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PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994
108 STAT. 3719
"(B) any nonprofit institution or organization that is—
"(i) chartered by the governing body of an Indian
tribe to operate any such school or otherwise to oversee
the delivery of educational services to members of that
tribe; and
"(ii) approved by the Secretary for the purpose
of this section.
"(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITY APPLICATION.— Notwithstanding any other
provision of this part, each eligible entity described in subsection
(a) shall submit any application for assistance under this part
directly to the Secretary along with timely comments on the need
for the proposed program.
"SEC. 7105. RESIDENTS OF THE TERRITORIES AND FREELY ASSOCI- 20 USC 7405.
ATED NATIONS.
"For the purpose of carrying out programs under this part
in the outlying areas, the term 'local educational agency* shall
include public institutions or agencies whose mission is the
preservation and maintenance of native languages.
'Subpart 1—Bilingual Education Capacity and
DenLonstration Grants
"SEC. 7111. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR BILINGUAL EDUCATION.
20 USC 7421.
"The purpose of this subpart is to assist local educational
agencies, institutions of higher education, and community-based
organizations, through the grants authorized under sections 7112,
7113, 7114, and 7115 to—
"(1) develop and enhance their capacity to provide highquality instruction through bilingual education or special alternative instruction programs to children and youth of limited
English proficiency; and
"(2) to help such children and youth—
"(A) develop proficiency in English, and to the extent
possible, their native language; and
"(B) meet the same challenging State content standards
and challenging State student performance standards
expected for all children and youth as required by section
1111(b).
"SEC. 7112. PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS. 20 USC 7422.
"(a) PURPOSE. —The purpose of this section is to develop and
implement new comprehensive, coherent, and successful bilingual
education or special alternative instructiongd programs for limited
English proficient students, including programs of early childhood
education, kindergarten through twelfth grade education, gifted
and talented education, and vocational and applied technology
education.
"(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—
"(1) AUTHORITY. — (A) The Secretary is authorized to award
grants to eligible entities having applications approved under
section 7116 to enable such entities to carry out activities
described in paragraph (2),
"(B) Each grant under this section shall be awarded for
a period of three years.
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