[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3575 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3575

 To preserve the integrity of the Kennewick Man remains for scientific 
                     study, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 27, 1998

  Mr. Hastings of Washington introduced the following bill; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To preserve the integrity of the Kennewick Man remains for scientific 
                     study, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT TO PROTECT INTEGRITY OF REMAINS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army shall not authorize, 
permit, or undertake any activity to stabilize, cover, or permanently 
alter the site where the Kennewick Man remains were discovered prior to 
the final disposition of the lawsuit entitled Bonnichsen, et al. v. 
United States, et al. and designated as United States District Court, 
District of Oregon CV No. 96-1481, unless such district court makes a 
determination that such activity is reasonable and necessary in light 
of potential adverse impacts on scientific investigation of the site or 
other relevant considerations.
    (b) Site Defined.--For the purposes of this section, the term 
``site'' means any land, beach, or river bank within 100 yards of the 
location where any portion of the Kennewick Man remains were 
discovered.
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