To amend the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act to move the enforcement office to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to increase the civil monetary penalties for failure to follow the processes established by that Act, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-6647
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4]
Introduced: 2018-07-31
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals

Federal-Indian relations

General Native American affairs matters

Historical and cultural resources

Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Latest action: action_date: 2018-08-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-07-31
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act to: (1) increase fines on museums that violate such Act, and (2) transfer enforcement of the Act to the Bureau of Indian Affairs.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6647 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 31, 2018 Mr. Rokita (for himself, Mr. Cole , Ms. McCollum , Ms. Moore , and Mr. Young of Alaska ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act to move the enforcement office to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to increase the civil monetary penalties for failure to follow the processes established by that Act, and for other purposes.

1. Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act amendments (a) Civil penalties Section 9 of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act ( 25 U.S.C. 3007 et seq.) is amended by striking determined under regulations promulgated pursuant to this Act, taking into account, in addition to other factors and inserting 1 percent of the museum’s annual budget, or $25,000, whichever is greater, and such additional sums as the Secretary may determine under regulations promulgated pursuant to this Act, taking into account other factors, including— . (b) Enforcement Office Section 15 of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act ( 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended as follows: (1) By striking The United States and inserting the following: (a) Court of jurisdiction The United States . (2) By adding at the end the following: (b) Office of Enforcement The office for enforcement and other activities carried out by the Secretary under this Act shall be under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the Department of the Interior. .