Native American Languages Reauthorization Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1163
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]
Introduced: 2015-04-30
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: 2016-05-11
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-04-30
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Native American Languages Reauthorization Act of 2015</b></p> <p> Amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to reauthorize through FY2020 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: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1163 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 30, 2015 Mr. Udall (for himself, Ms. Murkowski , Ms. Heitkamp , Mr. Tester , Mr. Franken , Mr. Heinrich , and Mr. Schatz ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs 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 2015 . 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 (a) In general 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 2016 through 2020 . (b) Technical correction Section 816 of the Native American Programs Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 2992d ) is amended in subsections (a) and (b) by striking subsection (e) each place it appears and inserting subsection (d) .