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PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994 108 STAT. 4011 "SEC. 1137. ANNUAL REPORT. 25 USC 2017. "(a) The Secretary shall submit to each appropriate committee of the Congress a detailed annual report on the state of education within the Bureau and any problems encountered in the field of education during the year. Such report shall contain suggestions for improving the Bureau educational system and increasing local Indian control of such system. Such report shall also include the current status of tribally controlled community colleges. The annual budget submission for the Bureau's education programs shall, among other things, include— "(1) information on the funds provided previously private schools under section 208 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 458d) and recommendations with respect to the future use of such funds; "(2) the needs and costs of operation and maintenance of tribally controlled community colleges eligible for assistance under the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) and recommendations with respect to meeting such needs and costs; and "(3) the plans required by sections 1121(g), 1122(c), and 1125(b), of this Act. "(b) The Inspector General of the Department of the Interior shall establish a system to ensure that financial and compliance audits are conducted of each Bureau school at least once in every three years. Audits of Bureau schools shall be based upon the extent to which such school has complied with its local financial plan under section 1129. "SEC. 1138. RIGHTS OF INDIAN STUDENTS. 25 USC 2018. "Within six months of the date of enactment of this Act, the Regulations. Secretary shall prescribe such rules and regulations as are necessary to ensure the constitutional and civil rights of Indian students attending Bureau schools, including such students* right to privacy under the laws of the United States, such students' right to freedom of religion and expression and such students' right to due process in connection with disciplinary actions, suspensions, and expulsions. "SEC. 1139. REGULATIONS. 25 USC 2019. "Regulations required to be adopted under sections 1126 through 1138 and any revisions of the standards developed under section 1121 or 1122 shall be deemed rules of general applicability prescribed for the administration of an applicable program for the purposes of section 437 of the General Education Provisions Act and shall be promulgated, submitted for congressional review, and take effect in accordance with the provisions of such section. Such regulations shall contain, immediately following each substantive provision of such regulations, citations to the particular section or sections of statutory law or other legal authority upon which such provision is based. "SEC. 1140. VOLUNTARY SERVICES. 25 USC 2020. "Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary may, subject to the approval of the local school board concerned, accept voluntary services on behalf of Bureau schools. Nothing in this title shall be construed to require Federal employees to work without compensation or to allow the use of volunteer services to displace or replace Federal employees. An