Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act

Bill: 115-hr-1169
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2017-02-16
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: 2017-02-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-02-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act</b></p> <p> This bill amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to reauthorize through FY2022 and revise a grant program administered by the Administration for Native Americans at the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages.</p> <p>The minimum number of enrollees in educational programs funded by grants is reduced from 10 to 5 enrollees in Native American language nests and from 15 to 10 enrollees in the Native American language survival schools. </p> <p>The bill increases the maximum duration of grants. </p> <p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1169 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 16, 2017 Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico (for himself, Ms. McCollum , Mr. Young of Alaska , Mr. O'Halleran , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Smith of Washington , Mr. Cárdenas , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Soto , Mr. Cook , Mr. Cole , Ms. Slaughter , Mr. Issa , Mr. Ellison , Mr. Kind , Ms. Norton , Mr. Pocan , Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico , Ms. Moore , Mr. Pearce , Mr. Kildee , Mr. Lucas , and Mr. Huffman ) 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 Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act . 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 2018 through 2022 . (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) .