"Pursuant to the new rules on committee jurisdiction, adopted last year by the House of Representatives, the Committee on Education and Labor is now charged with legislative responsibility for all Federal laws affecting Indian education. The committee is familiar with Indian education laws administered by the U.S. Office of Education, but we are not very familiar with those laws administered bv the Bureau of Indian Affairs. We recognize the'importance of learning more about the BIA programs, since the Bureau of Indian Affairs has been the chief instrument for carrying out the special relationship between the Federal Government and the Indian nations and tribes"--Page 1.