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Calendar No. 295
115TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session SENATE 115-201
TO DIRECT THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR TO CONDUCT AN ACCU-
RATE COMPREHENSIVE STUDENT COUNT FOR THE PURPOSES OF CAL-
CULATING FORMULA ALLOCATIONS FOR PROGRAMS UNDER THE JOHN-
SON-O'MALLEY ACT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
JANUARY 24, 2018.-Ordered to be printed
Mr. HOEVEN, from the Committee on Indian Affairs,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany S. 943]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Indian Affairs, to which was referred the bill
(S. 943) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an accu-
rate comprehensive student count for the purposes of calculating
formula allocations for programs under the Johnson-O'Malley Act,
and for other purposes, reports favorably thereon with an amend-
ment in the nature of a substitute and recommends the bill, as
amended, do pass.
PURPOSE
The bill, S. 943, would amend the Act of April 16, 1934, com-
monly known as the Johnson-O'Malley Act, to direct the Secretary
of the Interior (Secretary), in coordination with the Bureau of In-
dian Education (BIE) Director, to take steps to ensure the full par-
ticipation of all qualified and eligible Indian students in the John-
son-O'Malley (JOM) program. The bill, S. 943, is intended to clarify
current contracting and reporting practices and address the chal-
lenges in serving eligible students and obtaining accurate student
counts.
BACKGROUND
The JOM program awards supplemental assistance through con-
tracts to eligible entities to address the unique cultural and aca-
demic needs of Indian students in public schools, where more than
90% of all Indian students attend.
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