(iii) 1 member representing Native 
Hawaiians, to be selected by a process ad-
ministered by the Office of Hawaiian Af-
fairs; 
(iv) 2 health care or mental health 
practitioners, Native healers, counselors, or 
providers with experience in working with 
former students, or descendants of former 
students, of Indian boarding schools, to be 
selected from among nominations of Tribal 
chairs or elected Tribal leadership local to 
the region in which the practitioner, coun-
selor, or provider works, in order to ensure 
that the Commission considers culturally 
responsive supports for victims, families, 
and communities; 
(v) 3 members of different national 
American Indian, Alaska Native, or Native 
Hawaiian organizations, regional American 
Indian, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian 
organizations, or urban Indian organiza-
tions that are focused on, or have relevant 
expertise studying, the history and sys-
temic and ongoing trauma associated with 
the Indian Boarding School Policies; 
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(vi) 2 family members of students who 
attended Indian boarding schools, who 
shall represent diverse regions of the 
United States; 
(vii) 4 alumni who attended a Bureau 
of Indian Education-operated school, trib-
ally controlled boarding school, State pub-
lic boarding school, private nonprofit 
boarding school formerly operated by the 
Federal Government, parochial boarding 
school, or Bureau of Indian Education-op-
erated college or university; 
(viii) 2 current teachers who teach at 
an Indian boarding school; 
(ix) 2 students who, as of the date of 
enactment of this Act, attend an Indian 
boarding school; 
(x) 1 representative of the Inter-
national Indian Treaty Council or the As-
sociation on American Indian Affairs; and 
(xi) 1 trained archivist who has expe-
rience working with educational or church 
records. 
(3) DUTIES.—The Advisory Committee shall— 
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(A) serve as an advisory body to the Com-
mission; and 
(B) provide to the Commission advice and 
recommendations, and submit to the Commis-
sion materials, documents, testimony, and such 
other information as the Commission deter-
mines to be necessary, to carry out the duties 
of the Commission under subsection (h). 
(4) SURVIVORS SUBCOMMITTEE.—The Advisory 
Committee shall establish a subcommittee that shall 
consist of not fewer than 4 former students or sur-
vivors who attended an Indian boarding school. 
(h) DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall de-
velop recommendations on actions that the Federal 
Government can take to adequately hold itself ac-
countable for, and redress and heal, the historical 
and intergenerational trauma inflicted by the Indian 
Boarding School Policies, including developing rec-
ommendations on ways— 
(A) to protect unmarked graves and ac-
companying land protections; 
(B) to support repatriation and identify 
the Tribal nations from which children were 
taken; and 
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(C) to stop the continued removal of Amer-
ican Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawai-
ian children from their families and reserva-
tions under modern-day assimilation practices. 
(2) MATTERS INVESTIGATED.—The matters in-
vestigated by the Commission under paragraph (1) 
shall include— 
(A) the implementation of the Indian 
Boarding School Policies and practices at— 
(i) the schools operated by the Bureau 
of Indian Affairs; and 
(ii) 
church-run 
Indian 
boarding 
schools; 
(B) how the assimilation practices of the 
Federal Government advanced the attempted 
cultural, religious, and linguistic termination of 
American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native 
Hawaiians; 
(C) the impacts and ongoing effects of the 
Indian Boarding School Policies; 
(D) the location of American Indian, Alas-
ka Native, and Native Hawaiian children who 
are still, as of the date of enactment of this 
Act, buried at Indian boarding schools and off- 
campus cemeteries, including notifying the 
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Tribal nation from which the children were 
taken; and 
(E) church and government records, in-
cluding records relating to attendance, infir-
mary, deaths, land, Tribal affiliation, and other 
correspondence. 
(3) ADDITIONAL
DUTIES.—In carrying out 
paragraph (1), the Commission shall— 
(A) work to locate and identify unmarked 
graves at Indian boarding school sites or off- 
campus cemeteries; 
(B) locate, document, analyze, and pre-
serve records from schools described in para-
graph (2)(A), including any records held at 
State and local levels; and 
(C) provide to, and receive from, the De-
partment of the Interior any information that 
the Commission determines to be relevant— 
(i) to the work of the Commission; or 
(ii) to any investigation of the Indian 
Boarding School Policies being conducted 
by the Department of the Interior. 
(4) TESTIMONY.—The Commission shall take 
testimony from— 
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(A) survivors of schools described in para-
graph (2)(A), in order to identify how the expe-
rience of those survivors impacts their lives, so 
that their stories will be remembered as part of 
the history of the United States; and 
(B) American Indian, Alaska Native, and 
Native Hawaiian individuals, tribes, and organi-
zations directly impacted by assimilation prac-
tices supported by the Federal Government, in-
cluding assimilation practices promoted by— 
(i) religious groups receiving funding, 
or working closely with, the Federal Gov-
ernment; 
(ii) local, State, and territorial school 
systems; 
(iii) any other local, State, or terri-
torial government body or agency; and 
(iv) any other private entities; and 
(C) those who have access to, or knowledge 
of, historical events, documents, and items re-
lating to the Indian Boarding School Policies 
and the impacts of those policies, including— 
(i) churches; 
(ii) the Federal Government; 
(iii) State and local governments; 
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(iv) individuals; and 
(v) organizations. 
(5) REPORTS.— 
(A) INITIAL
REPORT.—Not later than 3 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Commission shall make publicly available 
and submit to the President, the White House 
Council on Native American Affairs, the Sec-
retary of the Interior, the Secretary of Edu-
cation, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, the Committee on Indian Affairs of 
the Senate, the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives, and 
the Members of Congress making appointments 
under subsection (b)(1), an initial report con-
taining— 
(i) a detailed statement of the find-
ings and conclusions of the Commission; 
(ii) the recommendations of the Com-
mission for such legislation and adminis-
trative actions as the Commission con-
siders appropriate; 
(iii) the recommendations of the Com-
mission to provide or increase Federal 
funding to adequately fund— 
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(I) American Indian, Alaska Na-
tive, and Native Hawaiian programs 
for mental health and traditional heal-
ing programs; 
(II) a nationwide hotline for sur-
vivors, family members, or other com-
munity members affected by the In-
dian Boarding School Policies; and 
(III) the development of mate-
rials to be offered for possible use in 
K–12 Native American and United 
States history curricula to address the 
history of Indian Boarding School 
Policies; and 
(iv) other recommendations of the 
Commission to identify— 
(I) possible ways to address his-
torical and intergenerational trauma 
inflicted on American Indian, Alaska 
Native, and Native Hawaiian commu-
nities by the Indian Boarding School 
Policies; and 
(II) ongoing and harmful prac-
tices and policies relating to or result-
ing from the Indian Boarding School 
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Policies that continue in public edu-
cation systems. 
(B) FINAL
REPORT.—Not later than 5 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Commission shall make available and sub-
mit a final report in accordance with the re-
quirements under subparagraph (A) that have 
been agreed on by the vote of a majority of the 
members of the Commission. 
(i) POWERS OF COMMISSION.— 
(1) HEARINGS AND EVIDENCE.—The Commis-
sion may, for the purpose of carrying out this sec-
tion— 
(A) hold such hearings and sit and act at 
such times and places, take such testimony, re-
ceive such evidence, and administer such oaths, 
virtually or in-person, as the Commission may 
determine advisable; and 
(B) subject to subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
of paragraph (2), require, by subpoena or oth-
erwise, the attendance and testimony of such 
witnesses and the production of such books, 
records, correspondence, memoranda, papers, 
videos, oral histories, recordings, documents, or 
any other paper or electronic material, virtually 
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or in-person, as the Commission may determine 
advisable. 
(2) SUBPOENAS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.— 
(i) ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS.—Sub-
ject to subparagraph (B), the Commission 
may issue subpoenas requiring the attend-
ance and testimony of witnesses and the 
production of any evidence relating to any 
matter that the Commission is empowered 
to investigate under this section. 
(ii) VOTE.—Subpoenas shall be issued 
under clause (i) by agreement between the 
Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the 
Commission, or by the vote of a majority 
of the members of the Commission. 
(iii) ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES AND 
PRODUCTION OF EVIDENCE.—The attend-
ance of witnesses and the production of 
evidence may be required from any place 
within the United States at any designated 
place of hearing within the United States. 
(B) PROTECTION OF PERSON SUBJECT TO 
A SUBPOENA.— 
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(i) IN
GENERAL.—When issuing a 
subpoena under subparagraph (A), the 
Commission shall— 
(I) consider the cultural, emo-
tional, and psychological well-being of 
survivors, family members, and com-
munity members affected by the In-
dian Boarding School Policies; and 
(II) take reasonable steps to 
avoid imposing undue burden, includ-
ing cultural, emotional, and psycho-
logical trauma, on a survivor, family 
member, or community member af-
fected by the Indian Boarding School 
Policies. 
(ii) QUASHING OR MODIFYING A SUB-
POENA.—On a timely motion, the district 
court of the United States in the judicial 
district in which compliance with the sub-
poena is required shall quash or modify a 
subpoena that subjects a person to undue 
burden as described in clause (i)(II). 
(C) FAILURE TO OBEY A SUBPOENA.— 
(i) ORDER FROM A DISTRICT COURT 
OF THE UNITED STATES.—If a person does 
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not obey a subpoena issued under subpara-
graph (A), the Commission is authorized to 
apply to a district court of the United 
States for an order requiring that person 
to appear before the Commission to give 
testimony, produce evidence, or both, relat-
ing to the matter under investigation. 
(ii) LOCATION.—An application under 
clause (i) may be made within the judicial 
district where the hearing relating to the 
subpoena is conducted or where the person 
described in that clause is found, resides, 
or transacts business. 
(iii) PENALTY.—Any failure to obey 
an order of a court described in clause (i) 
may be punished by the court as a civil 
contempt. 
(D) SUBJECT
MATTER
JURISDICTION.— 
The district court of the United States in which 
an action is brought under subparagraph (C)(i) 
shall have original jurisdiction over any civil ac-
tion brought by the Commission to enforce, se-
cure a declaratory judgment concerning the va-
lidity of, or prevent a threatened refusal or fail-
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ure to comply with, the applicable subpoena 
issued by the Commission. 
(E) SERVICE
OF
SUBPOENAS.—The sub-
poenas of the Commission shall be served in the 
manner provided for subpoenas issued by a dis-
trict court of the United States under the Fed-
eral Rules of Civil Procedure. 
(F) SERVICE OF PROCESS.—All process of 
any court to which an application is made 
under subparagraph (C) may be served in the 
judicial district in which the person required to 
be served resides or may be found. 
(3) ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL AND SERVICES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Chairperson of the 
Commission may procure additional personnel 
and services to ensure that the work of the 
Commission avoids imposing an undue burden, 
including cultural, emotional, and psychological 
trauma, on survivors, family members, or other 
community members affected by the Indian 
Boarding School Policies. 
(B) COMPENSATION.—The Chairperson of 
the Commission may fix the compensation of 
personnel procured under subparagraph (A) 
without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter 
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III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, 
relating to classification of positions and Gen-
eral Schedule pay rates, except that the rate of 
pay for such personnel may not exceed the rate 
payable for level V of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5316 of that title. 
(4) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Commission may 
use the United States mails in the same manner and 
under the same conditions as other agencies of the 
Federal Government. 
(5) GIFTS.—The Commission may accept, use, 
and dispose of gifts or donations of services or prop-
erty relating to the purpose of the Commission. 
(j) APPLICATION.—The Commission shall be subject 
to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). 
(k) CONSULTATION WITH INDIAN TRIBES.—In car-
rying out the duties of the Commission under subsection 
(h), the Commission shall consult with Indian Tribes. 
(l) COLLABORATION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE 
INTERIOR.—The Department of the Interior shall collabo-
rate and exchange relevant information with the Commis-
sion in order for the Commission to effectively carry out 
the duties of the Commission under subsection (h). 
(m) TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.—The Commis-
sion shall terminate 90 days after the date on which the 
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Commission submits the final report required under sub-
section (h)(5)(B). 
(n) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission to 
carry out this section such sums as may be necessary, to 
remain available until expended. 
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