Native Arts and Culture Promotion Act

Bill: 118-s-4886
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2024-07-31
Policy area: Native Americans
Latest action: action_date: 2024-07-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4886 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 31, 2024 Mr. Schatz (for himself, Ms. Hirono , and Ms. Murkowski ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs A BILL To amend the American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Culture and Art Development Act to modify the program for Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native culture and arts development, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Native Arts and Culture Promotion Act . 2. Amendments to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Culture and Art Development Act Section 1521 of the American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Culture and Art Development Act ( 20 U.S.C. 4441 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking private, ; and (2) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (2) For any grants made with respect to Native Hawaiian art and culture, the members of the governing board which is required to be established under paragraph (1) shall— (A) include Native Hawaiians and individuals widely recognized in the field of Native Hawaiian art and culture; and (B) serve for a fixed term. ; and (B) in paragraph (3)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking the comma at the end and inserting ; and ; (ii) by striking subparagraph (B); and (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).