,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hgbi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #e1 #bjbj,ms4
 ,haal& 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4   
,o',hall]an1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,mr4 ,t$     
,lieu ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,lee (          
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1 ,mr4
 ,cleav]1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4
 ,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,gallego1  
,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mr4 ,case1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1  
,mr4 ,"y1 ,ms4 ,g>cia ( ,texas1 ,mr4    
,cook1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 & ,mr4 ,price ( ,nor?
 ,c>ol9a7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & 
,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a ,native
 ,am]ican language res\rce c5t]4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,native ,am]ican ,language ,res\rce     
,c5t] ,act4  #b4 ,purposes ,! purposes (
 ?is ,act are to create a national      
res\rce c5t] to fur!r ! policies set =? 
9 ! ,native ,am]ican ,languages ,act    
7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #bija et seq47 &1 ?r\gh  
su* national res\rce c5t]1 to-- 7#a7    
pres]ve1 protect1 & promote ! rights &  

fre$om ( ,native ,am]icans to use1      
practice1 & develop ,native ,am]ican    
languages 7z def9$ 9 section #ajc ( !   
,native ,am]ican ,languages ,act 7#be   
,u4,s4,c4 #bijb772  7#b7 all[ ! ,unit$  
,/ates to fulfill its tru/              
responsibility to ,native ,am]ican      
communities & address ! effects ( pa/   
discrim9ation aga9/ ,native ,am]ican    
language speak]s2  7#c7 support         
revitalization ( ,native ,am]ican       
languages2  7#d7 enc\rage & support !   
use ( ,native ,am]ican languages z a    
m$ium ( in/ruction1 includ+ use z a     
m$ium ( education 9 s*ools op]at$ by    
,tribes1 ,/ates1 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 &  
,native ,am]ican language educational   
organizations2  7#e7 enc\rage & support 
! use & developm5t ( ,native ,am]ican   
languages z ! m$ium ( in/ruction = a    
wide v>iety ( age levels & academic     
cont5t areas2  7#f7 enc\rage & support  
elem5t>y s*ools1 second>y s*ools1 &     
in/itutions ( high] education to include
 ,native ,am]ican languages 9 !         

curriculum 9 ! same mann] z o!r _w      
languages1 includ+ ?r\gh coop]ative     
agreem5ts & di/ance education1 & to     
grant pr(ici5cy 9 ,native ,am]ican      
languages ! same full academic cr$it z  
pr(ici5cy 9 o!r _w languages2  7#g7     
enc\rage & support ! developm5t (       
appropriate tea*] prep>ation programm+ =
 ! tea*+ (1 & ?r\gh1 ,native ,am]ican   
languages1 includ+ appropriate          
alt]native pa?ways to tea*]             
c]tification2  7#h7 provide a res\rce   
base to provide in=mation to ,f$]al1    
,tribal1 ,/ate1 & local gov]nm5ts &     
,native ,am]ican educational            
organizations to all[ ! spread ( be/    
practices 9 ! use1 practice1 &          
developm5t ( ,native ,am]ican languages 
9 ,native ,am]ican communities1 includ+ 
use 9 educational in/itutions2  7#i7    
provide a res\rce base = ! use (        
te*nology 9 int5sive community-1 l&-1 & 
ar*ive-bas$ programs1 z well z hybrid & 
collaborative programs 9 support+ !     
ret5tion1 use1 developm5t1 & tea*+ (    

,native ,am]ican languages by gov]nm5t &
 private entities2  7#aj7 provide a     
developm5tal base f :i* int]e/$ ,tribal 
colleges & univ]sities & o!r ,native    
,am]ican entities might develop fully   
function+ ,native ,am]ican language     
m$ium education sy/ems t include        
associat$ pres*ool1 elem5t>y s*ool1     
second>y s*ool1 & adult education       
programs conduct$ ?r\gh ! m$ium (       
,native ,am]ican languages2  7#aa7      
provide a means to fur!r collaboration  
among =mal gov]nm5t1 in/itutional1 &    
community-bas$ ,native ,am]ican language
 programs1 res\rces1 & rese>* ef=ts )   
additional access to int]national be/   
practices 9 indig5\s language           
revitalization2 &  7#ab7 develop a      
support c5t] sy/em = ,native ,am]ican   
language p>ticipants to ga!r & %>e      
helpful in=mation & exp]i5ces4  #c4     
,native ,am]ican language res\rce c5t]  
,section #fjc ( ! ,high] ,education ,act
 ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #aabc7 is       
am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsections  

7b7 & 7c7 z subsections 7c7 & 7d71      
respectively2  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]      
subsection 7a7 ! foll[+3  7b7 ,native   
,am]ican language res\rce c5t] au?oriz$ 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y is au?oriz$  
to make a grant to1 or ent] into a      
contract )1 an eligible entity = !      
purpose (-- 7,a7 e/abli%+1 /r5g!n+1 &   
op]at+ a ,native ,am]ican language      
res\rce & tra9+ c5t] z describ$ 9       
p>agraph 7#b72 &  7,b7 /aff+ ! c5t] )   
individuals :o h high-level flu5cy 9    
,am]ican ,indian1 ,alaska ,native1 &    
,native ,hawaiian languages & are       
exp]i5c$ ) ,native ,am]ican language    
education 9 ! pres*ool1 elem5t>y s*ool1 
second>y s*ool1 adult education1 & high]
 education programs4  7#b7 ,purposes (  
c5t] ,! ,native ,am]ican language       
res\rce c5t] e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#a7  
%all s]ve z a res\rce to-- 7,a7 improve 
! capacity to tea* & le>n ,native       
,am]ican languages & fur!r ,native      
,am]ican language acquisition2  7,b7    
pres]ve1 protect1 & promote ! rights &  

fre$om ( ,native ,am]icans to use1      
practice1 & develop ,native ,am]ican    
languages2  7,c7 all[ ! ,unit$ ,/ates to
 fulfill its tru/ responsibility to     
,native ,am]ican communities & address !
 effects ( pa/ discrim9ation aga9/      
,native ,am]ican language speak]s2  7,d7
 support revitalization ( ,native       
,am]ican languages2  7,e7 enc\rage &    
support ! use ( ,native ,am]ican        
languages z a m$ium ( in/ruction1       
includ+ use z a m$ium ( education 9     
s*ools op]at$ by ,tribes1 ,/ates1 !     
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 & ,native ,am]ican    
language educational organizations2     
7,f7 enc\rage & support ! use &         
developm5t ( ,native ,am]ican languages 
z ! m$ium ( in/ruction = a wide v>iety (
 age levels & academic cont5t areas2    
7,g7 enc\rage & support elem5t>y s*ools1
 second>y s*ools1 & in/itutions ( high] 
education to include ,native ,am]ican   
languages 9 ! curriculum 9 ! same mann] 
z o!r _w languages1 includ+ ?r\gh       
coop]ative agreem5ts & di/ance          

education1 & to grant pr(ici5cy 9       
,native ,am]ican languages ! same full  
academic cr$it z pr(ici5cy 9 o!r _w     
languages2  7,h7 enc\rage & support !   
developm5t ( appropriate tea*]          
prep>ation programm+ = ! tea*+ (1 &     
?r\gh1 ,native ,am]ican languages1      
includ+ appropriate alt]native pa?ways  
to tea*] c]tification2  7,i7 provide a  
res\rce base to provide in=mation to    
,f$]al1 ,tribal1 ,/ate1 & local         
gov]nm5ts & ,native ,am]ican educational
 organizations to all[ ! spread ( be/   
practices 9 ! use1 practice1 &          
developm5t ( ,native ,am]ican languages 
9 ,native ,am]ican communities1 includ+ 
use 9 educational in/itutions2  7,j7    
provide a res\rce base = ! use (        
te*nology 9 int5sive community-1 l&-1 & 
ar*ive-bas$ programs1 z well z hybrid & 
collaborative programs 9 support+ !     
ret5tion1 use1 developm5t1 & tea*+ (    
,native ,am]ican languages by gov]nm5t &
 private entities2  7,k7 support !      
acquisition ( di/ance le>n+ te*nologies 

& tra9+ = p>5ts1 /ud5ts1 tea*]s1 & le>n+
 support /aff1 includ+ ! compilation &  
curation ( digital libr>ies & o!r onl9e 
res\rces 9 t>get ,native ,am]ican       
languages1 ! developm5t ( di/ance le>n+ 
curricula appropriate = pres*ool1       
elem5t>y s*ool1 second>y s*ool1 adult   
education1 & po/second>y education1 !   
p$agogical tra9+ = tea*]s1 & o!r ef=ts  
necess>y to cont9ue ,native ,am]ican    
language acquisition among ,am]ican     
,indian1 ,alaskan ,native1 & ,native    
,hawaiian communities ?r\gh di/ance     
le>n+2  7,l7 provide a developm5tal base
 f :i* int]e/$ ,tribal colleges &       
univ]sities & o!r ,native ,am]ican      
entities might develop fully function+  
,native ,am]ican language m$ium         
education sy/ems t include associat$    
pres*ool1 elem5t>y s*ool1 second>y      
s*ool1 & adult education programs       
conduct$ ?r\gh ! m$ium ( ,native        
,am]ican languages2  7,m7 provide a     
means to fur!r collaboration among =mal 
gov]nm5t1 in/itutional1 & community-bas$

 ,native ,am]ican language programs1    
res\rces1 & rese>* ef=ts ) additional   
access to int]national be/ practices 9  
indig5\s language revitalization2  7,n7 
develop a support c5t] sy/em = ,native  
,am]ican language p>ticipants to ga!r & 
%>e helpful in=mation & exp]i5ces2 &    
7,o7 address any ( ! purposes ( =eign   
language c5t]s includ$ "u ?is section   
if1 9 do+ s1 ! ,native ,am]ican language
 res\rce & tra9+ c5t]-- 7i7 does s z a  
subsidi>y activity2  7ii7 focuses       
b5efits on ,native ,am]icans liv+ 9     
,native ,am]ican communities1 or closely
 ti$ to su* communities2 &  7iii7       
ensures t "o ( ! outcomes be+ /r5g!n$   
?r\gh ?is subp>agraph is ! use ( "o or m
 ,native ,am]ican languages 9 a ,native 
,am]ican community4  7#c7 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is subsection3 7,a7 ,eligible entity  
,! t]m eligible entity means-- 7i7 an   
in/itution ( high] education2  7ii7 a   
consortium ( su* in/itutions2 or  7iii7 
a consortium ( su* in/itutions & o!r    
entities ) unique responsibilities =    

,native ,am]ican languages4  7,b7       
,native ,am]ican2 ,native ,am]ican      
language ,! t]ms ,native ,am]ican &     
,native ,am]ican language h ! mean+s    
giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section #ajc ( ! ,native 
,am]ican ,languages ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 
#bijb74  2 &  7#c7 9 ! matt] prec$+     
p>agraph 7#a7 ( subsection 7c71 z       
r$esignat$ by p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+   
subsection 7a7 & ins]t+ ?is section4