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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1998 

To amend the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act to reserve funds 

for American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Tribal College 

or University adult education and literacy. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 6, 2014 

Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. MORAN, and Mr. BEGICH) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act 

to reserve funds for American Indian, Alaska Native, 

Native Hawaiian, and Tribal College or University adult 

education and literacy. 

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 the ‘‘Native Adult Edu5 cation and Literacy Act of 2014’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AMERICAN INDIAN, ALASKA NATIVE, NATIVE HA2 WAIIAN, AND TRIBAL COLLEGE OR UNIVER3 SITY ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY. 

4 The Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (20 

5 U.S.C. 9201 et seq.) is amended— 

6 (1) in section 203— 

7 (A) in paragraph (5)(D), by inserting ‘‘, 

8 including a Tribal College or University’’ after 

9 ‘‘education’’; 

10 (B) in paragraph (15)(B), by striking 

11 ‘‘tribally controlled community college’’ and in12 serting ‘‘Tribal College or University’’; 

13 (C) by redesignating paragraph (18) as 

14 paragraph (19); and 

15 (D) by inserting after paragraph (17) the 

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(18) TRIBAL COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.—The 

18 term ‘Tribal College or University’ has the meaning 

19 given the term in section 316(b) of the Higher Edu20 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)).’’; 

21 (2) in section 211(a)— 

22 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

23 after the semicolon; 

24 (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 

25 paragraph (4); and 


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1 (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(3) shall reserve 2.3 percent to carry out sec4 tion 244; and’’; and 

5 (3) by inserting after section 243 the following: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 244. AMERICAN INDIAN, ALASKA NATIVE, NATIVE HA7 WAIIAN, AND TRIBAL COLLEGE OR UNIVER8 SITY ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY. 

9 ‘‘(a) GRANTS AND PURPOSE.—From the amount re10 served under section 211(a)(3) for a fiscal year, the Sec11 retary shall award grants to Tribal Colleges or Univer12 sities and Native Hawaiian educational organizations— 

13 ‘‘(1) to enable the Tribal Colleges or Univer14 sities and Native Hawaiian educational organizations 

15 to develop and implement innovative, effective, and 

16 replicable programs designed to enhance life skills 

17 and transition individuals to employability and post18 secondary education; and 

19 ‘‘(2) to provide technical assistance to such col20 leges, universities, and organizations for program 

21 administration. 

22 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

23 under this section, a Tribal College or University or a Na24 tive Hawaiian educational organization shall submit to the 

25 Secretary an application at such time and in such manner 


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1 as the Secretary may reasonably require. The Secretary 

2 shall, to the extent practicable, prescribe a simplified and 

3 streamlined format for such applications that takes into 

4 account the limited number of colleges, universities, and 

5 organizations that are eligible for assistance under this 

6 section. 

7 ‘‘(c) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.—Funding shall be 

8 awarded under this section to Tribal Colleges or Univer9 sities or Native Hawaiian educational organizations on a 

10 competitive basis through grants, contracts, or cooperative 

11 agreements of not less than 3 years in duration. 

12 ‘‘(d) CONSIDERATION AND INCLUSION.—In making 

13 awards under this section, the Secretary may take into 

14 account the considerations set forth in section 231(e). In 

15 no case shall the Secretary make an award to a Tribal 

16 College or University or Native Hawaiian educational or17 ganization that does not include in its application a de18 scription of a multiyear strategy, including performance 

19 measures, for increasing the number of adult American 

20 Indian, Native Hawaiian, or Alaska Natives that attain 

21 a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent. 

22 ‘‘(e) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Activities that may be 

23 carried out under a grant awarded under this section shall 

24 include— 


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1 ‘‘(1) adult education and literacy services, in2 cluding workplace literacy services; 

3 ‘‘(2) family literacy services; 

4 ‘‘(3) English literacy programs, including lim5 ited English proficiency programs; 

6 ‘‘(4) opportunities for American Indians, Native 

7 Hawaiians, and Alaska Natives to qualify for a sec8 ondary school diploma, or its recognized equivalent; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(5) demonstration and research projects and 

11 professional development activities designed to de12 velop and identify the most successful methods and 

13 techniques for addressing the educational needs of 

14 American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Na15 tive adults. 

16 ‘‘(f) DEFINITION OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN EDU17 CATIONAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘Native Hawaiian 

18 educational organization’ means a private nonprofit orga19 nization that— 

20 ‘‘(1) serves the adult education and literacy 

21 needs and interests of Native Hawaiians; 

22 ‘‘(2) has Native Hawaiians in substantive and 

23 policymaking positions within the organization; 


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1 ‘‘(3) incorporates Native Hawaiian perspective, 

2 values, language, culture, and traditions into the 

3 core function of the organization; 

4 ‘‘(4) has demonstrated expertise in the edu5 cation or training of Native Hawaiian children, 

6 youth, or adults; and 

7 ‘‘(5) has demonstrated expertise in research 

8 and program development.’’. 

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