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 108 STAT. 4020 PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Indian Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and to the Secretary of the Interior, not later than six months after the date of enactment of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994. The contractor shall also be required to provide an estimate of the costs of meeting the academic and residential standards of the Bureau for each Bureau funded school for each of the three succeeding forward-funded fiscal years following the date of submission of such report. The contractor shall provide an estimate of such costs to such persons and members not later than January 1 of each succeeding fiscal year."; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsections: "(e) GRANTS. — The Secretary of the Interior may use not more than one percent of the funds received pursuant to section 304(a)(1)(B) in the first and second fiscal year for which the Secretary of the Interior receives such funds for the purpose of providing grants, if requested by Bureau funded school boards, to enable such school boards to carry out activities of reform planning as such activities are described for States in section 308(b)(2)(J), including the feasibility of becoming a contract school pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), or a grant school pursuant to section 5204 of the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988. "(f) STUDY.— In cooperation with the panel established in subsection (b)(4), the Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a study to evaluate the feasibility of contracting with a private management firm for the operation of one or more Bureau operated schools to facilitate the achievement of the National Education Goals and the efficient use of funds in the education of Indian children, and to report to the persons identified in subsection (c)(4) and to the panel described in subsection (b)(4) not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994.". SEC. 386. AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT. (a) STAFF OF THE INSTITUTE.—Subsection (f) of section 1509 of the Higher Education Amendments of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4416(f)) is amended to read as follows: "(1) APPLICABILITY. — "(1) This section shall apply to any individual appointed after October 17, 1986, for employment in the Institute. Except as provided in subsections (d) and (g), the enactment of this title shall not affect— "(A) the continued emplo3ment of any individual employed before October 17, 1986; or "(B) such individual's right to receive the compensation attached to such position. "(2) This section shall not apply to an individual whose services are procured by the Institute pursuant to a written procurement contract. "(3) This section shall not apply to employees of an entity performing services pursuant to a written contract with the Institute.". (b) ENDOWMENT PROGRAM. —Section 1518 of the Higher Education Amendments of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4425) is amended—

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