20 U.S.C. § 4417 : US Code - Section 4417: Functions of Institute

Search 20 U.S.C. § 4417 : US Code - Section 4417: Functions of Institute

(a) Primary functions
The primary functions of the Institute shall be -
(1) to provide scholarly study of, and instruction in, Indian
art and culture, and
(2) to establish programs which culminate in the awarding of
degrees in the various fields of Indian art and culture.
(b) Administrative entities
(1) The Board shall be responsible for establishing the policies
and internal organization that relate to the control and monitoring
of all subdivisions, administrative entities, and departments of
the Institute.
(2) The specific responsibilities of each subdivision, entity,
and department of the Institute are solely within the discretion of
the Board, or its designee.
(3) The Board shall establish, within the Institute, departments
for the study of culture and arts and for research and exchange,
and a museum. The Board shall establish the areas of competency for
the departments created under this paragraph, which may include
(but are not limited to) Departments of Arts and Sciences, Visual
Arts, Performing Arts, Language, Literature and Museology and a
learning resources center, programs of institutional support and
development, research programs, fellowship programs, seminars,
publications, scholar-in-residence programs and inter-institutional
programs of cooperation at national and international levels.
(c) Other programs
In addition to the centers and programs described in subsection
(b) of this section, the Institute shall develop such programs and
centers as the Board determines are necessary to -
(1) foster research and scholarship in Indian art and culture
through -
(A) resident programs;
(B) cooperative programs; and
(C) grant programs;
(2) complement existing tribal programs for the advancement of
Indian art and culture; and
(3) coordinate efforts to preserve, support, revitalize, and
develop evolving forms of Indian art and culture.