119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 3375


To amend the American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Culture and Art Development Act to modify the program for Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native culture and arts development, and for other purposes.


IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

December 4, 2025

Mr. Schatz (for himself, Ms. Hirono, and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs


A BILL

To amend the American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Culture and Art Development Act to modify the program for Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native culture and arts development, 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 “Native Arts and Culture Promotion Act”.

SEC. 2. Amendments to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Culture and Art Development Act.

Section 1521 of the American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Culture and Art Development Act (20 U.S.C. 4441) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “private,”;

(2) in subsection (b), in each of paragraphs (2) and (3), by inserting “and maintain” after “establish”; and

(3) in subsection (c)—

(A) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:

“(2) For any grants made with respect to Native Hawaiian art and culture, the members of the governing board which is required to be established under paragraph (1) shall—

“(A) include Native Hawaiians and individuals widely recognized in the field of Native Hawaiian art and culture; and

“(B) serve for a fixed term.”; and

(B) in paragraph (3)—

(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking the comma at the end and inserting “; and”;

(ii) by striking subparagraph (B); and

(iii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).