Native American language resource centers

The purpose of this Act is to further align the resources provided by the Department of Education with the policies set forth in the Native American Languages Act (25 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.) through establishment of a program within the Department of Education to support 1 or more Native American language resource centers. The Secretary of Education is authorized to make a grant to, or enter into a contract with, an eligible entity for the purpose of— The Native American language resource center established under subsection (b) shall carry out activities to— preserve, protect, and promote the rights and freedom of Native Americans to use, practice, and develop Native American languages in furtherance of— The Native American language resource center established under subsection (b) may also carry out activities— to provide information and resources— to support the use of distance learning technologies and training for parents, students, teachers, and learning support staff associated with Native American language programs, including— to support Native American language programs and Native American communities in— In this section: The terms “elementary school”, “local educational agency”, “secondary school”, and “State educational agency” have the meanings given the terms in section 7801 of this title. The term “eligible entity” means— The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given the term in section 1001 of this title. The terms “Native American” and “Native American language” have the meanings given those terms in section 103 of the Native American Languages Act (25 U.S.C. 2902). There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $3,000,000 for each fiscal year.