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One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and six 
An Act 
To amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to provide for the revitalization 
of Native American languages through Native American language immersion 
programs; and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Esther Martinez Native American 
Languages Preservation Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF PROGRAM TO ENSURE THE SURVIVAL AND 
CONTINUING VITALITY OF NATIVE 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 language nest (including Native 
American language-speaking parents); and 
‘‘(iii) ensure that a Native American language 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 Amer-
ican languages for at least 15 students for whom a 
Native American language survival school is their prin-
cipal place of instruction; 
‘‘(ii) develop instructional courses and materials 
for learning Native American languages and for 
instruction through the use of Native American lan-
guages;
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‘‘(iii) provide for teacher training; 
‘‘(iv) work toward a goal of all students achieving—
‘‘(I) fluency in a Native American language; 
and 
‘‘(II) academic proficiency in mathematics, 
reading (or language arts), and science; and 
‘‘(v) are located in areas that have high numbers 
or percentages of Native American students; and 
‘‘(C) Native American language restoration programs, 
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 teachers of 
Native American languages; 
‘‘(iii) develop instructional materials for the pro-
grams; 
‘‘(iv) work toward a goal of increasing proficiency 
and fluency in at least 1 Native American language; 
‘‘(v) provide instruction in at least 1 Native Amer-
ican language; and 
‘‘(vi) may use funds received under this section 
for—
‘‘(I) Native American language programs, such 
as Native American language immersion pro-
grams, Native American language and culture 
camps, Native American language programs pro-
vided in coordination and cooperation with edu-
cational entities, Native American language pro-
grams provided in coordination and cooperation 
with local universities and colleges, Native Amer-
ican language programs that use a master-appren-
tice model of learning languages, and Native Amer-
ican language programs provided through a 
regional program to better serve geographically 
dispersed students; 
‘‘(II) 
Native 
American 
language 
teacher 
training programs, such as training 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 language 
materials, tools, and interactive media to teach 
Native American language; and 
‘‘(III) the development of Native American lan-
guage materials, such as books, audio and visual 
tools, and interactive media programs.’’, 
(2) in subsection (c)—
(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 
language survival school, a Native American language nest,
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or any other educational program in which instruction is con-
ducted in a Native American language.’’, 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 para-
graphs (2) through (7), respectively, and 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 
the following: 
‘‘(1) ‘average’ means the aggregate number of hours of 
instruction through the use of a Native American language 
to all students enrolled in a native language immersion program 
during a school year divided by the total number of students 
enrolled in the immersion program;’’. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR PROGRAM TO 
ENSURE THE SURVIVAL AND CONTINUING VITALITY OF 
NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGES. 
Section 816(e) of the Native American Programs Act of 1974 
(42 U.S.C. 2992d(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘1999, 2000, 2001, 
and 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.