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"(e) The Commissioner is also authorized to make grants to and contracts with, public agencies, and institutions and Indian tribes, institutions, and organizations for

"(1) the dissemination of information concerning education programs, services, and resources available to Indian children, including evaluations thereof; and

"(2) the evaluation of the effectiveness of federally assisted programs in which Indian children may participate in achieving the purposes of such programs with respect to such children. "(f) Applications for a grant under this section shall be submitted at such time, in such manner, and shall contain such information, and shall be consistent with such criteria, as may be established as requirements in regulations promulgated by the Commissioner. Such applications shall

"(1) set forth a statement describing the activities for which assistance is sought;

"(2) in the case of an application for the purposes of subsection (c), subject to such criteria as the Commissioner shall prescribe, provide for the use of funds available under this section, and for the coordination of other resources available to the applicant, in order to insure that, within the scope of the purpose of the project, there will be a comprehensive program to achieve the purpose of this section;

"(3) in the case of an application for the purposes of subsection (c), make adequate provisions for the training of the personnel participating in the project; and

"(4) provide for an evaluation of the effectiveness of the project in achieving its purposes and those of this section.

"The Commissioner shall not approve an application for a grant under subsection (b) or (c) unless he is satisfied that such application, and any documents submitted with respect thereto, show that there has been adequate participation by the parents of the children to be served and tribal communities in the planning and development of the project, and that there will be such a participation in the operation and evaluation of the project. The Commissioner shall not approve an application for a grant under subsection (b), (c), or (d) unless he is satisfied that such an application, to the extent consistent with the number of eligible children in the area to be served who are enrolled in private nonprofit elementary and secondary schools whose needs are of the type which the program is intended to meet, makes provision for the participation of such children on an equitable basis. In approving applications under this section, the Commissioner shall give priority to applications from Indian educational agencies, organizations, and institutions.

"(g) For the purpose of making grants under this section there are hereby authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and $35,000,000 for each of the succeeding fiscal years ending prior to July 1, 1978."

(20 U.S.C. 887 (c) Enacted June 23, 1972, P.L. 92-318, Sec. 421 (a); 86 Stat. 339, 341; amended August 21, 1974, P.L. 93-380, sec. 631 (a), 88 Stat. 585; amended August 21, 1974, P.L. 93-380, sec. 632 (a), 88 Stat. 586.

Sec. 421 (b)(1).

(Note.-Sec. 421(b) (1) amended Titles II and III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, and Section 612 (a) (1) of Public Law 91-230)

SEC. 421 (b) (2). For the purposes of titles II and III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and part B of title VI of Public Law 91-230, the Secretary of the Interior shall have the same duties and responsibilities with respect to funds paid to him under such titles, as he would have if the Department of the Interior were a State educational agency having responsibility for the administration of a State plan under such titles.

Enacted June 23, 1972, P.L. 92-318, 86 Stat. 341.

SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR

TEACHERS OF INDIAN CHILDREN

SEC. 422. (a) The Commissioner is authorized to make grants to and enter into contracts with institutions of higher education, Indian organizations, and Indian tribes for the purpose of preparing individuals for teaching or administering special programs and projects designed to meet the special educational needs of Indian children and to provide in-service training for persons teaching in such programs. Priority shall be given to Indian institutions and organizations. In carrying out his responsibilities under this section, the Commissioner is authorized to award fellowships and traineeships to individuals and to make grants to and to enter into contracts with institutions of higher education, Indian organizations, and Indian tribes for cost of education allowances. In awarding fellowships and traineeships under this section, the Commissioner shall give preference to Indians.

(b) In the case of traineeships and fellowships, the Commissioner is authorized to grant stipends to, and allowances for dependents of persons receiving traineeships and fellowships.

(c) There is authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and for each of the three succeeding fiscal years to carry out the provisions of this section.

(20 U.S.C. 887c-1) Enacted August 21, 1974, P.L, 93-380, sec. 632 (c), 88 Stat. 586.

FELLOWSHIPS FOR INDIAN STUDENTS

SEC. 423. (a) During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and each of the three succeeding fiscal years, the Commissioner is authorized to award not to exceed two hundred fellowships to be used for study in graduate and professional programs at institutions of higher education. Such fellowships shall be awarded to Indian students in order to enable them to pursue a course of study of not less than three, nor more than four, academic years leading toward a professional or graduate degree in engineering, medicine, law, business, forestry and related fields. In addition to the fellowships authorized to be awarded in the first sentence of this subsection, the Commissioner is authorized to

award a number of fellowships equal to the number previously awarded during any fiscal year under this subsection but vacated prior to the end of the period during which they were awarded, except that each fellowship so awarded shall be only for a period of study not in excess of the remainder of the period of time for which the fellowship it replaces was awarded, as the Commissioner may determine.

(b) The Commissioner shall pay to persons awarded fellowships under this subsection such stipends (including such allowances for subsistence of such persons and their dependents) as he may determine to be consistent with prevailing practices under comparable federally supported programs.

(c) The Commissioner shall pay to the institution of higher education at which the holder of a fellowship under this subsection is pursuing a course of study, in lieu of tuition charged such holder, such amounts as the Commissioner may determine to cover the cost of education for the holder of such a fellowship.

(20 U.S.C. 887c-2) Enacted August 21, 1974, P.L. 93-380, sec 632 (c), 88 Stat. 586, 587.

PART C-SPECIAL PROGRAMS RELATING TO ADULT EDUCATION FOR

INDIANS

AMENDMENT TO THE ADULT EDUCATION ACT

SEC. 431. Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments of 1966 (the Adult Education Act) is amended by redesignating sections 314 and 315, and all references thereto, as sections 315 and 316, respectively, and by adding after section 313 the following new section:

"IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADULT INDIANS

"SEC. 314. (a) The Commissioner shall carry out a program of making grants to State and local educational agencies, and to Indian tribes, institutions, and organizations, to support planning, pilot, and demonstration projects which are designed to plan for, and test and demonstrate the effectiveness of, programs for providing adult education for Indians

"(1) to support planning, pilot, and demonstration projects which 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 which are designed to stimulate (A) the provision of basic literacy opportunities to all nonliterate Indian adults, and (B) the provision of opportunities to all Indian adults to qualify for a high school equivalency certificate 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 the literacy and high school equivalency goals;

"(4) to provide for basic surveys and evaluations thereof to define accurately the extent of the problems of illiteracy and lack of high school completion on Indian reservations;

"(5) to encourage the dissemination of information and materials relating to, and the evaluation of the effectiveness of, education programs which may offer educational opportunities to Indian adults.

"(b) The Commissioner is also authorized to make grants to, and 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 thereof; and

"(2) the evaluation of the effectiveness of federally assisted programs in which Indian adults may participate in achieving the purpose of such programs with respect to such adults. "(c) Applications for à grant under this section shall be submitted at such time, in such manner, and contain such information, and shall be consistent with such criteria, as may be established as requirements in regulations promulgated by the Commissioner. Such applications shall

"(1) set forth a statement describing the activities for which assistance is sought;

"(2) provide for an evaluation of the effectiveness of the project in achieving its purposes and those of this section.

"The Commissioner shall not approve an application for a grant under subsection (a) unless he is satisfied that such application, and any documents submitted with respect thereto, indicate that there has been adequate participation by the individuals to be served and tribal communities in the planning and development of the project, and that there will be such a participation in the operation and evaluation of the project. In approving applications under subsection (a), the Commissioner shall give priority to applications from Indian educational agencies, organizations, and institutions.

"(d) For the purpose of making grants under this section there are hereby authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and $8,000,000 for each of the succeeding fiscal years ending prior to July 1, 1978."

(20 U.S.C. 1211a) Enacted June 23, 1972, P.L. 92-318, sec. 431, 86 Stat. 342, 343; amended August 21, 1974, P.L. 93-380, sec. 608, 88 Stat. 579.

PART D-OFFICE OF INDIAN EDUCATION

OFFICE OF INDIAN EDUCATION

SEC. 441. (a) There is hereby established, in the Office of Education, a bureau to be known as the "Office of Indian Education" which, under the direction of the Commissioner, shall have the responsibility for administering the provisions of title III of the Act of September 30, 1950 (Public Law 874, Eighty-first Congress), as added by this Act, section 810 of title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as added by this Act, and section 314 of title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments of 1966, as added by this Act. The Office shall be headed by a Deputy Commissioner of Indian Education, who shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Education from a list of nominees submitted to him by the National Advisory Council on Indian Education.

(b) The Deputy Commissioner of Indian Education shall be compensated at the rate prescribed for, and shall be placed in, grade 18 of the General Schedule set forth in section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, and shall perform such duties as are delegated or assigned to him by the Commissioner. The position created by this subsection shall be in addition to the number of positions placed in grade 18 of such General Schedule under section 5108 of title 5, United States Code.

(20 U.S.C. 1221f) Enacted June 23, 1972, P.L. 92-318, sec. 441, 86 Stat. 343.

NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON INDIAN EDUCATION

SEC. 442. (a) There is hereby established the National Advisory Council on Indian Education (referred to in this title as the "National Council"), which shall consist of fifteen members who are Indians and Alaska Natives appointed by the President of the United States. Such appointments shall be made by the President from lists of nominees furnished, from time to time, by Indian tribes and organizations, and shall represent diverse geographic areas of the country. Subject to section 448 (b) of the General Education Provisions Act, the National Council shall continue to exist until July 1, 1978.

(b) The National Council shall—

(1) advise the Commissioner of Education with respect to the administration (including the development of regulations and of administrative practices and policies) of any program in which Indian children or adults participate from which they can benefit, including title III of the Act of September 30, 1950 (Public Law 874, Eighty-first Congress), as added by this Act, and section 810, title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as added by this Act and with respect to adequate funding thereof;

(2) review applications for assistance under title III of the Act of September 30, 1950 (Public Law 874, Eighty-first Congress), as added by this Act, section 810 of title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as added by this Act and section 314 of the Adult Education Act, as added by this Act, and make recommendations to the Commissioner with respect to their approval;

(3) evaluate program and projects carried out under any program of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in which Indian children or adults can participate or from which they can benefit, and disseminate the results of such evaluations;

(4) provide technical assistance to local educational agencies and to Indian educational agencies, institutions, and organizations to assist them in improving the education of Indian children;

(5) assist the Commissioner in developing criteria and regulations for the administration and evaluation of grants made under section 303 (b) of the Act of September 30, 1950 (Public Law 874, Eighty-first Congress); and

(6) to submit to the Congress not later than March 31 of each year a report on its activities, which shall include any recommendations it may deem necessary for the improvement of Federal education programs in which Indian children and adults participate, or from which they can benefit, which report shall include statement of the National Council's recommendations to the Commissioner with respect to the funding of any such programs.

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