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the Senate and the Education and the Workforce Com-
mittee of the House of Representatives, a report that in-
cludes— 
(1) the results of the study conducted under 
subsection (a); 
(2) a summary of any consultation that oc-
curred between the Secretary and Indian tribes in 
conducting this study; 
(3) projected costs and savings associated with 
the Department of Education entering into self-gov-
ernance contracts and compacts with Indian tribes, 
and any estimated impact on programs and services 
described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection 
(a) in relation to probable costs and savings; and 
(4) legislative actions that would be required to 
authorize the Secretary to enter into self-governance 
compacts and contracts with Indian tribes to provide 
such programs and services. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
means any Indian tribe, band, nation, other orga-
nized group or community, including any Native vil-
lage or Regional Corporation or Village Corporation 
as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act, that is recognized as 
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eligible for the special programs and services pro-
vided by the United States to Indians because of 
their status as Indians. 
(2) INDIAN LANDS.—The term ‘‘Indian lands’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 8013 of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713). 
SEC. 308. ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTER FOR INDIGENOUS 
EXCELLENCE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ shall have the 
meaning given such term in section 101 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(2) NATIVE AMERICAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN 
LANGUAGE.—The terms ‘‘Native American’’ and 
‘‘Native American language’’ shall have the mean-
ings given such terms in section 103 of the Native 
American Languages Act (25 U.S.C. 2902). 
(3) NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGE NESTS AND 
SURVIVAL SCHOOLS.—The terms ‘‘Native American 
language nest’’ and ‘‘Native American language sur-
vival school’’ shall have the meanings given such 
terms in section 803C(b)(7) of the Native American 
Programs Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2991b–3). 
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(4) NATIVE HAWAIIAN OR NATIVE AMERICAN 
PACIFIC ISLANDER NATIVE LANGUAGE EDUCATIONAL 
ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘Native Hawaiian or 
Native American Pacific Islander native language 
educational organization’’ shall have the meaning 
given such term in section 3301 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7011). 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
(6) STEM.—The term ‘‘STEM’’ means a 
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
program. 
(7) TRIBALLY SANCTIONED EDUCATIONAL AU-
THORITY.—The term ‘‘tribally sanctioned edu-
cational authority’’ shall have the meaning given 
such term in section 3301 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7011). 
(b) IN GENERAL.—There shall be established a Cen-
ter for Indigenous Excellence to— 
(1) support Native American governments, com-
munities, schools, and programs in the development 
and demonstration of Native American language and 
culture-based education from the preschool to grad-
uate education levels as appropriate for their distinc-
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tive populations, circumstances, visions, and holistic 
approaches for the benefit of the entire community; 
(2) provide direction to Federal, State, and 
local government entities relative to Native American 
language and culture-based education; 
(3) demonstrate nationally and internationally 
recognized educational best practices through inte-
grated programming in Native American language 
and culture-based education from the preschool to 
graduate education levels that benefits the entire 
specific indigenous group regardless of its geo-
graphic dispersal, including— 
(A) teacher certification; 
(B) curriculum and materials development; 
(C) distance education support; 
(D) research; and 
(E) holistic approaches; 
(4) serve as an alternative pathway of choice 
for meeting federally mandated academic assess-
ments, teacher qualifications, and curriculum design 
for Native American language nests and Native 
American language survival schools; and 
(5) serve as a coordinating entity and deposi-
tory for federally funded research into Native Amer-
ican language and culture-based education including 
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