,,ii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dhhf ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,november #aj1 #bjbj,mr4 ,udall 7for himself and ,ms4 ,murkowski7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,indian ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,native ,american ,languages ,act to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of ,native ,american languages1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,durbin ,feeling ,native ,american ,languages ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,ensuring the survival and continuing vitality of ,native ,american languages 7a7 ,in general ,section #ajf of the ,native ,american ,languages ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #bije7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7c7 ,evaluation2 report ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this subsection1 the ,president shall-- 7#a7 require the heads of the various ,federal departments1 agencies1 and instrumentalities to carry out an evaluation described in subsection 7a77#a72 and 7#b7 submit to ,congress a report that describes-- 7,a7 the results of the evaluations2 and 7,b7 the recommendations of the ,secretary of the ,interior1 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 and the ,secretary of ,education1 after consultation with ,indian tribes1 traditional leaders1 and representatives of ,native ,american language communities1 for amendments to ,federal laws that are needed-- 7i7 to bring the ,federal laws into compliance with this ,act2 7ii7 to improve interagency coordination for purposes of supporting revitalization1 maintenance1 and use of ,native ,american languages2 and 7iii7 to reduce duplication1 inefficiencies1 and barriers ,native ,american language communities face in accessing ,federal programs to support efforts to revitalize1 maintain1 or increase the use of ,native ,american languages4 4 7b7 ,survey on ,native ,american languages ,the ,native ,american ,languages ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #bija et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #ajh4 ,survey on ,native ,american languages 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this section1 and every #e years thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 acting through the ,commissioner of the ,administration for ,native ,americans 7referred to in this section as the ,secretary71 shall undertake a survey of the use of ,native ,american languages in the ,united ,states4 7b7 ,updates ,prior to conducting each subsequent survey after the initial survey under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall update the survey in accordance with this section4 7c7 ,consultation required ,the ,secretary shall design the initial survey under subsection 7a7 and each updated survey under subsection 7b7-- 7#a7 in consultation with ,indian tribes2 and 7#b7 after considering feedback received from ,native ,american language speakers and experts4 7d7 ,contents ,each survey under subsection 7a7 shall solicit-- 7#a7 information on which ,native ,american languages are currently spoken2 7#b7 estimates of the number of speakers of each ,native ,american language2 7#c7 any language usage statistics or information that the ,secretary1 in consultation with ,indian tribes and ,native ,american language speakers and experts1 determines to be relevant and appropriate2 7#d7 information on ,native ,american language maintenance and revitalization projects and practices that are currently being carried out2 7#e7 information on any unmet ,native ,american language resource needs of ,indian tribes and ,native ,american language communities2 and 7#f7 any other information that the ,secretary1 in consultation with ,indian tribes and ,native ,american language speakers and experts1 determines to be necessary4 7e7 ,outreach and engagement 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall carry out outreach and engagement activities to provide ,indian tribes1 ,native language communities1 and the public information about-- 7,a7 opportunities to provide input on the development and design of each survey under subsection 7a71 including information on the consultations required under subsection 7c72 7,b7 the goals and purpose of the surveys conducted under subsection 7a72 and 7,c7 the benefits and importance of participation in surveys under subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,grants1 contracts1 and cooperative agreements authorized ,the ,secretary may carry out the outreach and engagement activities required under paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 directly2 or 7,b7 through grants to1 or contracts or cooperative agreements with-- 7i7 ,indian tribes2 7ii7 tribal organizations2 and 7iii7 nonprofit organizations that work with ,indian tribes1 ,native ,american language programs1 and ,native ,american language communities4 7f7 ,limitation ,nothing in this section requires an ,indian tribe1 ,native ,american language community1 or ,native ,american language speaker-- 7#a7 to participate in a survey under subsection 7a72 or 7#b7 to provide specific or culturally sensitive information in completing such a survey4 7g7 ,availability of survey materials and findings 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #bgj days after the date of enactment of this section1 and prior to conducting each survey under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall submit to the ,committee on ,indian ,affairs of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,natural ,resources of the ,house of ,representatives1 and make publicly available1 a description of-- 7,a7 the feedback received under subsection 7c7 on the design of the survey2 7,b7 the form and content of the survey2 7,c7 the plan for deploying the survey to ensure a robust response2 and 7,d7 how the ,secretary will ensure any survey enumeration efforts are culturally informed and appropriate4 7#b7 ,results ,not later than #ij days after the date on which each survey under subsection 7a7 is completed1 the ,secretary shall submit to the ,committee on ,indian ,affairs of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,natural ,resources of the ,house of ,representatives1 and make publicly available1 the results of the survey4 7h7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section #a1ejj1jjj for each fiscal year-- 7#a7 preceding a fiscal year during which a survey under subsection 7a7 is conducted2 and 7#b7 during which a survey under that subsection is conducted4 4