 CHAPTER 70--STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
                                 SCHOOLS
 
   SUBCHAPTER IX--INDIAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATION
 
                        Part A--Indian Education
 
   subpart 3--special programs relating to adult education for indians
 
Sec. 7851. Improvement of educational opportunities for adult 
        Indians
        

(a) In general

    The Secretary shall award grants to State and local educational 
agencies, and to Indian tribes, institutions, and organizations--
        (1) to support planning, pilot, and demonstration projects that 
    are designed to test and demonstrate the effectiveness of programs 
    for improving employment and educational opportunities for adult 
    Indians;
        (2) to assist in the establishment and operation of programs 
    that are designed to stimulate--
            (A) basic literacy opportunities for all nonliterate Indian 
        adults; and
            (B) the provision of opportunities to all Indian adults to 
        qualify for a secondary school diploma, or its recognized 
        equivalent, in the shortest period of time feasible;

        (3) to support a major research and development program to 
    develop more innovative and effective techniques for achieving 
    literacy and secondary school equivalency for Indians;
        (4) to provide for basic surveys and evaluations to define 
    accurately the extent of the problems of illiteracy and lack of 
    secondary school completion among Indians; and
        (5) to encourage the dissemination of information and materials 
    relating to, and the evaluation of, the effectiveness of education 
    programs that may offer educational opportunities to Indian adults.

(b) Educational services

    The Secretary may make grants to Indian tribes, institutions, and 
organizations to develop and establish educational services and programs 
specifically designed to improve educational opportunities for Indian 
adults.

(c) Information and evaluation

    The Secretary may make grants to, and enter into contracts with, 
public agencies and institutions and Indian tribes, institutions, and 
organizations, for--
        (1) the dissemination of information concerning educational 
    programs, services, and resources available to Indian adults, 
    including evaluations of the programs, services, and resources; and
        (2) the evaluation of federally assisted programs in which 
    Indian adults may participate to determine the effectiveness of the 
    programs in achieving the purposes of the programs with respect to 
    Indian adults.

(d) Applications

                           (1) In general

        Each entity desiring a grant under this section shall submit to 
    the Secretary an application 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 the objectives of the grant are 
        achieved.

                            (3) Approval

        The Secretary shall not approve an application described in 
    paragraph (1) unless the Secretary determines that such application, 
    including any documentation submitted with the application, 
    indicates--
            (A) there has been adequate participation, by the 
        individuals to be served and appropriate tribal communities, in 
        the planning and development of the activities to be assisted; 
        and
            (B) the individuals and tribal communities referred to in 
        subparagraph (A) will participate in the operation and 
        evaluation of the activities to be assisted.

                            (4) Priority

        In approving applications under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
    shall give priority to applications from Indian educational 
    agencies, organizations, and institutions.

(Pub. L. 89-10, title IX, Sec. 9131, as added Pub. L. 103-382, title I, 
Sec. 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3790.)
