25 U.S.C. § 2905 — Evaluations

Page 528 TITLE 25—INDIANS § 2905 (Pub. L. 101–477, title I, § 105, Oct. 30, 1990, 104 Stat. 1155.) § 2905. Evaluations (a) The President shall direct the heads of the various Federal departments, agencies, and in- strumentalities to— (1) evaluate their policies and procedures in consultation with Indian tribes and other Na- tive American governing bodies as well as tra- ditional leaders and educators in order to de- termine and implement changes needed to bring the policies and procedures into compli- ance with the provisions of this chapter; (2) give the greatest effect possible in mak- ing such evaluations, absent a clear specific Federal statutory requirement to the con- trary, to the policies and procedures which will give the broadest effect to the provisions of this chapter; and (3) evaluate the laws which they administer and make recommendations to the President on amendments needed to bring such laws into compliance with the provisions of this chap- ter. (b) By no later than the date that is 1 year after October 30, 1990, the President shall submit to the Congress a report containing rec- ommendations for amendments to Federal laws that are needed to bring such laws into compli- ance with the provisions of this chapter. (c) Evaluation; report Not later than 1 year after January 5, 2023, the President shall— (1) require the heads of the various Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities to carry out an evaluation described in sub- section (a)(1); and (2) submit to Congress a report that de- scribes— (A) the results of the evaluations; and (B) the recommendations of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of Edu- cation, after consultation with Indian tribes, traditional leaders, and representatives of Native American language communities, for amendments to Federal laws that are need- ed— (i) to bring the Federal laws into compli- ance with this chapter; (ii) to improve interagency coordination for purposes of supporting revitalization, maintenance, and use of Native American languages; and (iii) to reduce duplication, inefficiencies, and barriers Native American language communities face in accessing Federal pro- grams to support efforts to revitalize, maintain, or increase the use of Native American languages. (Pub. L. 101–477, title I, § 106, Oct. 30, 1990, 104 Stat. 1156; Pub. L. 117–337, § 2(a), Jan. 5, 2023, 136 Stat. 6153.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in subsec. (c)(2)(B)(i), was in the original ‘‘this Act’’ and was translated as reading ‘‘this title’’, meaning title I of Pub. L. 101–477, known as the Native American Languages Act, which is classi- fied generally to this chapter, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. AMENDMENTS 2023—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–337 added subsec. (c). § 2906. Use of English Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as precluding the use of Federal funds to teach English to Native Americans. (Pub. L. 101–477, title I, § 107, Oct. 30, 1990, 104 Stat. 1156.) § 2907. Survey on Native American languages (a) In general 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. (b) Updates Prior to conducting each subsequent survey after the initial survey under subsection (a), the Secretary shall update the survey in accordance with this section. (c) Consultation required The Secretary shall design the initial survey under subsection (a) and each updated survey under subsection (b)— (1) in consultation with Indian tribes; and (2) after considering feedback received from Native American language speakers and ex- perts. (d) Contents Each survey under subsection (a) shall so- licit— (1) information on which Native American languages are currently spoken; (2) estimates of the number of speakers of each Native American language; (3) any language usage statistics or informa- tion that the Secretary, in consultation with Indian tribes and Native American language speakers and experts, determines to be rel- evant and appropriate; (4) information on the types of Native Amer- ican language maintenance and revitalization projects and practices that are currently being carried out; (5) information on any unmet Native Amer- ican language resource needs of Indian tribes and Native American language communities; and (6) any other information that the Sec- retary, in consultation with Indian tribes and Native American language speakers and ex- perts, determines to be necessary. (e) Coordination The Secretary may coordinate, and enter into cooperative agreements with, the Director of the Bureau of the Census for the purposes of car- rying out this section.