 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. 7834. Gifted and talented


(a) Program authorized

    The Secretary is authorized to--
        (1) establish two centers for gifted and talented Indian 
    students at tribally controlled community colleges in accordance 
    with this section; and
        (2) support demonstration projects described in subsection (c) 
    of this section.

(b) Eligible entities

    The Secretary shall make grants to, or enter into contracts, for the 
activities described in subsection (a) of this section, with--
        (1) two tribally controlled community colleges that--
            (A) are eligible for funding under the Tribally Controlled 
        College or University Assistance Act of 1978 [25 U.S.C. 1801 et 
        seq.]; and
            (B) are fully accredited; or

        (2) if the Secretary does not receive applications that the 
    Secretary determines to be approvable from two colleges that meet 
    the requirements of paragraph (1), the American Indian Higher 
    Education Consortium.

(c) Use of funds

                           (1) In general

        The grants made, or contracts entered into, by the Secretary 
    under subsection (a) of this section shall be used for--
            (A) the establishment of centers described in subsection (a) 
        of this section; and
            (B) carrying out demonstration projects designed to--
                (i) address the special needs of Indian students in 
            elementary and secondary schools who are gifted and 
            talented; and
                (ii) provide such support services to the families of 
            the students described in clause (i) as are needed to enable 
            such students to benefit from the projects.

                          (2) Subcontracts

        Each recipient of a grant or contract under subsection (a) of 
    this section may enter into a contract with any other entity, 
    including the Children's Television Workshop, to carry out the 
    demonstration project under this subsection.

                     (3) Demonstration projects

        Demonstration projects assisted under subsection (a) of this 
    section may include--
            (A) the identification of the special needs of gifted and 
        talented Indian students, particularly at the elementary school 
        level, giving attention to--
                (i) the emotional and psychosocial needs of such 
            students; and
                (ii) providing such support services to the families of 
            such students as are needed to enable such students to 
            benefit from the project;

            (B) the conduct of educational, psychosocial, and 
        developmental activities that the Secretary determines holds a 
        reasonable promise of resulting in substantial progress toward 
        meeting the educational needs of such gifted and talented 
        children, including but not limited to--
                (i) demonstrating and exploring the use of Indian 
            languages and exposure to Indian cultural traditions; and
                (ii) mentoring and apprenticeship programs;

            (C) the provision of technical assistance and the 
        coordination of activities at schools that receive grants under 
        subsection (d) of this section with respect to the activities 
        assisted under such grants, the evaluation of programs assisted 
        under such grants, or the dissemination of such evaluations;
            (D) the use of public television in meeting the special 
        educational needs of such gifted and talented children;
            (E) leadership programs designed to replicate programs for 
        such children throughout the United States, including 
        disseminating information derived from the demonstration 
        projects conducted under subsection (a) of this section; and
            (F) appropriate research, evaluation, and related activities 
        pertaining to the needs of such children and to the provision of 
        such support services to the families of such children that are 
        needed to enable such children to benefit from the project.

                           (4) Application

        Each entity desiring a grant under subsection (a) of this 
    section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time 
    and in such manner as the Secretary may prescribe.

(d) Additional grants

                           (1) In general

        The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
    Interior, shall award 5 grants to schools funded by the Bureau of 
    Indian Affairs (hereafter in this section referred to as ``Bureau 
    schools'') for program research and development and the development 
    and dissemination of curriculum and teacher training material, 
    regarding--
            (A) gifted and talented students;
            (B) college preparatory studies (including programs for 
        Indian students with an interest in pursuing teaching careers);
            (C) students with special culturally related academic needs, 
        including students with social, lingual, and cultural needs; or
            (D) mathematics and science education.

                          (2) Applications

        Each Bureau school desiring a grant to conduct one or more of 
    the activities described in paragraph (1) shall submit an 
    application to the Secretary in such form and at such time as the 
    Secretary may prescribe.

                          (3) Special rule

        Each application described in paragraph (2) shall be developed, 
    and each grant under this subsection shall be administered, jointly 
    by the supervisor of the Bureau school and the local educational 
    agency serving such school.

                          (4) Requirements

        In awarding grants under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
    achieve a mixture of the programs described in paragraph (1) that 
    ensures that Indian students at all grade levels and in all 
    geographic areas of the United States are able to participate in a 
    program assisted under this subsection.

                          (5) Grant period

        Subject to the availability of appropriations, grants under 
    paragraph (1) shall be awarded for a 3-year period and may be 
    renewed by the Secretary for additional 3-year periods if the 
    Secretary determines that the performance of the grant recipient has 
    been satisfactory.

                          (6) Dissemination

        (A) The dissemination of any materials developed from activities 
    assisted under paragraph (1) shall be carried out in cooperation 
    with entities that receive funds pursuant to subsection (b) of this 
    section.
        (B) The Secretary shall report to the Secretary of the Interior 
    and to the Congress any results from activities described in 
    paragraph (3)(B).

                        (7) Evaluation costs

        (A) The costs of evaluating any activities assisted under 
    paragraph (1) shall be divided between the Bureau schools conducting 
    such activities and the recipients of grants or contracts under 
    subsection (b) of this section who conduct demonstration projects 
    under such subsection.
        (B) If no funds are provided under subsection (b) of this 
    section for--
            (i) the evaluation of activities assisted under paragraph 
        (1);
            (ii) technical assistance and coordination with respect to 
        such activities; or
            (iii) the dissemination of the evaluations referred to in 
        clause (i),

    then the Secretary shall make such grants, or enter into such 
    contracts, as are necessary to provide for the evaluations, 
    technical assistance, and coordination of such activities, and the 
    dissemination of the evaluations.

(e) Information network

    The Secretary shall encourage each recipient of a grant or contract 
under this section to work cooperatively as part of a national network 
to ensure that the information developed by the grant or contract 
recipient is readily available to the entire educational community.

(Pub. L. 89-10, title IX, Sec. 9124, as added Pub. L. 103-382, title I, 
Sec. 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3787; amended Pub. L. 105-244, title 
IX, Sec. 901(d), Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1828.)

                       References in Text

    The Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 
1978, referred to in subsec. (b)(1)(A), is Pub. L. 95-471, Oct. 17, 
1978, 92 Stat. 1325, as amended, which is classified principally to 
chapter 20 (Sec. 1801 et seq.) of Title 25, Indians. For complete 
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out 
under section 1801 of Title 25 and Tables.


                               Amendments

    1998--Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 105-244 substituted ``Tribally 
Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978'' for ``Tribally 
Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978''.


                    Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 105-244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as 
otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105-244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105-244, 
set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.
