Sec. 3. Findings and purpose
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The Congress reaffirms House Congressional Resolution 122 of the 114th Congress, in which Congress stated its support for efforts to stop the theft, illegal possession or sale, transfer, and export of Tribal cultural items of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians in the United States and internationally. The purposes of this Act are to— authorize permits that include removal for the benefit of and subsequent return to Indian Tribes of archaeological resources pursuant to the Archaeological Resources Protection Act and objects of antiquity pursuant to the Antiquities Act; explicitly prohibit the exportation of Native American cultural items obtained in violation of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act ( 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq. or 18 U.S.C. 1170 ), Native American archaeological resources obtained in violation of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 ( 16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.), and Native American objects of antiquity obtained in violation of the Antiquities Act under section 1866(b) of title 18, United States Code; confirm the authority of the President to request from foreign nations agreements or provisional measures under Article 9 of the Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export, and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property, 823 U.N.T.S. 231 (1972), to facilitate the return of Native American cultural items obtained in violation of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act ( 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq. or 18 U.S.C. 1170 ), Native American archaeological resources obtained in violation of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 ( 16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.), and Native American objects of antiquity obtained in violation of the Antiquities Act under section 1866(b) of title 18, United States Code; create an export certification system to facilitate the export of lawfully possessed Native American and Native Hawaiian items and the international repatriation of unlawfully exported covered items; establish a Federal framework to facilitate individuals’ and organizations’ voluntary return of Native American items, without regard for whether such items were obtained in violation of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act ( 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq. or 18 U.S.C. 1170 ), the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 ( 16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.), or the Antiquities Act under section 1866(b) of title 18, United States Code; establish a Federal framework in order to halt international sale of Native American cultural items obtained in violation of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act ( 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq. or 18 U.S.C. 1170 ), Native American archaeological resources obtained in violation of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 ( 16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.), and Native American objects of antiquity obtained in violation of the Antiquities Act under section 1866(b) of title 18, United States Code; establish working groups to provide recommendations to identify and facilitate the voluntary return of Native American items and to identify Native American cultural items obtained in violation of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act ( 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq. or 18 U.S.C. 1170 ), Native American archaeological resources obtained in violation of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 ( 16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.), and Native American objects of antiquity obtained in violation of the Antiquities Act under section 1866(b) of title 18, United States Code; require U.S.
Customs and Border Protection to provide training to identify covered items; and establish an interagency working group to ensure communication between all Federal agencies to successfully implement the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act ( 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 ( 16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.), and the Antiquities Act under section 1866(b) of title 18, United States Code.
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