[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5908]
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  SA 6382. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle E of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 372. REPORT ON FORMER INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOLS OR 
                   INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OR CONTROL 
                   OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
     that provides--
       (1) an accounting of all schools or institutions described 
     in subsection (b) that--
       (A) were located on land that was under the jurisdiction or 
     control of the Department of Defense at the time of the 
     operation of the school or institution; or
       (B) were located on land that is under the jurisdiction or 
     control of the Department as of the date of the enactment of 
     this Act; and
       (2) a description of the role of the Department of Defense 
     in hosting and administering schools or institutions 
     described in subsection (b) and the actions taken by the 
     Department in connection with those schools or institutions, 
     including--
       (A) complete accountings, engagements, and actions;
       (B) the identification of marked and unmarked burial 
     grounds; and
       (C) the repatriation of remains of Native students who died 
     while attending a school or institution described in 
     subsection (b); and
       (3) the findings and recommendations of the Secretary with 
     respect to the matters addressed under paragraphs (1) and 
     (2).
       (b) Schools or Institutions Described.--The schools or 
     institutions described in this subsection are schools or 
     institutions that housed or administered Federal programs to 
     assimilate American Indian, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian 
     children that--
       (1) provided on-site housing or overnight lodging;
       (2) were described in records as providing formal academic 
     or vocational training and instruction;
       (3) were described in records as receiving Federal 
     Government funds or other support; and
       (4) were operational before 1969.
       (c) Consultation and Engagement.--In carrying out this 
     section, the Secretary of Defense shall consult with Indian 
     Tribes and engage with Native Hawaiian organizations.
       (d) Briefing.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     brief the appropriate committees of Congress on the report 
     required under subsection (a)
       (e) Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In this section, 
     the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (1) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Indian Affairs of the Senate; and
       (2) The Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee 
     for Indigenous Peoples of the United States of the Committee 
     on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.
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