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[S. 1402 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.1402

                    One Hundred Seventeenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
          the third day of January, two thousand and twenty two


                                 An Act


 
 To amend the Native American Languages Act to ensure the survival and 
    continuing vitality of Native American languages, and for other 
                                purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Durbin Feeling Native American 
Languages Act of 2022''.
SEC. 2. ENSURING THE SURVIVAL AND CONTINUING VITALITY OF NATIVE 
AMERICAN LANGUAGES.
    (a) In General.--Section 106 of the Native American Languages Act 
(25 U.S.C. 2905) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Evaluation; Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this subsection, the President shall--
        ``(1) require the heads of the various Federal departments, 
    agencies, and instrumentalities to carry out an evaluation 
    described in subsection (a)(1); and
        ``(2) submit to Congress a report that describes--
            ``(A) the results of the evaluations; and
            ``(B) 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--
                ``(i) to bring the Federal laws into compliance with 
            this Act;
                ``(ii) to improve interagency coordination for purposes 
            of supporting revitalization, maintenance, and use of 
            Native American languages; and
                ``(iii) 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.''.
    (b) Survey on Native American Languages.--The Native American 
Languages Act (25 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``SEC. 108. SURVEY ON NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGES.
    ``(a) In General.--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 
`Secretary'), shall undertake a survey of the use of all Native 
American languages in the United States.
    ``(b) Updates.--Prior to conducting each subsequent survey after 
the initial survey under subsection (a), the Secretary shall update the 
survey in accordance with this section.
    ``(c) Consultation Required.--The Secretary shall design the 
initial survey under subsection (a) and each updated survey under 
subsection (b)--
        ``(1) in consultation with Indian tribes; and
        ``(2) after considering feedback received from Native American 
    language speakers and experts.
    ``(d) Contents.--Each survey under subsection (a) shall solicit--
        ``(1) information on which Native American languages are 
    currently spoken;
        ``(2) estimates of the number of speakers of each Native 
    American language;
        ``(3) 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;
        ``(4) information on the types of Native American language 
    maintenance and revitalization projects and practices that are 
    currently being carried out;
        ``(5) information on any unmet Native American language 
    resource needs of Indian tribes and Native American language 
    communities; and
        ``(6) any other information that the Secretary, in consultation 
    with Indian tribes and Native American language speakers and 
    experts, determines to be necessary.
    ``(e) Coordination.--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.
    ``(f) Outreach and Engagement.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out outreach and 
    engagement activities to provide Indian tribes, Native American 
    language communities, and the public information about--
            ``(A) opportunities to provide input on the development and 
        design of each survey under subsection (a), including 
        information on the consultations required under subsection (c);
            ``(B) the goals and purpose of the surveys conducted under 
        subsection (a); and
            ``(C) the benefits and importance of participation in 
        surveys under subsection (a).
        ``(2) Grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements 
    authorized.--The Secretary may carry out the outreach and 
    engagement activities required under paragraph (1)--
            ``(A) directly;
            ``(B) in partnership with the Bureau of the Census; or
            ``(C) through grants to, or contracts or cooperative 
        agreements with--
                ``(i) Indian tribes;
                ``(ii) tribal organizations; and
                ``(iii) nonprofit organizations that work with Indian 
            tribes, Native American language programs, and Native 
            American language communities.
    ``(g) Limitation.--Nothing in this section requires an Indian 
tribe, Native American language community, or Native American language 
speaker--
        ``(1) to participate in a survey under subsection (a); or
        ``(2) to provide specific or culturally sensitive information 
    in completing such a survey.
    ``(h) Availability of Survey Materials and Findings.--
        ``(1) In general.--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--
            ``(A) the feedback received under subsection (c) on the 
        design of the survey;
            ``(B) the form and content of the survey;
            ``(C) the plan for deploying the survey to ensure a robust 
        response; and
            ``(D) how the Secretary will ensure any survey enumeration 
        efforts are culturally informed and appropriate.
        ``(2) Results.--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.
    ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $1,500,000 for each fiscal 
year--
        ``(1) preceding a fiscal year during which a survey under 
    subsection (a) is conducted; and
        ``(2) during which a survey under that subsection is 
    conducted.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.