a) 
for local educational agencies and States with re-
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spect to highly qualified teachers, shall not apply to 
a teacher of a Native language. 
‘‘(2) ALTERNATIVE
LICENSURE
OR
CERTIFI-
CATION.—Each State educational agency receiving 
assistance under this part shall develop an alter-
native licensure or certification for teachers of a Na-
tive language.’’. 
(e) GRANT PROGRAM TO ENSURE THE SURVIVAL 
AND CONTINUING VITALITY OF NATIVE AMERICAN LAN-
GUAGES.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) COMMISSIONER.—The term ‘‘Commis-
sioner’’ means the Commissioner of the Admin-
istration for Native Americans in the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services (estab-
lished under section 803B of the Native Amer-
ican Programs Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2991b– 
2)). 
(B) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible 
entity’’ means any agency or organization that 
is eligible for financial assistance under section 
803(a) of the Native American Programs Act of 
1974 (42 U.S.C. 2991b(a)). 
(2) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
GRANT
PROGRAM.— 
The Commissioner shall establish a program to pro-
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vide eligible entities with grants for the purpose of 
assisting Native Americans to ensure the survival 
and continuing vitality of Native American lan-
guages. 
(3) USE OF AMOUNTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity may 
use amounts received under this subsection to 
carry out activities that ensure the survival and 
continuing vitality of Native American lan-
guages, including— 
(i) the establishment and support of 
community 
Native 
American 
language 
projects designed to bring older and young-
er Native Americans together to facilitate 
and encourage the transfer of Native 
American language skills from one genera-
tion to another; 
(ii) the establishment of projects that 
train Native Americans to— 
(I) teach a Native American lan-
guage to others; or 
(II) serve as interpreters or 
translators of a Native American lan-
guage; 
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(iii) the development, printing, and 
dissemination of materials to be used for 
the teaching and enhancement of a Native 
American language; 
(iv) the establishment or support of a 
project to train Native Americans to 
produce or participate in television or radio 
programs to be broadcast in a Native 
American language; 
(v) the compilation, transcription, and 
analysis of oral testimony to record and 
preserve a Native American language; 
(vi) the purchase of equipment, in-
cluding audio and video recording equip-
ment, computers, and software, required to 
carry out a Native American language 
project; and 
(vii)(I) the establishment of Native 
American language nests, which are site- 
based educational programs that— 
(aa) provide instruction and child 
care through the use of a Native 
American language for at least 10 
children under the age of 7 for an av-
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American languages and for instruc-
tion through the use of Native Amer-
ican languages; 
(cc) provide for teacher training; 
(dd) work toward a goal of all 
students achieving— 
(AA) fluency in a Native 
American language; and 
(BB) academic proficiency 
in mathematics, reading (or lan-
guage arts), and science; and 
(ee) are located in areas that 
have high numbers or percentages of 
Native American students; and 
(III) the establishment of Native 
American language restoration programs, 
which are educational programs that— 
(aa) operate at least 1 Native 
American language program for the 
community that the educational pro-
gram serves; 
(bb) provide training programs 
for teachers of Native American lan-
guages; 
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(cc) develop instructional mate-
rials for the Native American lan-
guage restoration programs; 
(dd) work toward a goal of in-
creasing proficiency and fluency in at 
least 1 Native American language; 
and 
(ee) provide instruction in at 
least 1 Native American language. 
(B) NATIVE
AMERICAN
LANGUAGE
RES-
TORATION PROGRAMS.—An eligible entity car-
rying out a program described in subparagraph 
(A)(vii)(III) may use amounts made available 
under this section to carry out— 
(i) Native American language pro-
grams, including— 
(I) Native American language 
immersion programs; 
(II) Native American language 
and culture camps; 
(III) Native American language 
programs provided in coordination 
and cooperation with educational enti-
ties; 
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(IV) Native American language 
programs provided in coordination 
and cooperation with institutions of 
higher education with expertise in the 
relevant Native language, particularly 
Tribal Colleges and Universities (as 
defined in section 316 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1059c)); 
(V) Native American language 
programs that use a master-appren-
tice model of learning languages; and 
(VI) Native American language 
programs provided through a regional 
program to better serve geographically 
dispersed students; 
(ii) Native American language teacher 
training programs, including— 
(I) training programs in Native 
American language translation for flu-
ent speakers; 
(II) training programs for Native 
American language teachers; and 
(III) 
training 
programs 
for 
teachers in the use of Native Amer-
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ican language materials, tools, and 
interactive media to teach Native 
American language; and 
(iii) the development of Native Amer-
ican language materials, including books, 
audio and visual tools, and interactive 
media programs. 
(4) APPLICATIONS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), in awarding a grant under this sub-
section, the Commissioner shall select appli-
cants from among eligible entities on the basis 
of applications submitted to the Commissioner 
at such time, in such form, and containing such 
information as the Commissioner requires. 
(B) 
REQUIREMENTS.—An 
application 
under subparagraph (A) shall include, at a min-
imum— 
(i) a detailed description of the cur-
rent status of the Native American lan-
guage to be addressed by the project for 
which a grant is requested, including a de-
scription 
of 
existing 
programs 
and 
projects, if any, in support of that lan-
guage; 
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(ii) a detailed description of the 
project for which the grant is requested; 
(iii) a statement that the objectives of 
the project are in accordance with the pur-
poses of this subsection; 
(iv) a detailed description of the plan 
of the applicant to evaluate the project; 
(v) if appropriate, an identification of 
opportunities for the replication or modi-
fication of the project for use by other Na-
tive Americans; 
(vi) a plan for the preservation of the 
products of the Native American language 
project for the benefit of future genera-
tions of Native Americans and other inter-
ested persons; and 
(vii) in the case of an application for 
a grant to carry out any purpose specified 
in paragraph (3)(A)(vii)(III), a certifi-
cation by the applicant that the applicant 
has not less than 3 years of experience in 
operating and administering a Native 
American language survival school, a Na-
tive American language nest, or any other 
educational program in which instruction 
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is conducted in a Native American lan-
guage. 
(C) PARTICIPATING
ORGANIZATIONS.—If 
an applicant determines that the objectives of a 
proposed Native American language project 
would be accomplished more effectively through 
a partnership with an educational entity, the 
applicant shall identify the educational entity as 
a participating organization in the application. 
(5) LIMITATIONS ON FUNDING.— 
(A) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share 
of the total cost of a program under this sub-
section shall not exceed 80 percent. 
(B) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The non-Federal 
share of the cost of a program under this 
subsection may be provided in cash or fair-
ly evaluated in-kind contributions, includ-
ing facilities, equipment, or services. 
(ii) 
SOURCE
OF
NON-FEDERAL 
SHARE.—The non-Federal share— 
(I) may be provided from any 
private or non-Federal source; and 
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(II) may include amounts (in-
cluding interest) distributed to an In-
dian tribe— 
(aa) by the Federal Govern-
ment pursuant to the satisfaction 
of a claim made under Federal 
law; 
(bb) from amounts collected 
and administered by the Federal 
Government on behalf of an In-
dian tribe or the members of an 
Indian tribe; or 
(cc) by the Federal Govern-
ment for general tribal adminis-
tration or tribal development 
under a formula or subject to a 
tribal budgeting priority system, 
including— 
(AA) amounts involved 
in the settlement of land or 
other judgment claims; 
(BB) severance or other 
royalty payments; or 
(CC) payments under 
the Indian Self-Determina-
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tion Act (25 U.S.C. 450f et 
seq.) or a tribal budget pri-
ority system. 
(C) DURATION.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), the Commissioner may make grants 
made under this subsection on a 1-year, 2- 
year, or 3-year basis. 
(ii) NATIVE
AMERICAN
LANGUAGE 
RESTORATION
PROGRAM.—The Commis-
sioner shall only make a grant available 
under paragraph (3)(A)(vii)(III) on a 3- 
year basis. 
(6) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(A) EXPERT PANEL.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after date of enactment of this sub-
section, the Commissioner shall appoint a 
panel of experts for the purpose of assist-
ing the Commissioner to review— 
(I) applications submitted under 
paragraph (4); 
(II) evaluations carried out to 
comply with paragraph (4)(B)(iv); 
and 
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(III) the preservation of products 
required by paragraph (4)(B)(vi). 
(ii) COMPOSITION.— 
(I) IN
GENERAL.—The panel 
shall include— 
(aa) a designee of the Insti-
tute of American Indian and 
Alaska Native Culture and Arts 
Development; 
(bb) representatives of na-
tional, tribal, and regional orga-
nizations that focus on Native 
American language or Native 
American cultural research, de-
velopment, or training; and 
(cc) other individuals who 
are recognized as experts in the 
area of Native American lan-
guage. 
(II) 
RECOMMENDATIONS.—The 
Commissioner 
shall 
solicit 
rec-
ommendations for appointments to 
the panel from Indian tribes and trib-
al organizations. 
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(iii) DUTIES.—The duties of the panel 
shall include— 
(I) making recommendations re-
garding the development and imple-
mentation of regulations, policies, pro-
cedures, and rules of general applica-
bility with respect to the administra-
tion of this subsection; 
(II) reviewing applications re-
ceived under paragraph (4); 
(III) providing to the Commis-
sioner a list of recommendations for 
the approval of applications in accord-
ance with— 
(aa) regulations issued by 
the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services; and 
(bb) the relative need for the 
project; and 
(IV) reviewing evaluations sub-
mitted to comply with paragraph 
(4)(B)(iv). 
(B) 
PRODUCTS
GENERATED
BY 
PROJECTS.— 
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(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), for preservation and use in accordance 
with the responsibilities of the respective 
organization under Federal law, a copy of 
any product of a Native American lan-
guage project for which a grant is made 
under this subsection— 
(I) shall be transmitted— 
(aa) to the Institute of 
American Indian and Alaska Na-
tive Culture and Arts Develop-
ment; and 
(bb) to the Tribal Colleges 
or Universities where the lan-
guage addressed in the grant 
program is inherent; and 
(II) may be transmitted, at the 
discretion of the grantee, to national 
and regional repositories of similar 
material. 
(ii) EXEMPTION.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—In accordance 
with the Federal recognition of the 
sovereign authority of each Indian 
tribe over all aspects of the culture 
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and language of that Indian tribe and 
subject to subclause (II), an Indian 
tribe may make a determination— 
(aa) not to transmit a copy 
of a product under clause (i); 
(bb) not to permit the redis-
tribution of a copy of a product 
transmitted under clause (i); or 
(cc) to restrict in any man-
ner the use or redistribution of a 
copy of a product transmitted 
under clause (i). 
(II) 
RESTRICTIONS.—Subclause 
(I) does not authorize an Indian 
tribe— 
(aa) to limit the access of 
the Commissioner to a product 
described in clause (i) for pur-
poses of administering this sub-
section or evaluating the product; 
or 
(bb) to sell a product de-
scribed in clause (i), or a copy of 
that product, for profit to the en-
tities referred to in clause (i). 
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(7) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection such sums as are necessary for each 
of fiscal years 2016 through 2021. 
(f) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 803C of the Native 
American Programs Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2991b– 
3) is repealed. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
Section 816 of the Native American Programs Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2992d) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘sections 
803(d), 803A, 803C, 804, subsection (e) of this 
section’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 803(d), 803A, 
and 804, subsection (d)’’; 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘other 
than sections 803(d), 803A, 803C, 804, sub-
section (e) of this section’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tions 803(d), 803A, and 804, subsection (d)’’; 
and 
(C) by striking subsection (e). 
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SEC. 6. INCREASED ACCESS TO RESOURCES FOR TRIBAL 
SCHOOLS, SCHOOLS SERVED BY THE BUREAU 
OF INDIAN EDUCATION, AND NATIVE AMER-
ICAN STUDENTS. 
(a) RESERVATION FOR BUREAU-FUNDED SCHOOLS 
AND PROGRAMS AND SCHOOLS OPERATED BY A TRIBE 
OR TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education 
shall ensure that any program administered by the 
Department of Education that awards grants, con-
tracts, or other assistance to benefit elementary 
schools and secondary schools (as such terms are de-
fined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)) or 
prekindergarten or early childhood programs, pro-
vides a reservation, as described in this subsection, 
for 1 or more of the following categories of entities, 
as determined appropriate by the Secretary of Edu-
cation for each such grant, contract, or assistance 
program: 
(A) Bureau-funded schools (as defined in 
section 1141 of the Education Amendments of 
1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021)). 
(B) Prekindergarten programs or early 
childhood programs or services operated by a 
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tribe or Indian organization (as defined in such 
section). 
(C) Elementary schools or secondary 
schools operated by a tribe or Indian organiza-
tion (as defined in such section). 
(2) AMOUNT OF RESERVATION.— 
(A) EXISTING RESERVATION OF FUNDS.— 
In the case of a grant, contract, or assistance 
program provided by the Department of Edu-
cation to benefit elementary schools and sec-
ondary schools (as such terms are defined in 
section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)) or 
prekindergarten or early childhood programs 
for which funds are reserved for entities de-
scribed in paragraph (1), or for a group that 
may include such entities— 
(i) if the existing reservation of funds 
is for an amount that is less than 0.5 per-
cent, the amount of such reservation shall 
be increased to 0.5 percent; and 
(ii) if the existing reservation of funds 
is for an amount that is equal to or greater 
than 0.5 percent, the amount of such res-
ervation shall be maintained. 
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(B) 
NO
EXISTING
RESERVATION
OF 
FUNDS.—In the case of a grant, contract, or as-
sistance program provided by the Department 
of Education to benefit elementary schools and 
secondary schools (as such terms are defined in 
section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)) or 
prekindergarten or early childhood programs 
for which no funds are reserved for the entities 
described in paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
Education shall reserve 0.5 percent of such 
funds for such entities, as determined by the 
Secretary of Education in accordance with 
paragraph (1). 
(3) USE
OF
RESERVED
FUNDS.—Funds re-
served under this section shall be used in accordance 
with the uses of funds described for each particular 
grant, contract, or assistance program. In addition 
to program support, such reserved funds may be 
used, in an amount determined by the Secretary of 
Education, for technical assistance or capacity build-
ing to ensure that the schools or programs described 
in paragraph (1) are provided the assistance to com-
pete for such grants, contracts, or other assistance. 
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(4) EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.—The Secretary 
of Education shall carry out this subsection notwith-
standing any other provision of law. 
(b) SAFE
AND HEALTHY SCHOOLS
FOR NATIVE 
AMERICAN STUDENTS.—Subpart 2 of part A of title IV 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 7131 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 4131. SAFE AND HEALTHY SCHOOLS FOR NATIVE 
AMERICAN STUDENTS. 
‘‘From funds made available to carry out this sub-
part, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) establish a program to improve school en-
vironments and student skill development for healthy 
choices for Native American students, including— 
‘‘(A) prevention regarding— 
‘‘(i) alcohol and drug misuse; 
‘‘(ii) suicide; 
‘‘(iii) violence; 
‘‘(iv) pregnancy; and 
‘‘(v) obesity; 
‘‘(B) nutritious eating programs; and 
‘‘(C) anger and conflict management pro-
grams; 
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‘‘(2) establish a program for school dropout 
prevention for Native American students; and 
‘‘(3) collaborate with the Secretary of Agri-
culture to establish tribal-school specific school gar-
dens and nutrition programs that are within the 
tribal cultural context.’’. 
SEC. 7. FUNDS FOR IMPACT AID. 
In addition to amounts otherwise appropriated to 
carry out title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), there are 
authorized to be appropriated, and there are appropriated, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, to carry out such title VIII the following: 
(1) $750,000,000 for fiscal year 2016. 
(2) $750,000,000 for fiscal year 2017. 
(3) $750,000,000 for fiscal year 2018. 
SEC. 8. FORWARD FUNDING FOR TRIBAL COLLEGES. 
For carrying out the following programs, there are 
authorized to be appropriated $91,087,500 for fiscal year 
2016 which shall become available on July 1, 2016, and 
shall remain available through September 30, 2017: 
(1) Programs under title V of the Tribally Con-
trolled Colleges and Universities Assistance Act of 
1978 (25 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.). 
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(2) The Institute of American Indian and Alas-
ka Native Culture and Arts Development established 
under the American Indian, Alaska Native, and Na-
tive Hawaiian Culture and Art Development Act (20 
U.S.C. 4401 et seq.). 
(3) Institutional operations grants for the Has-
kell Indian Nations University and Southwestern In-
dian Polytechnic Institute under the authority of the 
Act of November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), popularly 
known as the Snyder Act. 
(4) Scholarships and adult education and spe-
cial higher education scholarships under the author-
ity of the Act of November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), 
popularly known as the Snyder Act. 
SEC. 9. DEFINITION OF TRIBAL SCHOOL. 
(a) ESEA DEFINITION.—Section 9101 of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7801) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(44) TRIBAL
SCHOOL.—The term ‘tribal 
school’ means— 
‘‘(A) a school that is a Bureau-funded 
school, as defined in section 1141 of the Edu-
cation Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2021); 
‘‘(B) a prekindergarten program, early 
childhood program or service, or elementary 
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school or secondary school, operated by an In-
dian tribe or tribal organization (as defined in 
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)); 
‘‘(C) a school that is located on Indian 
lands (as defined in section 8013); or 
‘‘(D) a school in which a predominance of 
the students who attend the school are Native 
American or Alaska Native students, as deter-
mined by the Secretary.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION FOR THIS ACT.—In this Act, the 
term ‘‘tribal school’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801) (as amended by subsection 
(a)). 
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