March 3, 1911 (36 Stat. 1058) Indian Appropriations Act Provided still further, That the Secretary of the Interior shall close the account known as the civilization fund created by article one of the treaty with the Osage Indians, dated September twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and sixtyfive, (14 Stat. L. 687), and cause the balance of any unexpended moneys in that fund to be covered into the Treasury, and thereafter it shall not be withdrawn or applied except in consequence of a subsequent appropriation by law; and that section eleven of the Indian Appropriation Act for the fiscal year eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, approved June 7, 1897 (30 Stat. L. 93) is hereby repealed. August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 518) Indian Appropriations Act Provded, That hereafter employees of Indan schools may be allowed, in addition to annual leave, educational leave not to exceed fifteen days per calendar year for attendance at educational gatherings, conventions, institutions, or training schools, if the interests of the service require, and under such regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe, and no additional salary or expense on account of this leave of absence shall be incurred. Provided further, That no part of this appropriation, or any other appropriation provided for herein, except appropriations made pursuant to treaties, shall be used to educate children of less than one-fourth Indian blood, whose parents are citizens of the United States and the State wherein they live and where there are adequate free school facilities provided and the facilities of the Indian schools are needed for pupils of more than one-fourth Indian blood. August 1, 1914 (38 Stat. 582) Indian Appropriation Act For support of Indian day and industrial schools not otherwise provided for and for other educational and industrial purposes in connection therewith, including for the support and education of deaf and dumb and blind Indian children not to exceed $40,000 ($1,550,000). Provided further, That no more than $20,000 of the amount herein appropriated may be expended for the tuition of Indian children enrolled in the public schools. Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for the support of Indian day and industrial schools where specific appropriation is made. May 18, 1916 (39 Stat. 123) Indian Appropriations Act, Section 27 Provided, That thereafter no money shall be expended from Indian tribal funds without specific appropriation by Congress except as follows: Equalization of allotments, education of Indian children in accordance with existing law, per capita and other payments, all of which are hereby continued in full force and effect. May 25, 1918 (40 Stat. 561) Indian Appropriations Act, Support of Indian Schools Provided further, That hereafter no appropriation, except appropriations made pursuant to treaties, shall be used to educate children of less than one-fourth Indian blood whose parents are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they live and where there are adequate free school facilities provided. May 26, 1918 (40 Stat. 561) Indian Appropriations Act, Section 28 The said Secretary is also authorized, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, to withdraw from the Treasury and deposit in banks in the State or States in which the tribe is located to the credit of the respective tribes, such common, or community, trust funds as are not susceptible of segre gation as aforesaid, and on which the United States is not obligated by law to pay interest at higher rates than can be procured from the banks. . . . And provided further, That any part of tribal funds required for support of schools or pay of tribal officers shall be excepted from segregation or deposit as herein authorized and the same shall be expended for the purposes aforesaid. February 14, 1920 (41 Stat. 408) Indian Appropriations Act, Support of Indian Schools Provided, That all reservation and non-reservation boarding schools, with an average attendance of less than forty-five and eighty pupils, respectively, shall be discontinued on or before the beginning of the fiscal year 1921. The pupils in schools so discontinued shall be transferred first, if possible, to Indian day schools or State public schools; second, to adjacent reservation or non-reservation boarding schools, to the limit of the capacity of said schools; Provided further, That all day schools with an average attendance of less than eight be, and are hereby, discontinued on or before the beginning of the fiscal year 1921; And provided further, That all moneys appropriated for any school discontinued pursuant to this Act or for other cause, shall be returned immediately to the Treasury of the United States; Provided further, That hereafter the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make and enforce such rules and regulations as may be necessary to secure the enrollment and regular attendance of eligible Indian children who are wards of the Government in schools maintained for their benefit by the United States or in public schools. June 5, 1924 (43 Stat. 390) Indian Appropriations Act, Education And provided further, That not more than $350,000 of the amount herein appropriated may be expended for the tuition of Indian children enrolled in the public schools under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe, but formal contracts shall not be required for compliance with section 3744 of the Revised Statutes. March 7, 1928 (45 Stat. 200) Indian Appropriations Act, Education For the support of Indian day and industrial schools, and other educational and industrial purposes in connection therewith, other than among the Five Civilized Tribes, there shall be expended from Indian tribal funds and from school revenues arising under the Act of May 17, 1926, not more than $750,000. March 4, 1929 (45 Stat. 1562) Indian Appropriations Act, Education Provided further, That not less than $6,500 of the amount herein appropriated shall be available only for the purchase of library books. February 14, 1931 (46 Stat. 1115) Indian Appropriations Act, Industrial Assistance and Advancement Provided further, That advances may be made to worthy Indian youths to enable them to take educational courses, including courses in nursing, home economics, forestry, and other industrial subjects in colleges, universities, or other institutions, and advances so made shall be reimbursed in not to exceed eight years, under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe. April 22, 1932 (47 Stat. 91) Indian Appropriations Act, Education Provided further, That not more than $10,000 of the amount herein appropriated may be expended for the tuition of Indian pupils attending higher educational institutions, under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe, but formal contracts shall not be required, for compliance with section 3744 of the Revised Statutes (U.S.C., title 41, sec. 16), for payment of tuition of Indian pupils attending public schools, higher educational institutions, or schools for the deaf and dumb, blind, physically handicapped, or mentally deficient. Provided further, . . . not to exceed $10,000 may be expended under rules and regulations of the Secretary of the Interior, in part payment of truancy officers in any county or two or more contiguous counties where there are five hundred or more Indian children eligible to attend school and not to exceed $10,000 may be expended in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior for the payment of salaries of public-school teachers employed by the State or county in special Indian day schools in full blood Indian communities where there are not adequate white day schools available for their attendance. May 9, 1935 (49 Stat. 176) Indian Appropriations Act, Education For loans to Indians for the payment of tuition and other expenses in recognized vocational and trade schools, in accordance with the provisions of the Act of June 18, 1934, (48 Stat. p. 986), $175,000 reimbursable: Provided, That not more than $35,000 of such sum shall be available for loans to Indian students in high schools and colleges. June 22, 1936 (49 Stat. 1757) Indian Appropriations Act, Education For reimbursable loans to Indians for the payment of tuition and other expenses in recognized vocational and trade schools, including colleges and universities offering recognized vocational, trade, and professional courses, in accordance with the provisions of the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat., p. 986), the unexpended balance of the appropriation for the fiscal year 1936 is continued available until June 30, 1937: Provided, That not more than $50,000 of such unexpended balance shall be available for loans to Indian students pursuing liberal-arts courses in high schools and colleges. Construction, enlargement, or improvement of public-school buildings: The unexpended balance of the appropriation of $931,000 contained in the Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1935, for cooperation with public-school districts in the construction, enlargement, or improvement of local public elementary or high schools, including purchase of necessary equipment, as authorized by and in conformity with numerous Acts of the Seventy-fourth Congress approved June 7, 1935, and June 11, 1935, is hereby continued available for the same purposes and under the same conditions until June 30, 1937. |