 CHAPTER 70--STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
                                 SCHOOLS
 
   SUBCHAPTER IX--INDIAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATION
 
                        Part A--Indian Education
 
    subpart 2--special programs and projects to improve educational 
                    opportunities for indian children
 
Sec. 7833. Fellowships for Indian students


(a) Fellowships

                            (1) Authority

        The Secretary is authorized to award fellowships to Indian 
    students to enable such students to study in graduate and 
    professional programs at institutions of higher education.

                          (2) Requirements

        The fellowships described in paragraph (1) shall be awarded to 
    Indian students to enable such students to pursue a course of 
    study--
            (A) of not more than 4 academic years; and
            (B) that leads--
                (i) toward a postbaccalaureate degree in medicine, 
            clinical psychology, psychology, law, education, and related 
            fields; or
                (ii) to an undergraduate or graduate degree in 
            engineering, business administration, natural resources, and 
            related fields.

(b) Stipends

    The Secretary shall pay to Indian students awarded fellowships under 
subsection (a) of this section such stipends (including allowances for 
subsistence of such students and dependents of such students) as the 
Secretary determines to be consistent with prevailing practices under 
comparable federally supported programs.

(c) Payments to institutions in lieu of tuition

    The Secretary shall pay to the institution of higher education at 
which a fellowship recipient is pursuing a course of study, in lieu of 
tuition charged such recipient, such amounts as the Secretary may 
determine to be necessary to cover the cost of education provided such 
recipient.

(d) Special rules

                           (1) In general

        If a fellowship awarded under subsection (a) of this section is 
    vacated prior to the end of the period for which the fellowship is 
    awarded, the Secretary may award an additional fellowship for the 
    unexpired portion of the period of the fellowship.

                         (2) Written notice

        Not later than 45 days before the commencement of an academic 
    term, the Secretary shall provide to each individual who is awarded 
    a fellowship under subsection (a) of this section for such academic 
    term written notice of--
            (A) the amount of the fellowship; and
            (B) any stipends or other payments that will be made under 
        this section to, or for the benefit of, the individual for the 
        academic term.

                            (3) Priority

        Not more than 10 percent of the fellowships awarded under 
    subsection (a) of this section shall be awarded, on a priority 
    basis, to persons receiving training in guidance counseling with a 
    speciality in the area of alcohol and substance abuse counseling and 
    education.

(e) Service obligation

                           (1) In general

        The Secretary shall require, by regulation, that an individual 
    who receives financial assistance under this section--
            (A) perform work--
                (i) related to the training for which the individual 
            receives assistance under this section; and
                (ii) that benefits Indian people; or

            (B) repay all or a prorated portion of such assistance.

                       (2) Reporting procedure

        The Secretary shall establish, by regulation, a reporting 
    procedure under which the recipient of training assistance under 
    this section, not later than 12 months after the date of completion 
    of the training and periodically thereafter, shall provide 
    information concerning the compliance of such recipient with the 
    work requirement under paragraph (1).

(f) Administration of fellowships

    The Secretary may administer the fellowships authorized under this 
section through a grant to, or contract or cooperative agreement with, 
an Indian organization with demonstrated qualifications to administer 
all facets of the program assisted under this section.

(Pub. L. 89-10, title IX, Sec. 9123, as added Pub. L. 103-382, title I, 
Sec. 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3786.)
