25 U.S.C. § 2000 Declaration of Policy

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-34 (published on www.congress.gov on 12/26/2023), except for [P. L. 118-31]
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 25 U.S.C. § 2000

Congress declares that the Federal Government has the sole responsibility for the operation and financial support of the Bureau of Indian Affairs funded school system that it has established on or near Indian reservations and Indian trust lands throughout the Nation for Indian children. It is the policy of the United States to fulfill the Federal Government's unique and continuing trust relationship with and responsibility to the Indian people for the education of Indian children and for the operation and financial support of the Bureau of Indian Affairs-funded school system to work in full cooperation with tribes toward the goal of ensuring that the programs of the Bureau of Indian Affairs-funded school system are of the highest quality and provide for the basic elementary and secondary educational needs of Indian children, including meeting the unique educational and cultural needs of those children.

Cite as 25 U.S.C. § 2000

Source: Pub. L. 95-561, title XI, §1120, as added Pub. L. 107-110, title X, §10421042,, 115 Stat. 2007.

Notes from the Office of Law Revision Counsel

current through 5/22/2023

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section effective Jan. 8, 2002, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 107-110 set out as a note under section 6301 of Title 20, Education.

SHORT TITLE OF 2002 AMENDMENT

Pub. L. 107-110, title X, §10411041,, 115 Stat. 2007, provided that: "This part [part D (§§1041-1045) of title X of Pub. L. 107-110 enacting this chapter and sections 2501 to 2511 of this title, amending section 13d-2 of this title, and repealing former sections 2501 to 2511 of this title] may be cited as the 'Native American Education Improvement Act of 2001'."

SHORT TITLE OF 1988 AMENDMENT

Pub. L. 100-297 title V, §5101, Apr. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 363, provided that: "This part [part A (§§5101-5120) of title V of Pub. L. 100-297, enacting sections 2008a, 2022a, and 2022b of this title, amending sections 2001 to 2005, 2008 to 2011, and 2019 of this title, repealing section 241bb-1 of Title 20, Education, enacting provisions set out as notes under section 2011 of this title and section 1411 of Title 20, and repealing provisions set out as a note under section 241aa of Title 20] may be cited as the 'Indian Education Amendments of 1988'."

SHORT TITLE OF 1985 AMENDMENT

Pub. L. 99-89, §1(a), Aug. 15, 1985, 99 Stat. 379, provided that: "This Act [amending sections 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2020, 2021, and 2022 of this title, repealing section 2023 of this title, and enacting provisions formerly set out as a note under section 2001 of this title] may be cited as the 'Indian Education Technical Amendments Act of 1985'."