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under this part because the proposed amend-
ment includes activities that cannot lawfully be 
carried out by the grantee. 
‘‘(2) APPEALS.—The Secretary shall provide 
the school board of a tribally controlled school with 
a hearing on the record in the same manner as pro-
vided under section 102 of the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
450f).’’. 
(c) COMPOSITION OF GRANTS.—Section 5204(b) of 
the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 
2503(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4)(B)(iv), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 5209(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 5208(e)’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ‘‘section 
5209(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 5208(e)’’. 
(d) DURATION OF ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION.— 
Section 5206(c) of the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 
1988 (25 U.S.C. 2505(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘section 
5206(b)(1)(A)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
5205(b)(1)(A)’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ‘‘section 
5206(f)(1)(C)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
5205(f)(1)(C)’’. 
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TITLE III—ADDITIONAL 
EDUCATION PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENT SUPPORT. 
(a) SUPPORT.—The Secretary of Education shall ex-
pand programs for Native American school children— 
(1) to provide support for learning in their Na-
tive language and culture; and 
(2) to provide English language instruction. 
(b) RESEARCH.—The Secretary of Education shall 
conduct research on culture- and language-based edu-
cation to identify the factors that improve education and 
health outcomes. 
SEC. 302. ENSURING THE SURVIVAL AND CONTINUING VI-
TALITY OF NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Bureau of Indian Education. 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means any agency or organization that is eligible 
for financial assistance under section 803(a) of the 
Native American Programs Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
2991b(a)). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector. 
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(b) ESTABLISHMENT
OF GRANT PROGRAM.—The 
Secretary shall establish a program to provide eligible enti-
ties with grants for the purpose of assisting Native Ameri-
cans to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Na-
tive American languages. 
(c) USE OF AMOUNTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity may use 
amounts received under this section to carry out ac-
tivities that ensure the survival and continuing vital-
ity of Native American languages, including— 
(A) the establishment and support of com-
munity Native American language projects de-
signed to bring older and younger Native Amer-
icans together to facilitate and encourage the 
transfer of Native American language skills 
from one generation to another; 
(B) the establishment of projects that train 
Native Americans to— 
(i) teach a Native American language 
to others; or 
(ii) serve as interpreters or translators 
of a Native American language; 
(C) the development, printing, and dis-
semination of materials to be used for the 
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teaching and enhancement of a Native Amer-
ican language; 
(D) the establishment or support of a 
project to train Native Americans to produce or 
participate in television or radio programs to be 
broadcast in a Native American language; 
(E) the compilation, transcription, and 
analysis of oral testimony to record and pre-
serve a Native American language; 
(F) the purchase of equipment, including 
audio and video recording equipment, com-
puters, and software, required to carry out a 
Native American language project; and 
(G)(i) the establishment of Native Amer-
ican language nests, which are site-based edu-
cational programs that— 
(I) provide instruction and child care 
through the use of a Native American lan-
guage 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 Amer-
ican language for parents (or legal guard-
ians) of students enrolled in a Native 
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