,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bed  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #a1       
#bjag,mr4 ,udall 7for himself1 ,ms4     
,murkowski1 ,ms4 ,heitkamp1 ,mr4        
,tester1 ,mr4 ,franken1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 
and ,mr4 ,schatz7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,indian  
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the      
,native ,american ,programs ,act of     
#aigd to provide flexibility and        
reauthorization to ensure the survival  
and continuing vitality of ,native      
,american languages4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,esther  
,martinez ,native ,american ,languages  
,preservation ,act 4  #b4 ,native       
,american languages grant program       
,section #hjc;,c of the ,native         
,american ,programs ,act of #aigd 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #biia;b-#c7 is amended-- 7#a7 
in subsection 7b77#g7--  7,a7 in        
subparagraph 7,a77i71 by striking #aj   
and inserting #e2 and  7,b7 in          

subparagraph 7,b77i71 by striking #ae   
and inserting #aj2 and  7#b7 in         
subsection 7e77#b7-- 7,a7 by striking or
 #c-year basis and inserting #c-year1   
#d-year1 or #e-year basis2 and  7,b7 by 
inserting 1 #d-year1 or #e-year after on
 a #c-year4  #c4 ,reauthorization of    
,native ,american languages program  7a7
 ,in general ,section #haf7;e7 of the   
,native ,american ,programs ,act of     
#aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #biib;d7e77 is     
amended by striking #bjjh1 #bjji1 #bjaj1
 #bjaa1 and #bjab and inserting #bjah   
through #bjbb4  7b7 ,technical          
correction ,section #haf of the ,native 
,american ,programs ,act of #aigd 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #biib;d7 is amended in        
subsections 7a7 and 7b7 by striking     
subsection 7e7 each place it appears and
 inserting subsection 7d74