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115 STAT. 2028 PUBLIC LAW 107-110—JAN. 8, 2002 agencies to receive comment on the lists and prioritization of such projects); and "(v) a system for the conduct of routine preventive maintenance. "(B) LOCAL SUPERVISORS. — The appropriate education Une officers shall make arrangements for the maintenance of education facilities with the local supervisors of the Bureau maintenance personnel. The local supervisors of Bureau maintenance personnel shall take appropriate action to implement the decisions made by the appropriate education line officers, except that no funds under this chapter may be authorized for expenditure unless such appropriate education line officer is assured that the necessary maintenance has been, or will be, provided in a reasonable manner. "(3) IMPLEMENTATION.—Th is subsection shall be implemented as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of the Native American Education Improvement Act of 2001. "(f) ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS AND BEQUESTS.— "(1) GUIDELINES.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of the Office shall promulgate guidelines for the establishment and administration of mechanisms for the acceptance of gifts and bequests for the use and benefit of particular schools or designated Bureau-operated education programs, including, in appropriate cases, the establishment and administration of trust funds. " (2) MONITORING AND REPORTS. —Except as provided in paragraph (3), in a case in which a Bureau-operated education program is the beneficiary of such a gift or bequest, the Director shall— "(A) make provisions for monitoring use of the gift or bequest; and "(B) submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress that describes the amount and terms of such gift or bequest, the manner in which such gift or bequest shall be used, and any results achieved by such use. "(3) EXCEPTION. —The requirements of paragraph (2) shall not apply in the case of a gift or bequest that is valued at $5,000 or less. "(g) DEFINITION OF FUNCTIONS. — For the purpose of this section, the term 'functions' includes powers and duties. 25 USC 2007. " SEC. 1127. ALLOTMENT FORMULA, " (a) FACTORS CONSIDERED; REVISION TO REFLECT STANDARDS. — Regulations. "(1) FORMULA.— The Secretary shall establish, by regulation adopted in accordance with section 1137, a formula for determining the minimum annual amount of funds necessary to sustain each Bureau-funded school. In establishing such formula, the Secretary shall consider— "(A) the number of eligible Indian students served and total student population of the school; "(B) special cost factors, such as— "(i) the isolation of the school; "(ii) the need for special staffing, transportation, or educational programs; "(iii) food and housing costs;