Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102

§2502a Retrocession or Re-assumption of Indian Education Funds

Title 25 › CHAPTER 27 — TRIBALLY CONTROLLED SCHOOL GRANTS › § 2502a

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

From July 1, 2008, when PL‑100–297/PL‑93–638 schools return funds or the Bureau re‑assumes them, non‑construction funds including earnings are available five years to benefit programs approved Oct 1, 1995.

Full Legal Text

Title 25, §2502a

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Beginning July 1, 2008, and thereafter, any funds (including investments and interest earned, except for construction funds) held by a Public Law 100–297 grant or a Public Law 93–638 contract school shall, upon retrocession to or re-assumption by the Bureau of Indian Education, remain available to the Bureau of Indian Education for a period of 5 years from the date of retrocession or re-assumption for the benefit of the programs approved for the school on October 1, 1995.

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Editorial Notes

References in Text

Public Law 100–297, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 100–297, Apr. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 130. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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of 1988

Amendments

note set out under section 6301 of Title 20, Education, and Tables. Public Law 93–638, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 93–638, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2203, which is classified principally to chapter 46 (§ 5301 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 5301 of this title and Tables. Codification Section was enacted as part of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014, and also as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, and not as part of the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 which comprises this chapter.

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Citation

25 U.S.C. § 2502a

Title 25, Indians

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102