Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 115 Part 2.djvu/1094

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115 STAT. 2078 PUBLIC LAW 107-110-^AN. 8, 2002 25 USC 2510. "SEC. 5211. THE TRIBALLY CONTROLLED GRANT SCHOOL ENDOWMENT PROGRAM. " (a) IN GENERAL.— "(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Each school receiving a grant under this part may establish, at a federally insured financial institution, a trust fund for the purposes of this section. "(2) DEPOSITS AND USE.— The school may provide— "(A) for deposit into the trust fund, only funds from non-Federal sources, except that the interest on funds received from grants provided under this part may be used for that purpose; "(B) for deposit into the trust fund, any earnings on funds deposited in the fund; and "(C) for the sole use of the school any noncash, inkind contributions of real or personal property, which may at any time be used, sold, or otherwise disposed of "(b) INTEREST. —Interest from the fund established under subsection (a) may periodically be withdrawn and used, at the discretion of the school, to defray any expenses associated with the operation of the school consistent with the purposes of this Act. 25 USC 2511. "SEC. 5212. DEFINITIONS. "In this part: "(1) BUREAU.— The term 'Bureau' means the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the Department of the Interior. "(2) ELIGIBLE INDIAN STUDENT.—The term 'eligible Indian student' has the meaning given such term in section 1127(f) of the Education Amendments of 1978. "(3) INDIAN. —The term 'Indian' means a member of an Indian tribe, and includes individuals who are eligible for membership in a tribe, and the child or grandchild of such an individual. "(4) INDIAN TRIBE.— The term 'Indian tribe' means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including an Alaska Native Village Corporation or Regional Corporation (as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act), which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. "(5) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.— The term 'local educational agency' means a public board of education or other public authority legally constituted within a State for either administrative control or direction of, or to perform a service function for, public elementary schools or secondary schools in a city, county, township, school district, or other political subdivision of a State or such combination of school districts or counties as are recognized in a State as an administrative agency for the State's public elementary schools or secondary schools. Such term includes any other public institution or agency having administrative control and direction of a public elementary school or secondary school. "(6) SECRETARY. —The term 'Secretary' means the Secretary of the Interior. "(7) TRIBAL GOVERNING BODY. —The term 'tribal governing body' means, with respect to any school that receives assistance