‘‘SEC. 
109. 
NATIVE 
AMERICAN 
LANGUAGE 
SURVIVAL 
SCHOOLS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants 
to, or enter into contracts with, Native American language 
educational organizations, Native American language col-
leges, Indian tribal governments, or consortia of such enti-
ties, to operate, expand, and increase the number of Na-
tive American language survival schools throughout the 
United States and the territories and possessions of the 
United States for Native American children and Native 
American language-speaking children. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—As a condition of receiving funds 
under subsection (a), a Native American language edu-
cational organization, a Native American language college, 
an Indian tribal government, or a consortium of such enti-
ties— 
‘‘(1) shall have at least 3 years experience in 
operating and administering— 
‘‘(A) a Native American language survival 
school; 
‘‘(B) a Native American language nest; or 
‘‘(C) any other educational program in 
which instruction is conducted in a Native 
American language; 
‘‘(2) shall include students who are subject to 
State compulsory education laws; and 
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‘‘(3) may include— 
‘‘(A) students from infancy through grade 
12; and 
‘‘(B) the families of the students. 
‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—In making grants or entering into 
contracts under this section, the Secretary shall give pri-
ority to— 
‘‘(1) previously federally funded Native Amer-
ican language nest programs that continue to dem-
onstrate full use of their target Native American 
language or languages in all aspects of their pro-
gram; 
‘‘(2) previously federally funded Native Amer-
ican language survival school programs that con-
tinue to demonstrate no less than 80 percent use of 
their target Native American language in all aspects 
of their program; 
‘‘(3) maximum geographic, linguistic, and tribal 
diversity in each funding period; 
‘‘(4) the provision of direct educational services; 
‘‘(5) applicants that have the support of each 
appropriate tribal government; and 
‘‘(6) applicants that have researched language 
revitalization and the unique characteristics and cir-
cumstances of the languages of their schools. 
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‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIRED USES.—A Native American lan-
guage survival school receiving funds under this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(A) shall consist of not less than 700 
hours of instruction per student conducted an-
nually through 1 or more Native American lan-
guages for at least 15 students for whom a Na-
tive American language survival school is their 
principal place of instruction; 
‘‘(B) shall provide direct educational serv-
ices and school support services to students, 
which may include— 
‘‘(i) support services for children with 
special needs; 
‘‘(ii) transportation; 
‘‘(iii) boarding; 
‘‘(iv) food service; 
‘‘(v) teacher and staff housing; 
‘‘(vi) purchase of basic materials; 
‘‘(vii) adaptation of teaching mate-
rials; 
‘‘(viii) translation and development; 
and 
‘‘(ix) other appropriate services; 
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‘‘(C)(i) shall provide direct or indirect edu-
cational and support services for the families of 
enrolled students on site, through colleges, or 
through other means to increase the families’ 
knowledge and use of the Native American lan-
guage and culture; and 
‘‘(ii) may impose a requirement of family 
participation as a condition of student enroll-
ment; and 
‘‘(D) shall ensure that within 3 years of 
enrollment, all students achieve functional flu-
ency in a Native American language that is ap-
propriate to the unique circumstances and 
endangerment status of the Native American 
language, with the ultimate goal of academic or 
cognitive fluency. 
‘‘(2) PERMISSIBLE USES.—A Native American 
language survival school receiving funds under this 
section may— 
‘‘(A) include Native American language 
nests and other educational programs for stu-
dents who— 
‘‘(i) are not Native American lan-
guage speakers; but 
‘‘(ii) seek— 
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