[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 194 (Wednesday, November 29, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S7490]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       ESTHER MARTINEZ NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGES PRESERVATION ACT

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 30, S. 254.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 254) to amend the Native American Programs Act 
     of 1974 to provide flexibility and reauthorization to ensure 
     the survival and continuing vitality of Native American 
     languages.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Hoeven 
amendment, which is at the desk, be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be 
considered read a third time and passed, and the motion to reconsider 
be considered made and laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 1637) was agreed to, as follows:

 (Purpose: To amend the authorization of appropriations for the Native 
   American languages grant program under section 803C of the Native 
                     American Programs Act of 1974)

       On page 2, strike lines 21 and 22 and insert the following:

     amended by striking ``such sums'' and all that follows 
     through the period at the end and inserting ``$13,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.''.

  The bill (S. 254), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a 
third reading, was read the third time, and passed, as follows:

                                 S. 254

       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 ``Esther Martinez Native 
     American Languages Preservation Act''.

     SEC. 2. NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGES GRANT PROGRAM.

       Section 803C of the Native American Programs Act of 1974 
     (42 U.S.C. 2991b-3) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(7)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``10'' and 
     inserting ``5''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``15'' and 
     inserting ``10''; and
       (2) in subsection (e)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``or 3-year basis'' and inserting ``3-year, 
     4-year, or 5-year basis''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, 4-year, or 5-year'' after ``on a 3-
     year''.

     SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGES PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 816(e) of the Native American 
     Programs Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2992d(e)) is amended by 
     striking ``2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012'' and inserting 
     ``2018 through 2022''.
       (b) Technical Correction.--Section 816 of the Native 
     American Programs Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2992d) is amended in 
     subsections (a) and (b) by striking ``subsection (e)'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``subsection (d)''.

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