revision of programs relating to indian education

revision of programs relating to indian education Sec. 632. (a) Section 810(f) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after the third sentence the following new sentence: “The Commissioner shall not approve an application for a grant under subsection (b), (c), or (d) unless he is satisfied that such an application, to the extent consistent with the number of eligible children in the area to be served who are enrolled in private nonprofit elementary and secondary schools whose needs are of the type which the program is intended to meet, makes provision for the participation of such children on an equitable basis.”. (b) Section 303(b) of the Act of September 30, 1950 (Public Law 874, Eighty-first Congress), is amended by striking out “5 per centum” and inserting in lieu thereof “10 per centum”. (c) Part B of the Indian Education Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sections: “special educational training programs for teachers of indian children “Sec. 422. (a) The Commissioner is authorized to make grants to and enter into contracts with institutions of higher education, Indian organizations, and Indian tribes for the purpose of preparing individuals for teaching or administering special programs and projects designed to meet the special educational needs of Indian children and to provide in-service training for persons teaching in such programs. Priority shall be given to Indian institutions and organizations. Tn carrying out his responsibilities under this section, the Commissioner is authorized to award fellowships and traineeships to individuals and to make grants to and to enter into contracts with institutions of higher education, Indian organizations, and Indian tribes for cost of education allowances. In awarding fellowships and traineeships under this section, the Commissioner shall give preference Io Indians. “(b) In the case of traineeships and fellowships, the Commissioner is authorized to grant stipends to, and allowances for dependents of, persons receiving traineeships and fellowships. “(c) There is authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and for each of the three succeeding fiscal years to carry out the provisions of this section. “fellowships for indian students “Sec. 423. (a) During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and each of the three succeeding fiscal years, the Commissioner is authorized to award not to exceed two hundred fellowships to be used for study in graduate and professional programs at institutions of higher education, Such fellowships shall be awarded to Indian students in order to enable them to pursue a course of study of not less than three, nor more than four, academic years leading toward a professional or graduate degree in engineering, medicine, law, business, forestry and related fields. In addition to the fellowships authorized to be awarded in the first sentence of this subsection, the Commissioner is authorized to award a number of fellowships equal to the number previously awarded during any fiscal year under this subsection but vacated prior to the cud of the period during which they were awarded, except that each fellowship so awarded shall be only for a period of study not in excess of the remainder of the period of time for which the fellowship it replaces was awarded, as the Commissioner may determine. 88 Stat. 587 “(b) The Commissioner shall pay to persons awarded fellowships under this subsection such stipends (including such allowances for subsistence of such persons and their dependents) as he may determine to be consistent with prevailing practices under comparable federally supported programs. “(c) The Commissioner shall pay to the institution of higher education at which the holder of a fellowship under this subsection is pursuing a course of study, in lieu of tuition charged such holder, such amounts as the Commissioner may determine to cover the cost of education for the holder of such a fellowship.”. (d) The amendments made by this section shall be effective on and after July 1, 1971.