[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 133, 116th Congress, 1st Session]
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Public Law 116-101
116th Congress

An Act


 
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. <>

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 Programs Reauthorization 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 ``such sums'' and
all that follows through the period at the end and inserting
``$13,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024.''.

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(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)''.

Approved December 20, 2019.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 256:
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SENATE REPORTS: No. 116-11 (Comm. on Indian Affairs).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 165 (2019):
June 27, considered and passed Senate.
Dec. 9, considered and passed House.