NATIVE HAWAIIAN GIFTED AND TALENTED DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

SEC. 4006. NATIVE HAWAIIAN GIFTED AND TALENTED DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. (a) Gifted and Talented Demonstration Authority.— (1) The Secretary shall provide a grant to, or enter into a contract with, the University of Hawaii at Hilo for— (A) the establishment of a Native Hawaiian Gifted and Talented Center at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, and (B) for demonstration projects designed to— (i) address the special needs of Native Hawaiian elementary and secondary school students who are gifted and talented students, and (ii) provide those support services to their families that are needed to enable such students to benefit from the project. Such grant or contract shall be subject to the availability of appropriated funds and, contingent on satisfactory performance by the grantee, shall be provided for a term of 3 years. (2) After the term of the grant or contract provided, or entered into, under paragraph (1) has expired, the Secretary shall, for the purposes described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1), provide a grant to, or enter into a contract with, the public, 4-year, fully accredited institution of higher education located in the State of Hawaii which has made the greatest contribution to Native Hawaiian students. Such grant or contract shall be provided on an annual basis. The grantees shall be authorized to subcontract when appropriate, including with the Children’s Television Workshop. (b) Uses of Funds.—Demonstration projects funded under this section may include— (1) the identification of the special needs of gifted and talented students, particularly at the elementary school level, with attention to— (A) the emotional and psychosocial needs of these students, and (B) the provision of those support services to their families that are needed to enable these students to benefit from the projects; (2) the conduct of educational, psychosocial, and developmental activities which hold reasonable promise of resulting in substantial progress toward meeting the educational needs of such gifted and talented children, including, but not limited to, demonstrating and exploring the use of the Native Hawaiian language and exposure to Native Hawaiian cultural traditions; (3) the use of public television in meeting the special educational needs of such gifted and talented children; (4) leadership programs designed to replicate programs for such children throughout the State of Hawaii and to other Native American peoples, including the dissemination of information derived from the demonstration projects conducted under this section; and (5) appropriate research, evaluation, and related activities pertaining to— (A) the needs of such children, and 102 STAT. 362 (B) the provision of those support services to their families that are needed to enable such children to benefit from the projects. (c) Information Provision.—The Secretary shall facilitate the establishment of a national network of Native Hawaiian and American Indian Gifted and Talented Centers, and ensure that the information developed by these centers shall be readily available to the educational community at large. (d) Administrative Costs.—No more than 7 percent of the amounts appropriated to carry out the provisions of this section for any fiscal year may be used for administrative purposes. (e) Authorization of Appropriations.—In addition to any other amount authorized for projects described in this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1988 and for each succeeding fiscal year through fiscal year 1993. Such sums shall remain available until expended.