Presidential DocumentExecutive Order 1327002-17274
Tribal Colleges and Universities
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July 8, 2002
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July 3, 2002
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[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 130 (Monday, July 8, 2002)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 45288-45291]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 02-17274]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 67, No. 130 / Monday, July 8, 2002 /
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Executive Order 13270 of July 3, 2002
Tribal Colleges and Universities
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. There is a unique relationship
between the United States and Indian tribes, and a
special relationship between the United States and
Alaska Native entities. It is the policy of the Federal
Government that this Nation's commitment to educational
excellence and opportunity must extend as well to the
tribal colleges and universities (tribal colleges) that
serve Indian tribes and Alaska Native entities. The
President's Board of Advisors on Tribal Colleges and
Universities (the ``Board'') and the White House
Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities (WHITCU)
established by this order shall ensure that this
national policy regarding tribal colleges is carried
out with direct accountability at the highest levels of
the Federal Government.
Tribal colleges are both integral and essential to
their communities. Often they are the only
postsecondary institutions within some of our Nation's
poorest rural areas. They fulfill a vital role: in
maintaining and preserving irreplaceable languages and
cultural traditions; in offering a high-quality college
education to younger students; and in providing job
training and other career-building programs to adults
and senior citizens. Tribal colleges provide crucial
services in communities that continue to suffer high
rates of unemployment and the resulting social and
economic distress.
The Federal Government's commitment to tribal colleges
is reaffirmed and the private sector can and should
contribute to the colleges' educational and cultural
missions.
Finally, postsecondary institutions can play a vital
role in promoting excellence in early childhood,
elementary, and secondary education. The Federal
Government will therefore work to implement the
innovations and reforms of the No Child Left Behind Act
of 2001 (Public Law 107-110) in partnership with tribal
colleges and their American Indian and Alaska Native
communities.
Sec. 2. Definition of Tribal Colleges and Universities.
Tribal colleges are those institutions cited in section
532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act
of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), any other institution that
qualifies for funding under the Tribally Controlled
Community College Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C.
1801 et seq.), and Din[eacute] College, authorized in
the Navajo Community College Assistance Act of 1978,
Public Law 95-471, title II (25 U.S.C. 640a note).
Sec. 3. Board of Advisors. (a) Establishment. There
shall be established in the Department of Education a
Presidential advisory committee entitled the
President's Board of Advisors on Tribal Colleges and
Universities (the ``Board'').
(b) Membership. The Board shall consist of not more
than 15 members who shall be appointed by the
President, one of whom shall be designated by the
President as Chair. The Board shall include
representatives of tribal colleges and may also include
representatives of the higher, early childhood,
elementary, and secondary education communities; tribal
officials; health, business, and financial
institutions; private foundations; and such other
persons as the President deems appropriate.
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(c) Functions. The Board shall provide advice
regarding the progress made by Federal agencies toward
fulfilling the purposes and objectives of this order.
The Board also shall provide recommendations to the
President, through the Secretary of Education
(Secretary), on ways the Federal Government can help
tribal colleges:
(1) use long-term development, endowment building, and planning to
strengthen institutional viability;
(2) improve financial management and security, obtain private-sector
funding support, and expand and complement Federal education initiatives;
(3) develop institutional capacity through the use of new and emerging
technologies offered by both the Federal and private sectors;
(4) enhance physical infrastructure to facilitate more efficient
operation and effective recruitment and retention of students and faculty;
and
(5) help implement the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and meet other
high standards of educational achievement.
(d) Meetings. The Board shall meet at least
annually, at the request of the Secretary, to provide
advice and consultation on tribal colleges and relevant
Federal and private-sector activities, and to transmit
reports and present recommendations.
Sec. 4. White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and
Universities. There shall be established in the
Department of Education, Office of the Secretary, the
White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and
Universities (WHITCU). The WHITCU shall:
(a) provide the staff support for the Board;
(b) assist the Secretary in the role of liaison
between the executive branch and tribal colleges; and
(c) serve the Secretary in carrying out the
Secretary's responsibilities under this order.
Sec. 5. Department and Agency Participation. Each
participating executive department and agency (agency),
as determined by the Secretary, shall appoint a senior
official who is a full-time officer of the Federal
Government and who is responsible for management or
program administration. The official shall report
directly to the agency head, or to the agency head's
designee, on agency activity under this order and serve
as liaison to the WHITCU. To the extent permitted by
law and regulation, each agency shall provide
appropriate information as requested by the WHITCU
staff pursuant to this order.
Sec. 6. Three-Year Federal Plan.
(a) Content. Each agency identified by the
Secretary shall develop and implement a Three-Year Plan
of the agency's efforts to fulfill the purposes of this
order. These Three-Year Plans shall include annual
performance indicators and appropriate measurable
objectives for the agency. Among other relevant issues,
the plans shall address how the agency intends to
increase the capacity of tribal colleges to compete
effectively for any available grants, contracts,
cooperative agreements, and any other Federal
resources, and to encourage tribal colleges to
participate in Federal programs. The plans also may
emphasize access to high-quality educational
opportunities for economically disadvantaged Indian
students, consistent with requirements of the No Child
Left Behind Act of 2001; the preservation and
revitalization of tribal languages and cultural
traditions; and innovative approaches to better link
tribal colleges with early childhood, elementary, and
secondary education programs. The agency's performance
indicators and objectives should be clearly reflected
in the agency's annual budget submission to the Office
of Management and Budget. To facilitate the attainment
of these performance indicators and objectives, the
head of each agency identified by the Secretary, shall
provide, as appropriate, technical assistance and
information to tribal colleges regarding the program
activities of the agency
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and the preparation of applications or proposals for
grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements.
(b) Submission. Each agency shall submit its Three-
Year Plan to the WHITCU. In consultation with the
Board, the WHITCU shall then review these Three-Year
Plans and develop an integrated Three-Year Plan for
Assistance to Tribal Colleges, which the Secretary
shall review and submit to the President. Agencies may
revise their Three-Year Plans within the three-year
period.
(c) Annual Performance Reports. Each agency shall
submit to the WHITCU an Annual Performance Report that
measures the agency's performance against the
objectives set forth in its Three-Year Plan. In
consultation with the Board, the WHITCU shall review
and combine Annual Performance Reports into one annual
report, which shall be submitted to the Secretary for
review, in consultation with the Office of Management
and Budget.
Sec. 7. Private Sector. In cooperation with the Board,
the WHITCU shall encourage the private sector to assist
tribal colleges through increased use of such
strategies as:
(a) matching funds to support increased endowments;
(b) developing expertise and more effective ways to
manage finances, improve information systems, build
facilities, and improve course offerings; and
(c) increasing resources for and training of
faculty.
Sec. 8. Termination. The Board shall terminate 2 years
after the date of this order unless the Board is
renewed by the President prior to the end of that 2-
year period.
Sec. 9. Administration. (a) Compensation. Members of
the Board shall serve without compensation, but shall
be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu
of subsistence, as authorized by law for persons
serving intermittently in Government service (5 U.S.C.
5701-5707).
(b) Funding. The Board and the WHITCU shall be
funded by the Department of Education.
(c) Administrative Support. The Department of
Education shall provide appropriate administrative
services and staff support for the Board and the
WHITCU. With the consent of the Department of
Education, other agencies participating in the WHITCU
shall provide administrative support (including
detailees) to the WHITCU consistent with statutory
authority. The Board and the WHITCU each shall have a
staff and shall be supported at appropriate levels
commensurate with that of similar White House
Initiative Offices.
(d) General Provisions. Insofar as the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.) (the
``Act''), may apply to the administration of any
portion of this order, any functions of the President
under the Act, except that of reporting to the
Congress, shall be performed by the Secretary of
Education in accordance with the guidelines issued by
the Administrator of General Services.
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Sec. 10. Revocation. Executive Order 13021 of October
19, 1996, as amended, is revoked.
(Presidential Sig.)B
THE WHITE HOUSE,
July 3, 2002.
[FR Doc. 02-17274
Filed 7-5-02; 10:22 am]
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