Native American Languages Reauthorization Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5765
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2014-11-20
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Department of the Interior

Executive agency funding and structure

Foreign language and bilingual programs

Indian social and development programs
Latest action: action_date: 2014-11-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-11-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Native American Languages Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to reauthorize through FY2019 and revise a grant program administered by the Administration for Native Americans at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages. </p> <p>Decreases the required minimum number of enrollees in educational programs funded by the grant program from:</p> <ul> <li>10 to 5 enrollees in Native American language nests, and </li> <li>15 to 10 enrollees in the Native American language survival schools. </li></ul> <p>Changes the duration of grants provided under the program. </p> <p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5765 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 20, 2014 Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska , Ms. McCollum , Mr. Moran , Mr. Grijalva , and Mr. Honda ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to provide flexibility and reauthorization to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Native American Languages Reauthorization Act of 2014 . 2. Native American languages grant program Section 803C of the Native American Programs Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 2991b–3 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(7)— (A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking 10 and inserting 5 ; and (B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking 15 and inserting 10 ; and (2) in subsection (e)(2)— (A) by striking or 3-year basis and inserting 3-year, 4-year, or 5-year basis ; and (B) by inserting , 4-year, or 5-year after on a 3-year . 3. Reauthorization of Native American languages program Section 816(e) of the Native American Programs Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 2992d(e) ) is amended by striking 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 and inserting 2015 through 2019 .