 
CHAPTER 56--AMERICAN INDIAN, ALASKA NATIVE, AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN CULTURE 
                           AND ART DEVELOPMENT
 
           SUBCHAPTER II--NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND ALASKA NATIVES
 
Sec. 4441. Program for Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native culture 
        and arts development
        

(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 private, 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) of this section 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) of this section 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) be Native Hawaiians or individuals widely recognized in the 
    field of Native Hawaiian art and culture,
        (B) include a representative of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs 
    of the State of Hawaii,
        (C) include the president of the University of Hawaii,
        (D) include the president of the Bishop Museum, and
        (E) serve for a fixed term of office.

    (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.

(Pub. L. 99-498, title XV, Sec. 1521, Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1610; 
Pub. L. 103-239, title VII, Sec. 722(2), May 4, 1994, 108 Stat. 606.)


                               Amendments

    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.
