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S. Rept. 114-215 1 (2016-02-29)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxsfm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUT-ENTICATED US. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP Calendar No. 376 114TH CONGRESS REPORT 2d Session SENATE 114-215 NATIVE LANGUAGE IMMERSION STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT ACT FEBRUARY 29, 2016.-Ordered to be printed Mr. BARRASSO, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. 1419] The Committee on Indian Affairs, to which was referred the bill (S. 1419), to promote the academic achievement of American In- dian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children with the estab- lishment of a Native American language grant program, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with an amendment and recommends that the bill, as amended, do pass. PURPOSE The purpose of S. 1419 is to establish a federal grant program specifically for Native American language immersion programs and to provide for their administration and the collection of data to de- termine the effectiveness of these programs. BACKGROUND In 1990 Congress passed the Native American Languages Act (NALA), which recognizes the unique status of Native American cultures and languages. According to the law, it is U.S. federal pol- icy to 'preserve, protect, and promote the rights and freedom of Na- tive Americans to use, practice, and develop Native American lan- guages.' Further, NALA declares U.S. federal support for 'the use of Native American languages as a medium of instruction.' The Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act (NALPA), which builds on NALA, was signed into law in De- cember 2006. NALPA further cemented the federal government's policy of supporting the preservation of and continued education in Native American languages. Named after Esther Martinez, a Tewa 59-010

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