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PUBLIC LAW 103-227—MAR. 31, 1994 108 STAT. 181 (2) SURVEY,—The Secretary shall use not less than $1,000,000 of the funds reserved for fiscal year 1994 under section 304(a)(2)(A) to replicate coordinated services programs that have been found to be successful in helping students and families and improving student outcomes, and shall disseminate information about such programs to schools that plan to develop coordinated services programs. (c) ADMINISTRATION. — Any activities assisted under this section that involve research shall be administered through the Office of Educational Research and Improvement. SEC. 315. ASSISTANCE TO THE OUTLYING AREAS AND TO THE SEC- 20 USC 5895. RETARY OF THE INTERIOR. (a) OUTLYING AREAS.— (1) IN GENERAL. —Funds reserved for outlying areas under section 304(a)(1)(A) shall be distributed among such areas by the Secretary according to relative need of such areas. (2) INAPPLICABILITY OF PUBLIC LAW 95-134.—The provisions of Public Law 95-134, permitting the consolidation of grants to the insular areas, shall not apply to funds received by such areas under this title. (b) SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.— (1) IN GENERAL.— The funds reserved for the Secretary of the Interior under section 304(a)(1)(B) shall be made in a payment which shall be pursuant to an agreement between the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior containing such assurances and terms as the Secretary determines shall best achieve the provisions of this section and this Act The agreement shall, at a minimum, contain assurances that— (A) a panel, as set forth in paragraph (4) of this subsection, shall be established; (B) a reform and improvement plan, designed to increase student learning and assist students in meeting the National Education Goals, meeting the requirements pertaining to State improvement plans required in section 306 and providing for the fundamental restructuring and improvement of elementary and secondary education in schools funded by the Bureau, shall be developed by such panel; and (C) the provisions and activities required under such State improvement plans, including the requirements for timetables for opportunity-to-learn standards, shall be carried out in the same time frames and under the same conditions stipulated for the States in sections 305 and 306, provided that for these purposes, the term "local educational agencies" shall be interpreted to mean "schools funded by the Bureau". (2) VOLUNTARY SUBMISSION.— The provisions applicable to the States in section 213 of this Act shall apply to the Bureau plan with regard to voluntary submission of standards and assessments to the National Education Standards and Improvement Council for review and certification. (3) PLAN SPECIFICS. —The reform and improvement plan shall include, in addition to the requirements described above, specific provisions for— (A) opportunity to learn standards pertaining to residential programs and transportation costs associated with