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PUBLIC LAW 107-110-JAN. 8, 2002 115 STAT. 2043 public school district that meets the requirements of paragraph (2) and involves the school. "(B) TERMS. — The tribe, the Bureau, the school board, and the local public school district shall determine the terms of an agreement entered into under subparagraph (A). "(2) COORDINATION PROVISIONS.—An agreement under paragraph (1) may, with respect to the Bureau school and schools in the school district involved, encompass coordination of all or any part of the following: "(A) The academic program and curriculum, unless the Bureau school is accredited by a State or regional accrediting entity and would not continue to be so accredited if the agreement encompassed the program and curriculum. "(B) Support services, including procurement and facilities maintenance. "(C) Transportation. "(3) EQUAL BENEFIT AND BURDEN.— "(A) IN GENERAL.— Each agreement entered into under paragraph (1) shall confer a benefit upon the Bureau school commensurate with the burden assumed by the school. "(B) LIMITATION. — Subparagraph (A) shall not be construed to require equal expenditures, or an exchange of similar services, by the Bureau school and schools in the school district. "(g) PRODUCT OR RESULT OF STUDENT PROJECTS. —Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in a case in which there is agreement on action between the superintendent and the school board of a Bureau-funded school, the product or result of a project conducted in whole or in major part by a student may be given to that student upon the completion of such project. "(h) MATCHING FUND REQUIREMENTS.— " (1) NOT CONSIDERED FEDERAL FUNDS. —Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds received by a Bureau-funded school under this title for education-related activities (not including funds for construction, maintenance, and facilities improvement or repair) shall not be considered Federal funds for the purposes of a matching funds requirement for any Federal program. "(2) LIMITATION.—In considering an application from a Bureau-funded school for participation in a program or project that requires matching funds, the entity administering such program or project or awarding such grant shall not give positive or negative weight to such application based solely on the provisions of paragraph (1). "SEC. 1131. POLICY FOR INDIAN CONTROL OF INDIAN EDUCATION. 25 USC 2011. "(a) FACILITATION OF INDIAN CONTROL. —It shall be the policy of the United States acting through the Secretary, in carrying out the functions of the Bureau, to facilitate Indian control of Indian affairs in all matters relating to education. " (b) CONSULTATION WITH TRIBES.— "(1) IN GENERAL. —All actions under this Act shall be done with active consultation with tribes. The United States acting through the Secretary and tribes shall work in a government-