S. 4976
Native Children’s Commission Implementation Act of 2026
Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski
1 cosponsor
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I Justice for Children, Youth, and Families
II Improving Research and Data
III Improving the Physical and Behavioral Health of Native Children
IV Environmental Health Protection
V Improving nutrition programs for Native children, youth, and families
VI Addressing Homelessness in Native Communities
VII Improving the Workforce for Families
VIII Education
Section 722(c)(2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11432(c)(2)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B)—
(A) in clause (i)—
(i) by striking 1 percent and inserting 2 percent, subject to subparagraph (C),; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following: Of that transferred amount, not more than $250,000 may be used to provide grant funding to a nonprofit organization for technical assistance, including training, materials, grant application assistance, proper enumeration of children, capacity expansion, and coordination between the Bureau of Indian Education and schools funded by the Secretary of the Interior.; and
(B) in clause (ii), by adding at the end the following: Such agreement shall also provide that the transferred funds described in clause (i) may be used for emergency housing for students.; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
(C) Hold harmless. For any fiscal year in which, after the application of subparagraph (A), the amount of an allotment under paragraph (1) to a State for a fiscal year would be less than the amount that such State received under such paragraph for fiscal year 2024 (referred to in this subparagraph as the FY 2024 amount), the Secretary shall reduce the percentage reserved under subparagraph (B) in order to provide each State with the FY 2024 amount, except that in no case shall the Secretary reduce such percentage to less than 1 percent.