Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 106 Part 1.djvu/847

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PUBLIC LAW 102-325—JULY 23, 1992 106 STAT. 815 (1) describe the shortages on the reservation of such Indian tribe of professionally trained tribal members necesssiry to support economic development initiatives on such reservation; (2) provide assurances that the Indian tribe will assist in employment placement on the reservation of tribal members receiving scholarship assistance under this part; and (3) provide assurances that any tribal member performing work pursuant to this peui; will be provided compensation, benefits, and working conditions at the same level and to the same extent as any other employee working a similar length of time and doing the same type of work. SEC. 1364. REPORT. 25 USC 3354. Each federally recognized Indian tribe receiving a grant pursuant to this part shall annually report to the Secretary concerning the administration of such grant, including the identities of any individual receiving a scholarship pursuant to this part, and of any individual performing service pursuant to his or her commitment under this part. SEC. 1365. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 25 USC 3355. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this part, there are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1993 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years. PART G—AMERICAN INDIAN TEACHER TRAINING SEC. 1371. AMERICAN INDIAN TEACHER TRAINING. 20 USC 3371. (a) INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT. — (1) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary of Education is authorized to award grants to tribally controlled postsecondary, vocational and technical institutions for the purposes of— (A) developing teacher training programs; (B) building articulation agreements between such institutions and other institutions of higher education as defined in section 1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965; and (C) basic strengthening of tribally controlled community colleges, as defined in section 2(a)(4) of the Tribally Controlled Community Colleges Act (P.L. 95-471, 25 U.S.C. 1801). (2) USE OF GRANTS.— Grants awarded under this subsection shall be for the purpose of providing upper division course work, transfer programs, articulation agreements (simUar to those under part D of title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965) with other accredited institutions, telecommunications programs or other mechanisms which directly support the training of American Indian teachers. (b) STUDENT SUPPORT GRANTS. — (1) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary of Education is authorized to award grants to institutions that have developed teacher training programs under subsection (a) for the purpose of providing financial and programmatic support to American Indian students seeking to participate in such institutions' teacher training programs.