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agency, local educational agency, Indian tribe, Indian or-
ganization, federally supported elementary school or sec-
ondary school for Indian students, Indian institution (in-
cluding an Indian institution of higher education), or a 
consortium of such entities. 
‘‘(c) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary shall 
award grants to eligible entities to enable such entities to 
carry out the following activities: 
‘‘(1) Native American language programs 
that— 
‘‘(A) provide instruction through the use of 
a Native American language for not less than 
10 children for an average of not less than 500 
hours per year per student; 
‘‘(B) provide for the involvement of par-
ents, caregivers, and families of students en-
rolled in the program; 
‘‘(C) utilize, and may include the develop-
ment of, instructional courses and materials for 
learning Native American languages and for in-
struction through the use of Native American 
languages; 
‘‘(D) provide support for professional de-
velopment activities; and 
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‘‘(E) include a goal of all students achiev-
ing— 
‘‘(i) fluency in a Native American lan-
guage; and 
‘‘(ii) academic proficiency in mathe-
matics, English, reading or language arts, 
and science. 
‘‘(2) Native American language restoration pro-
grams that— 
‘‘(A) provide instruction in not less than 1 
Native American language; 
‘‘(B) provide support for professional de-
velopment activities for teachers of Native 
American languages; 
‘‘(C) develop instructional materials for the 
programs; and 
‘‘(D) include the goal of increasing pro-
ficiency and fluency in not less than 1 Native 
American language. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity that de-
sires to receive a grant under this section shall sub-
mit an application to the Secretary at such time, in 
such manner, and accompanied by such information 
as the Secretary may require. 
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‘‘(2) CERTIFICATION.—An eligible entity that 
submits an application for a grant to carry out the 
activity specified in subsection (c)(1), shall include 
in such application a certification that assures that 
such entity has experience and a demonstrated 
record of effectiveness in operating and admin-
istering a Native American language program or any 
other educational program in which instruction is 
conducted in a Native American language. 
‘‘(e) GRANT DURATION.—The Secretary shall make 
grants under this section only on a multi-year basis. Each 
such grant shall be for a period not to exceed 5 years. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘average’ 
means the aggregate number of hours of instruction 
through the use of a Native American language to all stu-
dents enrolled in a Native American language program 
during a school year divided by the total number of stu-
dents enrolled in the program. 
‘‘(g) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), not more than 5 percent of the funds pro-
vided to a grantee under this section for any fiscal 
year may be used for administrative purposes. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—An elementary school or 
secondary school for Indian students that receives 
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funds from a recipient of a grant under subsection 
(c) for any fiscal year may use not more than 10 
percent of the funds for administrative purposes. 
‘‘SEC. 6133. GRANTS TO TRIBES FOR EDUCATION ADMINIS-
TRATIVE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants 
to Indian tribes, and tribal organizations approved by In-
dian tribes, to plan and develop a centralized tribal admin-
istrative entity to— 
‘‘(1) coordinate all education programs operated 
by the tribe or within the territorial jurisdiction of 
the tribe; 
‘‘(2) develop education codes for schools within 
the territorial jurisdiction of the tribe; 
‘‘(3) provide support services and technical as-
sistance to schools serving children of the tribe; and 
‘‘(4) perform child-find screening services for 
the preschool-aged children of the tribe to— 
‘‘(A) ensure placement in appropriate edu-
cational facilities; and 
‘‘(B) coordinate the provision of any need-
ed special services for conditions such as dis-
abilities and English language skill deficiencies. 
‘‘(b) PERIOD OF GRANT.—Each grant awarded under 
this section may be awarded for a period of not more than 
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3 years. Such grant may be renewed upon the termination 
of the initial period of the grant if the grant recipient dem-
onstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that renew-
ing the grant for an additional 3-year period is necessary 
to carry out the objectives of the grant described in sub-
section (c)(2)(A). 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION FOR GRANT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Indian tribe and trib-
al organization desiring a grant under this section 
shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
time, in such manner, containing such information, 
and consistent with such criteria, as the Secretary 
may prescribe in regulations. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each application described in 
paragraph (1) shall contain— 
‘‘(A) a statement describing the activities 
to be conducted, and the objectives to be 
achieved, under the grant; and 
‘‘(B) a description of the method to be 
used for evaluating the effectiveness of the ac-
tivities for which assistance is sought and for 
determining 
whether 
such 
objectives 
are 
achieved. 
‘‘(3) APPROVAL.—The Secretary may approve 
an application submitted by a tribe or tribal organi-
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zation pursuant to this section only if the Secretary 
is satisfied that such application, including any doc-
umentation submitted with the application— 
‘‘(A) demonstrates that the applicant has 
consulted with other education entities, if any, 
within the territorial jurisdiction of the appli-
cant who will be affected by the activities to be 
conducted under the grant; 
‘‘(B) provides for consultation with such 
other education entities in the operation and 
evaluation of the activities conducted under the 
grant; and 
‘‘(C) demonstrates that there will be ade-
quate resources provided under this section or 
from other sources to complete the activities for 
which assistance is sought, except that the 
availability of such other resources shall not be 
a basis for disapproval of such application. 
‘‘(d) RESTRICTION.—A tribe may not receive funds 
under this section if such tribe receives funds under sec-
tion 1144 of the Education Amendments of 1978. 
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