PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-262 SEC. 128. CHARLESTON, ARKANSAS NATIONAL COMMEMORATIVE I6 USC 461 note. SITE, (a) The Congress finds that— (1) the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision of Brown v. Board of Education, which mandated an end to the segregation of public schools, was one of the most significant Court decisions in the history of the United States; (2) the Charleston Public School District in Charleston, Arkansas, in September, 1954, became the first previously- segregated public school district in the former Confederacy to integrate following the Brown decision; (3) the orderly and peaceful integration of the public schools in Charleston served as a model and inspiration in the development of the Civil Rights movement in the United States, particularly with respect to public education; and (4) notwithstanding the importsoit role of the Charleston School District in the successful implementation of integrated public schools, the role of the district has not been adequately commemorated and interpreted for the benefit and understanding of the nation. (b) The Charleston Public School complex in Charleston, Arkansas is hereby designated as the "Charleston National Commemorative Site" in commemoration of the Charleston schools' role as the first public school district in the South to integrate following the 1954 United States Supreme Court decision. Brown V. Board of Education. (c) The Secretary, after consultation with the Charleston Public School District, shall establish an appropriate commemorative monument and interpretive exhibit at the Charleston National Commemorative Site to commemorate the 1954 integration of Charleston's public schools. SEC. 129. (a) In the event any tribe returns appropriations made available by this Act to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for distribution to other tribes, this action shall not diminish the Federal Government's trust responsibility to that tribe, or the government-to-government relationship be^een the United States and that tribe, or that tribe's ability to access future appropriations. (b) The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) shall develop alternative methods to fund tribal priority allocations (TPA) base programs in future years. The alternatives shall consider tribal revenues and relative needs of tribes and tribal members. No later than April 1, 1999, the BIA shall submit a report to Congress containing its recommendations and other alternatives. The report shall also identify the methods proposed to be used by BIA to acquire data that is not currently available to BIA and any data gathering mechanisms that may be necessary to encourage tribal compliance. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purposes of developing recommendations, the Bureau of Indian Affairs is hereby authorized access to tribal revenue-related data held by any Federal agency, excluding information held by the Internal Revenue Service. (c) Except as provided in subsection (d), tribal revenue shall include the sum of tribal net income, however derived, from any business venture owned, held, or operated, in whole or in part, by any tribal entity which is eligible to receive TPA on behalf of the members of any tribe, all amounts distributed as per capita payments which are not otherwise included in net income, and any income from fees, licenses or taxes collected by any tribe.
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