,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #aiih  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #f1 #bjad,ms4 
,hirono 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,moran1 & ,mr4  
,begi*7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,indian ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! 
,adult ,education & ,family ,lit]acy    
,act to res]ve funds = ,am]ican ,indian1
 ,alaska ,native1 ,native ,hawaiian1 &  
,tribal ,college or ,univ]sity adult    
education & lit]acy4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,native ,adult
 ,education & ,lit]acy ,act ( #bjad4    
#b4 ,am]ican ,indian1 ,alaska ,native1  
,native ,hawaiian1 & ,tribal ,college or
 ,univ]sity adult education & lit]acy ,!
 ,adult ,education & ,family ,lit]acy   
,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ibja et seq47 is   
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 section #bjc-- 7,a7 9    
p>agraph 7#e77;,d71 by ins]t+ 1 includ+ 
a ,tribal ,college or ,univ]sity aft]   
education2  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#ae77;,b71 
by /rik+ tribally controll$ community   
college & ins]t+ ,tribal ,college or    

,univ]sity2  7,c7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph
 7#ah7 z p>agraph 7#ai72 &  7,d7 by     
ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#ag7 ! foll[+3    
7#ah7 ,tribal ,college or ,univ]sity ,! 
t]m ,tribal ,college or ,univ]sity has !
 mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #caf7;b7 ( !
 ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj    
,u4,s4,c4 #ajei;c7b774  2  7#b7 9       
section #baa7;a7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#b71
 by /rik+ & aft] ! semicolon2  7,b7 by  
r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#c7 z p>agraph     
7#d72 &  7,c7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph   
7#b7 ! foll[+3  7#c7 %all res]ve #b4c   
p]c5t to c>ry out section #bdd2 &  2 &  
7#c7 by ins]t+ aft] section #bdc !      
foll[+3  #bdd4 ,am]ican ,indian1 ,alaska
 ,native1 ,native ,hawaiian1 & ,tribal  
,college or ,univ]sity adult education &
 lit]acy  7a7 ,grants & purpose ,f !    
am\nt res]v$ "u section #baa7;a77#c7 = a
 fiscal ye>1 ! ,secret>y %all aw>d      
grants to ,tribal ,colleges or          
,univ]sities & ,native ,hawaiian        
educational organizations-- 7#a7 to     
enable ! ,tribal ,colleges or           

,univ]sities & ,native ,hawaiian        
educational organizations to develop &  
implem5t innovative1 effective1 &       
replicable programs design$ to enhance  
life skills & transition individuals to 
employability & po/second>y education2 &
  7#b7 to provide te*nical assi/ance to 
su* colleges1 univ]sities1 &            
organizations = program adm9i/ration4   
7b7 ,application ,to be eligible to     
receive a grant "u ?is section1 a       
,tribal ,college or ,univ]sity or a     
,native ,hawaiian educational           
organization %all submit to ! ,secret>y 
an application at su* "t & 9 su* mann] z
 ! ,secret>y may reasonably require4 ,! 
,secret>y %all1 to ! ext5t practicable1 
prescribe a simplifi$ & /reaml9$ =mat = 
su* applications t takes into acc\nt !  
limit$ numb] ( colleges1 univ]sities1 & 
organizations t are eligible = assi/ance
 "u ?is section4  7c7 ,grants &         
contracts ,fund+ %all be aw>d$ "u ?is   
section to ,tribal ,colleges or         
,univ]sities or ,native ,hawaiian       

educational organizations on a          
competitive basis ?r\gh grants1         
contracts1 or coop]ative agreem5ts ( n  
less ?an #c ye>s 9 duration4  7d7       
,consid]ation & inclusion ,9 mak+ aw>ds 
"u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y may take    
into acc\nt ! consid]ations set =? 9    
section #bca7;e74 ,9 no case %all !     
,secret>y make an aw>d to a ,tribal     
,college or ,univ]sity or ,native       
,hawaiian educational organization t    
does n include 9 its application a      
description ( a multiye> /rategy1       
includ+ p]=mance measures1 = increas+ ! 
numb] ( adult ,am]ican ,indian1 ,native 
,hawaiian1 or ,alaska ,natives t atta9 a
 second>y s*ool diploma or its recogniz$
 equival5t4  7e7 ,eligible activities   
,activities t may be c>ri$ out "u a     
grant aw>d$ "u ?is section %all         
include-- 7#a7 adult education & lit]acy
 s]vices1 includ+ workplace lit]acy     
s]vices2  7#b7 family lit]acy s]vices2  
7#c7 ,engli% lit]acy programs1 includ+  
limit$ ,engli% pr(ici5cy programs2  7#d7

 opportunities = ,am]ican ,indians1     
,native ,hawaiians1 & ,alaska ,natives  
to qualify = a second>y s*ool diploma1  
or its recogniz$ equival5t2 &  7#e7     
demon/ration & rese>* projects &        
pr(essional developm5t activities       
design$ to develop & id5tify ! mo/      
successful me?ods & te*niques = address+
 ! educational ne$s ( ,am]ican ,indian1 
,native ,hawaiian1 & ,alaska ,native    
adults4  7f7 ,def9ition ( ,native       
,hawaiian educational organization ,!   
t]m ,native ,hawaiian educational       
organization means a private nonpr(it   
organization t-- 7#a7 s]ves ! adult     
education & lit]acy ne$s & int]e/s (    
,native ,hawaiians2  7#b7 has ,native   
,hawaiians 9 sub/antive & policymak+    
positions )9 ! organization2  7#c7      
incorporates ,native ,hawaiian          
p]spective1 values1 language1 culture1 &
 traditions into ! core function ( !    
organization2  7#d7 has demon/rat$      
exp]tise 9 ! education or tra9+ (       
,native ,hawaiian *ildr51 y\?1 or       

adults2 &  7#e7 has demon/rat$ exp]tise 
9 rese>* & program developm5t4  4