Sec. 1297. Cultural Heritage Protection Coordinator
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Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall designate an employee of the Department of Defense to serve concurrently as the Coordinator for Cultural Heritage Protection (in this section referred to as the Coordinator ). The Coordinator shall have the following duties: The Coordinator shall be responsible for coordinating existing obligations of the Department of Defense for the protection of cultural heritage, including the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, and other obligations for the protection of cultural heritage.
The Coordinator shall convene a coordinating committee of entities within the Department of Defense that have the responsibility or capacity for protecting cultural heritage. The coordinating committee convened pursuant to subsection (b)(2) shall— meet not less than annually; coordinate with the Cultural Heritage Coordinating Committee convened by the Department of State; and solicit consultation and coordination with other Federal agencies and nongovernmental organizations, including the U.S.
Committee of the Blue Shield, as well as other expert and stakeholder organizations, as appropriate for the national security interests of the United States.