20 U.S.C. § 4441: Program for Native Hawaiian…

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior can give grants to nonprofit groups or schools that mainly serve Native Hawaiians or Alaska Natives and that are officially recognized by the Governor of Hawaii (for Native Hawaiian groups) or the Governor of Alaska (for Alaska Native groups). The money is to support study and teaching of Native Hawaiian or Alaska Native arts and culture, to build programs that award degrees in those fields, or to create centers and programs like other Native art and culture centers. Any grant recipient must set up a governing board to run the program. For Native Hawaiian grants, the board must include Native Hawaiians and respected people in Native Hawaiian arts and culture, and members must serve fixed terms. For Alaska Native grants, the board must include Alaska Natives and respected experts, represent Eskimo, Indian, and Aleut cultures, and have members serve fixed terms.

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(a)In general

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—

(1)primarily serves and represents Native Hawaiians or Alaska Natives, and

(2)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.

(b)Purpose of grants

Grants made under subsection (a) shall, to the extent deemed possible by the Secretary and the recipient of the grant, be used—

(1)to provide scholarly study of, and instruction in, Native Hawaiian or Alaska Native art and culture,

(2)to establish programs which culminate in the awarding of degrees in the various fields of Native Hawaiian or Alaska Native art and culture, or

(3)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.

(c)Management of grants

(1)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.

(2)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—

(A)include Native Hawaiians and individuals widely recognized in the field of Native Hawaiian art and culture; and

(B)serve for a fixed term.

(3)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—

(A)include Alaska Natives and individuals widely recognized in the field of Alaska Native art and culture,

(B)represent the Eskimo, Indian and Aleut cultures of Alaska, and

(C)serve for a fixed term.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2026—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 119–74, § 128(1), struck out “private,” before “nonprofit organization” in introductory provisions. Subsec. (c)(2)(A). Pub. L. 119–74, § 128(2)(A)(i), substituted “include Native Hawaiians and” for “be Native Hawaiians or”. Subsec. (c)(2)(B). Pub. L. 119–74, § 128(2)(A)(ii), (B), (D), redesignated subpar. (E) as (B) and struck out former subpar. (B) which read as follows: “include a representative of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs of the State of Hawaii,”. Subsec. (c)(2)(C), (D). Pub. L. 119–74, § 128(2)(B), struck out subpars. (C) and (D) which read as follows: “(C) include the president of the University of Hawaii, “(D) include the president of the Bishop Museum, and”. Subsec. (c)(2)(E). Pub. L. 119–74, § 128(2)(A)(ii), (C), (D), struck out “of office” after “fixed term” and redesignated subpar. (E) as (B). 1994—Pub. L. 103–239 amended section generally, substituting provisions relating to development program for Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native culture and arts for provisions relating to development program for Native Hawaiian culture and arts.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1994 Amendment Pub. L. 103–239, § 801, May 4, 1994, 108 Stat. 607, provided that: “This Act [see

Short Title

note set out under section 6101 of this title] shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act [May 4, 1994].”

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