National Museum of the American Indian Act
PL 101-185 (S.978), enacted 11/28/1989

103 STAT. 1336 
PUBLIC LAW 101-185—NOV. 28,1989 
Public Law 101-185 
101st Congress 
An Act 
Nov. 28, 1989 
To establish the National Museum of the American Indian within the Smithsonian 
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Institution, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
National 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
Museum of the 
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American 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
Indian Act. 
Public buildings 
This Act may be cited as the "National Museum of the American 
and grounds. 
Indian Act". 
Historic 
preservation. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Columbia. 
The Congress finds that— 
New York. 
(1) there is no national museum devoted exclusively to the 
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history and art of cultures indigenous to the Americas; 
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(2) although the Smithsonian Institution sponsors extensive 
Native American programs, none of its 19 museums, galleries, 
and major research facilities is devoted exclusively to Native 
American history and art; 
(3) the Heye Museum in New York, New York, one of the 
largest Native American collections in the world, has more than 
1,000,000 art objects and artifacts and a library of 40,000 vol-
umes relating to the archaeology, ethnology, and history of 
Native American peoples; 
(4) the Heye Museum is housed in facilities with a total area 
of 90,000 square feet, but requires a minimum of 400,000 square 
feet for exhibition, storage, and scholarly research; 
(5) the bringing together of the Heye Museum collection and 
the Native American collection of the Smithsonian Institution 
would— 
(A) create a national institution with unrivaled capability 
for exhibition and research; 
(B) give all Americans the opportunity to learn of the 
cultural legacy, historic grandeur, and contemporary cul-
ture of Native Americans; 
(C) provide facilities for scholarly meetings and the 
performing arts; 
(D) make available curatorial 
and other 
learning 
opportunities for Indians; and 
(E) make possible traveling exhibitions to communities 
throughout the Nation; 
(6) by order of the Surgeon General of the Army, approxi-
mately 4,000 Indian human remains from battlefields and 
burial sites were sent to the Army Medical Museum and were 
later transferred to the Smithsonian Institution; 
(7) through archaeological excavations, individual donations, 
and museum donations, the Smithsonian Institution has ac-
quired approximately 14,000 additional Indian human remains; 
(8) the human remains referred to in paragraphs (6) and (7) 
have long been a matter of concern for many Indian tribes. 
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including Alaska Native Villages, and Native Hawaiian commu- . 
nities which are determined to provide an appropriate resting 
place for their ancestors; 
(9) identification of the origins of such human remains is 
essential to addressing that concern; and 
(10) an extraordinary site on the National Mall in the District 
of Columbia (U.S. Government Reservation No. 6) is reserved 
for the use of the Smithsonian Institution and is available for 
construction of the National Museum of the American Indian. 
SEC. 3. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN. 
20 USC 80q-l. 
(a) EsTABUSHMENT.—There is established, within the Smithsonian 
Institution, a living memorial to Native Americans and their tradi-
tions which shall be known as the "National Museum of the Amer-
ican Indian". 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the National Museum are to— 
(1) advance the study of Native Americans, including the 
study of language, literature, history, art, anthropology, and 
life; 
(2) collect, preserve, and exhibit Native American objects of 
artistic, historical, literary, anthropological, and 
scientific 
interest; 
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(3) provide for Native American research and study programs; 
and 
(4) provide for the means of carrying out paragraphs (1), (2), 
and (3) in the District of Columbia, the State of New York, and 
other appropriate locations. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS TO ENTER INTO AN 
20 USC 80q-2. 
AGREEMENT PROVIDING FOR TRANSFER OF HEYE FOUNDA-
TION ASSETS TO THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 
' The Board of Regents is authorized to enter into an agreement 
with the Heye Foundation, to provide for the transfer to the 
Smithsonian Institution of title to the Heye Foundation assets. The 
agreement shall— 
(1) require that the use of the assets be consistent with section 
3(b); and 
(2) be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law 
of the State of New York. 
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New 
Courts, U.S. 
York shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction over any cause of 
action arising under the agreement. 
SEC. .5. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMER- 
20 USC 80q-3. 
ICAN INDIAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The National Museum shall be under a Board of 
Trustees with the duties, powers, and authority specified in this 
section. 
(b) GENERAL DUTIES AND POWERS.—The Board of Trustees shall— 
(1) recommend annual operating budgets for the National 
Museum to the Board of Regents; 
(2) advise and assist the Board of Regents on all matters 
relating to the administration, operation, maintenance, and 
preservation of the National Museum; 
(3) adopt bylaws for the Board of Trustees; 
(4) designate a chairman and other officers from among the 
members of the Board of trustees; and 
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Reports- 
(5) report annually to the Board of Regents on the acquisition, 
disposition, and display of Native American objects and arti-
facts and on other appropriate matters. 
Gifts and 
(c) SoLE AUTHORITY.—Subject to the general policies of the Board 
property. 
^^ Regents, the Board of Trustees shall have the sole authority to— 
(1) lend, exchange, sell, or otherwise dispose of any part of the 
collections of the National Museum, with the proceeds of such 
transactions to be used for additions to the collections of the 
National Museum or additions to the endowment of the 
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National Museum, as the case may be; 
(2) purchase, accept, borrow, or otherwise acquire artifacts 
and other objects for addition to the collections of the Natural 
Museum; and 
(3) specify criteria for use of the collections of the National 
Museum for appropriate purposes, including research, evalua-
tion, education, and method of display. 
(d) AUTHORITY.—Subject to the general policies of the Board of 
Regents, the Board of Trustees shall have authority to— 
(1) provide for restoration, preservation, and maintenance of 
the collections of the National Museum; 
(2) solicit funds for the National Museum and determine the 
purposes to which such funds shall be applied; and 
(3) approve expenditures from the endowment of the National 
Museum for any purpose of the Museum. 
(e) INITIAL APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.— 
(1) MEMBERSHIP.—The initial membership of the Board of 
Trustees shall consist of— 
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(A) the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution; 
(B) an Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 
appointed by the Board of Regents; 
(C) 8 individuals appointed by the Board of Regents; and 
(D) 15 individuals, each of whom shall be a member of the 
board of trustees of the Heye Museum, appointed by the 
Board of Regents from a list of nominees recommended by 
the board of trustees of the Heye Museum. 
(2) SPECIAL RULE.—At least 7 of the 23 members appointed 
under subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (1) shall be 
Indians. 
(3) TERMS.—The trustee appointed under paragraph dXB) 
shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Regents. The terms of 
the trustees appointed under subparagraph (C) or (D) of para-
graph (1) shall be 3 years, beginning on the date of the transfer 
of the Heye Foundation assets to the Smithsonian Institution. 
(4) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy shall be filled only for the 
' r remainder of the term involved. Any vacancy appointment 
under paragraph (IXD) shall not be subject to the source and 
recommendation requirements of that paragraph, but shall be 
subject to paragraph (2). 
(f) SUBSEQUENT APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.— 
(1) MEMBERSHIP.—Upon the expiration of the terms under 
• subsection (e), the Board of Trustees shall consist of— 
(A) the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution; 
(B) an Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 
appointed by the Board of Regents; and 
(C) 23 individuals appointed by the Board of Regents from 
a list of nominees recommended by the Board of Trustees. 
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(2) SPECIAL RULE.—A least 12 of the 23 members appointed 
under paragraph (1)(C) shall be Indians. 
(3) TERMS.—The trustee appointed under paragraph (1)(B) 
shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Regents. Except as 
otherwise provided in the next sentence, the terms of members 
appointed under paragraph (1)(C) shall be 3 years. Of the mem-
bers first appointed under paragraph (1)(C)— 
(A) 7 members, 4 of whom shall be Indians, shall be 
appointed for a term of one year, as designated at the time 
of appointment; and 
(B) 8 members, 4 of whom shall be Indians, shall be 
appointed for a term of 2 years, as designated at the time of 
appointment. 
(4) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy shall be filled only for the 
remainder of the term involved. 
(g) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the Board of Trustees 
then in office shall constitute a quorum. 
(h) EXPENSES.—Members of the Board shall be entitled (to the 
same extent as provided in section 5703 of title 5, United States 
Code, with respect to employees serving intermittently in the 
Govelrnment service) to per diem, travel, and transportation ex-
penses for each day (including travel time) during which they are 
engaged in the performance of their duties. 
SEC. 6. DIRECTOR AND STAFF OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM, 
20 USC 80q-4. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 
shall appoint— 
(1) a Director who, subject to the policies of the Board of 
Trustees, shall manage the National Museum; and 
(2) other employees of the National Museum, to serve under 
the Director. 
(b) OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT TO HEYE FOUNDATION EMPLOYEES.— 
Each employee of the Heye Museum on the day before the date of 
the transfer of the Heye Foundation assets to the Smithsonian 
Institution shall be offered employment with the Smithsonian 
Institution— 
(1) under the usual terms of such employment; and 
(2) at a rate of pay not less than the rate applicable to the 
employee on the day before the date of the transfer. 
(c) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN CIVIL SERVICE LAWS.—The Secretary 
may— 
(1) appoint the Director, 2 employees under subsection (aX2), 
and the employees under subsection (b) without regard to the 
provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appoint-
ments in the competitive service; 
(2) fix the pay of the Director and such 2 employees without 
regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of 
chapter 53 of such title, relating to classification and General 
Schedule pay rates; and 
(3) fix the pay of the employees under subsection (b) in 
accordance with the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III 
of chapter 53 of such title, relating to classification and General 
Schedule pay rates, subject to subsection (b)(2). 
SEC. 7. MUSEUM FACILITIES. 
20 USC 80q-5. 
(a) NATIONAL MUSEUM MALL FACIUTY.—The Board of Regents 
shall plan, design, and construct a facility on the area bounded by 
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Third Street, Maryland Avenue, Independence Avenue, Fourth 
Street, 
and Jefferson 
Drive, Southwest, 
in the 
District of 
Columbia to house the portion of the National Museum to be located 
in the District of Columbia. The Board of Regents shall pay not more 
than % of the total cost of planning, designing, and constructing the 
facility from funds appropriated to the Board of Regents. The 
remainder of the costs shall be paid from non-Federal sources. 
(b) NATIONAL MUSEUM HEYE CENTER FACILITY.— 
(1) LEASE OF SPACE FROM GSA.— 
(A) TERMS.—Notwithstanding section 210(j) of the Federal 
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
490(j)), the Administrator of General Services may lease, at 
a nominal charge, to the Smithsonian Institution space in 
the Old United States Custom House at One Bowling 
Green, New York, New York, to house the portion of the 
National Museum to be located in the city of New York. 
The lease shall be subject to such terms as may be mutually 
agreed upon by the Administrator and the Secretary of the 
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Smithsonian Institution. The term of the lease shall not be 
less than 99 years. 
(B) REIMBURSEMENT OF FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND.—The 
Administrator of General Services may reimburse the fund 
established by section 210(f) of the Federal Property and 
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 490(f)) for the 
difference between the amount charged to the Smithsonian 
Institution for leasing space under this paragraph and the 
commercial charge under section 210(j) of such Act which, 
but for this paragraph, would apply to the leasing of such 
Appropriation 
space. There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
authorization. 
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Administrator such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
this subparagraph for fiscal years beginning after Septem-
ber 30, 1990. 
(2) CONSTRUCTION.— 
(A) MUSEUM FACILITY.—The Board of Regents shall plan, 
design, and construct a significant facility for the National 
Museum in the space leased under paragraph (1). 
(B) 
AUDITORIUM 
AND 
LOADING 
DOCK 
FACILITY.—The 
Administrator of General Services shall plan, design, and 
construct an auditorium and loading dock in the Old 
United States Custom House at One Bowling Green, New 
York, New York, for the shared use of all the occupants of 
the building, including the National Museum. 
(C) SQUARE FOOTAGE.—The facilities to be constructed 
under this paragraph shall have, in the aggregate, a total 
square footage of approximately 82,500 square feet. 
(3) REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS.—After construction of the facil-
ity under paragraph (2)(A), repairs and alterations of the facility 
shall be the responsibility of the Board of Regents. 
(4) REIMBURSEMENT OF GSA.—The Board of Regents shall re-
imburse the Administrator for the Smithsonian Institution's 
pro rata share of the cost of utilities, maintenance, cleaning, 
and other services incurred with respect to the space leased 
under paragraph (1) and the full cost of any repairs or alter-
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ations made by the General Services Administration at the 
request of the Smithsonian Institution with respect to the space. 
(5) C O S T SHARING.— 
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103 STAT. 1341 
(A) GENERAL RULES.—The Board of Regents shall pay Vz 
of the costs of planning, designing, and constructing the 
facility under paragraph (2)(A) from funds appropriated to 
the Board of Regents. The remainder of the costs shall be 
paid from non-Federal sources. 
(B) RESPONSIBILITIES OF NEW YORK CITY AND STATE.—Of 
the costs which are required to be paid from non-Federal 
sources under this paragraph, the city of New York, New 
York, and the State of New York have each agreed to pay 
$8,000,000 or an amount equal to V
a of the costs of planning, 
designing, and constructing the facility under paragraph 
(2)(A), whichever is less. Such payments shall be made to 
the Board of Regents in accordance with a payment sched-
ule to be agreed upon by the city and State and the Board of 
Regents. 
(C) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS OF FEDERAL FUNDS.—Fed-
eral funds may not be obligated for actual construction of a 
facility under paragraph (2)(A) in a fiscal year until non-
Federal sources have paid to the Board of Regents the non-
Federal share of such costs which the Board of Regents 
estimates will be incurred in such year. 
(6) DESIGNATION.—The facility to be constructed under para-
graph (2)(A) shall be known and designated as the "George 
Gustav Heye Center of the National Museum of the American 
Indian". 
(c) MUSEUM SUPPORT CENTER FACILITY.—The Board of Regents 
shall plan, design, and construct a facility for the conservation and 
storage of the collections of the National Museum at the Museum 
Support Center of the Smithsonian Institution. 
(d) MINIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGE.—The facilities to be constructed 
under this section shall have, in the aggregate, a total square 
footage of at least 400,000 square feet. 
(e) AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT WITH GSA.—The Board of Regents 
and the Administrator of General Services may enter into such 
agreements as may be necessary for planning, designing, and con-
structing facilities under this section (other than 
subsection 
(b)(2)(B)). Under such agreements, the Board of Regents shall 
transfer to the Administrator, from funds available for planning, 
designing, and constructing such facilities, such amounts as may be 
necessary for expenses of the General Services Administration with 
respect to planning, designing, and constructing such facilities. 
(f) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF FEDERAL FUNDS.—Notwithstand-
ing any other provision of this Act, funds appropriated for carrying 
out this section may not be obligated for actual construction of any 
facility under this section until the 60th day after the date on which 
the Board of Regents transmits to Congress a written analysis of the 
total estimated cost of the construction and a cost-sharing plan 
projecting the amount for Federal appropriations and for non-
Federal contributions for the construction on a fiscal year basis. 
SEC. 8. CUSTOM HOUSE OFFICE SPACE AND AUDITORIUM. 
20 USC 80q-6. 
(a) REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS.—The Administrator of General 
Services shall make such repairs and alterations as may be nec-
essary in the portion of the Old United States Custom House at One 
Bowling Green, New York, New York, which is not leased to the 
Board of Regents under section 7(b) and which, as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act, has not been altered. 
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(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Administrator of General Services $25,000,000 
from the fund established pursuant to section 210(f) of the Federal 
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 490(f)) 
to carry out this section and section 7(b)(2XB). 
20USC80q-7. 
SEC. 9. AUDUBON TERRACE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Board of Regents shall— 
(1) assure that, on the date on which a qualified successor to 
the Heye Foundation at Audubon Terrace first takes possession 
of Audubon Terrace, an area of at least 2,000 square feet at that 
facility is accessible to the public and physically suitable for 
exhibition of museum objects and for related exhibition 
activities; 
(2) upon written agreement between the Board and any quali-
fied successor, lend objects from the collections of the Smithso-
nian Institution to the successor for exhibition at Audubon 
Terrace; and 
(3) upon written agreement between the Board and any quali-
fied successor, provide training, scholarship, technical, and 
other assistance (other than operating funds) with respect to the 
area referred to in paragraph (1) for the purposes described in 
that paragraph. 
(b) DETERMINATION OF CHARGES.—Any charge. Jljy the Board of 
Regents for activities pursuant to agreements under paragraph (2) 
or (3) of subsection (a) shall be determined according to the ability of 
the successor to pay. 
(c) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the terms "qualified 
successor to the Heye Foundation at Audubon Terrace", "qualified 
successor", and, "successor" mean an organization described in 
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and exempt 
from tax under section 501(a) of such Code, that, as determined by 
the Board of Regents— 
(1) is a successor occupant to the Heye Foundation at 
Audubon Terrace, 3753 Broadway, New York, New York; 
(2) is qualified to operate the area referred to in paragraph (1) 
for the purposes described in that paragraph; and 
(3) is committed to making a good faith effort to respond to 
community cultural interests in such operation. 
20 use 80q-8. 
SEC. 10. BOARD OF REGENTS FUNCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN 
AGREEMENTS AND PROGRAMS. 
(a) 
PRIORITY TO BE GIVEN TO INDIAN ORGANIZATIONS 
WITH 
RESPECT TO CERTAIN AGREEMENTS.—In entering into agreements 
with museums and other educational and cultural organizations 
to— 
(1) lend Native American artifacts and objects from any 
collection of the Smithsonian Institution; 
(2) sponsor or coordinate traveling exhibitions of artifacts and 
objects; or 
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(3) provide training or technical assistance; 
the Board of Regents shall give priority to gigreements with Indian 
organizations, including Indian tribes, museums, cultural centers, 
educational institutions, libraries, and archives. Such agreements 
may provide that loans or services to such organizations may be 
furnished by the Smithsonian Institution at minimal or no cost. 
(b) INDIAN PROGRAMS.—The Board of Regents may establish— 
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(1) programs to serve Indian tribes and communities; and 
(2) in cooperation with educational institutions, including Schools and 
tribally controlled community colleges (as defined in section 2 of colleges, 
the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 
1978), programs to enhance the opportunities for Indians in the 
areas of museum studies, management, and research. 
(c) INDIAN MUSEUM MANAGEMENT FELLOWSHIPS.—The Board of 
Regents shall establish an Indian Museum Management Fellowship 
program to provide stipend support to Indians for training in 
museum development and management. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated $2,000,000 for each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal 
year 1991, to carry out subsections (b) and (c). 
SEC. 11. INVENTORY. IDENTIFICATION, AND RETURN OF INDIAN HUMAN 
20 USC 80q-9. 
REMAINS AND INDIAN FUNERARY OBJECTS IN THE POSSES-
SION OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 
(a) 
INVENTORY 
AND IDENTIFICATION.—The Secretary 
of 
the 
Smithsonian Institution, in consultation and cooperation with tradi-
tional Indian religious leaders and government officials of Indian 
tribes, shall— 
(1) inventory the Indian human remains and Indian funerary 
objects in the possession or control of the Smithsonian Institu-
tion; and 
(2) using the best available scientific and historical docu-
mentation, identify the origins of such remains and objects. 
(b) NOTICE IN CASE OF IDENTIFICATION OF TRIBAL ORIGIN.—If the 
tribal origin of any Indian human remains or Indian funerary object 
is identified by a preponderance of the evidence, the Secretary shall 
so notify any affected Indian tribe at the earliest opportunity. 
(c) RETURN OF INDIAN HUMAN REMAINS AND ASSOCIATED INDIAN 
FUNERARY OBJECTS.—If any Indian human remains are identified by 
a preponderance of the evidence as those of a particular individual 
or as those of an individual culturally affiliated with a particular 
Indian tribe, the Secretary, upon the request of the descendants of 
such individual or of the Indian tribe shall expeditiously return such 
remains (together with any associated funerary objects) to the 
descendants or tribe, as the case may be. 
(d) RETURN OF INDIAN FUNERARY OBJECTS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH 
INDIAN HUMAN REMAINS.—If any Indian funerary object not associ-
ated with Indian human remains is identified by a preponderance of 
the evidence as having been removed from a specific burial site of an 
individual culturally affiliated with a particular Indian tribe, the 
Secretary, upon the request of the Indian tribe, shall expeditiously 
return such object to the tribe. 
(e) INTERPRETATION.—Nothing in this section shall be interpreted 
as— 
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(1) limiting the authority of the Smithsonian Institution to 
return or repatriate Indian human remains or Indian funerary 
objects to Indian tribes or individuals; or 
(2) delaying actions on pending repatriation requests, denying 
or otherwise affecting access to the courts, or limiting any 
procedural or substantive rights which may otherwise be 
secured to Indian tribes or individuals. 
(0 AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1991 and such sums as may 
be necessary for succeeding fiscal years to carry out this section. 
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20 u s e 80q-10. 
SE(\ 12. SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE INVENTORY. IDENTIFICA-
TION. AND RETURN OF INDIAN HUMAN REMAINS AND INDIAN 
FUNERARY OBJECTS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT; DUTIES.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Smithsonian 
Institution shall appoint a special committee to monitor and review 
the inventory, identification, and return of Indian human remains 
and Indian funerary objects under section 11. In carrying out its 
duties, the committee shall— 
(1) with respect to the inventory and identification, ensure 
fair and objective consideration and assessment of all relevant 
evidence; 
(2) upon the request of any affected party or otherwise, review 
any finding relating to the origin or the return of such remains 
or objects; 
(3) facilitate the resolution of any dispute that may arise 
between Indian tribes with respect to the return of such 
remains or objects; and 
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(4) perform such other related functions as the Secretary may 
assign. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The committee shall consist of five members, of 
whom— 
(1) three members shall be appointed from among nomina-
tions submitted by Indian tribes and organizations; and 
(2) the Secretary shall designate one member as chairman. 
The Secretary may not appoint to the committee any individual who 
is an officer or employee of the Government (including the Smithso-
nian Institution) or any individual who is otherwise affiliated with 
the Smithsonian Institution. 
(c) ACCESS.—The Secretary shall ensure that the members of the 
committee have full and free access to the Indian human remains 
and Indian funerary objects subject to section 11 and to any related 
evidence, including scientific and historical documents. 
(d) PAY AND EXPENSES OF MEMBERS.—Members of the committee 
shall— 
(1) be paid the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay 
payable for grade GS-18 of the General schedule under section 
5332 of title 5, United States Code; and 
(2) be entitled (to the same extent as provided in section 5703 
of such title, with respect to employees serving intermittently in 
the Government service) to per diem, travel, and transportation 
expenses; 
for each day (including travel time) during which they are engaged 
in the performance of their duties. 
Regulations. 
(e) RULES AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The Secretary shall 
prescribe regulations and provide administrative support for the 
committee. 
(f) REPORT AND TERMINATION.—At the conclusion of the work of 
the committee, the Secretary shall be so certify by report to the 
Congress. The committee shall cease to exist 120 days after the 
submission of the report. 
(g) 
NONAPPLICABILITY OF THE FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
ACT.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not 
apply to the committee. 
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(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated $250,000 for fiscal year 1991 and such sums as may be 
necessary for succeeding fiscal years to carry out this section. 
SEC. 13. INVENTORY, IDENTIFICATION, AND RETURN OF NATIVE HAWAI- 
20 USC 80q-ll. 
IAN HUMAN REMANS AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN FUNERARY OB-
JECTS IN THE POSSESSION OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 
shall— 
(1) in conjunction with the inventory and identification under 
section 11, inventory and identify the Native Hawaiian human 
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remains and Native Hawaiian funerary objects in the posses-
sion of the Smithsonian Institution; 
(2) enter into an agreement with appropriate Native Hawai- Contracts, 
ian organizations with expertise in Native Hawaiian affairs 
(which may include the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and the 
Malama I Na Kupuna O Hawai'i Nei) to provide for the return 
of such human remains nd funerary objects; and 
(3) to the greatest extent practicable, apply, with respect to 
such human remains and funerary objects, the principles and 
procedures set forth in sections 11 and 12 with respect to the 
Indian human remains and Indian funerary objects in the 
possession of the Smithsonian Institution. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— 
(1) the term "Malama I Na Kupuna O Hawai'i Nei" means 
the nonprofit. Native Hawaiian organization, incorporated 
under the laws of the State of Hawaii by that name on April 17, 
1989, the purpose of which is to provide guidance and expertise 
in decisions dealing with Native Hawaiian cultural issues, 
particularly burial issues; and 
(2) the term "Office of Hawaiian Affairs" means the Office of 
Hawaiian Affairs established by the Constitution of the State of 
Hawaii. 
SEC. 14. GRANTS BY THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR TO ASSIST 
20 USC 80q-12. 
INDIAN TRIBES WITH RESPECT TO AGREEMENTS FOR THE 
RETURN OF INDIAN HUMAN REMAINS AND INDIAN FUNERARY 
OBJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior may make grants 
to Indian tribes to assist such tribes in reaching and carrying out 
agreements with— 
(1) the Board of Regents for the return of Indian human 
remains and Indian funera^ objects under section 11; and 
(2) other Federal and non-Federal entities for additional re-
turns of Indian human remains and Indian funerary objects. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to 
be appropriated $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1991 and such sums as 
may be necessary for succeeding fiscal years for grants under sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 15. GRANTS BY THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR TO ASSIST 
20 USC 80q-13. 
INDIAN ORGANIZATIONS WITH RESPECT TO RENOVATION AND 
REPAIR OF MUSEUM FACILITIES AND EXHIBIT FACILITIES. 
(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary of the Interior may make grants to 
Indian organizations, including Indian tribes, museums, cultural 
centers, educational institutions, libraries, and archives, for renova-
tion and repair of museum facilities and exhibit facilities to enable 
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such organizations to exhibit objects and artifacts on loan from the 
collections of the Smithsonian Institution or from other sources. 
Such grants may be made only from the Tribal Museum Endowment 
Fund. 
(b) INDIAN ORGANIZATION CONTRIBUTION.—In making grants 
under subsection (a), the Secretary may require the organization 
receiving the grant to contribute, in CEish or in kind, not more than 
50 percent of the cost of the renovation or repair involved. Such 
contribution may be derived from any source other than the Tribal 
Museum Endowment Fund. 
(c) TRIBAL MUSEUM ENDOWMENT FUND.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the Treasury a 
fund, to be known as the "Tribal Museum Endowment Fund" 
(hereinafter in this subsection referred to as the "Fund") for the 
purpose of making grants under subsection (a). The Fund shall 
consist of (A) amounts deposited and credited under paragraph 
(2), (B) obligations obtained under paragraph (3), and (C) 
amounts appropriated pursuant to authorization under para-
graph (5). 
Gifts and 
(2) DEPOSITS AND CREDITS.—The Secretary of the Interior is 
property. 
authorized to accept contributions to the Fund from non-
Federal sources and shall deposit such contributions in the 
Fund. The Secretary of the Treasury shall credit to the Fund 
the interest on, and the proceeds from sale and redemption of, 
obligations held in the Fund. 
(3) INVESTMENTS.—The Secretary of the Treasury may invest 
any portion of the Fund in interest-bearing obligations of the 
United States. Such obligations may be acquired on original 
issue or in the open market and may be held to maturity or sold 
in the open market. In making investments for the Fund, the 
Secretary of the Treasury shall consult the Secretary of the 
Interior with respect to maturities, purchases, and sales, taking 
into consideration the balance necessary to meet current grant 
requirements. 
(4) EXPENDITURES AND CAPITAL PRESERVATION.—Subject to 
appropriation, amounts derived from interest shgdl be available 
for expenditure from the Fund. The capital of the Fund shall 
not be available for expenditure. 
(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to the Fund $2,000,000 for each fiscal year 
beginning with fiscal year 1992. 
(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than January 31 of each year, the 
Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
Treasury, shall submit to the Congress a report of activities under 
this section, including a statement of— 
(1) the financial condition of the Fund as of the end of the 
preceding fiscal year, with an analysis of the Fund transactions 
during that fiscal year; and 
(2) the projected financial condition of the Fund, with an 
analysis of expected Fund transactions for the six fiscal years 
after that fiscal year. 
20USC80q-14. 
SEC. 16. DEFINITIONS. 
As used in this Act— 
(1) the term "Board of Regents" means the Board of Regents 
of the Smithsonian Institution; 
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103 STAT. 1347 
(2) the term "Board of Trustees" means the Board of Trustees 
of the National Museum of the American Indian; 
(3) the term "burial site" means a natural or prepared phys-
ical location, whether below, on, or above the surface of the 
earth, into which, as a part of a death rite or ceremony of a 
culture, individual human remains are deposited; 
(4) the term "funerary object" means an object that, as part of 
a death rite or ceremony of a culture, is intentionally placed 
with individual human remains, either at the time of burial or 
later; 
(5) the term "Heye Foundation assets" means the collections, 
endowment, and all other property of the Heye Foundation 
(other than the interest of the Heye Foundation in Audubon 
Terrace) described in the Memorandum of Understanding 
between the Smithsonian Institution and the Heye Foundation, 
dated May 8, 1989, and the schedules attached to such memo-
randum; 
(6) the term "Heye Museum" means the Museum of the 
American Indian, Heye Foundation; 
(7) the term "Indian" means a member of an Indian tribe; 
(8) the term "Indian tribe" has the meaning given that term 
in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act; 
(9) the term "National Museum" means the National 
Museum of the American Indian established by section 3; 
(10) the term "Native American" means an individual of a 
tribe, people, or culture that is indigenous to the Americas and 
such term includes a Native Hawaiian; and 
(11) the term "Native Hawaiian" means a member or 
descendant of the aboriginal people who, before 1778, occupied 
and exercised sovereignty in the area that now comprises the 
State of Hawaii. 
SKC. 17. Al'THORIZATION OK APPROPRIATIONS. 
20 USC 80q-15. 
(a) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appropriated to the Board 
of Regents to carry out this Act (other than as provided in sections 
7(b)(1)(B), 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, and 15(c)(5))— 
(1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1990; and 
(2) such sums as may be necessary for each succeeding fiscal 
year. 
(b) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated under subsec-
tion (a) shall remain available without fiscal year limitation for any 
period prior to the availability of the facilities to be constructed 
under section 7 for administrative and planning expenses and for 
the care and custody of the collections of the National Museum. 
Approved November 28, 1989. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 978 (H.R. 2668): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 101-340, Ft. 1 (Conun. on Public Works and Transportation) 
and Pt. 2 (Comm. on House Administration). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 101-143 (Select Comm. on Indian Affairs and C!omm. on 
Rules and Administration). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 135 (1989): 
Oct. 3, considered and passed Senate. 
Nov. 13, H.R. 2668 considered and passed House; proceedings vacated and 
S. 978, amended, passed in lieu. 
Nov. 14, Senate concurred in House amendments. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 25 (1989): 
Nov. 28, Presidential statement.