106 STAT. 3434 PUBLIC LAW 102-524 —OCT. 26, 1992 Public Law 102-524 102d Congress An Act Oct. 26, 1992 [S. 2044] Native American Languages Act of 1992. 42 USC 2991 note. 42 USC 2991b-3. To assist Native Americans in assuring the survival and continuing vitality of their languages. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act, other than section 4, may be cited as the "Native American Languages Act of 1992". SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM. The Native American Programs Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 2991 et seq.) is amended by inserting before section 804 the following: "SEC. 803C. GRANT PROGRAM TO ENSURE THE SURVIVAL AND CON- TINUING VITALITY OF NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGES. "(a) AUTHORITY To AWARD GRANTS. —The Secretary shall award a grant to any agency or organization that is— "(1) eligible for financial assistance under section 803(a); and "(2) selected under subsection (c); * to be used to assist Native Americans in ensuring the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages. "(b) PURPOSES FOR WHICH GRANTS MAY BE USED. — The pur- Eoses for which each grant awarded under subsection (a) may e used include, but are not limited to— "(1) the establishment and support of a community Native American language project to bring older and younger Native Americans together to facilitate and encourage the transfer of Native American language skills from one generation to another; "(2) the establishment of a project to train Native Americans to teach a Native American language to others or to enable them to serve as interpreters or translators of such language; "(3) the development, printing, and dissemination of materials to be used for the teaching and enhancement of a Native American language; "(4) the establishment or support of a project to train Native Americans to produce or participate in a television or radio program to be broadcast in a Native American language; "(5) the compilation, transcription, and analysis of oral testimony to record and preserve a Native American language; and "(6) the purchase of equipment (including audio and video recording equipment, computers, and software) required to conduct a Native American language project. "(c) APPLICATIONS.— For the purpose of making grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall select applicants from among agencies and organizations described in such subsection on the
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