55 STAT.] 77TH CONG. , 1 ST SESS.-CH. 259--JUNE 28, 1941 tions, under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe: Provided further, That formal contracts shall not be required, for compliance with section 3744 of the Revised Statutes (41 U. S . C . 16), for payment (which may be made from the date of admission) of tuition and for care of Indian pupils attending public and private schools, higher educational institutions, or schools for the deaf and dumb, blind, physically handicapped, or mentally deficient: Provided further, That not to exceed $10,000 of this appro- priation may be used for printing and binding (including illustra- tions) in authorized Indian-school printing plants: Provided further, That no part of any appropriation in this Act for the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall be available for expenses of travel for the study of educational systems or practices outside the continental limits of the United States and the Territory of Alaska. Support of Indian schools from tribal funds: For the support of Indian schools, and for other educational purposes, including care of Indian children of school age attending public and private schools, tuition and other assistance for Indian pupils attending public schools, and support and education of deaf and dumb or blind, physically handicapped, or mentally deficient Indian children, there may be expended from Indian tribal funds and from school revenues arising under the Act of May 17, 1926 (25 U. S . C . 155), not more than $327,750, including not to exceed $58,750 for payment of tuition for Chippewa Indian children enrolled in public schools and care of children of school age attending private schools in the State of Minnesota, payable from the principal sum on deposit to the credit of the Chippewa Indians in the State of Minnesota arising under section 7 of the Act of January 14, 1889 (25 Stat. 645): Provided, That formal contracts shall not be required, for compliance with section 3744 of the Revised Statutes (41 U. S . C. 16), for payment (which may be made from the date of admission) of tuition and for care of Indian pupils attending public schools, or schools for the deaf and dumb, blind, physically handicapped, or mentally deficient. Education, Osage Nation, Oklahoma (tribal funds): For the edu- cation of unallotted Osage Indian children in the Saint Louis Mis- sion Boarding School, Oklahoma, $1,500, payable from funds held in trust by the United States for the Osage Tribe. For reimbursable loans to Indians for the payment of tuition and other expenses in recognized vocational and trade schools, including colleges and universities offering recognized vocational, trade, and professional courses, in accordance with the provisions of the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 986), and for apprentice training in manufac- turing and other commercial establishments, $80,000: Provided, That not more than $50,000 of the amount available for the fiscal year 1942 shall be available for loans to Indian students pursuing liberal-arts courses in high schools and colleges: Providedfurther, That advances made under this authorization shall be reimbursed in not to exceed eight years, under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe. For lease, purchase, repair, and improvement of buildings at Indian schools not otherwise provided for, including the purchase of necessary lands for school purposes and the installation, repair, and improvement of heating, lighting, power, sewer, and water systems in connection therewith, and including not to exceed $15,000 for the purchase of materials for the use of Indian pupils in the construction of buildings (not to exceed $1,500 for any one build- ing) at Indian schools not otherwise provided for, $373,200: Pro- vided, That the foregoing appropriation, and appropriations in this Act for repairs and improvements at nonreservation boarding schools, shall be available to provide sponsor's contributions to 278941°--42-PT . I -21 321 Formal contracts not required. Printing and bind- ing. Travel expenses, re- striction. Expenditures from tribal funds. 44 Stat. 560. Chippewa Indian children attending schools in Minnesota. Proviso. Formal contracts not required. Education, Osage Nation, Okla. Vocnta ionl, etc., SChools. I.oanls for llyinlltt of ltition. 25U. S. C. §471. Provisos. Liberal arts courses. Reimbursement of advances. Buildings at Indian schools. Proiso. Availability of funds for sponsor's contributions.
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