(1) Transfer The Secretary shall transfer to the Department of the Interior, as a consolidated amount for covered programs, the Indian education programs under part A of subchapter VII of this chapter, and the education for homeless children and youth program under subtitle B of title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act [
42 U.S.C.
11431 et seq.], the amounts allotted to the Department of the Interior under those programs.
(2) Agreement
(A) In general
The Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior shall enter into an agreement, consistent with the requirements of the programs specified in paragraph (1), for the distribution and use of those program funds under terms that the Secretary determines best meet the purposes of those programs.
(B) Contents The agreement shall
(i) set forth the plans of the Secretary of the Interior for the use of the amount transferred and the achievement measures to assess program effectiveness, including measurable goals and objectives; and
(ii) be developed in consultation with Indian tribes.
