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ESSION
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To strengthen Indian education, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
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Mr. U
DALL
of New Mexico introduced the following bill; which was read twiceand referred to the Committee on
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A BILL
To strengthen Indian education, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Building upon Unique
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Indian Learning and Development Act’’.
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SEC. 2. IN-SCHOOL FACILITY INNOVATION PROGRAM CON-
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TEST.
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(a) I
N
G
ENERAL
.—The Secretary of the Interior
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shall—
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(1) establish an in-school facility innovation
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program contest in which institutions of higher edu-
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cation, including Tribal Colleges and Universities (as
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defined in section 316 of the Higher Education Act
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of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c)), are encouraged to con-
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sider solving the problem of how to improve school
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facilities for tribal schools and schools served by the
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Bureau of Indian Education for problem-based
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learning in their coursework and through extra-
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curricular opportunities; and
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(2) establish an advisory group for the contest
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described in paragraph (1) that shall include stu-
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dents enrolled at a Tribal College or University, a
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representative from the Bureau of Indian Education,
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and engineering and fiscal advisors.
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(b) S
UBMISSION OF
F
INALISTS TO THE
I
NDIAN
A
F
-
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FAIRS
C
OMMITTEE
.—The Secretary of the Interior shall
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submit the finalists to the Committee on Indian Affairs
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of the Senate.
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(c) W
INNERS
.—The Secretary of the Interior shall—
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(1) determine the winners of the program con-
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test conducted under this section; and
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(2) award the winners appropriate recognition
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and reward.
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SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND DEPARTMENT
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OF EDUCATION JOINT OVERSIGHT BOARD.
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(a) I
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G
ENERAL
.—The Secretary of Education and
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the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly establish a De-
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partment of the Interior and Department of Education
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Joint Oversight Board, that shall—
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(1) be co-chaired by both Departments; and
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(2) coordinate technical assistance, resource
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distribution, and capacity building between the 2 de-
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partments on the education of and for Native Amer-
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ican students.
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(b) I
NFORMATION TO
B
E
S
HARED
.—The Joint Over-
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sight Board shall facilitate the communication, collabora-
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tion, and coordination between the 2 departments of edu-
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cation policies, access to and eligibility for Federal re-
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sources, and budget and school leadership development,
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and other issues, as appropriate.
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SEC. 4. IMPROVE SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS AND ADMINIS-
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TRATORS OF NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS.
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Subpart 2 of part A of title VII of the Elementary
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and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7441
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et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘SEC. 7123. TEACHER AND ADMINISTRATOR PIPELINE FOR
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TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS OF NATIVE
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AMERICAN STUDENTS.
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‘‘(a) G
RANTS
A
UTHORIZED
.—The Secretary shall
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award grants to eligible entities to enable such entities to
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create or expand a teacher or administrator, or both, pipe-
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