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 PUBLIC LAW 95-471—OCT. 17, 1978

92 STAT. 1327

GRANTS TO TRIBAI.LY CONTROLLED COMMUNITY COLLEGES

SEC. 106. (a) Grants shall be made under this title only in response 25 USC 1807. to applications by tribally controlled community colleges. Such applications shall be submitted at such time, in such manner, and will contain or be accompanied by such information as the Secretary may .- • reasonably require pursuant to regulations. The Secretary shall not consider any grant application unless a feasibility study has been conducted under section 105 and it has been found that the applying community college will service a reasonable student population. (b) The Secretary shall consult with the Assistant Secretary of Education of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to ' determine the reasonable number of students required to support a tribally controlled community college. Consideration shall be given to such factors as tribal and cultural differences, isolation, the presence of alternate education sources, and proposed curriculum. (c) Priority in grants shall be given to institutions which are operating on the date of enactment of this Act and which have a history of service to the Indian people. In the first year for which funds are appropriated to carry out this section, the number of grants shall be limited to not less than eight nor more than fifteen. (d) In making grants pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, consult with national Indian organizations and with tribal governments chartering the institutions being considered. (e) The Secretary shall report to Congress on January 15 of each Report to year the current status of tribally controlled community colleges and Congress, his recommendations for needed action. AMOUNT OF GRANTS

SEC. 107. (a) Except as provided in section 110, the Secretary shall, 25 USC 1808. for each academic year, grant to each tribally controlled community college having an application approved by him, an amount equal to $4,000 for each full-time equivalent Indian student in attendance at such college during such academic year, as determined by the Secretary in accordance with such regulations as he may prescribe, except that no grant shall exceed the total annual cost of the education program provided by such college. (b) The Secretary shall make payments, pursuant to grants under this title, in advance installments of not less than 40 per centum of the funds available for allotment, based on anticipated or actual numbers of full-time equivalent Indian students or such other factors as determined by the Secretary. Adjustments for overpayments and underpaynients shall be applied to the remainder of such funds and such remainder shall be delivered no later than July 1 of each year. (c)(1) Each institution receiving payments under this title shall annually provide to the Secretary an accurate and detailed accounting of its operating and maintenance expenses and such other information concerning costs as the Secretary may request. (2) The Secretary shall, in consultation with the National Center for Education Statistics, establish a data collection system for the purpose of obtaining accurate information with respect to the needs and costs of operation and maintenance of tribally controlled community colleges. The Secretary shall report annually to the Congress on such Report to needs.

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