§ 6331. Grants for the outlying areas and the Secretary of the Interior
(a)
Reservation of funds
From the amount appropriated for payments to States for any fiscal year under section [1] 6302(a) and 6337(f) of this title, the Secretary shall reserve a total of 1 percent to provide assistance to—
(b)
Assistance to outlying areas
(1)
Funds reserved
From the amount made available for any fiscal year under subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall award grants to local educational agencies in the outlying areas.
(2)
Competitive grants
Until each appropriate outlying area enters into an agreement for extension of United States educational assistance under the Compact of Free Association after January 8, 2002, the Secretary shall carry out the competition described in paragraph (3), except that the amount reserved to carry out such competition shall not exceed $5,000,000.
(3)
Limitation for competitive grants
(A)
Competitive grants
The Secretary shall use funds described in paragraph (2) to award grants to the outlying areas and freely associated States to carry out the purposes of this part.
(B)
Award basis
The Secretary shall award grants under subparagraph (A) on a competitive basis, taking into consideration the recommendations of the Pacific Region Educational Laboratory in Honolulu, Hawaii.
(c)
Definitions
For the purpose of subsections (a) and (b) of this section—
(d)
Allotment to the Secretary of the Interior
(1)
In general
The amount allotted for payments to the Secretary of the Interior under subsection (a)(2) of this section for any fiscal year shall be, as determined pursuant to criteria established by the Secretary, the amount necessary to meet the special educational needs of—
(2)
Payments
From the amount allotted for payments to the Secretary of the Interior under subsection (a)(2) of this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall make payments to local educational agencies, on such terms as the Secretary determines will best carry out the purposes of this part, with respect to out-of-State Indian children described in paragraph (1). The amount of such payment may not exceed, for each such child, the greater of—
[1] So in original. Probably should be “sections”.