To amend sections 14006 and 14007 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to reserve funds under the programs established under such sections for payments to the Bureau of Indian Education of the Department of the Interior for Indian children.

Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to direct the Secretary of Education to reserve 1% to 5% of the amount reserved from the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund for the State Incentive Grant program for a FY2010 grant to the Bureau of Indian Education of the Department of the Interior to carry out activities for Indian children that are consistent with that program. (That program makes incentive grants to states that make significant progress in addressing inequities in teacher distribution, establishing longitudinal education data systems, improving educational standards and assessments, and ensuring the improvement of failing schools.)

Requires the Secretary to reserve 1% to 5% of the amount reserved from the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund for the creation of an Innovation Fund for an award to the Bureau of Indian Education to carry out activities for Indian children that are consistent with the objectives of the Innovation Fund. (The Innovation Fund rewards certain educational entities that make significant progress in closing student achievement gaps.)

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4475 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4475

    To amend sections 14006 and 14007 of the American Recovery and 
     Reinvestment Act of 2009 to reserve funds under the programs 
 established under such sections for payments to the Bureau of Indian 
    Education of the Department of the Interior for Indian children.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 20, 2010

    Ms. McCollum (for herself, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Baca, Mr. Lujan, Mr. 
   Grijalva, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Cole, Mr. 
Shuler, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
Walz, Mr. Boren, and Mr. Pallone) introduced the following bill; which 
          was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend sections 14006 and 14007 of the American Recovery and 
     Reinvestment Act of 2009 to reserve funds under the programs 
 established under such sections for payments to the Bureau of Indian 
    Education of the Department of the Interior for Indian children.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) The Federal Government has a unique and continuing 
        trust relationship with, and responsibility to, Indian people 
        for their education.
            (2) The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 
        created the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, which includes 
        programs administered by the Department of Education for the 
        purpose of advancing education reforms.
            (3) The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian 
        Education and tribal governments, many of which operate tribal 
        elementary and secondary schools, tribal colleges, early 
        childhood education programs, and tribal education departments, 
        are ineligible to participate in the State Fiscal Stabilization 
        Fund programs due to an oversight in the legislation.

SEC. 2. PAYMENTS FOR INDIAN CHILDREN.

    (a) State Incentive Grants.--Section 14006(a) of division A of the 
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) Indian children.--After reserving funds under 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall reserve at least 1 percent, 
        but not more than 5 percent, of the remaining funds to make a 
        grant in fiscal year 2010 to the Bureau of Indian Education of 
        the Department of the Interior to carry out activities 
        consistent with this section for Indian children under such 
        terms and conditions as the Secretary of Education may 
        determine.''.
    (b) Innovation Fund.--Section 14007(a) of division A of the 
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) Indian children.--Of the amount available to carry 
        out this section, the Secretary shall reserve at least 1 
        percent, but not more than 5 percent, for an award to the 
        Bureau of Indian Education of the Department of the Interior to 
        carry out activities consistent with this section for Indian 
        children under such terms and conditions as the Secretary of 
        Education may determine.''.
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