[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR401.5]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
  CHAPTER IV--OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                                EDUCATION
 
PART 401_INDIAN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 401.5  What definitions apply?

    (a) The definitions in 34 CFR 400.4 apply to this part.
    (b) The following definitions also apply to this part:
    Act of April 16, 1934 means the Federal law commonly known as the 
``Johnson-O'Malley Act'' that authorizes the Secretary of the Interior 
to make contracts for the education of Indians and other purposes (25 
U.S.C. 455-457).
    Acute economic need means an income that is at or below the national 
poverty level according to the latest available data from the Department 
of Commerce or the Department of Health and Human Services Poverty 
Guidelines.
    Bureau means the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the 
Interior.
    Bureau-funded school means--
    (1) A Bureau-operated elementary or secondary day or boarding school 
or a Bureau-operated dormitory for students attending a school other 
than a Bureau school;
    (2) An elementary or secondary school or a dormitory that receives 
financial assistance for its operation under a contract or agreement 
with the Bureau under sections 102, 104(1), or 208 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450f, 450h(1), and 
458d); or
    (3) A school for which assistance is provided under the Tribally 
Controlled Schools Act of 1988.


(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2313(b); 25 U.S.C. 2019 (3), (4), and (5))


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    Indian means a person who is a member of an Indian tribe.


(Authority: 25 U.S.C. 450b(d))

    Indian tribe means any Indian tribe, band, Nation, or other 
organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or 
regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to 
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 688) that is federally 
recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by 
the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.


(Authority: 25 U.S.C. 450b(e))

    Stipend means a subsistence allowance for a student that is 
necessary for the student to participate in a project funded under this 
program.
    Tribal organization means the recognized governing body of any 
Indian tribe or any legally established organization of Indians that is 
controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by that governing body or that is 
democratically elected by the adult members of the Indian community to 
be served by the organization and that includes the maximum 
participation of Indians in all phases of its activities. However, in 
any case where a contract is let or grant made to an organization to 
perform services benefiting more than one Indian tribe, the approval of 
each of those Indian tribes must be a prerequisite to the letting or 
making of that contract or grant.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2313(a)(1)(A), (b); 25 U.S.C. 450b(l))