[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2619]
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  SA 463. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 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 F of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1063. 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) are 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 during or 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 on 
     Indian and Insular Affairs of the Committee on Natural 
     Resources of the House of Representatives.
       (f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to affect any authority or obligation of the 
     Department of Defense to conduct additional investigations or 
     provide additional information and records as part of any 
     future Federally-funded inquiry into the schools or 
     institutions described in section (b).
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