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<congress>One Hundred Seventeenth Congress of the United States of America</congress><session display="yes">2d Session</session><enrolled-dateline display="yes">Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty two</enrolled-dateline><legis-num display="yes">S. 1402</legis-num><current-chamber display="no">IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber><legis-type display="yes">AN ACT</legis-type><official-title display="yes">To amend the Native American Languages Act to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages, and for other purposes.</official-title></form><legis-body style="OLC" display-enacting-clause="yes-display-enacting-clause"><section id="S1" section-type="section-one" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>1.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Durbin Feeling Native American Languages Act of 2022</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section id="idbe1a522508624bf8bbba3bca9ffa3b51" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ensuring the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages</header><subsection id="id01f7ea4b427b487089aaa97bd7fb0efd" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 106 of the Native American Languages Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/2905">25 U.S.C. 2905</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd6c373675b8f4742809c6adb39a11994"><subsection id="idc300377183d64ed0983f8e451fce7432" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evaluation; report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the President shall—</text><paragraph id="id889156e5712b4c938ae41c5d50f40d89" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">require the heads of the various Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities to carry out an evaluation described in subsection (a)(1); and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="iddbd0336c0dae430fbba0b99f3c692d8b" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit to Congress a report that describes—</text><subparagraph id="id69055b9a5f924c8fab245209630977d0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the results of the evaluations; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc46b39b21f3445eca1b3e4cfa9353c12" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the recommendations of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of Education, after consultation with Indian tribes, traditional leaders, and representatives of Native American language communities, for amendments to Federal laws that are needed—</text><clause id="id202ce597aa554857be3c3a7589dd0a26" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to bring the Federal laws into compliance with this Act;</text></clause><clause id="idff7526bb6534417b9a1ebbbce1abb012" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to improve interagency coordination for purposes of supporting revitalization, maintenance, and use of Native American languages; and</text></clause><clause id="id623a6a6d11934700a66042a9e6cf1fee" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to reduce duplication, inefficiencies, and barriers Native American language communities face in accessing Federal programs to support efforts to revitalize, maintain, or increase the use of Native American languages.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id1a651226af524c0ea48e59de35ea8f90" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Survey on Native American languages</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Native American Languages Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/2901">25 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="id64ded8afd62e4422872bd295c719f99e" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC"><section id="idd7d623e1ba8b4e64af5aa7920ee7ed47" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>108.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Survey on Native American languages</header><subsection id="id596a54ddac6b4fab824d1e185c70909b" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans (referred to in this section as the <quote>Secretary</quote>), shall undertake a survey of the use of all Native American languages in the United States.</text></subsection><subsection id="idd7e03d951afd463f96d469069e560c06" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Updates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to conducting each subsequent survey after the initial survey under subsection (a), the Secretary shall update the survey in accordance with this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="ide669aedb59f84edf972a934ffe4cef0e" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall design the initial survey under subsection (a) and each updated survey under subsection (b)—</text><paragraph id="ide09cd584e93347f2a88c3f23c01e0249" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in consultation with Indian tribes; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb8d426bbfcab4ea897e554a174861df6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">after considering feedback received from Native American language speakers and experts.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id43f76425eb004b9787afd5808e9177a1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each survey under subsection (a) shall solicit—</text><paragraph id="idcd97aadea659422bbaa740442c047154" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information on which Native American languages are currently spoken;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idf12690949e3b497d9b7c42465de8fd8f" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">estimates of the number of speakers of each Native American language;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idd7477e30f3664082aac61ab3b4f969cd" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any language usage statistics or information that the Secretary, in consultation with Indian tribes and Native American language speakers and experts, determines to be relevant and appropriate;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id685a575f2f6f499fa914e77d24712d02" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information on the types of Native American language maintenance and revitalization projects and practices that are currently being carried out;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id47aaef2152c14c1a8d8bf0df2d2ff183" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information on any unmet Native American language resource needs of Indian tribes and Native American language communities; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8542fac2582f49d5b731e3bf81b73397" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other information that the Secretary, in consultation with Indian tribes and Native American language speakers and experts, determines to be necessary.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id97c99f61eb274159821f45c64df99d78" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may coordinate, and enter into cooperative agreements with, the Director of the Bureau of the Census for the purposes of carrying out this section.</text></subsection><subsection id="idaaa5a8bead674b749beb81af69622acd" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Outreach and engagement</header><paragraph id="id0c5117a2fb5042c0b0f39fbf00f69376" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out outreach and engagement activities to provide Indian tribes, Native American language communities, and the public information about—</text><subparagraph id="id877ae7134ea84d9582a3efdcae074238" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">opportunities to provide input on the development and design of each survey under subsection (a), including information on the consultations required under subsection (c);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0423311ef4514006a37e1ee1e3243cd4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the goals and purpose of the surveys conducted under subsection (a); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf0038dc1f0a74a60b70b413e21702e6f" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the benefits and importance of participation in surveys under subsection (a).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbfc5b990786844de8982047aa50e4d97" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may carry out the outreach and engagement activities required under paragraph (1)—</text><subparagraph id="id722094594b2948c6aa94e75630701272" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">directly;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id869b2dc8f1634f4d9b57b981cd6cdbff" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in partnership with the Bureau of the Census; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0eef2d729c4c4dd7844f418782d4b8c3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">through grants to, or contracts or cooperative agreements with—</text><clause id="idf8f47ba9190845d3a797acfe689703e1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Indian tribes;</text></clause><clause id="idf6cf6917677947a9849ce8c7be777b4c" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">tribal organizations; and</text></clause><clause id="ided278cc9efb84b1a8dacd6642504ad89" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">nonprofit organizations that work with Indian tribes, Native American language programs, and Native American language communities.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id26eef66c055748df8babc7df2f7bd255" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section requires an Indian tribe, Native American language community, or Native American language speaker—</text><paragraph id="idccd987f9445d4735bb5ee2ba51ee3872" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to participate in a survey under subsection (a); or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idde182adadc474628941f8ce3af72c8dd" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide specific or culturally sensitive information in completing such a survey.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2fa18248b3af46459643875fd816be0d" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability of survey materials and findings</header><paragraph id="id7a5a1961e706489293304457ccf3ba3a" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and prior to conducting each survey under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committees on Education and Labor and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, and make publicly available, a description of—</text><subparagraph id="id1fce051fa36446399d5572cfae40d5c6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the feedback received under subsection (c) on the design of the survey;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8e82b9e4f4a24b28817483f14a9e165a" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the form and content of the survey;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id56f78ae0b8634bebb6df5319895e53c5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the plan for deploying the survey to ensure a robust response; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8372995f16774951845704c205b9d7f1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how the Secretary will ensure any survey enumeration efforts are culturally informed and appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf34cf3bf48144eb2b4e7695b8d217c37" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Results</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date on which analysis of each survey under subsection (a) is completed, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committees on Education and Labor and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, and make publicly available, the results of the survey.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id885a0d7c1b874a4ea06bbf015abd45bf" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,500,000 for each fiscal year—</text><paragraph id="ida172e60d424342998c011544f9e141d3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">preceding a fiscal year during which a survey under subsection (a) is conducted; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1df0c789ef2d42348ac5a68e507a2023" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">during which a survey under that subsection is conducted.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block display="yes">.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section></legis-body><attestation><attestation-group><attestor display="no"></attestor><role>Speaker of the House of Representatives</role></attestation-group><attestation-group><attestor display="no"></attestor><role>Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate</role></attestation-group></attestation></bill> |
