NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON INDIAN EDUCATION.

SEC. 5342. NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON INDIAN EDUCATION. (a) In General.— (1) There is hereby established the National Advisory Council on Indian Education (hereafter in this subpart referred to as the “National Council”), which— (A) shall consist of 15 members who are Indians appointed by the President from lists of nominees furnished, from time to time, by Indian tribes and organizations, and (B) shall represent diverse geographic areas of the country. (2) Subject to section 448(b) of the General Education Provisions Act, the National Council shall continue to exist until October 1, 1993. (b) Functions.—The National Council shall— (1) advise the Secretary with respect to— (A) the administration (including the development of regulations and of administrative practices and policies) of any program— (i) in which Indian children or adults participate, or (ii) from which they can benefit, including this part, and (B) adequate funding of such programs; (2) review applications for assistance under this part and make recommendations to the Secretary with respect to their approval; (3) evaluate programs and projects carried out under any program of the Department of Education in which Indian children or adults can participate or from which they can benefit, and disseminate the results of such evaluations; (4) provide technical assistance to local educational agencies and to Indian educational agencies, institutions, and organizations to assist them in improving the education of Indian children; 102 STAT. 413 (5) assist the Secretary in developing criteria and regulations for the administration and evaluation of grants made under subpart 1; (6) submit to the Secretary a list of nominees for the position of Director of the Office of Indian Education whenever a vacancy in such position occurs, and (7) submit to the Congress by no later than June 30 of each year a report on its activities, which shall include— (A) any recommendations it may deem necessary for the improvement of Federal education programs in which Indian children and adults participate, or from which they can benefit, and (B) a statement of the National Council’s recommendations to the Secretary with respect to the funding of any such programs. (c) Contracting.—With respect to functions of the National Council described in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (b), the National Council is authorized to contract with any public or private nonprofit agency, institution, or organization for assistance in carrying out such functions. (d) Funding.—From sums appropriated pursuant to section 400(d) of the General Education Provisions Act which are available for part D of such Act, the Secretary shall make available such sums as may be necessary to enable the National Council to carry out its functions under this section.