,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dhfi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bc1 #bjbf,mr4   
,he9ri* 7= himself & ,ms4 ,lummis7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,indian ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve
 ! ,indian ,s*ool ,equalization ,=mula (
 ! ,bureau ( ,indian ,education1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,indig5\s ,/ud5ts ,excel
 ?r\gh ,p>ity ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4        
,purposes ,! purposes ( ?is ,act are to 
/udy-- 7#a7 ! res\rces t ,bureau-fund$  
s*ools ne$ to provide competitive       
sal>ies & b5efits to recruit & reta9    
high-quality tea*]s1 adm9i/rators1 & all
 s*ool /aff2  7#b7 fund+ & o!r res\rces 
ne$$ by ! ,bureau ( ,indian ,education  
to ensure t /ud5ts att5d+ ,bureau-fund$ 
s*ools receive a high-quality education2
 &  7#c7 pot5tial rev5ue s\rces to br+  
,bureau ( ,indian ,education fund+1     
res\rces1 & sal>ies into p>ity ) o!r    
s*ool sy/ems4  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   

,act3 7#a7 ,assi/ant ,secret>y ,! t]m   
,assi/ant ,secret>y means ! ,assi/ant   
,secret>y = ,indian ,affairs4  7#b7     
,bureau-fund$ s*ool ,! t]m ,bureau-fund$
 s*ool has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section 
#aada ( ! ,education ,am5dm5ts ( #aigh  
7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #bjba74  7#c7 ,indian    
,s*ool ,equalization ,=mula ,! t]m      
,indian ,s*ool ,equalization ,=mula     
means ! ,indian ,s*ool ,equalization    
,=mula describ$ 9 subp>ts ,b & ,c ( "p  
#ci ( title #be1 ,code ( ,f$]al         
,regulations 7or successor regulations74
  7#d7 ,indian ,s*ool ,equalization     
,program ,! t]m ,indian ,s*ool          
,equalization ,program means ! ,indian  
,s*ool ,equalization ,program describ$ 9
 "p #ci ( title #be1 ,code ( ,f$]al     
,regulations 7or successor regulations74
  7#e7 ,indian ,tribe ,! t]m ,indian    
,tribe means any ,indian or ,alaska     
,native ,tribe1 b&1 nation1 pueblo1     
village1 or o!r community includ$ on !  
mo/ rec5t li/ publi%$ by ! ,secret>y "u 
section #ajd ( ! ,f$]ally ,recogniz$    

,indian ,tribe ,li/ ,act ( #aiid 7#be   
,u4,s4,c4 #eaca74  7#f7 ,secret>y ,! t]m
 ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( !        
,int]ior4  7#g7 ,tribally controll$     
s*ool ,! t]m tribally controll$ s*ool   
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #ebab (
 ! ,tribally ,controll$ ,s*ools ,act (  
#aihh 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #beaa74  #d4       
,indian ,s*ool ,equalization ,=mula /udy
  7a7 ,/udy requir$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n   
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 & 9 accordance ) p>agraph    
7#c71 ! ,secret>y1 9 coord9ation ) !    
,assi/ant ,secret>y & ! ,director ( !   
,bureau ( ,indian ,education1 %all c>ry 
out a /udy relat+ to updat+ ! ,indian   
,s*ool ,equalization ,=mula1 includ+ by 
complet+ ! process ( develop+ alt]native
 me?ods = ! equitable di/ribution ( !   
,indian ,s*ool ,equalization ,=mula1 )  
consid]ation giv5 to ! factors describ$ 
9 p>agraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,factors describ$
 ,! factors ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#a7   
are ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,ensur+ t ! ,indian  
,s*ool ,equalization ,=mula provides    

suffici5t fund+ to adequately fund      
,bureau-fund$ s*ools1 includ+-- 7i7     
s*ools op]at$ by ! ,bureau ( ,indian    
,education2 &  7ii7 tribally controll$  
s*ools4  7,b7 ,! highe/ rate ( basic    
comp5sation1 :i* %all be equal to !     
high] (-- 7i7 ! highe/ qu>tile or av]age
 ,/ate-by-,/ate sal>ies = s*ool tea*]s1 
pr9cipals1 o!r lead]%ip positions1 & all
 s*ool /aff at public s*ools t are n    
,bureau-fund$ s*ools2 &  7ii7 ! rate (  
basic comp5sation = tea*] & tea*+       
positions 9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se z     
det]m9$ "u ! ,def5se ,dep>tm5t ,ov]seas 
,tea*]s ,pay & ,p]sonnel ,practices ,act
 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ija et seq474  7#c7    
,requirem5ts ,9 c>ry+ out ! /udy ( !    
,indian ,s*ool ,equalization ,=mula "u  
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7,a7  
ensure t an updat$ ,indian ,s*ool       
,equalization ,=mula provides suffici5t 
fund+ to fully support sal>ies = s*ool  
tea*]s1 pr9cipals1 o!r lead]%ip         
positions1 & all s*ool /aff at a rate   
comm5surate ) sal>ies ( non-,bureau (   

,indian ,education tea*]s1 pr9cipals1   
o!r lead]%ip positions1 & all s*ool /aff
 describ$ 9 clauses 7i7 & 7ii7 (        
p>agraph 7#b77;,b72  7,b7 consid] !     
weights or ratios relat$ to-- 7i7       
tribally controll$ s*ools2  7ii7 s*ools 
) few] ?an #ajj /ud5ts2 &  7iii7 s*ools 
locat$ 9 rural areas2 &  7,c7 ensure t1 
9 an updat$ ,indian ,s*ool ,equalization
 ,=mula1 t ,havasupai ,elem5t>y ,s*ool  
is aw>d$ an additional co/ factor (     
#ab4e ,weight$ ,/ud5t ,unit 7z def9$ 9  
section #ci4b ( title #be1 ,code (      
,f$]al ,regulations 7or a successor     
regulation774  7b7 ,report ,! ,secret>y1
 9 coord9ation ) ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y &
 ! ,director ( ! ,bureau ( ,indian      
,education1 & 9 consultation ) national 
organizations repres5t+ ,indian ,tribes 
& /ud5ts att5d+ ,bureau-fund$ s*ools1   
%all submit to ,congress & make publicly
 available to ,indian ,tribes a report  
describ+-- 7#a7 ! adequacy ( ! ,indian  
,s*ool ,equalization ,=mula & ! ,indian 
,s*ool ,equalization ,program 9 fulfill+

 ! ne$s ( ,bureau-fund$ s*ools &        
tribally controll$ s*ools2 &  7#b7      
recomm5dations = increas+ or modify+    
factors to improve ! ,indian ,s*ool     
,equalization ,=mula4  #e4 ,/udy (      
rev5ue res\rces  ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        
,secret>y1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,assi/ant  
,secret>y & ! ,director ( ! ,bureau (   
,indian ,education1 %all c>ry out a /udy
 to id5tify pot5tial rev5ue s\rces to   
br+ ,bureau-fund$ s*ools into p>ity )   
o!r s*ools4