to such regulations as the President may prescribe, have the management of all Indian affairs and of all matters arising out of Indian relations. R. S. § 463. 25 U.S.C. 13-ACT OF NOVEMBER 2, 1921; 42 STAT. 208 Expenditure of appropriations by Bureau of Indian Affairs.-The Bureau of Indian Affairs, under the supervision of the Secretary of the Interior, shall direct, supervise, and expend such moneys as Congress may from time to time appropriate for the benefit, care, and assistance of the Indians throughout the United States for the following purposes: General support and civilization, including education. For relief of distress and conservation of health. For industrial assistance and advancement and general administration of Indian property For extension, improvement, operation, and maintenance of existing Indian irrigation systems and for development of water supplies. For the enlargement, extension, improvement, and repair of the buildings and grounds of existing plants and projects. For the employment of inspectors, supervisors, superintendents, clerks, field matrons, farmers, physicians, Indian police, Indian judges, and other employees. For the suppression of traffic in intoxicating liquor and deleterious drugs. For the purchase of horse-drawn and motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles for official use. And for general and incidental expenses in connection with the administration of Indian affairs. Nov. 2, 1921, c. 115, 42 Stat. 208. 25 U.S.C. 295-ACT OF APRIL 30, 1908; 35 STAT. 72 Supervision of expenditure of appropriations for school purposes.—All expenditure of money appropriated for school purposes among the Indians, shall be at all times under the supervisions and direction of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and in all respects in conformity with such conditions, rules, and regulations as to the conduct and methods of instruction and expenditure of moner be from time to time prescribed by him, subject to the supervision of the Secretary of the Interior. Apr. 30, 1908, c. 153, 35 Stat. 72. ACT OF JUNE 2, 1924; 43 STAT. 253 All non-citizen Indians born within the territorial limits of the U.S. were made citizens of the U.S. and of the States in which they reside. 25 U.S.C. § 297-ACT OF MAY 25, 1918; 40 STAT. 564 Expenditure for children with less than one-fourth Indian blood.—No appropriation, except appropriations made pursuant to treaties, shall be used to edncate children of less than one-fourth Indian blood whose parents are citizens of the United States and and of the State wherein they live and where there are adequate free school facilities provided. May 25, 1918, c. 86, § 1, 40 Stat. 564. 25 U.S.C. § 282-ACT OF FEBRUARY 14, 1920; 14 STAT. 410 Regulations by Secretary of Interior to secure attendance at school.-The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make and enforce such rules and regulations as may be necessary to secure the enrollment and regular attendance of eligible Indian children who are wards of the Government in schools maintained for their benefit by the United States or in public schools. Feb. 14, 1920, e. 75, § 1, 41 Stat. 410. 25 U.S.C. § 231-ACT OF FEBRUARY 15, 1929; 45 STAT. 1185 Enforcement of State laws affecting health and education; entry of State employees on Indian lands.—The Secretary of Interior, under such rules and regula tions as he may prescribe, shall permit the agents and employees of any State to enter upon Indian tribal lands, reservations, or allotments therein (1) for the purpose of making inspection of health and educational conditions and enforcing sanitation and quarantine regulations or (2) to enforce the penalties of State compulsory school attendance laws against Indian children, and parents, or other persons in loco parentis except that this subparagraph (2) shall not apply to Indians of any tribe in which a duly constituted governing body exists until such body has adopted a resolution consenting to such application. Feb. 15, 1929, c. 216, 45 Stat. 1186; Aug. 9, 1946, c. 930, 60 Stat. 962. 25 U.S.C. 452-457-ACT OF JUNE 4, 1936; 48 STAT. 596 Contracts for education, medical, attention, relief and social welfare of Indians.—Section 1: The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, to enter itno a contract or contracts with any State or Territory, or political subdivision thereof, or with any State university, college, or school, or with any appropriate State or private corporation, agency, or institution, for the education * * * of Indians in such State or Territory through the agencies of the State or Territory or of the corporations and organizations hereinbefore named, and to expend under such contract or contracts, moneys appropriated by Congress for the education *** of Indians in such State or Territory. Use of Government property by contractors.-Section 2: The Secretary of the Interior, in making any contract authorized by this Act may permit such contracting party to utilize, for the purposes of said sections, existing school buildings, hospitals, and other facilities, and all equipment therein or appertaining thereto, including livestock and other personal property owned by the Government, under such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon for their use and maintenance. Rules and regulations; minimum standards of service.-Section 3: The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to perform any and all acts and to make such rules and regulations, including minimum standards of service, as may be necessary and proper for the purpose of carrying the provisions of this Act into effect: Provided, That such minimum standards of service are not less than the highest maintained by the States or Territories within which said contract or contracts, as herein provided, are to be effective. Contracts for the education of Indians-Education plan.-Section 5: The Secretary of the Interior shall not enter into any contract for the education of Indians unless the prospective contractor has submitted to, and has had approved by the Secretary of the Interior, an education plan, which plan, in the determination of the Secretary, contains educational objectives which adequately address the educational needs of the Indian students who are to be beneficiaries of the contract and assures that the contract is capable of meeting such objectives: Provided, That where students participate in such programs, money expended under such contract shall be prorated to cover the participation of only the Indian students. Local committees.-Section 5: (a) Whenever a school district affected by a contract or contracts for the education of Indians pursuant to this Act has a local school board not composed of a majority of Indians, the parents of the Indian children enrolled in the school or schools affected by such contract or contracts shall elect a local committee from among their number. Such committee shall fully participate in the development of, and shall have the authority to approve or disapprove programs to be conducted under such contract or contracts, and shall carry out such other duties, and be so structured, as the Secretary of the Interior shall by regulation provide: Provided, however, That, whenever a local Indian committee or committees established pursuant to section 305 (b()2) (B) (ii) of the Act of June 23, 1972 (86 Stat. 235) or an Indian advisory school board or boards established pursuant to this Act prior to the date of enactment of this section exists in such school district, such committee or board may, in the discretion of the affected tribal governing body or bodies, be utilized for the purposes of this section. (b) The Secretary of the Interior may, in his discretion, revoke any contract if the contract fails to permit a local committee to perform its duties pursuant to subsection (a). Reimbursement for certain out-of-State students.-Section 6: Any school district educating Indian students who are members of recognized Indian tribes, who do not normally reside in the State in which such school district is located. and who are residing in Federal boarding facilities for the purposes of attending public schools within such district may, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, be reimbursed by him for the full per capita costs of educating such Indian students. 25 U.S.C. § 471-ACT OF JUNE 18, 1934; 48 STAT. 986 Vocational and trade schools; appropriation for tuition.-There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any funds in the United States Treasury not otherwise appropriated, a sum not to exceed $250,000 annually, together with any unexpended balances of previous appropriations made pursuant to this section, for loans to Indians for the payment of tuition and other expenses in recognized vocational and trade schools: Provided, That not more than $50,000 of such sum shall be available for loans to Indian students in high schools and colleges. Such loans shall be reimbursable under rules established by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. June 18, 1934, c 576, § 11, 48 Stat. 986. 25 U.S.C. § 309-ACT OF AUGUST 3, 1956; 70 STAT. 986 Vocational training program; eligibility; contracts or agreements.-In order to help adult Indians who reside on or near Indian reservations to obtain reasonable and satisfactory employment, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to undertake a program of vocational counseling or guidance, institutional training in any recognized vocation or trade, apprenticeship, and on the job training, for periods that do not exceed twenty-four months, transportation to the place of training, and subsistence during the course of training. The program shall be available primarily to Indians who are not less than eighteen and not more than thirty-five years of age and who reside on or near an Indian reservation. and the program shall be conducted under such rules and regulations as the Secretary may prescribe. For the purposes of this program the Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts or agreements with any Federal, State, or local governmental agency, or with any private school which has a recognized reputation in the field of vocational education and has successfully obtained employment for its graduates in their respective fields of training, or with any corporation or association which has an existing apprenticeship or on-the-job training program which is recognized by industry and labor as leading to skilled employment. Aug. 3, 1956, c 930 § 1, 70 Stat. 986. 25 U.S.C. § 304a-ACT OF JULY 14, 1956; 70 STAT. 536 Study and investigation of Indian education in United States and Alaska; report to Congress; appropriations.-The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary"), acting through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, is authorized and directed to conduct a study and investigation of Indian education in the continental United States and Alaska, including a study and investigation of (1) the education problems of Indians children from non-English speaking homes, and (2) the possibility of establishing a more orderly, equitable, and acceptable program for transferring Indian children to public schools. The Secretary, in carrying out the provisions of this section, is authorized to enter into contracts in accordance with the provisions of sections 452-455 of this title. Not later than two years after funds are made available to carry out the purposes of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a complete report of the results of such study and investigation, together with such recommendations as he deems desirable. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for carrying out the purposes of this section. July 14, 1956, c 588, §§ 1-4, 70 Stat. 531. 25 U.S.C. 457-NOTE PUBLIC LAW 93-368, SECTION 203; 88 STAT. 2214 After conferring with persons competent in the field of Indian education, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, shall prepare and submit to the Committees of Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States Senate and House of Representatives not later than October 1, 1975, a report which shall include: (1) a comprehensive analysis of the Act of April 16, 1934 (48 Stat. 596), as amended, including (A) factors determining the allocation of funds for the special or supplemental educational programs of Indian students and current operating expenditures; (B) the relationship of the Act of April 16, 1934 (48 Stat. 596), as amended, to (i) title I of the Act of September 30, 1950 (64 Stat. 1100), as amended; and (ii) the Act of April 11, 1965 (79 Stat. 27), as amended; and (2) a specific program to meet the special educational needs of Indian children who attend public schools. Such program shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (A) a plan for the equitable distribution of funds to meet the special or supplemental educational needs of Indian children and, where necessary, to provide general operating expenditures to schools and school districts educating Indian children; and (B) an estimate of the cost of such program; (3) detailed legislative recommendations to implement the program prepared pursuant to clause (2); and (4) a specific program, together with detailed legislative recommendations, to assist the development and administration of Indian-controlled community colleges. 25 U.S.C. 458-PUBLIC LAW 93-638, SEC. 204; 88 STAT. 2214 The Secretary is authorized to provide financial assistance for public and private Indian school construction. 25 U.S.C. 458a-PUBLIC LAW 93-638, SEC. 205; 88 STAT. 2216 No funds from any grant or contract pursuant to this title shall be made available to any school district unless the Secretary is satisfied that the quality and standard of education including facilities and auxiliary services, for Indian students enrolled in the schools of such district are at least equal to that provided all other students from resources, other than resources provided in this title, available to the local school district. 25 U.S.C. 458d-PUBLIC LAW 93-638, SEC. 208; 88 STAT. 2216 The Secretary is authorized and directed to provide funds, pursuant to this Act; the Act of April 16, 1934 (48 Stat. 596), as amended; or any other authority granted to him to any tribe or tribal organization which controls and manages any previously private school. The Secretary shall transmit annually to the Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States Senate and House of Representatives a report on the educational assistance program conducted pursuant to this section. 25 U.S.C. 458e-PUBLIC LAW 93-638, SEC. 209; 88 STAT. 2217 The assistance provided in this Act for the education of Indians in the public schools of any State is in addition and supplemental to assistance provided under title IV of the Act of June 23, 1972 (86 Stat. 235). 25 U.S.C. 458C-PUBLIC LAW 93-638, SEC. 207; 88 STAT. 2216 Include requirements for consultation with appropriate national and regional Indian organizations before issuing, revising, or amending the rules and regulations implementing P.L. 93-638, Title II, the Indian Education Assistance Act. APPENDIX B-JOHNSON O'MALLEY DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS JOM DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS, SUPPLEMENTAL AND BASIC SUPPORT FUNDS Number of 85 percent Basic support APPENDIX C-HIGHER EDUCATION SUMMARY SCHOLARSHIP GRANT SUMMARY-BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS Students 38.049 25.424 48.058 111, 541 APPENDIX F-MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, BIA AND USOE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING CONCERNING STUDENT FINANCIAL AID FOR AMERICAN INDIAN STUDENTS The purpose of this memorandum is to announce the understanding held jointly by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the U.S. Office of Education concerning student financial aid for American Indian students. The Bureau of Indian Affairs and the U.S. Office of Education plan to coordimote more effectively existing programs and resources of post-secondary aid so |