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 115 STAT. 2040 PUBLIC LAW 107-110-JAN. 8, 2002 Deadline. Deadline. "(ii) publish, not later than September 30 of such fiscal year, information indicating the amount of the allotments to be made under section 1127, from the remaining 20 percent of such appropriated amounts, adjusted to reflect the actual student attendance. "(C) OVERPAYMENTS. —Any overpayments made to tribal schools shall be returned to the Secretary not later than 30 days after the final determination that the school was overpaid pursuant to this section. "(3) LIMITATION.— " (A) EXPENDITURES.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including a regulation), the supervisor of a Bureau-operated school may expend an aggregate of not more than $50,000 of the amount allotted to the school under section 1127 to acquire materials, supplies, equipment, operation services, maintenance services, and other services for the school, and amounts received as operations and maintenance funds, funds received from the Department of Education, or funds received from other Federal sources, without competitive bidding if— "(i) the cost for any single item acquired does not exceed $15,000; "(ii) the school board approves the acquisition; "(iii) the supervisor certifies that the cost is fair and reasonable; "(iv) the documents relating to the acquisition executed by the supervisor of the school or other school staff cite this paragraph as authority for the acquisition; and "(v) the acquisition transaction is documented in a journal maintained at the school that clearly identifies when the transaction occurred, the item that was acquired and from whom, the price paid, the quantities acquired, and any other information the supervisor or the school board considers to be relevant. "(B) NOTICE.— Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of the Native American Education Improvement Act of 2001, the Secretary shall send notice of the provisions of this paragraph to each supervisor of a Bureau school and associated school board chairperson, the education line officer of each agency and area, and the Bureau division in charge of procurement, at both the local and national levels. " (C) APPLICATION AND GUIDELINES. —The Director of the Office shall be responsible for— "(i) determining the application of this paragraph, including the authorization of specific individuals to carry out this paragraph; "(ii) ensuring that there is at least one such individual at each Bureau facility; and "(iii) the provision of guidelines on the use of this paragraph and adequate training on such guidelines. " (4) EFFECT OF SEQUESTRATION ORDER. —I f a sequestration order issued under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 reduces the amount of funds available for allotment under section 1127 for any fiscal year by more

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