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 102 STAT. 386

PUBLIC LAW 100-297—APR. 28, 1988 (d) EDUCATIONAL NEEDS.—The Congress affirms the reality of the

special and unique educational needs of Indian peoples, including the need for programs to meet the linguistic and cultural aspirations of Indian tribes and communities. These may best be met through a grant process. (e) FEDERAL RELATIONS.—The Congress declares its commitment to these policies and its support, to the full extent of its responsibility, for Federal relations with the Indian Nations. (f) TERMINATION.—The Congress hereby repudiates and rejects House Concurrent Resolution 108 of the 83rd Congress and any policy of unilateral termination of Federal relations with any Indian Nation. 25 USC 2503.

SEC..5204. GRANTS AUTHORIZED. (a) IN GENERAL.—

(1) The Secretary shall provide grants to Indian tribes, and tribal organizations, that— (A) operate tribally controlled schools which are eligible for assistance under this part, and (B) submit to the Secretary applications for such grants. (2) Grants provided under this part shall be deposited into the general operating fund of the tribally controlled school with respect to which the grant is provided. (3)(A) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, grants provided under this part shall be used to defray, at the discretion of the school board of the tribally controlled school with respect to which the grant is provided, any expenditures for education-related activities for which any funds that compose the grant may be used under the laws described in section 5205(a), including but not limited to, expenditures for— (i) school operations, academic, educational, residential, guidance and counseling, and administrative purposes, and (ii) support services for the school, including transportation. (B) Grants provided under this part may, at the discretion of the school board of the tribally controlled school with respect to which such grant is provided, be used to defray operation and maintenance expenditures for the school if any funds for the operation and maintenance of the school are allocated to the school under the provisions of any of the laws described in section 5205(a), (C) If funds allocated to a tribally controlled school under chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the Education of the Handicapped Act, or any Federal education law other than title XI of the Education Amendments of 1978 are included in a grant provided under this part, a portion of the grant equal to the amount of the funds allocated under such law shall be expended only for those activities for which funds provided under such law may be expended under the terms of such law. (b) LIMITATIONS.—

(1) No more than one grant may be provided under this part with respect to any Indian tribe or tribal organization for any fiscal year. (2) Funds provided under any grant made under this part may not be used in connection with religious worship or sectarian instruction.

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