SEC. 8007.

CONSOLIDATED SET-ASIDE FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FUNDS

Section Summary

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SEC. 8007. CONSOLIDATED SET-ASIDE FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

FUNDS.

Section 8204, as redesignated and amended by section 8001 of this

Act, <<NOTE: 20 USC 7824.>> is amended--

(1) in subsection (a)--

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``part A of title

VII'' and inserting ``part A of title VI''; and

(B) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (B)

and inserting the following:

``(B) Contents.--The agreement shall--

``(i) set forth the plans of the Secretary of

the Interior for the use of the amount transferred

and the achievement measures to assess program

effectiveness, including program objectives; and

``(ii) be developed in consultation with

Indian tribes.''; and

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(2) by adding at the end the following:

``(c) Accountability System.--

``(1) For the purposes of part A of title I, the Secretary

of Interior, in consultation with the Secretary, if the

Secretary of the Interior requests the consultation, using a

negotiated rulemaking process to develop regulations for

implementation no later than the 2017-2018 academic year, shall

define the standards, assessments, and accountability system

consistent with section 1111, for the schools funded by the

Bureau of Indian Education on a national, regional, or tribal

basis, as appropriate, taking into account the unique

circumstances and needs of such schools and the students served

by such schools.

``(2) The tribal governing body or school board of a school

funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs may waive, in part or in

whole, the requirements established pursuant to paragraph (1)

where such requirements are determined by such body or school

board to be inappropriate. If such requirements are waived, the

tribal governing body or school board shall, within 60 days,

submit to the Secretary of Interior a proposal for alternative

standards, assessments, and an accountability system, if

applicable, consistent with section 1111, that takes into

account the unique circumstances and needs of such school or

schools and the students served. The Secretary of the Interior

and the Secretary shall approve such standards, assessments, and

accountability system unless the Secretary determines that the

standards, assessments, and accountability system do not meet

the requirements of section 1111, taking into account the unique

circumstances and needs of such school or schools and the

students served.

``(3) Technical assistance.--The Secretary of Interior and

the Secretary shall, either directly or through a contract,

provide technical assistance, upon request, to a tribal

governing body or school board of a school funded by the Bureau

of Indian Affairs that seeks a waiver under paragraph (2).''.

NCLB Text

``SEC. 9204. <<NOTE: 20 USC 7824.>> CONSOLIDATED SET-ASIDE FOR

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FUNDS.

``(a) General Authority.--

``(1) Transfer.--The Secretary shall transfer to the

Department of the Interior, as a consolidated amount for covered

programs, the Indian education programs under part A of title

VII, and the education for homeless children and youth program

under subtitle B of title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless

Assistance Act, the amounts allotted to the Department of the

Interior under those programs.

``(2) Agreement.--

``(A) In general.--The Secretary and the Secretary

of the Interior shall enter into an agreement,

consistent with the requirements of the programs

specified in paragraph (1), for the distribution and use

of those program funds under terms that the Secretary

determines best meet the purposes of those programs.

``(B) Contents.--The agreement shall--

``(i) set forth the plans of the Secretary of

the Interior for the use of the amount transferred

and the achievement measures to assess program

effectiveness, including measurable goals and

objectives; and

``(ii) be developed in consultation with

Indian tribes.

``(b) Administration.--The Department of the Interior may use not

more than 1.5 percent of the funds consolidated under this section for

its costs related to the administration of the funds transferred under

this section.