Survey on Native American languages

Not later than 18 months after January 5, 2023, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”), shall undertake a survey of the use of all Native American languages in the United States. Prior to conducting each subsequent survey after the initial survey under subsection (a), the Secretary shall update the survey in accordance with this section. The Secretary shall design the initial survey under subsection (a) and each updated survey under subsection (b)— Each survey under subsection (a) shall solicit— The Secretary may coordinate, and enter into cooperative agreements with, the Director of the Bureau of the Census for the purposes of carrying out this section. The Secretary shall carry out outreach and engagement activities to provide Indian tribes, Native American language communities, and the public information about— The Secretary may carry out the outreach and engagement activities required under paragraph (1)— through grants to, or contracts or cooperative agreements with— Nothing in this section requires an Indian tribe, Native American language community, or Native American language speaker— Not later than 1 year after January 5, 2023, and prior to conducting each survey under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committees on Education and Labor and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, and make publicly available, a description of— Not later than 90 days after the date on which analysis of each survey under subsection (a) is completed, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committees on Education and Labor and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, and make publicly available, the results of the survey. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,500,000 for each fiscal year—