,,ii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #deaj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,august #f1 #bjbj,mr4 ,schatz 7for himself and ,mr4 ,udall7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,indian ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to establish a ,native ,american language resource center4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,native ,american ,language ,resource ,center ,act4 #b4 ,purposes ,the purposes of this ,act are to create a national resource center to further the policies set forth in the ,native ,american ,languages ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #bija et seq47 and1 through such national resource center1 to-- 7#a7 preserve1 protect1 and promote the rights and freedom of ,native ,americans to use1 practice1 and develop ,native ,american languages 7as defined in section #ajc of the ,native ,american ,languages ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #bijb772 7#b7 allow the ,united ,states to fulfill its trust responsibility to ,native ,american communities and address the effects of past discrimination against ,native ,american language speakers2 7#c7 support revitalization of ,native ,american languages2 7#d7 encourage and support the use of ,native ,american languages as a medium of instruction1 including use as a medium of education in schools operated by ,tribes1 ,states1 the ,federal ,government1 and ,native ,american language educational organizations2 7#e7 encourage and support the use and development of ,native ,american languages as the medium of instruction for a wide variety of age levels and academic content areas2 7#f7 encourage and support elementary schools1 secondary schools1 and institutions of higher education to include ,native ,american languages in the curriculum in the same manner as other world languages1 including through cooperative agreements and distance education1 and to grant proficiency in ,native ,american languages the same full academic credit as proficiency in other world languages2 7#g7 encourage and support the development of appropriate teacher preparation programming for the teaching of1 and through1 ,native ,american languages1 including appropriate alternative pathways to teacher certification2 7#h7 provide a resource base to provide information to ,federal1 ,tribal1 ,state1 and local governments and ,native ,american educational organizations to allow the spread of best practices in the use1 practice1 and development of ,native ,american languages in ,native ,american communities1 including use in educational institutions2 7#i7 provide a resource base for the use of technology in intensive community-1 land-1 and archive-based programs1 as well as hybrid and collaborative programs in supporting the retention1 use1 development1 and teaching of ,native ,american languages by government and private entities2 7#aj7 provide a developmental base from which interested ,tribal colleges and universities and other ,native ,american entities might develop fully functioning ,native ,american language medium education systems that include associated preschool1 elementary school1 secondary school1 and adult education programs conducted through the medium of ,native ,american languages2 7#aa7 provide a means to further collaboration among formal government1 institutional1 and community-based ,native ,american language programs1 resources1 and research efforts with additional access to international best practices in indigenous language revitalization2 and 7#ab7 develop a support center system for ,native ,american language participants to gather and share helpful information and experiences4 #c4 ,native ,american language resource center ,section #fjc of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #aabc7 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subsections 7b7 and 7c7 as subsections 7c7 and 7d71 respectively2 7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7a7 the following3 7b7 ,native ,american language resource center authorized 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary is authorized to make a grant to1 or enter into a contract with1 an eligible entity for the purpose of-- 7,a7 establishing1 strengthening1 and operating a ,native ,american language resource and training center as described in paragraph 7#b72 and 7,b7 staffing the center with individuals who have high-level fluency in ,american ,indian1 ,alaska ,native1 and ,native ,hawaiian languages and are experienced with ,native ,american language education in the preschool1 elementary school1 secondary school1 adult education1 and higher education programs4 7#b7 ,purposes of center ,the ,native ,american language resource center established under paragraph 7#a7 shall serve as a resource to-- 7,a7 improve the capacity to teach and learn ,native ,american languages and further ,native ,american language acquisition2 7,b7 preserve1 protect1 and promote the rights and freedom of ,native ,americans to use1 practice1 and develop ,native ,american languages2 7,c7 allow the ,united ,states to fulfill its trust responsibility to ,native ,american communities and address the effects of past discrimination against ,native ,american language speakers2 7,d7 support revitalization of ,native ,american languages2 7,e7 encourage and support the use of ,native ,american languages as a medium of instruction1 including use as a medium of education in schools operated by ,tribes1 ,states1 the ,federal ,government1 and ,native ,american language educational organizations2 7,f7 encourage and support the use and development of ,native ,american languages as the medium of instruction for a wide variety of age levels and academic content areas2 7,g7 encourage and support elementary schools1 secondary schools1 and institutions of higher education to include ,native ,american languages in the curriculum in the same manner as other world languages1 including through cooperative agreements and distance education1 and to grant proficiency in ,native ,american languages the same full academic credit as proficiency in other world languages2 7,h7 encourage and support the development of appropriate teacher preparation programming for the teaching of1 and through1 ,native ,american languages1 including appropriate alternative pathways to teacher certification2 7,i7 provide a resource base to provide information to ,federal1 ,tribal1 ,state1 and local governments and ,native ,american educational organizations to allow the spread of best practices in the use1 practice1 and development of ,native ,american languages in ,native ,american communities1 including use in educational institutions2 7,j7 provide a resource base for the use of technology in intensive community-1 land-1 and archive-based programs1 as well as hybrid and collaborative programs in supporting the retention1 use1 development1 and teaching of ,native ,american languages by government and private entities2 7,k7 support the acquisition of distance learning technologies and training for parents1 students1 teachers1 and learning support staff1 including the compilation and curation of digital libraries and other online resources in target ,native ,american languages1 the development of distance learning curricula appropriate for preschool1 elementary school1 secondary school1 adult education1 and postsecondary education1 the pedagogical training for teachers1 and other efforts necessary to continue ,native ,american language acquisition among ,american ,indian1 ,alaskan ,native1 and ,native ,hawaiian communities through distance learning2 7,l7 provide a developmental base from which interested ,tribal colleges and universities and other ,native ,american entities might develop fully functioning ,native ,american language medium education systems that include associated preschool1 elementary school1 secondary school1 and adult education programs conducted through the medium of ,native ,american languages2 7,m7 provide a means to further collaboration among formal government1 institutional1 and community-based ,native ,american language programs1 resources1 and research efforts with additional access to international best practices in indigenous language revitalization2 7,n7 develop a support center system for ,native ,american language participants to gather and share helpful information and experiences2 and 7,o7 address any of the purposes of foreign language centers included under this section if1 in doing so1 the ,native ,american language resource and training center-- 7i7 does so as a subsidiary activity2 7ii7 focuses benefits on ,native ,americans living in ,native ,american communities1 or closely tied to such communities2 and 7iii7 ensures that one of the outcomes being strengthened through this subparagraph is the use of one or more ,native ,american languages in a ,native ,american community4 7#c7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,eligible entity ,the term eligible entity means-- 7i7 an institution of higher education2 7ii7 a consortium of such institutions2 or 7iii7 a consortium of such institutions and other entities with unique responsibilities for ,native ,american languages4 7,b7 ,native ,american2 ,native ,american language ,the terms ,native ,american and ,native ,american language have the meanings given those terms in section #ajc of the ,native ,american ,languages ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #bijb74 2 and 7#c7 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a7 of subsection 7c71 as redesignated by paragraph 7#a71 by striking subsection 7a7 and inserting this section4