3.0.0 3127 2023-01-11T13:33:17Z 2023-01-11T13:33:17Z Senate S 2016-07-06 114 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Other Referred to 2016-07-06T14:49:47Z Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2016 114 5854 HR 2016-08-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Identical bill CRS 2016-07-06 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. IntroReferral 2016-07-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. N U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2016-07-06 True F000444 Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] JEFF FLAKE R AZ 2016-07-06 True M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY 2016-07-13 False T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2016-07-13 False M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2016-07-13 False D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT 2016-07-14 False S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2016-09-12 False B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2016-09-28 False Native Americans Alaska Natives and Hawaiians Archaeology and anthropology Cemeteries and funerals Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Federal-Indian relations General Native American affairs matters Government studies and investigations Historical and cultural resources Smuggling and trafficking Trade restrictions Native Americans 00 2016-07-06 Introduced in Senate 2017-03-21T14:58:07Z Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2016

This bill increases the maximum term of imprisonment from 5 years to 10 years for individuals convicted more than once of illegal trafficking in Native American human remains or cultural items.

This bill bans the export of illegally obtained Native American cultural objects and sets penalties for violations of this ban.

A person is immune from criminal prosecution under laws regarding Native American cultural objects if the person voluntarily repatriates to the appropriate tribe all the Native American cultural objects in the person's possession not later than two years after enactment of this bill. This immunity does not apply to a person under active investigation or prosecution relating to Native American cultural objects.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) must report on the number of Native American cultural objects illegally trafficked and the extent to which the Department of Justice has prosecuted cases of trafficking. The GAO must recommend actions to eliminate such trafficking and to secure the repatriation of Native American cultural objects.

The Department of the Interior must facilitate the convention of a working group to contribute information to the GAO report and to advise on implementation of the GAO's recommendations.]]> Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2016 Display Title Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to enhance protections of Native American cultural objects, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2016 Introduced in Senate 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s3127is/xml/BILLS-114s3127is.xml 2016-07-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.