legislation: 99-s-1622

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99-s-1622 99 s 1622 Native American Culture and Art Development Act Native Americans 1985-09-11 1986-05-29 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 664. Senate Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] MT D M000635 10 (Reported to Senate from the Select Committee on Indian Affairs with amendment, S. Rept. 99-312) Native American Culture and Art Development Act - Establishes a corporation to be known as the Institute of Native American Culture and Arts Development, with a board of trustees including Native Americans from the private sector, appointed by the President, and Members of the Congress. Provides that the Institute shall be considered an agency for purposes of Federal laws relating to labor-management and employee relations. Identifies the Institute's primary functions as: (1) scholarly study and instruction in Native American arts and culture; and (2) the establishment of degree-awarding programs in Native American art and culture. Establishes within the Institute: (1) a Center for Culture and Art Studies; and (2) a Center for Research and Cultural Exchange. Authorizes the Institute to extend preferences to Native Americans in: (1) admissions to Institute programs; (2) Institute employment; and (3) contracts, fellowships, and grants awarded by the Institute. Establishes the Institute as a nonprofit and tax-exempt organization. Prohibits the Institute from engaging in any political activity regarding elective public office. Transfers to the Institute the functions of the Institute of American Indian Arts. Directs the President of the Institute to submit an annual report to the Congress and the Board. Establishes the Institute of American Indian Arts, at Santa Fe, New Mexico, as the site of the Institute of Native American Culture and Arts Development. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z  

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