[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2598 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2598

     To enhance the criminal penalties for illegal trafficking of 
           archaeological resources, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 6, 2002

  Mr. Leahy (for himself, Mr. Inouye, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Bingaman, and 
  Mrs. Boxer) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
     To enhance the criminal penalties for illegal trafficking of 
           archaeological resources, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Enhanced Protection of Our Cultural 
Heritage Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE CRIMES.

    (a) Enhanced Penalty for Illegal Trafficking in Archaeological 
Resources.--Section 6(d) of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act 
of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470ee(d)) is amended by striking ``not more than 
$10,000'' and all that follows through the end of the subsection, and 
inserting ``not more than $100,000, imprisoned not more than 10 years, 
or both.''.
    (b) Enhanced Penalty for Embezzlement and Theft From Indian Tribal 
Organizations.--Section 1163 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``five years'' and inserting ``10 years''.
    (c) Enhanced Penalty for Illegal Trafficking in Native American 
Human Remains and Cultural Items.--Section 1170 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``or imprisoned not more 
        than 12 months, or both, and in the case of a second or 
        subsequent violation, be fined in accordance with this title, 
        or imprisoned not more than 5 years'' and inserting 
        ``imprisoned not more than 10 years''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``imprisoned not more 
        than one year, or both, and in the case of a second or 
        subsequent violation, be fined in accordance with this title, 
        imprisoned not more than 5 years'' and inserting ``imprisoned 
        not more than 10 years''.
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