Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act ”.
Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act
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.
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—
in subsection (b)(7)—
in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking “10” and inserting “5”; and
in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking “15” and inserting “10”; and
in subsection (e)(2)—
by striking “or 3-year basis” and inserting “3-year, 4-year, or 5-year basis”; and
by inserting “, 4-year, or 5-year” after “on a 3-year”.
Sec. 3 Reauthorization of Native American languages program
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 2019 through 2023.”.
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)”.