The Secretary may not make a grant or cooperative agreement under sections [1] 280c–3 or 280c–4 of this title to an entity unless the entity agrees that not more than 5 percent of the grant or cooperative agreement will be expended for administrative expenses with respect to the grant or cooperative agreement.

The Secretary may not make a grant under sections 1 280c–3 or 280c–4 of this title to an entity unless the entity has submitted to the Secretary an application for the grant. The application shall—

(1) contain the description of intended expenditures;

(2) with respect to carrying out the purpose for which the grant is to be made, provide assurances of compliance satisfactory to the Secretary; and

(3) otherwise be in such form, be made in such manner, and contain such information and agreements as the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out this subpart.

The Secretary shall—

(1) provide for an evaluation of the activities for which an award is made under sections 1 280c–3 or 280c–4 of this title; and

(2) not later than 1 year after the completion of such evaluations, submit to the Congress a report describing the findings made as a result of the evaluations.

In this subpart, the terms “Indian tribe” and “tribal organization” have the meanings given such terms in section 1603 of title 25.

For the purpose of carrying out this subpart, there are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 398B, formerly § 399A, as added Pub. L. 100–175, title VI, § 602, Nov. 29, 1987, 101 Stat. 982; amended Pub. L. 101–557, title I, § 102(c), Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2767; renumbered § 398B, Pub. L. 102–321, title V, § 502(1), July 10, 1992, 106 Stat. 427; Pub. L. 105–392, title III, § 302(c), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3586; Pub. L. 115–406, § 4, Dec. 31, 2018, 132 Stat. 5366.)