 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. 7835. Grants to tribes for education administrative 
        planning and development
        

(a) In general

    The Secretary may make grants to Indian tribes, and tribal 
organizations approved by Indian tribes, to plan and develop a 
centralized tribal administrative 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 assistance 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 educational facilities; 
        and
            (B) coordinate the provision of any needed special services 
        for conditions such as disabilities and English language skill 
        deficiencies.

(b) Period of grant

    Each grant under this section may be awarded for a period of not 
more than 3 years, except that such grant may be renewed upon the 
termination of the initial period of the grant if the grant recipient 
demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that renewing the 
grant for an additional 3-year period is necessary to carry out the 
objectives of the grant described in subsection (c)(2)(A) of this 
section.

(c) Application for grant

                           (1) In general

        Each Indian tribe and tribal 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 activities for which assistance is 
        sought and determining whether such objectives are achieved.

                            (3) Approval

        The Secretary may approve an application submitted by a tribe or 
    tribal organization pursuant to this section only if the Secretary 
    is satisfied that such application, including any documentation 
    submitted with the application--
            (A) demonstrates that the applicant has consulted with other 
        education entities, if any, within the territorial jurisdiction 
        of the applicant 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 adequate 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 section 2024 of title 25.\1\
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(e) Authorization of appropriations

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
Education $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1995 through 1999 to 
carry out this section.

(Pub. L. 89-10, title IX, Sec. 9125, as added Pub. L. 103-382, title I, 
Sec. 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3789.)

                       References in Text

    Section 2024 of title 25, referred to in subsec. (d), was in the 
original ``section 1144 of the Indian Education Amendments of 1978'' 
which was translated as if it read section 1144 of the Education 
Amendments of 1978 to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
