,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bdfh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #bg1  
#bjaf ,mr4 ,tester 7for himself and ,ms4
 ,cantwell7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,indian ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of
 the ,interior to carry out a #e-year   
demonstration program to provide grants 
to eligible ,indian tribes for the      
construction of tribal schools1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,safe         
,academic ,facilities and ,environments 
for ,tribal ,youth ,act or the ,,safety 
,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3  
7#a7 ,department ,the term ,department  
means the ,department of the ,interior4 
7#b7 ,indian ,the term ,indian means a  
member of an ,indian tribe4  7#c7       
,indian tribe ,the term ,indian tribe   
has the meaning given the term in       
section #d of the ,indian               
,self-,determination and ,education     

,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dej;b74
  7#d7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary  
means the ,secretary of the ,interior4  
#c4 ,tribal school construction         
demonstration program  7a7 ,definitions 
,in this section3  7#a7 ,construction of
 replacement tribal school ,the term    
construction of a replacement tribal    
school includes the construction or     
renovation of-- 7,a7 #a or more         
facilities of that school2 or  7,b7 the 
entire campus of that school4  7#b7     
,demonstration program ,the term        
demonstration program means the ,tribal 
,school ,construction ,demonstration    
,program carried out under subsection   
7b74  7#c7 ,eligible ,indian tribe ,the 
term eligible ,indian tribe means an    
,indian tribe that submits an           
application that is approved by the     
,secretary under subsection 7b77#d74    
7#d7 ,tribal school ,the term tribal    
school means-- 7,a7 a school operated by
 the ,bureau of ,indian ,affairs2  7,b7 
a school operated pursuant to the       

,indian ,self-,determination and        
,education ,assistance ,act 7#be        
,u4,s4,c4 #dej et seq472 and  7,c7 a    
tribally controlled school 7as defined  
in section #ebab of the ,tribally       
,controlled ,schools ,act of #aihh 7#be 
,u4,s4,c4 #beaa774  7b7 ,demonstration  
program  7#a7 ,in general ,the          
,secretary shall carry out a            
demonstration program to be known as the
 ,tribal ,school ,construction          
,demonstration ,program for fiscal years
 #bjag through #bjba1 to provide grants 
to eligible ,indian tribes for the      
construction of replacement tribal      
schools4  7#b7 ,purposes ,the purposes  
of the demonstration program shall be-- 
7,a7 to provide additional ,indian      
tribes fair opportunities to construct  
replacement tribal schools2  7,b7 to    
accelerate construction of needed       
educational facilities in ,indian       
country2 and  7,c7 to permit additional 
funds to be provided for the priority   
list of the ,department for construction

 of replacement tribal schools4  7#c7   
,grant recipients  7,a7 ,in general ,in 
carrying out the demonstration program1 
subject to the availability of          
appropriations1 the ,secretary shall    
award a grant to each eligible ,indian  
tribe4  7,b7 ,priority ,the ,secretary  
shall ensure that an eligible ,indian   
tribe currently on the priority list of 
the ,department for construction of     
replacement tribal schools receives the 
highest priority for a grant under this 
section4  7#d7 ,grant applications ,an  
application for a grant under the       
section shall-- 7,a7 include a proposal 
for the construction of a replacement   
tribal school of the ,indian tribe that 
submits the application2 and  7,b7 be in
 such form as the ,secretary determines 
appropriate4  7#e7 ,grant agreement ,as 
a condition of receiving a grant under  
this section1 the eligible ,indian tribe
 shall enter into an agreement with the 
,secretary that specifies--  7,a7 the   
costs of construction under the grant2  

7,b7 that the ,indian tribe shall be    
required to contribute towards the cost 
of the construction a tribal share equal
 to at least #be percent of the cost2   
and  7,c7 any other term or condition   
that the ,secretary determines to be    
appropriate4  7c7 ,effect of grant ,a   
grant received under this section--     
7#a7 shall be in addition to any other  
funds received by an ,indian tribe under
 any other provision of law2 and  7#b7  
shall not affect the eligibility of an  
,indian tribe receiving funding1 or the 
amount of funding received by the       
,indian tribe1 under--  7,a7 the        
,tribally ,controlled ,schools ,act of  
#aihh 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #beja et seq472 or 
7,b7 the ,indian ,self-,determination   
and ,education ,assistance ,act 7#be    
,u4,s4,c4 #dej et seq474  7d7 ,report   
,at the conclusion of the demonstration 
program1 the ,secretary shall submit to 
,congress a report on whether the       
demonstration program has achieved the  
purposes of the demonstration program1  

as described in subsection 7b77#b74  #d4
 ,funding for tribal colleges           
construction ,section #aac of the       
,tribally ,controlled ,colleges and     
,universities ,assistance ,act of #aigh 
7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ahac7 is amended to read
 as follows3  #aac4 ,construction of new
 facilities  7a7 ,definitions ,in this  
section3 7#a7 ,construction ,the term   
construction includes any effort to     
address the facility construction1      
maintenance1 renovation1 reconstruction1
 and replacement needs of a ,tribal     
,college or ,university4  7#b7 ,tribal  
,college or ,university ,the term       
,tribal ,college or ,university has the 
meaning given the term in section       
#caf7;b7 of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajei;c7b774    
7b7 ,grants ,with respect to any        
eligible ,tribal ,college or ,university
 that identifies a need for             
construction1 the ,secretary shall1     
subject to the availability of          
appropriations1 provide grants for the  

construction in accordance with this    
section4  7c7 ,application ,each        
eligible applicant desiring a grant     
under this section shall submit an      
application to the ,secretary at such   
time1 in such manner1 and containing    
such information as the ,secretary may  
require4  7d7 ,eligible activities      
,activities eligible for a grant under  
this section shall be activities that   
address a wide variety of facilities and
 infrastructure needs1 including--  7#a7
 building of new facilities1 including--
 7,a7 classrooms2  7,b7 administrative  
offices2  7,c7 libraries2  7,d7 health  
and cultural centers2  7,e7 day care    
centers2  7,f7 technology centers2 and  
7,g7 other education-related facilities2
  7#b7 renovating or expanding existing 
or acquired facilities2  7#c7 providing 
existing facilities with equipment1     
including--  7,a7 laboratory equipment2 
7,b7 computer infrastructure and        
equipment2  7,c7 library books2 and     
7,d7 furniture2 and  7#d7 property      

acquisition4  7e7 ,no matching          
requirement ,a recipient of a grant     
under this section shall not be required
 to make a matching contribution for    
,federal amounts received4  7f7         
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this section #e1jjj1jjj for   
each of fiscal years #bjag through      
#bjba4  4  #e4 ,housing assistance for  
educators in schools with ,indian       
students ,title ,v of the ,housing ,act 
of #aidi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adga et seq47  
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  #ede4 ,housing assistance   
for educators in schools with ,indian   
students  7a7 ,definitions ,in this     
section-- 7#a7 the term covered educator
 means an individual who is employed    
full-time as a teacher1 principal1      
administrator1 or other licensed        
professional educator by a covered      
school2  7#b7 the term covered school   
means-- 7,a7 a school operated by the   
,bureau of ,indian ,affairs2  7,b7 a    

school operated pursuant to the ,indian 
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dej et 
seq472  7,c7 a tribally controlled      
school 7as defined in section #ebab of  
the ,tribally ,controlled ,schools ,act 
of #aihh 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #beaa772 and    
7,d7 a public elementary school or      
secondary school in which not less than 
#be percent of the students are ,indian 
students2  7#c7 the terms elementary    
school and secondary school have the    
meanings given those terms in section   
#haja of the ,elementary and ,secondary 
,education ,act of #aife2 and  7#d7 the 
term eligible applicant means-- 7,a7 an 
,indian tribe 7as defined in section #d 
of the ,indian ,self-,determination and 
,education ,assistance ,act 7#be        
,u4,s4,c4 #dej;b772  7,b7 an ,indian    
organization 7as defined in section     
#aada of the ,education ,amendments of  
#aigh 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #bjba772 or  7,c7 a
 tribally designated housing entity 7as 
defined in section #d of the ,native    

,american ,housing ,assistance and      
,self-,determination ,act of #aiif 7#be 
,u4,s4,c4 #dajc774  7b7 ,grant program  
,the ,secretary may award grants to     
eligible applicants to construct1       
including by reconstructing1 renovating1
 and repairing1 and provide housing to  
covered educators in rural areas4  7c7  
,application ,each eligible applicant   
desiring a grant under this section     
shall submit an application to the      
,secretary at such time1 in such manner1
 and containing such information as the 
,secretary may require4  7d7            
,non-,federal share ,a recipient of a   
grant under this section shall not be   
required to obtain or provide a         
non-,federal share in order to receive  
assistance under this section4  7e7     
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the 
,secretary to carry out this section    
#e1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjag and    
each fiscal year thereafter4  4  #f4    
,,bie and ,,omb plan  7a7 ,in general   

,the ,bureau of ,indian ,education and  
the ,office of ,management and ,budget  
shall jointly develop a #aj-year plan to
 bring up to good condition1 as         
determined by the facilities evaluation 
process of the ,department of the       
,interior1 in compliance with all       
applicable tribal requirements all of   
the following ,bureau of ,indian        
,education school facilities3  7#a7 ,an 
elementary or secondary day or boarding 
school operated by the ,bureau of       
,indian ,education4  7#b7 ,a school     
operated pursuant to the ,indian        
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dej et 
seq474  7#c7 ,a tribally controlled     
school 7as defined in section #ebab of  
the ,tribally ,controlled ,schools ,act 
of #aihh 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #beaa774  7#d7  
,a dormitory operated by the ,bureau of 
,indian ,education for students         
attending a school other than a school  
specified in paragraphs 7#a7 through    
7#c74  7b7 ,inclusions ,the plan        

developed under subsection 7a7 shall    
include-- 7#a7 proposed budget requests 
and timelines2 and  7#b7 additional     
factors such as increasing enrollment   
capacities4  7c7 ,effect ,for the       
purpose of developing the plan under    
subsection 7a7 only1 section            
#aabe7;a77#e7 of the ,education         
,amendments of #aigh 7#be ,u4,s4,c4     
#bjje7;a77#e77 shall not apply4  7d7    
,report ,as soon as practicable after   
completion of the plan developed under  
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall    
submit a report describing the plan to--
  7#a7 the ,subcommittee on ,interior1  
,environment1 and ,related ,agencies of 
the ,committee on ,appropriations of the
 ,senate2  7#b7 the ,committee on       
,indian ,affairs of the ,senate2  7#c7  
the ,subcommittee on ,interior1         
,environment1 and ,related ,agencies of 
the ,committee on ,appropriations of the
 ,house of ,representatives2 and  7#d7  
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources of
 the ,house of ,representatives4  #g4   

,,gao report ,not later than #a year    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of the  
,united ,states shall submit to         
,congress a comprehensive report        
describing the implementation of section
 #hjjg of the ,elementary and ,secondary
 ,education ,act of #aife 7as in effect 
on ,december #i1 #bjae71 for fiscal     
years preceding fiscal year #bjag1 and  
section #gjjg of the ,elementary and    
,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7as 
in effect for fiscal year #bjag71 for   
fiscal year #bjag and subsequent fiscal 
years1 that--  7#a7 evaluates the       
adequacy of the distribution of payments
 between subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 of 
subsection 7a77#c7 of those sections2   
7#b7 evaluates unmet need2 and  7#c7    
determines the age1 condition1 and      
remaining utility of school facilities  
7as the term is defined in section #gjac
 of that ,act 7as in effect for fiscal  
year #bjag77 for those local educational
 agencies enrolling students described  

in section #gjjc7;a77#a77;,c7 of that   
,act 7as so in effect7 that are eligible
 to receive a basic support payment     
under--  7,a7 section #hjjc7;b7 of that 
,act 7as in effect on ,december #i1     
#bjae7 for fiscal years preceding fiscal
 year #bjag2 and  7,b7 section #gjjc7;b7
 of that ,act 7as in effect for fiscal  
year #bjag7 for fiscal year #bjag and   
subsequent fiscal years4