In this task, you are given text for US Congressional and California state bills, your task is to generate a summary for this bill.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ''Dr. Chris
Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

TITLE I--EMPLOYEES GENERALLY

Sec. 101. Definitions.
Sec. 102. Stays; probationary employees.
Sec. 103. Prohibited personnel practices.
Sec. 104. Discipline of supervisors based on retaliation against
whistleblowers.
Sec. 105. Suicide by employees.
Sec. 106. Training for supervisors.
Sec. 107. Information on whistleblower protections.

TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EMPLOYEES

Sec. 201. Prevention of unauthorized access to medical records of
employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 202. Outreach on availability of mental health services available
to employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 203. Protocols to address threats against employees of the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 204. Comptroller General of the United States study on
accountability of chiefs of police of Department of Veterans
Affairs medical centers.

TITLE I--EMPLOYEES GENERALLY

SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.
In this title--
(1) the term ''agency''--
(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), means an entity
that is an agency, as defined under section 2302 of title 5,
United States Code, without regard to whether one or more
portions of title 5 of the United States Code are inapplicable
to the entity; and
(B) does not include any entity that is an element of the
intelligence community, as defined in section 3(4) of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4));
(2) the term ''employee'' means an employee (as defined in
section 2105 of title 5, United States Code) of an agency; and
(3) the term ''personnel action'' has the meaning given that
term under section 2302 of title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 102. STAYS; PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEES.
(a) Request by Special Counsel.--Section 1214(b)(1) of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(E) If the Merit Systems Protection Board grants a stay under
this subsection, the head of the agency employing the employee shall
give priority to a request for a transfer submitted by the employee.''.
(b) Probationary Employees.--Section 1221 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(k) If the Merit Systems Protection Board grants a stay to an
employee in probationary status under subsection (c), the head of the
agency employing the employee shall give priority to a request for a
transfer submitted by the employee.''.
(c) Study Regarding Retaliation Against Probationary Employees.--
The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate
and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of
Representatives a report discussing retaliation against employees in
probationary status.
SEC. 103. PROHIBITED PERSONNEL PRACTICES.
Section 2302(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (12), by striking ''or'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (13), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ''; or''; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (13) the following:
''(14) access the medical record of another employee or an
applicant for employment as a part of, or otherwise in furtherance
of, any conduct described in paragraphs (1) through (13).''.
SEC. 104. DISCIPLINE OF SUPERVISORS BASED ON RETALIATION AGAINST
WHISTLEBLOWERS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
''Sec. 7515. Discipline of supervisors based on retaliation against
whistleblowers
''(a) Definitions.--In this section--
''(1) the term 'agency'--
''(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), means an
entity that is an agency, as defined under section 2302,
without regard to whether any other provision of this chapter
is applicable to the entity; and
''(B) does not include any entity that is an element of the
intelligence community, as defined in section 3(4) of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4));
''(2) the term 'prohibited personnel action' means taking or
failing to take an action in violation of paragraph (8), (9), or
(14) of section 2302(b) against an employee of an agency; and
''(3) the term 'supervisor' means an employee who would be a
supervisor, as defined under section 7103(a), if the entity
employing the employee was an agency.
''(b) Proposed Disciplinary Actions.--
''(1) In general.--If the head of the agency employing a
supervisor, an administrative law judge, the Merit Systems
Protection Board, the Special Counsel, a judge of the United
States, or the Inspector General of the agency employing a
supervisor determines that the supervisor has committed a
prohibited personnel action, the head of the agency employing the
supervisor, in accordance with the procedures required under
paragraph (2)--
''(A) for the first prohibited personnel action committed
by a supervisor--
''(i) shall propose suspending the supervisor for a
period of not less than 3 days; and
''(ii) may, in addition to a suspension described in
clause (i), propose any other action, including a reduction
in grade or pay, that the head of the agency determines
appropriate; and
''(B) for the second prohibited personnel action committed
by a supervisor, shall propose removing the supervisor.
''(2) Procedures.--
''(A) Notice.--A supervisor against whom an action is
proposed to be taken under paragraph (1) is entitled to written
notice--
''(i) stating the specific reasons for the proposed
action; and
''(ii) informing the supervisor of the right of the
supervisor to review the material which is relied on to
support the reasons for the proposed action.
''(B) Answer and evidence.--
''(i) In general.--A supervisor who is notified under
subparagraph (A) that the supervisor is the subject of a
proposed action under paragraph (1) is entitled to 14 days
following such notification to answer and furnish evidence
in support of the answer.
''(ii) No evidence furnished; insufficient evidence.--
After the end of the 14-day period described in clause (i),
if a supervisor does not furnish evidence as described in
clause (i) or if the head of the agency determines that
such evidence is not sufficient to reverse the proposed
action, the head of the agency shall carry out the action.
''(C) Scope of procedures.--An action carried out under
this section--
''(i) except as provided in clause (ii), shall be
subject to the same requirements and procedures (including
regarding appeals) as an action under section 7503, 7513,
or 7543; and
''(ii) shall not be subject to--

''(I) paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 7503(b);
''(II) paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) and
subsection (c) of section 7513; or
''(III) paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b)
and subsection (c) of section 7543.

''(3) Delegation.--
''(A) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (B), the
head of an agency may delegate any authority or responsibility
under this subsection.
''(B) Nondelegability of determination regarding prohibited
personnel action.--If the head of an agency is responsible for
determining whether a supervisor has committed a prohibited
personnel action for purposes of paragraph (1), the head of the
agency may not delegate that responsibility.''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for
subchapter II of chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following:

''7515. Discipline of supervisors based on retaliation against
whistleblowers.''.
SEC. 105. SUICIDE BY EMPLOYEES.
(a) Referral.--The head of an agency shall refer to the Special
Counsel, along with any information known to the agency regarding the
circumstances described in paragraphs (2) and (3), any instance in
which the head of the agency has information indicating--
(1) an employee of the agency committed suicide;
(2) prior to the death of the employee, the employee made any
disclosure of information which reasonably evidences--
(A) any violation of any law, rule, or regulation; or
(B) gross mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse
of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public
health or safety; and
(3) after a disclosure described in paragraph (2), a personnel
action was taken against the employee.
(b) Office of Special Counsel Review.--For any referral to the
Special Counsel under subsection (a), the Special Counsel shall--
(1) examine whether any personnel action was taken because of
any disclosure of information described in subsection (a)(2); and
(2) take any action the Special Counsel determines appropriate
under subchapter II of chapter 12 of title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 106. TRAINING FOR SUPERVISORS.
In consultation with the Special Counsel and the Inspector General
of the agency (or senior ethics official of the agency for an agency
without an Inspector General), the head of each agency shall provide
training regarding how to respond to complaints alleging a violation of
whistleblower protections (as defined in section 2307 of title 5,
United States Code, as added by section 107) available to employees of
the agency--
(1) to employees appointed to supervisory positions in the
agency who have not previously served as a supervisor; and
(2) on an annual basis, to all employees of the agency serving
in a supervisory position.
SEC. 107. INFORMATION ON WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS.
(a) Existing Provision.--
(1) In general.--Section 2302 of title 5, United States Code,
is amended--
(A) by striking subsection (c); and
(B) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as
subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively.
(2) Technical and conforming amendments.--
(A) Section 4505a(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking ''section 2302(d)'' and inserting ''section
2302(c)''.
(B) Section 5755(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking ''section 2302(d)'' and inserting ''section
2302(c)''.
(C) Section 110(b)(2) of the Whistleblower Protection
Enhancement Act of 2012 (5 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended by
striking ''section 2302(f)(1) or (2)'' and inserting ''section
2302(e)(1) or (2)''.
(D) Section 1217(d)(3) of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22
U.S.C. 3657(d)(3)) is amended by striking ''section 2302(d)''
and inserting ''section 2302(c)''.
(E) Section 1233(b) of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22
U.S.C. 3673(b)) is amended by striking ''section 2302(d)'' and
inserting ''section 2302(c)''.
(b) Provision of Information.--Chapter 23 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
''Sec. 2307. Information on whistleblower protections
''(a) Definitions.--In this section--
''(1) the term 'agency'--
''(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), has the
meaning given that term in section 2302; and
''(B) does not include any entity that is an element of the
intelligence community, as defined in section 3(4) of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4));
''(2) the term 'new employee' means an individual--
''(A) appointed to a position as an employee of an agency
on or after the date of enactment of the Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick
Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017; and
''(B) who has not previously served as an employee; and
''(3) the term 'whistleblower protections' means the
protections against and remedies for a prohibited personnel
practice described in paragraph (8), subparagraph (A)(i), (B), (C),
or (D) of paragraph (9), or paragraph (14) of section 2302(b).
''(b) Responsibilities of Head of Agency.--The head of each agency
shall be responsible for the prevention of prohibited personnel
practices, for the compliance with and enforcement of applicable civil
service laws, rules, and regulations, and other aspects of personnel
management, and for ensuring (in consultation with the Special Counsel
and the Inspector General of the agency) that employees of the agency
are informed of the rights and remedies available to them under this
chapter and chapter 12, including--
''(1) information regarding whistleblower protections available
to new employees during the probationary period;
''(2) the role of the Office of Special Counsel and the Merit
Systems Protection Board with regard to whistleblower protections;
and
''(3) how to make a lawful disclosure of information that is
specifically required by law or Executive order to be kept
classified in the interest of national defense or the conduct of
foreign affairs to the Special Counsel, the Inspector General of an
agency, Congress, or other agency employee designated to receive
such disclosures.
''(c) Timing.--The head of each agency shall ensure that the
information required to be provided under subsection (b) is provided to
each new employee of the agency not later than 6 months after the date
the new employee begins performing service as an employee.
''(d) Information Online.--The head of each agency shall make
available information regarding whistleblower protections applicable to
employees of the agency on the public website of the agency, and on any
online portal that is made available only to employees of the agency if
one exists.
''(e) Delegees.--Any employee to whom the head of an agency
delegates authority for personnel management, or for any aspect
thereof, shall, within the limits of the scope of the delegation, be
responsible for the activities described in subsection (b).''.
(c) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for
chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following:

''2307. Information on whistleblower protections.''.

TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EMPLOYEES

SEC. 201. PREVENTION OF UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO MEDICAL RECORDS OF
EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) Development of Plan.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall--
(A) develop a plan to prevent access to the medical records
of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs by employees
of the Department who are not authorized to access such
records;
(B) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress the
plan developed under subparagraph (A); and
(C) upon request, provide a briefing to the appropriate
committees of Congress with respect to the plan developed under
subparagraph (A).
(2) Elements.--The plan required under paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) A detailed assessment of strategic goals of the
Department for the prevention of unauthorized access to the
medical records of employees of the Department.
(B) A list of circumstances in which an employee of the
Department who is not a health care provider or an assistant to
a health care provider would be authorized to access the
medical records of another employee of the Department.
(C) Steps that the Secretary will take to acquire new or
implement existing technology to prevent an employee of the
Department from accessing the medical records of another
employee of the Department without a specific need to access
such records.
(D) Steps the Secretary will take, including plans to issue
new regulations, as necessary, to ensure that an employee of
the Department may not access the medical records of another
employee of the Department for the purpose of retrieving
demographic information if that demographic information is
available to the employee in another location or through
another format.
(E) A proposed timetable for the implementation of such
plan.
(F) An estimate of the costs associated with implementing
such plan.
(b) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section,
the term ''appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(1) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 202. OUTREACH ON AVAILABILITY OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
AVAILABLE TO EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a program of
outreach to employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs to inform
those employees of any mental health services, including telemedicine
options, that are available to them.
SEC. 203. PROTOCOLS TO ADDRESS THREATS AGAINST EMPLOYEES OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure protocols are in
effect to address threats from individuals receiving health care from
the Department of Veterans Affairs directed towards employees of the
Department who are providing such health care.
SEC. 204. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES STUDY ON
ACCOUNTABILITY OF CHIEFS OF POLICE OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTERS.
The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study
to assess the reporting, staffing, accountability, and chain of command
structure of the Department of Veterans Affairs police officers at
medical centers of the Department.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
Example Output: (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on May 4, 2017 . Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 TITLE I--EMPLOYEES GENERALLY (Sec. 102) This bill directs federal agencies (excluding any entity that is an element of the intelligence community) to give priority to an employee transfer request if the Merit Systems Protections Board (MSPB) grants a stay of a personnel action at the request of: (1) the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) if the OSC determines the personnel action was taken, or is to be taken, as a result of a prohibited personnel practice; or (2) the employee if the individual is in probationary status and seeks corrective action. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) shall report to Congress on retaliation against employees in probationary status. (Sec. 103) The bill: (1) prohibits any employee who has the authority to take a personnel action to access the medical records of another employee or applicant for employment, (2) authorizes disciplinary action against supervisors for retaliation against whistleblowers. (Sec. 105) Agencies must: (1) refer information about employee suicides to the OSC, (2) train supervisors on responding to complaints alleging whistleblower protections violations, (3) provide information regarding whistleblower protections to new employees during probationary periods, (4) inform employees of the role of the OSC and the MSPB with regard to whistleblower protection, and (5) make information about such protections available on agency websites. TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EMPLOYEES (Sec. 201) The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must: (1) submit a plan to prevent unauthorized access to the medical records of VA employees; (2) conduct an outreach program to inform its employees of available mental health services, including telemedicine options; and (3) ensure protocols are in effect to address threats against VA employees providing health care. (Sec. 204) The GAO shall assess the reporting, staffing, accountability, and chain of command structure of the VA police officers at VA medical centers.

Example Input: OF CONFLICTS.

To the extent permitted by law, disagreements or conflicts between
or among agency heads or between OMB and any agency that cannot be
resolved by the Administrator of OIRA shall be resolved by the
President or a designee of the President.

SEC. 8. PUBLICATION.

Except to the extent required by law, an agency shall not publish
in the Federal Register or otherwise issue to the public any regulatory
action that is subject to review under section 6 until--
(1) the Administrator of OIRA notifies the agency that OIRA
has waived its review of the action or has completed its review
without any requests for further consideration, or
(2) the applicable time period in section 6(b)(2) expires
without OIRA having notified the agency that it is returning
the regulatory action for further consideration under section
6(b)(3),
whichever occurs first. If the terms of the preceding sentence have not
been satisfied and an agency wants to publish or otherwise issue a
regulatory action, the head of that agency may request Presidential
consideration through the Administrator of OIRA, as provided under
section 8. Upon receipt of this request, the Administrator of OIRA
shall notify the Advisers. The guidelines and time period set forth in
section 8 shall apply to the publication of regulatory actions for
which Presidential consideration has been sought.

SEC. 9. AGENCY AUTHORITY.

Nothing in this Act shall be construed as displacing the agencies'
authority or responsibilities, as authorized by law.

SEC. 10. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

Nothing in this Act shall affect any otherwise available judicial
review of agency action. This Act is intended only to improve the
internal management of the Federal Government and does not create any
right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or
equity by a party against the United States, its agencies or
instrumentalities, its officers or employees, or any other person.

SEC. 11. DEFINITIONS.

For purposes of this Act:
(1) The term ''Advisers'' refers to such regulatory policy
advisers to the President as the President and the
Administrator of OIRA may from time to time consult, including,
among others--
(A) the Director of OMB;
(B) the Chair (or another member) of the Council of
Economic Advisers;
(C) the Assistant to the President for Economic
Policy;
(D) the Assistant to the President for Domestic
Policy;
(E) the Assistant to the President for National
Security Affairs;
(F) the Assistant to the President for Science and
Technology;
(G) the Assistant to the President for
Intergovernmental Affairs;
(H) the Assistant to the President and Staff
Secretary;
(I) the Assistant to the President and Chief of
Staff to the Administrator of OIRA;
(J) the Assistant to the President and Counsel to
the President; and
(K) the Deputy Assistant to the President and
Director of the White House Office on Environmental
Policy.
(2) Except as provided in section 4(f), the term ''agency''
means any authority of the United States that is an ''agency''
under section 3502(1) of title 44, United States Code, other
than those considered to be independent regulatory agencies, as
defined in section 3502(10) of title 44, United States Code.
(3) The term ''Director'' means the Director of OMB.
(4) The term ''regulation'' or ''rule'' means an agency
statement of general applicability and future effect, which the
agency intends to have the force and effect of law, that is
designed to implement, interpret, or prescribe law or policy or
to describe the procedure or practice requirements of an
agency. It does not, however, include--
(A) regulations or rules issued in accordance with
the formal rulemaking provisions of sections 556 and
557 of title 5, United States Code;
(B) regulations or rules that pertain to a military
or foreign affairs function of the United States, other
than procurement regulations and regulations involving
the import or export of non-defense articles and
services;
(C) regulations or rules that are limited to agency
organization, management, or personnel matters; or
(D) any other category of regulations exempted by
the Administrator of OIRA.
(5) The term ''regulatory action'' means any substantive
action by an agency (normally published in the Federal
Register) that promulgates or is expected to lead to the
promulgation of a final rule or regulation, including notices
of inquiry, advance notices of proposed rulemaking, and notices
of proposed rulemaking.
(6) The term ''significant regulatory action'' means any
regulatory action that is likely to result in a rule that may--
(A) have an annual effect on the economy of $100
million or more or adversely affect in a material way
the economy, a sector of the economy, productivity,
competition, jobs, the environment, public health or
safety, or State, local, or tribal governments or
communities;
(B) create a serious inconsistency or otherwise
interfere with an action taken or planned by another
agency;
(C) materially alter the budgetary impact of
entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan programs or
the rights and obligations of recipients thereof; or
(D) raise novel legal or policy issues arising out
of legal mandates, the President's priorities, or the
principles set forth in this Act.
Example Output: Government Regulatory Improvement and Performance Act of 1998 - Declares that: (1) Federal agencies should promulgate only such regulations as are required by law, necessary to interpret the law, or necessary to protect and promote or improve the health and safety of the public, the environment, or the well-being of the American people; and (2) in deciding whether and how to regulate, agencies should assess all costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives, including the alternative of not regulating.
Sets forth principles of regulation to ensure that the agencies' regulatory programs are consistent with such philosophy, including that each agency: (1) identify the problem that it intends to address by regulation, assess its significance, and if possible conduct a risk analysis; (2) identify and assess available alternatives to direct regulation; (3) wherever feasible, seek views of appropriate State, local, and tribal officials before imposing requirements that might significantly or uniquely affect those governmental entities.
(Sec. 3) Directs the Office of Management and Budget to carry out coordinated review of agency rulemaking. Designates its Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) as the repository of expertise concerning regulatory issues.
(Sec. 4) Directs the OIRA Administrator, early in each year's planning cycle, to convene a meeting of the regulatory policy advisers to the President and agency heads to seek a common understanding of priorities and to coordinate regulatory efforts for the upcoming year.
Requires each agency to prepare: (1) a unified regulatory agenda of all regulations under development or review; and (2) a regulatory plan of the most important significant regulatory actions that the agency reasonably expects to issue in that fiscal year or thereafter.
Directs the Administrator to: (1) convene and chair a regulatory working group, which shall meet at least quarterly, to assist agencies in identifying and analyzing important regulatory issues; (2) meet quarterly, along with agency heads, with representatives of State, local, and tribal governments to identify exiting and proposed regulations that may uniquely or significantly affect those governmental entities; and (3) convene periodic conferences with representatives of businesses, nongovernmental organizations, and the public to discuss regulatory issues.
(Sec. 5) Requires that: (1) each agency submit to OIRA a program under which the agency will periodically review its existing significant regulations; and (2) any significant regulations selected for review be included in the agency's annual plan, and the agency identify any legislative mandates that require the agency to promulgate or continue to impose unnecessary or outdated regulations.
(Sec. 5) Requires each agency to: (1) submit to the OIRA a program under which the agency will periodically review its existing significant regulations for possible modification or elimination; (2) provide the public with meaningful participation in the regulatory process and a meaningful opportunity to comment on any proposed regulation, generally including a comment period of not less than 60 days; and (2) explore and, where appropriate, use consensual mechanisms for developing regulations, including negotiated rulemaking.
Directs: (1) each agency head to designate a Regulatory Policy Office; (2) each agency to develop its regulatory actions in a timely fashion and adhere to specified procedures; (3) each agency to provide the OIRA with a list of its planned regulatory actions, including significant regulatory actions; and (4) the Administrator to provide meaningful guidance and oversight.
(Sec. 8) Prohibits an agency from publishing a regulation until the Administrator has waived review of the action, completed such review, or the review period has passed, whichever occurs first.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Safeguard Tribal Objects of
Patrimony Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. ENHANCED PROTECTIONS FOR NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE.

(a) Enhanced Penalties.--Section 1170 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by striking ''5 years'' each place it appears and
inserting ''10 years''.
(b) Prohibition of Exporting Native American Cultural Heritage.--
Chapter 53 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following:
''Sec. 1171. Illegal exportation of Native American cultural heritage
''(a) Definitions.--In this section:
''(1) Archaeological resource.--The term 'archaeological
resource' has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the
Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C.
470bb).
''(2) Cultural item.--The term 'cultural item' has the
meaning given the term in section 2 of the Native American
Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001).
''(3) Native american.--The term 'Native American' has the
meaning given the term in section 2 of the Native American
Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001).
''(b) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful for any person to
knowingly export or otherwise transport from the United States any--
''(1) Native American cultural item that was obtained in
violation of section 1170 of this title or section 3(c) of the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25
U.S.C. 3002(c));
''(2) Native American archaeological resource that was
obtained in violation of the Archaeological Resources
Protection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.); or
''(3) Native American object of antiquity that was obtained
in violation of section 1866(b) of this title.
''(c) Penalty.--Any person who violates subsection (b) shall--
''(1) in the case of a first violation under this section,
be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 1 year,
or both; and
''(2) in the case of a second or subsequent violation under
this section, be fined under this title, imprisoned for not
more than 10 years, or both.''.
(c) Regulations.--The Attorney General and Secretary of Homeland
Security, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall
prescribe such rules and regulations as are necessary and appropriate
to carry out the amendments made by this section.
(d) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for
chapter 53 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following:

''1171. Illegal exportation of Native American cultural heritage.''.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Indian tribe.--The term ''Indian tribe'' has the
meaning given the term in section 2 of the Native American
Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001).
(2) Native american.--The term ''Native American'' has the
meaning given the term in section 2 of the Native American
Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001).
(3) Native hawaiian organization.--The term ''Native
Hawaiian organization'' has the meaning given the term in
section 2 of the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001).
(4) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(5) Tangible cultural heritage.--The term ''tangible
cultural heritage'' means--
(A) Native American human remains; or
(B) culturally, historically, or archaeologically
significant objects, resources, patrimony, or other
items that are affiliated with a Native American
culture.

SEC. 4. VOLUNTARY RETURN OF TANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE.

(a) Policy.--It shall be the policy of the United States to
encourage the voluntary return of tangible cultural heritage to Indian
tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations by collectors, dealers, and
other individuals and non-Federal organizations that hold such
heritage.
(b) Liaison.--The Secretary and the Secretary of State shall each
designate a liaison to facilitate the voluntary return of tangible
cultural heritage.
(c) Trainings and Workshops.--The individuals listed in subsection
(b) shall hold trainings and workshops for representatives of Indian
tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations and collectors, dealers, and
other individuals and non-Federal organizations regarding the voluntary
return of tangible cultural heritage.
(d) Referrals.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall refer individuals and
organizations to one or more Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations with a likely cultural affiliation to tangible
cultural heritage for the purpose of facilitating the voluntary
return of tangible cultural heritage.
(2) Referral representatives.--The Secretary shall compile
a list of representatives from each Indian tribe and Native
Hawaiian organization for purposes of referral under paragraph
(1).
(3) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with Indian
tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations that possess unique
expertise in their cultural heritage before making a referral
under paragraph (1).
(4) Third-party experts.--The Secretary may utilize
knowledgeable experts from regional academic institutions and
museums to aid in making determinations regarding to which
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization an individual or
organization should be referred under paragraph (1).

SEC. 5. TRIBAL WORKING GROUP.

(a) In General.--The Secretary shall convene a tribal working group
consisting of representatives of Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations to advise the Federal Government.
(b) Recommendations.--The tribal working group convened under
subsection (a) may provide recommendations regarding--
(1) the return of tangible cultural heritage by collectors,
dealers, and other individuals and non-Federal organizations
that hold such tangible cultural heritage;
(2) the elimination of illegal commerce in tangible
cultural heritage in the United States and foreign markets; and
(3) the repatriation to Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations of tangible cultural heritage that have been
illegally removed or trafficked in violation of Federal law.
(c) Agency and Committee Assistance.--
(1) In general.--The agencies and committees described in
paragraph (2) shall provide information and assistance to the
tribal working group convened under subsection (a) upon request
by the tribal working group.
(2) Agencies and committees.--The agencies and committees
described in this paragraph are the following:
(A) The Department of the Interior.
(B) The Department of Justice.
(C) The Department of Homeland Security.
(D) The Department of State.
(E) The Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Review Committee established under section
8 of the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3006).
(F) The Cultural Property Advisory Committee
established under section 306 of the Convention on
Cultural Property Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 2605).
(G) Any other relevant Federal agency.
Example Output:
Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to double the maximum prison term (from 5 years to 10 years) for persons convicted of selling, purchasing, using for profit, or transporting for sale or profit the human remains of Native Americans or cultural items obtained in violation of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The bill prohibits the export of Native American cultural items that were obtained in violation of the Act, Native American archaeological resources that were obtained in violation of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979, or Native American objects of antiquity that were obtained in violation of the criminal code. Violators may be subject to fines, imprisonment, or both. The Department of the Interior and the Department of State must each designate a liaison to facilitate and hold trainings and workshops on the voluntary return of human remains or cultural items. Interior must refer individuals and organizations to Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations to facilitate the voluntary return of human remains or cultural items. In addition, Interior must convene a tribal working group consisting of representatives of tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations to provide advice on issues concerning the return of, and illegal trade in, human remains or cultural items.