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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1059

To include Alaska Natives in a program for native culture and arts

development.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MAY 28 (legislative day, APRIL 19), 1993

Mr. STEVENS (for himself and Mr. MURKOWSKI) introduced the following bill;

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs

A BILL

To include Alaska Natives in a program for native culture

and arts development.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as ‘‘Alaska Native Culture and

5 Arts Development Act’’.

6 SEC. 2. ALASKA NATIVE ART AND CULTURE.

7 Section 1521 of the Higher Education Amendments

8 of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4441) is amended to read as follows:
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1 ‘‘PART B—NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND ALASKA NATIVES

2 ‘‘SEC. 1521. PROGRAM FOR NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND ALASKA

3 NATIVE CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT.

4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior is

5 authorized to make grants for the purpose of supporting

6 programs for Native Hawaiian or Alaska Native culture

7 and arts development to any private, nonprofit organiza8 tion or institution which—

9 ‘‘(1) primarily serves and represents Native Ha10 waiians or Alaska Natives, and

11 ‘‘(2) has been recognized by the Governor of the

12 State of Hawaii or the Governor of the State of

13 Alaska, as appropriate, for the purpose of making

14 such organization or institution eligible to receive

15 such grants.

16 ‘‘(b) PURPOSE OF GRANTS.—Grants made under

17 subsection (a) shall, to the extent deemed possible by the

18 Secretary and the recipient of the grant, be used—

19 ‘‘(1) to provide scholarly study of, and instruc20 tion in, Native Hawaiian or Alaska Native art and

21 culture,

22 ‘‘(2) to establish programs which culminate in

23 the awarding of degrees in the various fields of Na24 tive Hawaiian or Alaska Native art and culture, or
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1 ‘‘(3) to establish centers and programs with re2 spect to Native Hawaiian or Alaska Native art and

3 culture that are similar in purpose to the centers

4 and programs described in subsections (b) and (c) of

5 section 1510.

6 ‘‘(c) MANAGEMENT OF GRANTS.—

7 ‘‘(1) Any organization or institution which is

8 the recipient of a grant made under subsection (a)

9 shall establish a governing board to manage and

10 control the program with respect to which such

11 grant is made.

12 ‘‘(2) For any grants made with respect to Na13 tive Hawaiian art and culture, the members of the

14 governing board which is required to be established

15 under paragraph (1) shall—

16 ‘‘(A) be Native Hawaiians or individuals

17 widely recognized in the field of Native Hawai18 ian art and culture,

19 ‘‘(B) include a representative of the Office

20 of Hawaiian Affairs of the State of Hawaii,

21 ‘‘(C) include the president of the Univer22 sity of Hawaii,

23 ‘‘(D) include the president of the Bishop

24 Museum, and

25 ‘‘(E) serve for a fixed term of office.
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1 ‘‘(3) For any grants made with respect to Alas2 ka Native art and culture, the members of the gov3 erning board which is required to be established

4 under paragraph (1) shall—

5 ‘‘(A) include Alaska Natives and individ6 uals widely recognized in the field of Alaska

7 Native art and culture,

8 ‘‘(B) represent the Eskimo, Athabascan

9 and Aleut cultures of Alaska, and

10 ‘‘(C) serve for a fixed term.’’.

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