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The center must serve as a resource to improve the capacity to teach and learn Native American languages, further Native American language use and acquisition, and support the revitalization and reclamation of Native American languages."}],"words":81},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make a grant to, or enter into a contract with, an eligible entity to establish and operate a Native American language resource center.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/989/text/enr#idc12771244fe040e3aab86929341bf89a:~:text=2.%20Native%20American%20language%20resource%20centers"}]},"core_areas":["Department of Education grants and contracts for a Native American language resource center","Native American language teaching, learning and revitalization activities"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make a grant to, or enter into a contract with, an eligible entity to establish, strengthen and operate a Native American language resource center.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/989/text/enr#idc12771244fe040e3aab86929341bf89a:~:text=2.%20Native%20American%20language%20resource%20centers"}},{"text":"Defines an eligible entity as an institution of higher education, an entity within one with dedicated expertise in Native American language and culture education, or a consortium that includes one or more of them.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/989/text/enr#idc12771244fe040e3aab86929341bf89a:~:text=2.%20Native%20American%20language%20resource%20centers"}},{"text":"Requires the center to carry out activities to improve the capacity to teach and learn Native American languages, further their use and acquisition, and support their revitalization and reclamation.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/989/text/enr#idc12771244fe040e3aab86929341bf89a:~:text=2.%20Native%20American%20language%20resource%20centers"}},{"text":"Requires the center to carry out activities to support the use of Native American languages as a medium of instruction for a wide variety of age levels, academic content areas and types of schools.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/989/text/enr#idc12771244fe040e3aab86929341bf89a:~:text=2.%20Native%20American%20language%20resource%20centers"}},{"text":"Allows the center to carry out additional activities, including assisting programs seeking Federal resources, supporting teacher preparation programs, and operating intensive programs such as summer institutes.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/989/text/enr#idc12771244fe040e3aab86929341bf89a:~:text=2.%20Native%20American%20language%20resource%20centers"}},{"text":"Authorizes $3,000,000 to be appropriated for each fiscal year to carry out the section.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/989/text/enr#idc12771244fe040e3aab86929341bf89a:~:text=2.%20Native%20American%20language%20resource%20centers"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"rule":"enrolled","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/989/text/enr"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/989","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/989/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-s-989.png","v":"be9a94a0dcea","alt":"Votes on Record. S. 989, 117th Congress: Native American Language Resource Center Act of 2022. House: 342 Yea, 71 Nay. Senate: voice vote. Outcome: Became law, 5 Jan 2023."}}