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PUBLIC LAW 99-000—MMMM. DD, 1985

99 STAT. 382 98 Stat. 2395. 25 USC 2008.

PUBLIC LAW 99-89—AUG. 15, 1985 (b) SEPARATE FUND FOR EMPLOYEE COSTS.—Section 1128(e) of the Act is amended to read as follows: "(e) Supplemental appropriations enacted to meet increased pay costs attributable to school level personnel shall be distributed under this section.". SEC. 6. UNIFORM DIRECT FUNDING AND SUPPORT. (a) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 1129(a) of the Act

98 Stat. 2395.

Ante, p. 381.

(25 U.S.C. 2009(a)) is amended— (1) by striking out "this section" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "section 1128"; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; (3) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the following new sentence: "Amounts appropriated for distribution under this section may be made available under paragraph (2) or under paragraph (3), as provided in the appropriation Act."; (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: "(2)(A) For the purpose of affording adequate notice of funding available pursuant to the allotments made by section 1128, amounts appropriated in the appropriations Art for any fiscal year shall become available for obligation by the affected schools on October 1 of the fiscal year for which they are appropriated without further action by the Secretary, and shall remain available through six months of the succeeding fiscal year. In order to effect the transition to the advance funding method of distribution described in the preceding sentence, there are authorized to be appropriated, in an appropriations Act or Acts for the same fiscal year, two separate appropriations for such allotments, the first of which shall not be subject to the preceding sentence. "(B) The Secretary shall, on the basis of the amount appropriated in accordance with this paragraph— "(i) publish, on July 1 preceding the fiscal year for which the funds are appropriated, allotments to each affected school made under section 1128 of 75 per centum of such appropriations, based on the school's student count for the preceding academic year; and "(ii) publish no later than November 1 of the fiscal year for which funds are appropriated the allotments to be made from the remaining 25 per centum, adjusted to reflect actual student count, such funds to be immediately available for obligation by the affected schools."; (5) by striking out "Notwithstanding any law" in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) and inserting in lieu thereof "Pursuant to guidelines established by the Assistant Secretary, notwithstanding any law"; (6) by striking out "expend no more than 10 percent" in such paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof "expend no more than $25,000 annually"; and (7) by striking out "with or" in such paragraph. (b) U S E OF SELF-DETERMINATION GRANTS.—Section 1129(c) of the

98 Stat. 2396.

Act is amended— (1) by striking out "shall institute a program" and inserting in lieu thereof "may approve applications"; and