20 U.S.C. § 7455 — Transferred

Page 1556 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 7455 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1925; amended Pub. L. 110–315, title IX, § 941(k)(2)(F)(ii), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3466; renum- bered title VI, § 6134, Pub. L. 114–95, title VI, § 6001(a), (b)(1), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2046, related to gifted and talented Indian students. A prior section 7454, Pub. L. 89–10, title VII, § 7134, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3730, related to State grant program, prior to the gen- eral amendment of former subchapter VII of this chap- ter by Pub. L. 107–110. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive pro- grams, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as an Ef- fective Date of 2015 Amendment note under section 6301 of this title. § 7455. Transferred Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section, Pub. L. 89–10, title VII, § 7135, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title VII, § 701, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1928, which related to grants to Indian tribes for education administrative planning and development, was renum- bered title VI, § 6132, of Pub. L. 89–10 by Pub. L. 114–95, title VI, §§ 6001(a), (b)(1), 6002(n)(2), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2046, 2057, and transferred to section 7452 of this title. PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 7455, Pub. L. 89–10, title VII, § 7135, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3731, established National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education, prior to the general amendment of former subchapter VII of this chapter by Pub. L. 107–110. § 7456. Repealed. Pub. L. 114–95, title VI, § 6002(q), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2062 Section, Pub. L. 89–10, title VI, § 6136, formerly title VII, § 7136, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title VII, § 701, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1929; renumbered title VI, § 6136, Pub. L. 114–95, title VI, § 6001(a), (b)(1), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2046, related to improvement of educational opportuni- ties for adult Indians. A prior section 7456, Pub. L. 89–10, title VII, § 7136, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3732, related to instructional materials development, prior to the general amendment of former subchapter VII of this chapter by Pub. L. 107–110. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive pro- grams, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as an Ef- fective Date of 2015 Amendment note under section 6301 of this title. § 7457. Native American language resource cen- ters (a) Purpose The purpose of this Act is to further align the resources provided by the Department of Edu- cation 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. (b) In general The Secretary of Education is authorized to make a grant to, or enter into a contract with, an eligible entity for the purpose of— (1) establishing, strengthening, and oper- ating a Native American language resource center; and (2) staffing the center with individuals with relevant expertise and experience, including staff who speak American Indian and Alaska Native languages and the Native Hawaiian language and have worked in language edu- cation in the American Indian and Alaska Na- tive languages and the Native Hawaiian lan- guage in a preschool, elementary school, sec- ondary school, adult education, or higher edu- cation program. (c) Authorized activities The Native American language resource cen- ter established under subsection (b) shall carry out activities to— (1) improve the capacity to teach and learn Native American languages; (2) further Native American language use and acquisition; (3) preserve, protect, and promote the rights and freedom of Native Americans to use, prac- tice, and develop Native American languages in furtherance of— (A) the policies set forth in the Native American Languages Act (25 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.); and (B) the United States trust responsibility to Native American communities; (4) address the effects of past discrimination and ongoing inequities experienced by Native American language speakers; (5) support the revitalization and reclama- tion of Native American languages; and (6) support the use of Native American lan- guages as a medium of instruction for a wide variety of age levels, academic content areas, and types of schools, including Native Amer- ican language medium education. (d) Additional authorized activities The Native American language resource cen- ter established under subsection (b) may also carry out activities— (1) to encourage and support the use of Na- tive American languages within educational systems in the same manner as other world languages, including by encouraging State educational agencies, local educational agen- cies, and institutions of higher education to offer Native American language courses the same full academic credit as courses in other world languages; (2) to support the development, adoption, and use of educational outcome metrics aligned with the Native American language of instruction, including assessments, qualifica- tions, and processes based on promising prac- tices in Native American language medium education; (3) to provide assistance to Native American language programs seeking Federal resources; (4) to encourage and support teacher prepa- ration programs that prepare teachers to teach Native American languages and to use