[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1979 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1979

    To direct the Chief of Engineers to transfer an archaeological 
 collection, commonly referred to as the Kennewick Man or the Ancient 
  One, to the Washington State Department of Archeology and Historic 
                             Preservation.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 5, 2015

  Mrs. Murray introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
    To direct the Chief of Engineers to transfer an archaeological 
 collection, commonly referred to as the Kennewick Man or the Ancient 
  One, to the Washington State Department of Archeology and Historic 
                             Preservation.

    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 ``Bring the Ancient One Home Act of 
2015''.

SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF HUMAN REMAINS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Claimant tribes.--The term ``claimant tribes'' means 
        the Indian tribes and band referred to in the letter from 
        Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt to Secretary of the 
        Army Louis Caldera, relating to the human remains and dated 
        September 21, 2000.
            (2) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
        Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic 
        Preservation.
            (3) Human remains.--The term ``human remains'' means the 
        human remains--
                    (A) that are known as Kennewick Man or the Ancient 
                One, which includes the projectile point lodged in the 
                right ilium bone, as well as any residue from previous 
                sampling and studies; and
                    (B) that are part of archaeological collection 
                number 45BN495.
    (b) Transfer.--Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal law 
or law of the State of Washington, including the Native American Graves 
Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), not later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, shall transfer the 
human remains to the Department, on the condition that the Department, 
acting through the State Historic Preservation Officer, disposes of the 
remains and repatriates the remains to claimant tribes.
    (c) Cost.--The Corps of Engineers shall be responsible for any 
costs associated with the transfer.
    (d) Limitations.--
            (1) In general.--The transfer shall be limited solely to 
        the human remains portion of the archaeological collection.
            (2) Corps of engineers.--The Corps of Engineers shall have 
        no further responsibility for the human remains transferred 
        pursuant to subsection (b) after the date of the transfer.
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