PUBLIC LAW 107-110-^AN. 8, 2002 115 STAT. 2027 procurement, and finance functions connected with school operation programs. "(2) TRANSFERS.— The Assistant Secretary for Indian Deadline. Affairs shall, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Native American Education Improvement Act of 2001, coordinate the transfer of functions relating to procurements for, contracts of, operation of, and maintenance of schools and other support functions to the Director. "(c) INHERENT FEDERAL FUNCTION. —For purposes of this Act, all functions relating to education that are located at the Area or Agency level and performed by an education line officer shall be subject to contract under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, unless determined by the Secretary to be inherently Federal functions as defined in section 1141(12). "(d) EVALUATION OF PROGRAMS; SERVICES AND SUPPORT FUNC- TIONS; TECHNICAL AND COORDINATING ASSISTANCE.—Education personnel who are under the direction and supervision of the Director of the Office of Indian Education Programs in accordance with subsection (b)(1) shall— "(1) monitor and evaluate Bureau education programs; "(2) provide all services and support functions for education programs with respect to personnel matters involving staffing actions and functions; and "(3) provide technical and coordinating assistance in areas such as procurement, contracting, budgeting, personnel, curriculum, and operation and maintenance of school facilities. "(e) CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, OPERATION, AND MAINTE- NANCE OF FACILITIES.— "(1) PLAN FOR CONSTRUCTION. —The Assistant Secretary shall submit as part of the annual budget a plan— "(A) for school facilities to be constructed under section 1125(c); "(B) for establishing priorities among projects and for the improvement and repair of educational facilities, which together shall form the basis for the distribution of appropriated funds; and "(C) for capital improvements to be made over the 5 succeeding years. "(2) PROGRAM FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. — " (A) ESTABLISHMENT. — The Assistant Secretary shall establish a program, including the distribution of appropriated funds, for the operation and maintenance of education facilities. Such program shall include— "(i) a method of computing the amount necessary for each educational facility; "(ii) similar treatment of all Bureau-funded schools; "(iii) a notice of an allocation of appropriated funds from the Director of the Office of Indian Education Programs directly to the education line officers and appropriate school officials; "(iv) a method for determining the need for, and priority of, facilities repair and maintenance projects, both major and minor (to be determined, through the conduct by the Assistant Secretary, of a series of meetings at the agency and area level with representatives of the Bureau-funded schools in those areas and
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