[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1231 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1231

To amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to 
   modify provisions relating to the National Fund for Excellence in 
                       American Indian Education.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 14, 2005

Mr. McCain (for himself and Mr. Dorgan) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to 
   modify provisions relating to the National Fund for Excellence in 
                       American Indian Education.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Fund for Excellence in 
American Indian Education Amendments Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL FUND FOR EXCELLENCE IN AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION.

    Section 501 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 458bbb) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (g), by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) 
        and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--The officers of the Foundation shall 
        be--
                    ``(A) a chief operating officer, to be appointed in 
                accordance with paragraph (2); and
                    ``(B) any other officers, to be appointed or 
                elected in accordance with the constitution and bylaws 
                of the Foundation.
            ``(2) Chief operating officer.--
                    ``(A) Appointment.--The Board shall appoint a chief 
                operating officer to the Foundation.
                    ``(B) Requirements.--The chief operating officer of 
                the Foundation shall--
                            ``(i) demonstrate experience and knowledge 
                        in matters relating to--
                                    ``(I) education, in general; and
                                    ``(II) education of Indians, in 
                                particular; and
                            ``(ii) serve at the direction of the 
                        Board.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(o) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
        to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
        2007 through 2009.
            ``(2) Effect on other funds.--Funds appropriated under 
        paragraph (1) shall not reduce the amount of funds available 
        for any other program relating to Indian education.''.

SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND SUPPORT.

    Section 502 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 458bbb-1) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (2) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(2) may provide funds--
                    ``(A) to pay the operating costs of the Foundation; 
                and
                    ``(B) to reimburse travel expenses of a member of 
                the Board under section 501; and''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``operating and'' 
        before ``travel expenses''.
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