20 USC § 7803 - Applicability to Bureau of Indian Education operated schools

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title: "20 USC § 7803 - Applicability to Bureau of Indian Education operated schools"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "7803"
section_name: "Applicability to Bureau of Indian Education operated schools"
chapter_number: 70
chapter_name: "STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS"
subchapter_number: "VIII"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Definitions"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–10, title VIII, § 8103, formerly title IX, § 9103, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title IX, § 901, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1966; renumbered title VIII, § 8103, and amended Pub. L. 114–95, title VIII, §§ 8001(a)(1), 8004, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2088, 2089, 2100.)"
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# § 7803. Applicability to Bureau of Indian Education operated schools

For the purpose of any competitive program under this chapter—

**(1)** a consortium of schools operated by the Bureau of Indian Education;

**(2)** a school operated under a contract or grant with the Bureau of Indian Education in consortium with another contract or grant school or a tribal or community organization; or

**(3)** a Bureau of Indian Education school in consortium with an institution of higher education, a contract or grant school, or a tribal or community organization,

shall be given the same consideration as a local educational agency.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–10, title VIII, § 8103, formerly title IX, § 9103, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title IX, § 901, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1966; renumbered title VIII, § 8103, and amended Pub. L. 114–95, title VIII, §§ 8001(a)(1), 8004, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2088, 2089, 2100.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

Prior sections 7811 to 7818 were omitted in the general amendment of former subchapter IX of this chapter by .

Section 7811, , as added , , , set forth purpose of provisions relating to formula grants to local educational agencies.

Section 7812, , as added , , ; amended , , , related to grants to local educational agencies.

Section 7813, , as added , , , related to amount of grants.

Section 7814, , as added , , , related to applications for grants.

Section 7815, , as added , , ; amended , , , related to authorized services and activities.

Section 7816, , as added , , , related to student eligibility forms.

Section 7817, , as added , , , related to payments.

Section 7818, , as added , , , related to State educational agency review.

### Amendments

2015—, substituted “Bureau of Indian Education” for “Bureau of Indian Affairs” in section catchline and wherever appearing in text.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2015 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see , set out as a note under .