20 U.S.C. § 4441 — Program for Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native culture and arts development
submitted 40 years ago by Pub. L. 99-498 to r/title-20-EDUCATION · 346 words · no verdicts yet
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The Secretary* of the Interior is authorized to make grants for the purpose of supporting programs for Native Hawaiian* or Alaska Native culture and arts development to any nonprofit organization or institution which—
primarily serves and represents Native Hawaiians or Alaska Natives, and
has been recognized by the Governor of the State of Hawaii or the Governor of the State of Alaska, as appropriate, for the purpose of making such organization or institution eligible to receive such grants.
Grants made under subsection (a) shall, to the extent deemed possible by the Secretary and the recipient of the grant, be used—
to provide scholarly study of, and instruction in, Native Hawaiian or Alaska Native art and culture,
to establish programs which culminate in the awarding of degrees in the various fields of Native Hawaiian or Alaska Native art and culture, or
to establish centers and programs with respect to Native Hawaiian or Alaska Native art and culture that are similar in purpose to the centers and programs described in subsections (b) and (c) of section 4417 of this title.
Any organization or institution which is the recipient of a grant made under subsection (a) shall establish a governing board* to manage and control the program with respect to which such grant is made.
For any grants made with respect to Native Hawaiian art and culture*, the members of the governing board which is required to be established under paragraph (1) shall—
include Native Hawaiians and individuals widely recognized in the field of Native Hawaiian art and culture; and
serve for a fixed term.
For any grants made with respect to Alaska Native art and culture, the members of the governing board which is required to be established under paragraph (1) shall—
include Alaska Natives and individuals widely recognized in the field of Alaska Native art and culture,
represent the Eskimo, Indian* and Aleut cultures of Alaska, and
serve for a fixed term.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 99–498, title XV, § 1521, Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1610; Pub. L. 103–239, title VII, § 722(2), May 4, 1994, 108 Stat. 606; Pub. L. 119–74, div. C, title I, § 128, Jan. 23, 2026, 140 Stat. 125.)
- 1986Enacted · Pub. L. 99-498 · 100 Stat. 1610
- 1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-239 · 108 Stat. 606
- 2026Amended · Pub. L. 119-74 · 140 Stat. 125
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 99-498 on 1986-10-17.
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