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112 STAT. 1640 PUBLIC LAW 105-244—OCT. 7, 1998 " (c) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. — "(1) IN GENERAL. —Grants awarded under this section shall be used by Tribal Colleges or Universities to assist such institutions to plan, develop, undertake, and carry out activities to improve and expand such institutions' capacity to serve Indian students. "(2) EXAMPLES OF AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—The activities described in paragraph (1) may include— "(A) purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or laboratory equipment for educational purposes, including instructional and research purposes; "(B) construction, maintenance, renovation, and improvement in classrooms, libraries, laboratories, and other instructional facilities, including purchase or rental of telecommunications technology equipment or services; "(C) support of faculty exchanges, faculty development, and faculty fellowships to assist in attaining advanced degrees in the faculty's field of instruction; "(D) academic instruction in disciplines in which Indians are underrepresented; "(E) purchase of library books, periodicals, and other educational materials, including telecommunications program material; "(F) tutoring, counseling, and student service programs designed to improve academic success; "(G) funds management, administrative management, and acquisition of equipment for use in strengthening funds management; "(H) joint use of facilities, such as laboratories and libraries; "(I) establishing or improving a development office to strengthen or improve contributions from alumni and the private sector; "(J) establishing or enhancing a program of teacher education designed to qualify students to teach in elementary schools or secondary schools, with a particular emphasis on teaching Indian children and youth, that shall include, as part of such program, prepsiration for teacher certification; "(K) establishing community outreach programs that encourage Indian elementary school and secondary school students to develop the academic skills and the interest to pursue postsecondary education; and "(L) other activities proposed in the application submitted pursuant to subsection (d) that— "(i) contribute to carrying out the activities described in subparagraphs (A) through (K); and "(ii) are approved by the Secretary as part of the review and acceptance of such application. " (3) ENDOWMENT FUND.— "(A) IN GENERAL.— A Tribal College or University may use not more than 20 percent of the grant funds provided under this section to establish or increase an endowment fund at the institution. " (B) MATCHING REQUIREMENT. —In order to be eligible to use grant funds in accordance with subparagraph (A), the Tribal College or University shall provide matching