Title 25 — Indians
Chapter 31 — Native American Languages
§ 2905. Evaluations
Statutory text
The President shall direct the heads of the various Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities to—
evaluate their policies and procedures in consultation with Indian tribes and other Native American governing bodies as well as traditional leaders and educators in order to determine and implement changes needed to bring the policies and procedures into compliance with the provisions of this chapter;
give the greatest effect possible in making such evaluations, absent a clear specific Federal statutory requirement to the contrary, to the policies and procedures which will give the broadest effect to the provisions of this chapter; and
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 chapter.
By no later than the date that is 1 year after , the President shall submit to the Congress a report containing recommendations for amendments to Federal laws that are needed to bring such laws into compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
Evaluation; report
Not later than 1 year after , the President shall—
require the heads of the various Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities to carry out an evaluation described in subsection (a)(1); and
submit to Congress a report that describes—
the results of the evaluations; and
the recommendations of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of Education, after consultation with Indian tribes, traditional leaders, and representatives of Native American language communities, for amendments to Federal laws that are needed—
to bring the Federal laws into compliance with this chapter;
to improve interagency coordination for purposes of supporting revitalization, maintenance, and use of Native American languages; and
to reduce duplication, inefficiencies, and barriers Native American language communities face in accessing Federal programs to support efforts to revitalize, maintain, or increase the use of Native American languages.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 101–477 title I § 106 · 104 Stat. 1152
Enacted · 25 U.S.C. § 2905
Pub. L. 101–477, title I, § 106, Oct. 30, 1990, 104 Stat. 1156
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 101–477, title I, § 106, Oct. 30, 1990, 104 Stat. 1156Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 106. evaluations (a) The President shall direct the heads of the various Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities to— (1) evaluate their policies and procedures in consultation with Indian tribes and other Native American governing bodies as well as traditional leaders and educators in order to determine and implement changes needed to bring the policies and procedures into compliance with the provisions of this title; (2) give the greatest effect possible in making such evaluations, absent a clear specific Federal statutory “equirement to the contrary, to the policies and procedures which will give the broadest effect to the provisions of this title; 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 title. (b) By no later than the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this title, the President shall submit to the Congress a report containing recommendations for amendments to Federal laws that are needed to bring such laws into compliance with the provisions of this title.Durbin Feeling Native American Languages Act of 2022
Pub. L. 117–337 § 2(a) · 136 Stat. 6153
Added · 25 U.S.C. § 2905(c)
Pub. L. 117–337 added subsec. (c)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–337 added subsec. (c).Enacted provision · exact public law section
(a) In General.— Section 106 of the Native American Languages Act (25 U.S.C. 2905) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(c) Evaluation; Report.— Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the President shall— “(1) require the heads of the various Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities to carry out an evaluation described in subsection (a)(1); and “(2) submit to Congress a report that describes— “(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 Education, after consultation with Indian tribes, traditional leaders, and representatives of Native American language communities, for amendments to Federal laws that are needed— “(i) to bring the Federal laws into compliance with this Act; “(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 programs to support efforts to revitalize, maintain, or increase the use of Native American languages.” .
2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision
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 classified generally to this chapter, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Amendments
2023—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–337 added subsec. (c).
Credits
1990–2023 · 2 acts
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(Pub. L. 101–477, title I, § 106, , 104 Stat. 1156; Pub. L. 117–337, § 2(a), , 136 Stat. 6153.)