 
 CHAPTER 70--STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
                                 SCHOOLS
 
   SUBCHAPTER IX--INDIAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATION
 
                        Part A--Indian Education
 
                 subpart 4--national research activities
 
Sec. 7861. National activities


(a) Authorized activities

    The Secretary may use funds made available under section 7882(b) of 
this title for each fiscal year to--
        (1) conduct research related to effective approaches for the 
    education of Indian children and adults;
        (2) evaluate federally assisted education programs from which 
    Indian children and adults may benefit;
        (3) collect and analyze data on the educational status and needs 
    of Indians; and
        (4) carry out other activities that are consistent with the 
    purpose of this part.

(b) Eligibility

    The Secretary may carry out any of the activities described in 
subsection (a) of this section directly or through grants to, or 
contracts or cooperative agreements with Indian tribes, Indian 
organizations, State educational agencies, local educational agencies, 
institutions of higher education, including Indian institutions of 
higher education, and other public and private agencies and 
institutions.

(c) Coordination

    Research activities supported under this section--
        (1) shall be carried out in consultation with the Office of 
    Educational Research and Improvement to assure that such activities 
    are coordinated with and enhance the research and development 
    activities supported by the Office; and
        (2) may include collaborative research activities which are 
    jointly funded and carried out by the Office of Indian Education and 
    the Office of Educational Research and Improvement.

(Pub. L. 89-10, title IX, Sec. 9141, as added Pub. L. 103-382, title I, 
Sec. 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3792.)
