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 PUBLIC LAW 105-332—OCT. 31, 1998 112 STAT. 3099 "(1) NEEDS ESTIMATE.— The Secretary shall, based on the most accurate data available from the institutions and Indian tribes whose Indian students are served under this section, and in consideration of employment needs, economic development needs, population training needs, and facilities needs, prepare an actual budget needs estimate for each institution eligible under this section for each subsequent program year, and submit such budget needs estimate to Congress in such a timely manner as will enable the appropriate committees of Congress to consider such needs data for purposes of the uninterrupted flow of adequate appropriations to such institutions. Such data shall take into account the purposes and requirements of part A of title IV of the Social Security Act. " (2) STUDY OF TRAINING AND HOUSING NEEDS.— "(A) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary shall conduct a detailed study of the training, housing, and immediate facilities needs of each institution eligible under this section. The study shall include an examination of— "(i) training equipment needs; "(ii) housing needs of families whose heads of households are students and whose dependents have no alternate source of support while such heads of households are students; and "(iii) immediate facilities needs. "(B) REPORT.— The Secretary shall report to Congress not later than July 1, 2000, on the results of the study required by subparagraph (A). "(C) CONTENTS.— The report required by subparagraph (B) shall include the number, type, and cost of meeting the needs described in subparagraph (A), and rank each institution by relative need. "(D) PRIORITY. —In conducting the study required by subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall give priority to institutions that are receiving assistance under this section. "(3) LONG-TERM STUDY OF FACILITIES. — "(A) IN GENERAL. — The Secretary shall provide for the conduct of a long-term study of the facilities of each institution eligible for assistance under this section. "(B) CONTENTS.— The study required by subparagraph (A) shall include a 5-year projection of training facilities, equipment, and housing needs and shall consider such factors as projected service population, employment, and economic development forecasting, based on the most current and accurate data available from the institutions and Indian tribes affected. "(C) SUBMISSION. — The Secretary shall submit to Con- Reports, gress a detailed report on the results of such study not later than the end of the 18-month period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. "(h) DEFINITIONS. —In this section: "(1) INDIAN.—The terms 'Indian' and 'Indian tribe' have the meanings given the terms in section 2 of the Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978. "(2) INDIAN STUDENT COUNT. — The term 'Indian student count' means a number equal to the total number of Indian students enrolled in each tribally controlled postsecondary vocational and technical institution, determined as follows:

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