IIB 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4766 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2006 
Received 
NOVEMBER 13, 2006 
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to 
provide for the revitalization of Native American lan-
guages through Native American language immersion 
programs; and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Esther Martinez Na-
tive American Languages Preservation Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF PROGRAM TO ENSURE THE SUR-
VIVAL AND CONTINUING VITALITY OF NA-
TIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGES. 
Section 803C of the Native American Programs Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2991b-3) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end, 
(B) in paragraph (6) by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7)(A) Native American language nests, which 
are site-based educational programs that— 
‘‘(i) provide instruction and child care 
through the use of a Native American language 
for at least 10 children under the age of 7 for 
an average of at least 500 hours per year per 
student; 
‘‘(ii) provide classes in a Native American 
language for parents (or legal guardians) of 
students enrolled in a Native American lan-
guage nest (including Native American lan-
guage-speaking parents); and 
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‘‘(iii) ensure that a Native American lan-
guage is the dominant medium of instruction in 
the Native American language nest; 
‘‘(B) 
Native 
American 
language 
survival 
schools, which are site-based educational programs 
for school-age students that— 
‘‘(i) provide an average of at least 500 
hours of instruction through the use of 1 or 
more Native American languages for at least 15 
students for whom a Native American language 
survival school is their principal place of in-
struction; 
‘‘(ii) develop instructional courses and ma-
terials for learning Native American languages 
and for instruction through the use of Native 
American languages; 
‘‘(iii) provide for teacher training; 
‘‘(iv) work toward a goal of all students 
achieving— 
‘‘(I) fluency in a Native American lan-
guage; and 
‘‘(II) academic proficiency in mathe-
matics, reading (or language arts), and 
science; and 
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‘‘(v) are located in areas that have high 
numbers or percentages of Native American 
students; and 
‘‘(C) Native American language restoration pro-
grams, which are educational programs that— 
‘‘(i) operate at least 1 Native American 
language program for the community in which 
it serves; 
‘‘(ii) provide training programs for teach-
ers of Native American languages; 
‘‘(iii) develop instructional materials for 
the programs; 
‘‘(iv) work toward a goal of increasing pro-
ficiency and fluency in at least 1 Native Amer-
ican language; 
‘‘(v) provide instruction in at least 1 Na-
tive American language; and 
‘‘(vi) may use funds received under this 
section for— 
‘‘(I) Native American language pro-
grams, such as Native American language 
immersion programs, Native American lan-
guage and culture camps, Native American 
language programs provided in coordina-
tion and cooperation with educational enti-
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ties, Native American language programs 
provided in coordination and cooperation 
with local universities and colleges, Native 
American language programs that use a 
master-apprentice model of learning lan-
guages, and Native American language 
programs provided through a regional pro-
gram to better serve geographically dis-
persed students; 
‘‘(II) 
Native 
American 
language 
teacher training programs, such as train-
ing programs in Native American language 
translation for fluent speakers, training 
programs for Native American language 
teachers, training programs for teachers in 
schools to utilize Native American lan-
guage materials, tools, and interactive 
media to teach Native American language; 
and 
‘‘(III) the development of Native 
American language materials, such as 
books, audio and visual tools, and inter-
active media programs.’’, 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
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(A) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end, 
(B) in paragraph (6) by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) in the case of an application for a grant 
to carry out any purpose specified in subsection 
(b)(7)(B), a certification by the applicant that the 
applicant has not less than 3 years of experience in 
operating and administering a Native American lan-
guage survival school, a Native American language 
nest, or any other educational program in which in-
struction is conducted in a Native American lan-
guage.’’, and 
(3) in subsection (e)(2) by inserting before the 
period the following: ‘‘, except that grants made 
under such subsection for any purpose specified in 
subsection (b)(7) may be made only on a 3-year 
basis’’. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITION. 
Section 815 of the Native American Programs Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2992c) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(6) as paragraphs (2) through (7), respectively, and 
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