[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4527 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4527

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 8, 2004

 Mr. Pallone introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
 Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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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''.

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)--
                    (A) by inserting ``or attempts to sell, purchase, 
                use for profit, or transport for sale or profit,'' 
                before ``human remains''; and
                    (B) 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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