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This bill, the Biliteracy Education Seal and Teaching (BEST) Act, directs the Department of Education to award grants to states to establish or improve and carry out Seal of Biliteracy programs. These programs recognize high-level student proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in both English and a second language, including Native American languages. The grants are renewable two-year awards, and states must allow speakers of any official Native American language to use equivalent proficiency in that language in lieu of proficiency in English. The bill also sets requirements for student participation and use of grant funds, and authorizes $10 million in annual appropriations from fiscal years 2021 through 2025 to support these programs.