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 115 STAT. 2056 PUBLIC LAW 107-110-^AN. 8, 2002 25 USC 2015. "SEC. 1135. ANNUAL REPORT; AUDITS. "(a) ANNUAL REPORTS. — The Secretary shall submit to each appropriate committee of Congress, all Bureau-funded schools, and the tribal governing bodies of such schools, a detailed annual report on the state of education within the Bureau, and any problems encountered in Indian education during the period covered by the report, that includes— "(1) suggestions for the improvement of the Bureau educational system and for increasing tribal or local Indian control of such system; and "(2) information on the status of tribally controlled community colleges. "(b) BUDGET REQUEST. — The annual budget request for the education programs of the Bureau, as submitted as part of the President's next annual budget request under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, shall include the plans required by sections 1121(c), 1122(c), and 1124(c). "(c) FINANCIAL AND COMPLIANCE AUDITS. — The Inspector General of the Department of the Interior shall establish a system to ensure that financial and compliance audits, based upon the extent to which a school described in subsection (a) has complied with the local financial plan under section 1130, are conducted of each Bureau-operated school at least once every 3 years. "(d) ADMINISTRATIVE EVALUATION OF SCHOOLS. —The Director shall, at least once every 3 to 5 years, conduct a comprehensive evaluation of Bureau-operated schools. Such evaluation shall be in addition to any other program review or evaluation that may be required under Federal law. 25 USC 2016. "SEC. 1136. RIGHTS OF INDIAN STUDENTS. Regulations. "The Secretary shall prescribe such rules and regulations as are necessary to ensure the constitutional and civil rights of Indian students attending Bureau-funded schools, including such students' rights to— "(1) privacy under the laws of the United States; "(2) freedom of religion and expression; and "(3) due process in connection with disciplinary actions, suspensions, and expulsions. 25 USC 2017. "SEC. 1137. REGULATIONS. "(a) PROMULGATION.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary may promulgate only such regulations— "(A) as are necessary to ensure compliance with the specific provisions of this part; and "(B) as the Secretary is authorized to promulgate pursuant to section 5211 of the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2510). "(2) PUBLICATION.—In promulgating the regulations, the Secretary shall— Federal Register, "(A) publish proposed regulations in the Federal Regpublication. ister; and Deadline. "(B) provide a period of not less than 120 days for public comment and consultation on the regulations. "(3) CITATION.— The regulations shall contain, immediately following each regulatory section, a citation to any statutory

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