[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 190 (Friday, December 20, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7337-S7343]
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SA 3351. Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, and Ms. Warren)
proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1723, to establish the Truth and
Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United
States, and for other purposes; as follows:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Truth and
Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of
2024''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act
is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Purposes.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
TITLE I--COMMISSION AND SUBCOMMITTEES
Subtitle A--Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School
Policies in the United States
Sec. 101. Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School
Policies in the United States.
Subtitle B--Duties of the Commission
Sec. 111. Duties of the Commission.
Subtitle C--Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee
Sec. 121. Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee.
TITLE II--ADVISORY COMMITTEES
Subtitle A--Native American Truth and Healing Advisory Committee
Sec. 201. Native American Truth and Healing Advisory Committee.
Subtitle B--Federal and Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee
Sec. 211. Federal and Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee.
TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 301. Clarification.
Sec. 302. Burial management.
Sec. 303. Co-stewardship agreements.
Sec. 304. No right of action.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to establish a Truth and Healing Commission on Indian
Boarding School Policies in the United States, including
other necessary advisory committees and subcommittees;
(2) to formally investigate, document, and report on the
histories of Indian Boarding Schools, Indian Boarding School
Polices, and the systematic and long-term effects of those
schools and policies on Native American peoples;
(3) to develop recommendations for Federal efforts based on
the findings of the Commission; and
(4) to promote healing for survivors of Indian Boarding
Schools, the descendants of those survivors, and the
communities of those survivors.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Truth
and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in
the United States established by section 101(a).
(2) Federal and religious truth and healing advisory
committee.--The term ``Federal and Religious Truth and
Healing Advisory Committee'' means the Federal and Religious
Truth and Healing Advisory Committee established by section
211(a).
(3) Indian.--The term ``Indian'' has the meaning given the
term in section 6151 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7491).
(4) Indian boarding school.--The term ``Indian Boarding
School'' means--
(A) a site of an institution that--
(i) provided on-site housing or overnight lodging;
(ii) was described in Federal records as providing formal
academic or vocational training and instruction to Native
Americans;
(iii) received Federal funds or other Federal support; and
(iv) was operational before 1969;
(B) a site of an institution identified by the Department
of the Interior in appendices A and B of the report entitled
``Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative
Report'' and dated May 2022 (or a successor report); or
(C) any other institution that implemented Indian Boarding
School Policies, including an Indian day school.
(5) Indian boarding school policies.--The term ``Indian
Boarding School Policies'' means Federal laws, policies, and
practices purported to ``assimilate'' and ``civilize'' Native
Americans that included psychological, physical, sexual, and
mental abuse, forced removal from home or community, and
identity-altering practices intended to terminate Native
languages, cultures, religions, social organizations, or
connections to traditional land.
(6) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the
meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
(7) Native american.--The term ``Native American'' means an
individual who is--
(A) an Indian; or
(B) a Native Hawaiian.
(8) Native american truth and healing advisory committee.--
The term ``Native American Truth and Healing Advisory
Committee'' means the Native American Truth and Healing
Advisory Committee established by the Commission under
section 201(a).
(9) Native hawaiian.--The term ``Native Hawaiian'' has the
meaning given the term in section 6207 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517).
(10) Native hawaiian organization.--The term ``Native
Hawaiian organization'' means a private nonprofit
organization that--
(A) serves and represents the interests of Native
Hawaiians;
(B) has as its primary and stated purpose the provision of
services to Native Hawaiians;
(C) has Native Hawaiians serving in substantive and
policymaking positions; and
(D) has expertise in Native Hawaiian affairs.
(11) Office of hawaiian affairs.--The term ``Office of
Hawaiian Affairs'' has the meaning given the term in section
6207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 7517).
(12) Survivors truth and healing subcommittee.--The term
``Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee'' means the
Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee established by
section 121(a).
(13) Trauma-informed care.--The term ``trauma-informed
care'' means holistic psychological and health care practices
that include promoting culturally responsive practices,
patient psychological, physical, and emotional safety, and
environments of healing, trust, peer support, and recovery.
(14) Tribal organization.--The term ``Tribal organization''
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
5304).
TITLE I--COMMISSION AND SUBCOMMITTEES
Subtitle A--Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School
Policies in the United States
SEC. 101. TRUTH AND HEALING COMMISSION ON INDIAN BOARDING
SCHOOL POLICIES IN THE UNITED STATES.
(a) Establishment.--There is established in the legislative
branch a commission, to be known as the ``Truth and Healing
Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United
States''.
(b) Membership.--
(1) Appointment.--Nominees submitted under paragraph (2)(A)
shall be appointed as members to the Commission as follows:
(A) 1 member shall be appointed by the majority leader of
the Senate, in consultation with the Chairperson of the
Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate.
(B) 1 member shall be appointed by the minority leader of
the Senate, in consultation with the Vice Chairperson of the
Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate.
(C) 1 member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House
of Representatives, in consultation with the Chair of the
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives.
(D) 1 member shall be appointed by the minority leader of
the House of Representatives, in consultation with the
Ranking Member of the Committee on Natural Resources of the
House of Representatives.
(E) 1 member shall be jointly appointed by the Chairperson
and Vice Chairperson of the Committee on Indian Affairs of
the Senate.
(2) Nominations.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, Indian Tribes, Tribal
organizations, Native Americans, the Office of Hawaiian
Affairs, and Native Hawaiian organizations may submit to the
Secretary of the Interior nominations for individuals to be
appointed as members of the Commission.
(B) Submission to congress.--Not later than 7 days after
the submission deadline for nominations described in
subparagraph (A), the Secretary of the Interior shall submit
to Congress a list of the individuals nominated under that
subparagraph.
(C) Qualifications.--
(i) In general.--Nominees to serve on the Commission shall
have significant experience in matters relating to--
(I) overseeing or leading complex research initiatives with
and for Indian Tribes and Native Americans;
(II) indigenous human rights law and policy;
(III) Tribal court judicial and restorative justice systems
and Federal agencies, such as participation as a Tribal
judge, researcher, or former presidentially appointed
commissioner;
(IV) providing and coordinating trauma-informed care and
other health-related services to Indian Tribes and Native
Americans; or
(V) traditional and cultural resources and practices in
Native communities.
(ii) Additional qualifications.--In addition to the
qualifications described in clause (i), each member of the
Commission shall be an individual of recognized integrity and
empathy, with a demonstrated commitment to
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the values of truth, reconciliation, healing, and expertise
in truth and healing endeavors that are traditionally and
culturally appropriate so as to provide balanced points of
view and expertise with respect to the duties of the
Commission.
(3) Date.--Members of the Commission under paragraph (1)
shall be appointed not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
(4) Period of appointment; vacancies; removal.--
(A) Period of appointment.--A member of the Commission
shall be appointed for a term that is the shorter of--
(i) 6 years; and
(ii) the life of the Commission.
(B) Vacancies.--After all initial members of the Commission
are appointed and the initial business meeting of the
Commission has been convened under subsection (c)(1), a
single vacancy in the Commission--
(i) shall not affect the powers of the Commission; and
(ii) shall be filled within 90 days in the same manner as
was the original appointment.
(C) Removal.--A quorum of members of the Commission may
remove a member of the Commission only for neglect of duty or
malfeasance.
(5) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 6 years
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(6) Limitation.--No member of the Commission may otherwise
be an officer or employee of the Federal Government.
(c) Business Meetings.--
(1) Initial business meeting.--90 days after the date on
which all of the members of the Commission are appointed
under subsection (b)(1)(A), the Commission shall hold the
initial business meeting of the Commission--
(A) to appoint a Chairperson, a Vice Chairperson, and such
other positions as determined necessary by the Commission;
(B) to establish rules for meetings of the Commission; and
(C) to appoint members of--
(i) the Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee under
section 121(b)(1); and
(ii) the Native American Truth and Healing Advisory
Committee under section 201(b)(1).
(2) Subsequent business meetings.--After the initial
business meeting of the Commission is held under paragraph
(1), the Commission shall meet at the call of the
Chairperson.
(3) Advisory and subcommittee committees designees.--Each
Commission business meeting shall include participation by 2
non-voting designees from each of the Survivors Truth and
Healing Subcommittee, the Native American Truth and Healing
Advisory Committee, and the Federal and Religious Truth and
Healing Advisory Committee, as appointed in accordance with
section 121(c)(1)(D), section 201(e)(1)(C), and section
211(c)(1)(B), as applicable.
(4) Format of meetings.--A business meeting of the
Commission may be conducted in-person or virtually.
(5) Quorum required.--A business meeting of the Commission
may be held only after a quorum, established in accordance
with subsection (d), is present.
(d) Quorum.--A simple majority of the members of the
Commission shall constitute a quorum for a business meeting.
(e) Rules.--The Commission may establish, by a majority
vote, any rules for the conduct of Commission business, in
accordance with this section and other applicable law.
(f) Commission Personnel Matters.--
(1) Compensation of commissioners.--A member of the
Commission shall be compensated at a daily equivalent of the
annual rate of basic pay prescribed for grade 5 of the
General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States
Code, for each day, not to exceed 10 days per month, for
which a member is engaged in the performance of their duties
under this Act, limited to convening meetings, including
public or private meetings to receive testimony in
furtherance of the duties of the Commission and the purposes
of this Act.
(2) Travel expenses.--A member of the Commission shall be
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies
under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States
Code, while away from their homes or regular places of
business in the performance of services for the Commission.
(3) Detail of government employees.--Any Federal Government
employee, with the approval of the head of the appropriate
Federal agency and at the request of the Commission, may be
detailed to the Commission without--
(A) reimbursement to the agency of that employee; and
(B) interruption or loss of civil service status, benefits,
or privileges.
(g) Powers of Commission.--
(1) Convenings and information.--The Commission may, for
the purpose of carrying out this Act--
(A) hold such convenings and sit and act at such times and
places, take such testimony, and receive such information,
virtually or in-person, as the Commission may determine
necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Act;
(B) conduct or request such interdisciplinary research,
investigation, or analysis of such information and documents,
records, or other data as the Commission may determine
necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Act, including--
(i) securing, directly from a Federal agency, such
information as the Commission considers necessary to
accomplish the purposes of this Act; and
(ii) requesting the head of any relevant Tribal or State
agency to provide to the Commission such information as the
Commission considers necessary to accomplish the purposes of
this Act;
(C) request such records, papers, correspondence,
memoranda, documents, books, videos, oral histories,
recordings, or any other paper or electronic material, as the
Commission may determine necessary to accomplish the purposes
of this Act;
(D) oversee, direct, and collaborate with the Federal and
Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee, the Native
American Truth and Healing Advisory Committee, and the
Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee to accomplish the
purposes of this Act; and
(E) coordinate with Federal and non-Federal entities to
preserve and archive, as appropriate, any gifts, documents,
or other property received while carrying out the purposes of
this Act.
(2) Contracting; volunteer services.--
(A) Contracting.--The Commission may, to such extent and in
such amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts, and in
accordance with applicable law, enter into contracts and
other agreements with public agencies, private organizations,
and individuals to enable the Commission to carry out the
duties of the Commission under this Act.
(B) Volunteer and uncompensated services.--Notwithstanding
section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Commission
may accept and use such voluntary and uncompensated services
as the Commission determines to be necessary.
(C) General services administration.--The Administrator of
General Services shall provide, on request of the Commission,
on a reimbursable basis, administrative support and other
services for the performance of the functions of the
Commission under this Act.
(3) Postal services.--The Commission may use the United
States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions
as other agencies of the Federal Government.
(4) Gifts, fundraising, and disbursement.--
(A) Gifts and donations.--
(i) In general.--The Commission may accept, use, and
dispose of any gift, donation, service, property, or other
record or recording to accomplish the purposes of this Act.
(ii) Return of gifts and donations.--On termination of the
Commission under subsection (b)(5), any gifts, unspent
donations, property, or other record or recording accepted by
the Commission under clause (i) shall be--
(I) returned to the donor that made the donation under that
clause; or
(II) archived under subparagraph (E).
(B) Fundraising.--The Commission may, on the affirmative
vote of \3/5\ of the members of the Commission, solicit funds
to accomplish the purposes of this Act.
(C) Disbursement.--The Commission may, on the affirmative
vote of \3/5\ of the members of the Commission, approve a
spending plan of funds to accomplish the purposes of this
Act.
(D) Tax documents.--The Commission (or a designee) shall,
on request of a donor under subparagraph (A) or (B), provide
tax documentation to that donor for any tax-deductible gift
made by that donor under those subparagraphs.
(E) Archiving.--The Commission shall coordinate with the
Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Institution to
archive and preserve relevant gifts or donations received
under subparagraph (A) or (B).
(h) Convening.--
(1) Convening protocol.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 45 days after the initial
business meeting of the Native American Truth and Healing
Advisory Committee, the Commission, 3 designees from the
Native American Truth and Healing Advisory Committee, and 3
designees from the Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee
shall hold a meeting to recommend rules, protocols, and
formats for convenings carried out under this subsection.
(B) Rules and protocols.--Not later than 45 days after the
initial meeting described in subparagraph (A), the Commission
shall finalize rules, protocols, and formats for convenings
carried out under this subsection by a \3/5\ majority in
attendance at a meeting of the Commission.
(C) Additional meetings.--The Commission and designees
described in subparagraph (A) may hold additional meetings,
as necessary, to amend, by a \3/5\ majority in attendance at
a meeting of the Commission, the rules, protocols, and
formats for convenings established under that subparagraph.
(2) Announcement of convenings.--Not later than 30 days
before the date of a convening under this subsection, the
Commission shall announce the location and details of the
convening.
(3) Minimum number of convenings.--The Commission shall
hold--
(A) not fewer than 1 convening in each of the 12 regions of
the Bureau of Indian Affairs and in Hawai`i during the life
of the Commission; and
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(B) beginning 1 year after the date of the enactment of
this Act, not fewer than 1 convening in each quarter to
receive testimony each calendar year until the date on which
the Commission submits the final report of the Commission
under section 111(e)(3).
(4) Opportunity to provide testimony.--No person or entity
shall be denied the opportunity to provide relevant testimony
or information at a convening held under this subsection,
except at the discretion of the Chairperson of the Commission
(or a designee).
(i) Federal Advisory Committee Act Applicability.--Chapter
10 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the
``Federal Advisory Committee Act''), shall not apply to the
Commission.
(j) Congressional Accountability Act Applicability.--For
purposes of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2
U.S.C. 1301 et seq.)--
(1) any individual who is an employee of the Commission
shall be considered a covered employee under the Act; and
(2) the Commission shall be considered an employing office
under the Act; and
(3) a member of the Commission shall be considered a
covered employee under the Act.
(k) Consultation or Engagement With Native Americans,
Indian Tribes, Tribal Organizations, the Office of Hawaiian
Affairs, and Native Hawaiian Organizations.--In carrying out
the duties of the Commission under section 111, the
Commission shall meaningfully consult or engage, as
appropriate, in a timely manner with Native Americans, Indian
Tribes, Tribal organizations, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs,
and Native Hawaiian organizations.
(l) Funding.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated
pursuant to section 105 of the Indian Land Consolidation Act
Amendments of 2000 (25 U.S.C. 2201 note; Public Law 106-462)
and section 403 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25
U.S.C. 1523), $90,000,000 shall be used to carry out this
Act.
Subtitle B--Duties of the Commission
SEC. 111. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.
(a) Investigation.--
(1) In general.--The Commission shall conduct a
comprehensive interdisciplinary investigation of Indian
Boarding School Policies, including the social, cultural,
economic, emotional, and physical effects of Indian Boarding
School Policies in the United States on Native American
communities, Indian Tribes, survivors of Indian Boarding
Schools, families of those survivors, and their descendants.
(2) Matters to be investigated.--The matters to be
investigated by the Commission under paragraph (1) shall
include, at a minimum--
(A) conducting a comprehensive review of existing research
and historical records of Indian Boarding School Policies and
any documentation, scholarship, or other resources relevant
to the purposes of this Act from--
(i) any archive or any other document storage location,
notwithstanding the location of that archive or document
storage location; and
(ii) any research conducted by private individuals, private
entities, and non-Federal Government entities, whether
domestic or foreign, including religious institutions;
(B) collaborating with the Federal and Religious Truth and
Healing Advisory Committee to obtain all relevant information
from--
(i) the Department of the Interior, the Department of
Health and Human Services, other relevant Federal agencies,
and institutions or organizations, including religious
institutions or organizations, that operated an Indian
Boarding School, carried out Indian Boarding School Policies,
or have information that the Commission determines to be
relevant to the investigation of the Commission; and
(ii) Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, Native Americans,
the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and Native Hawaiian
organizations; and
(C) conducting a comprehensive assessment of the impacts of
Indian Boarding School Policies on Native American students
and alumni, including the impact on cultures, traditions, and
languages.
(3) Research related to objects, artifacts, and real
property.--If the Commission conducts a comprehensive review
of research described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii) that focuses on
objects, artifacts, or real or personal property that are in
the possession or control of private individuals, private
entities, or non-Federal Government entities within the
United States, the Commission may enter into a contract or
agreement to acquire, hold, curate, or maintain those
objects, artifacts, or real or personal property until the
objects, artifacts, or real or personal property can be
properly repatriated or returned, consistent with applicable
Federal law, subject to the condition that no Federal funds
may be used to purchase those objects, artifacts, or real or
personal property.
(b) Meetings and Convenings.--
(1) In general.--The Commission shall hold, with the advice
of the Native American Truth and Healing Advisory Committee
and the Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee, and in
coordination with, as relevant, Indian Tribes, Tribal
organizations, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and Native
Hawaiian organizations, as part of its investigation under
subsection (a), safe, trauma-informed, and culturally
appropriate public or private meetings or convenings to
receive testimony relating to that investigation.
(2) Requirements.--The Commission shall ensure that
meetings and convenings held under paragraph (1) provide
access to adequate trauma-informed care services for
participants, attendees, and communities during and following
the meetings and convenings where the Commission receives
testimony, including ensuring that private space is available
for survivors and descendants of survivors, family members,
and other community members to receive trauma-informed care
services.
(c) Recommendations.--
(1) In general.--The Commission shall make recommendations
to Congress relating to the investigation carried out under
subsection (a), which shall be included in the final report
required under subsection (e)(3).
(2) Inclusions.--Recommendations made under paragraph (1)
shall include, at a minimum, recommendations relating to--
(A) in light of Tribal and Native Hawaiian law, Tribal
customary law, tradition, custom, and practice, how the
Federal Government can meaningfully acknowledge the role of
the Federal Government in supporting Indian Boarding School
Policies in all issue areas that the Commission determines
relevant, including appropriate forms of memorialization,
preservation of records, objects, artifacts, and burials;
(B) how modification of existing statutes, procedures,
regulations, policies, budgets, and practices will, in the
determination of the Commission, address the findings of the
Commission and ongoing effects of Indian Boarding School
Policies;
(C) how the Federal Government can promote public awareness
of, and education about, Indian Boarding School Policies and
the impacts of those policies, including through coordinating
with the Native American Truth and Healing Advisory
Committee, the Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee, the
Smithsonian Institution, and other relevant institutions and
organizations; and
(D) the views of religious institutions.
(d) Duties Related to Burials.--The Commission shall, with
respect to burial sites associated with Indian Boarding
Schools--
(1) coordinate, as appropriate, with the Native American
Truth and Healing Advisory Committee, the Federal and
Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee, the Survivors
Truth and Healing Subcommittee, lineal descendants, Indian
Tribes, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Federal agencies,
institutions, and organizations to locate and identify, in a
culturally appropriate manner, marked and unmarked burial
sites, including cemeteries, unmarked graves, and mass burial
sites, where students of Indian Boarding Schools were
originally or later interred;
(2) locate, document, analyze, and coordinate the
preservation or continued preservation of records and
information relating to the interment of students, including
any records held by Federal, State, international, or local
entities or religious institutions or organizations; and
(3) share, to the extent practicable, with affected lineal
descendants, Indian Tribes, and the Office of Hawaiian
Affairs burial locations and the identities of children who
attended Indian Boarding Schools.
(e) Reports.--
(1) Annual reports to congress.--Not less frequently than
annually until the year before the year in which the
Commission terminates, the Commission shall submit to the
Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee
on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report
that describes the activities of the Commission during the
previous year, including an accounting of funds and gifts
received and expenditures made, the progress made, and any
barriers encountered in carrying out this Act.
(2) Commission initial report.--Not later than 4 years
after the date on which a majority of the members of the
Commission are appointed under section 101(b)(1), the
Commission shall submit to the individuals described in
paragraph (4), and make publicly available, an initial report
containing--
(A) a detailed review of existing research, including
documentation, scholarship, or other resources shared with
the Commission that further the purposes of this Act;
(B) a detailed statement of the initial findings and
conclusions of the Commission; and
(C) a detailed statement of the initial recommendations of
the Commission.
(3) Commission final report.--Before the termination of the
Commission, the Commission shall submit to the individuals
described in paragraph (4), and make publicly available, a
final report containing the findings, conclusions, and
recommendations of the Commission that have been agreed on by
the vote of a majority of the members of the Commission and
\3/5\ of the members of each of the Native American Truth and
Healing Advisory Committee and the Survivors Truth and
Healing Subcommittee.
(4) Report recipients.--The individuals referred to in
paragraphs (2) and (3) are--
(A) the President;
(B) the Secretary of the Interior;
(C) the Attorney General;
(D) the Comptroller General of the United States;
(E) the Secretary of Education;
(F) the Secretary of Health and Human Services;
(G) the Secretary of Defense;
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(H) the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the Committee
on Indian Affairs of the Senate;
(I) the Chairperson and ranking minority member of the
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives;
(J) the Co-Chairs of the Congressional Native American
Caucus;
(K) the Executive Director of the White House Council on
Native American Affairs;
(L) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget;
(M) the Archivist of the United States;
(N) the Librarian of Congress; and
(O) the Director of the National Museum of the American
Indian.
(5) Additional commission responsibilities relating to the
publication of the initial and final reports.--
(A) Events relating to initial report.--
(i) In general.--The Commission shall hold not fewer than 2
events in each region of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and in
Hawai`i following publication of the initial report under
paragraph (2) to receive comments on the initial report.
(ii) Timing.--The schedule of events referred to in clause
(i) shall be announced not later than 90 days after the date
on which the initial report under paragraph (2) is published.
(B) Publication of final report.--Not later than 180 days
after the date on which the Commission submits the final
report under paragraph (3), the Commission, the Secretary of
the Interior, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of
Defense, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
each make the final report publicly available on the website
of the applicable agency.
(6) Secretarial response to final report.--Not later than
120 days after the date on which the Secretary of the
Interior, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of
Defense, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services
receive the final report under paragraph (3), the Secretaries
shall each make publicly available a written response to
recommendations for future action by those agencies, if any,
contained in the final report, and submit the written
response to--
(A) the President;
(B) the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate;
(C) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives; and
(D) the Comptroller General of the United States.
Subtitle C--Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee
SEC. 121. SURVIVORS TRUTH AND HEALING SUBCOMMITTEE.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a subcommittee of
the Commission, to be known as the ``Survivors Truth and
Healing Subcommittee''.
(b) Membership, Nomination, and Appointment to the
Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee.--
(1) Membership.--The Survivors Truth and Healing
Subcommittee shall include 15 members, to be appointed by the
Commission, in consultation with the National Native American
Boarding School Healing Coalition, from among the nominees
submitted under paragraph (2)(A), of whom--
(A) 12 shall be representatives from each of the 12 regions
of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and 1 shall be a
representative from Hawai`i;
(B) 9 shall be individuals who attended an Indian Boarding
School of whom--
(i) not fewer than 2 shall be individuals who graduated
during the 5-year period preceding the date of the enactment
of this Act from--
(I) an Indian Boarding School in operation as of that date
of the enactment; or
(II) a Bureau of Indian Education-funded school; and
(ii) all shall represent diverse regions of the United
States;
(C) 5 shall be descendants of individuals who attended
Indian Boarding Schools, who shall represent diverse regions
of the United States; and
(D) 1 shall be an educator who, as of the date of the
appointment--
(i) is employed at an Indian Boarding School; or
(ii) was employed at an Indian Boarding School during the
5-year period preceding the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(2) Nominations.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, Indian Tribes, Tribal
organizations, Native Americans, the Office of Hawaiian
Affairs, and Native Hawaiian organizations may submit to the
Secretary of the Interior nominations for individuals to be
appointed as members of the Survivors Truth and Healing
Subcommittee.
(B) Submission.--The Secretary of the Interior shall
provide the Commission with nominations submitted under
subparagraph (A) at the initial business meeting of the
Commission under section 101(c)(1) and the Commission shall
select the members of the Survivors Truth and Healing
Subcommittee from among those nominees.
(3) Date.--
(A) In general.--The Commission shall appoint all members
of the Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee during the
initial business meeting of the Commission under section
101(c)(1).
(B) Failure to appoint.--If the Commission fails to appoint
all members of the Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee
in accordance with subparagraph (A), the Chair of the
Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate, with the
concurrence of the Vice Chair of the Committee on Indian
Affairs of the Senate, shall appoint individuals, in
accordance with the requirements of paragraph (1), to all
vacant positions of the Survivors Truth and Healing
Subcommittee not later than 30 days after the date of the
initial business meeting of the Commission under section
101(c)(1).
(4) Period of appointment; vacancies; removal.--
(A) Period of appointment.--A member of the Survivors Truth
and Healing Subcommittee shall be appointed for an
automatically renewable term of 2 years.
(B) Vacancies.--
(i) In general.--A member of the Survivors Truth and
Healing Subcommittee may vacate the position at any time and
for any reason.
(ii) Effect; filling of vacancy.--A vacancy in the
Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee--
(I) shall not affect the powers of the Survivors Truth and
Healing Subcommittee if a simple majority of the positions of
the Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee are filled; and
(II) shall be filled within 90 days in the same manner as
was the original appointment.
(C) Removal.--A quorum of members of the Commission may
remove a member of the Survivors Truth and Healing
Subcommittee only for neglect of duty or malfeasance.
(5) Termination.--The Survivors Truth and Healing
Subcommittee shall terminate 90 days after the date on which
the Commission submits the final report required under
section 111(e)(3).
(6) Limitation.--No member of the Survivors Truth and
Healing Subcommittee may otherwise be an officer or employee
of the Federal Government.
(c) Business Meetings.--
(1) Initial meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the date
on which all members of the Survivors Truth and Healing
Subcommittee are appointed under subsection (b)(1), the
Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee shall hold an
initial business meeting--
(A) to appoint--
(i) a Chairperson, who shall also serve as the Vice
Chairperson of the Federal and Religious Truth and Healing
Advisory Committee;
(ii) a Vice Chairperson, who shall also serve as the Vice
Chairperson of the Native American Truth and Healing Advisory
Committee; and
(iii) other positions, as determined necessary by the
Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee;
(B) to establish, with the advice of the Commission, rules
for the Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee;
(C) to appoint 3 designees to fulfill the responsibilities
described in section 101(h)(1)(A); and
(D) to appoint, with the advice of the Commission, 2
members of the Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee to
serve as non-voting designees on the Commission in accordance
with section 101(c)(3).
(2) Subsequent business meetings.--After the initial
business meeting of the Survivors Truth and Healing
subcommittee is held under paragraph (1), the Survivors Truth
and Healing Subcommittee shall meet at the call of the
Chairperson.
(3) Format of business meetings.--A business meeting of the
Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee may be conducted in-
person or virtually.
(4) Quorum required.--A business meeting of the Survivors
Truth and Healing Subcommittee may be held only after a
quorum, established in accordance with subsection (d), is
present.
(d) Quorum.--A simple majority of the members of the
Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee shall constitute a
quorum for a business meeting.
(e) Rules.--The Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee,
with the advice of the Commission, may establish, by a
majority vote, any rules for the conduct of business, in
accordance with this section and other applicable law.
(f) Duties.--The Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee
shall--
(1) assist the Commission, the Native American Truth and
Healing Advisory Committee, and the Federal and Religious
Truth and Healing Advisory Committee in coordinating public
and private convenings, including providing advice to the
Commission on developing criteria and protocols for
convenings;
(2) provide advice and evaluate Committee recommendations
relating to the commemoration and public education relating
to Indian Boarding Schools and Indian Boarding School
Policies;
(3) assist the Commission--
(A) in the production of the initial and final reports
required under paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively, of
section 111(e); and
(B) by providing such other advice, or fulfilling such
other requests, as may be required by the Commission; and
(4) coordinate with the Commission, the Native American
Truth and Healing Advisory Committee, and the Federal and
Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee.
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(g) Consultation or Engagement With Native Americans,
Indian Tribes, Tribal Organizations, the Office of Hawaiian
Affairs, and Native Hawaiian Organizations.--In carrying out
the duties of the Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee
under subsection (f), the Survivors Truth and Healing
Subcommittee shall meaningfully consult or engage, as
appropriate, in a timely manner with Native Americans, Indian
Tribes, Tribal organizations, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs,
and Native Hawaiian organizations.
(h) Federal Advisory Committee Act Applicability.--Chapter
10 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the
``Federal Advisory Committee Act''), shall not apply to the
Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee.
(i) Congressional Accountability Act Applicability.--For
purposes of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2
U.S.C. 1301 et seq.), any individual who is a member of the
Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee shall be considered
a covered employee under the Act.
(j) Personnel Matters.--
(1) Compensation of members.--A member of the Survivors
Truth and Healing Subcommittee shall be compensated at a
daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed
for grade 7, step 1, of the General Schedule under section
5332 of title 5, United States Code, for each day, not to
exceed 10 days per month, for which a member of the Survivors
Truth and Healing Subcommittee is engaged in the performance
of their duties under this Act limited to convening meetings,
including public and private meetings to receive testimony in
furtherance of the duties of the Survivors Truth and Healing
Subcommittee and the purposes of this Act.
(2) Travel expenses.--A member of the Survivors Truth and
Healing Subcommittee shall be allowed travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates
authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from
their homes or regular places of business in the performance
of services for the Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee.
TITLE II--ADVISORY COMMITTEES
Subtitle A--Native American Truth and Healing Advisory Committee
SEC. 201. NATIVE AMERICAN TRUTH AND HEALING ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.
(a) Establishment.--The Commission shall establish an
advisory committee, to be known as the ``Native American
Truth and Healing Advisory Committee''.
(b) Membership, Nomination, and Appointment to the Native
American Truth and Healing Advisory Committee.--
(1) Membership.--
(A) In general.--The Native American Truth and Healing
Advisory Committee shall include 19 members, to be appointed
by the Commission from among the nominees submitted under
paragraph (2)(A), of whom--
(i) 1 shall be the Vice Chairperson of the Commission, who
shall serve as the Chairperson of the Native American Truth
and Healing Advisory Committee;
(ii) 1 shall be the Vice Chairperson of the Survivors Truth
and Healing Subcommittee, who shall serve as the Vice
Chairperson of the Native American Truth and Healing Advisory
Committee;
(iii) 1 shall be the Secretary of the Interior, or a
designee, who shall serve as the Secretary of the Native
American Truth and Healing Advisory Committee;
(iv) 12 shall be representatives from each of the 12
regions of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and 1 shall be a
representative from Hawai`i;
(v) 1 shall represent the National Native American Boarding
School Healing Coalition;
(vi) 1 shall represent the National Association of Tribal
Historic Preservation Officers; and
(vii) 1 shall represent the National Indian Education
Association.
(B) Additional requirements.--Not fewer than 2 members of
the Native American Truth and Healing Advisory Committee
shall have experience with health care or mental health,
traditional healing or cultural practices, counseling, or
working with survivors, or descendants of survivors, of
Indian Boarding Schools to ensure that the Commission
considers culturally responsive support for survivors,
families, and communities.
(2) Nominations.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, Indian Tribes, Tribal
organizations, Native Americans, the Office of Hawaiian
Affairs, and Native Hawaiian organizations may submit to the
Secretary of the Interior nominations for individuals to be
appointed as members of the Native American Truth and Healing
Advisory Committee.
(B) Submission.--The Secretary of the Interior shall
provide the Commission with nominations submitted under
subparagraph (A) at the initial business meeting of the
Commission under section 101(c)(1) and the Commission shall
select the members of the Native American Truth and Healing
Advisory Committee from among those nominees.
(3) Date.--
(A) In general.--The Commission shall appoint all members
of the Native American Truth and Healing Advisory Committee
during the initial business meeting of the Commission under
section 101(c)(1).
(B) Failure to appoint.--If the Commission fails to appoint
all members of the Native American Truth and Healing Advisory
Committee in accordance with subparagraph (A), the Chair of
the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate, with the
concurrence of the Vice Chair of the Committee on Indian
Affairs of the Senate, shall appoint, in accordance with the
requirements of paragraph (1), individuals to all vacant
positions of the Native American Truth and Healing Advisory
Committee not later than 30 days after the date of the
initial business meeting of the Commission under section
101(c)(1).
(4) Period of appointment; vacancies.--
(A) Period of appointment.--A member of the Native American
Truth and Healing Advisory Committee shall be appointed for
an automatically renewable term of 2 years.
(B) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Native American Truth and
Healing Advisory Committee--
(i) shall not affect the powers of the Native American
Truth and Healing Advisory Committee if a simple majority of
the positions of the Native American Truth and Healing
Advisory Committee are filled; and
(ii) shall be filled within 90 days in the same manner as
was the original appointment.
(5) Termination.--The Native American Truth and Healing
Advisory Committee shall terminate 90 days after the date on
which the Commission submits the final report required under
section 111(e)(3).
(6) Limitation.--No member of the Native American Truth and
Healing Advisory Committee (other than the member described
in paragraph (1)(A)(iii)) may otherwise be an officer or
employee of the Federal Government.
(c) Quorum.--A simple majority of the members of the Native
American Truth and Healing Advisory Committee shall
constitute a quorum.
(d) Removal.--A quorum of members of the Native American
Truth and Healing Advisory Committee may remove another
member only for neglect of duty or malfeasance.
(e) Business Meetings.--
(1) Initial business meeting.--Not later than 30 days after
the date on which all members of the Native American Truth
and Healing Advisory Committee are appointed under subsection
(b)(1)(A), the Native American Truth and Healing Advisory
Committee shall hold an initial business meeting--
(A) to establish rules for the Native American Truth and
Healing Advisory Committee;
(B) to appoint 3 designees to fulfill the responsibilities
described in section 101(h)(1)(A); and
(C) to appoint 2 members of the Native American Truth and
Healing Advisory Committee to serve as non-voting designees
on the Commission in accordance with section 101(c)(3).
(2) Subsequent business meetings.--After the initial
business meeting of the Native American Truth and Healing
Advisory Committee is held under paragraph (1), the Native
American Truth and Healing Advisory Committee shall meet at
the call of the Chairperson.
(3) Format of business meetings.--A meeting of the Native
American Truth and Healing Advisory Committee may be
conducted in-person or virtually.
(4) Quorum required.--A business meeting of the Native
American Truth and Healing Advisory Committee may be held
only after a quorum, established in accordance with
subsection (c), is present.
(f) Rules.--The Native American Truth and Healing Advisory
Committee may establish, with the advice of the Commission,
by a majority vote, any rules for the conduct of business, in
accordance with this section and other applicable law.
(g) Duties.--The Native American Truth and Healing Advisory
Committee shall--
(1) serve as an advisory body to the Commission;
(2) assist the Commission in organizing and carrying out
culturally appropriate public and private convenings relating
to the duties of the Commission;
(3) assist the Commission in determining what documentation
from Federal and religious organizations and institutions may
be necessary to fulfill the duties of the Commission;
(4) assist the Commission in the production of the initial
report and final report required under paragraphs (2) and
(3), respectively, of section 111(e);
(5) coordinate with the Commission, the Federal and
Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee, and the
Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee; and
(6) provide advice to, or fulfill such other requests by,
the Commission as the Commission may require to carry out the
purposes described in section 2.
(h) Consultation or Engagement With Native Americans,
Indian Tribes, Tribal Organizations, the Office of Hawaiian
Affairs, and Native Hawaiian Organizations.--In carrying out
the duties of the Native American Truth and Healing Advisory
Committee under subsection (g), the Native American Truth and
Healing Advisory Committee shall meaningfully consult or
engage, as appropriate, in a timely manner with Native
Americans, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, the Office of
Hawaiian Affairs, and Native Hawaiian organizations.
(i) Federal Advisory Committee Act Applicability.--Chapter
10 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the
``Federal Advisory Committee Act''), shall not apply to the
Native American Truth and Healing Advisory Committee.
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(j) Congressional Accountability Act Applicability.--For
purposes of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2
U.S.C. 1301 et seq.), any individual who is a member of the
Native American Truth and Healing Advisory Committee shall be
considered a covered employee under the Act.
(k) Personnel Matters.--
(1) Compensation of members.--A member of the Native
American Truth and Healing Advisory Committee shall be
compensated at a daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic
pay prescribed for grade 7, step 1, of the General Schedule
under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, for each
day, not to exceed 14 days per month, for which a member is
engaged in the performance of their duties under this Act,
limited to convening meetings, including public and private
meetings to receive testimony in furtherance of the duties of
the Native American Truth and Healing Advisory Committee and
the purposes of this Act.
(2) Travel expenses.--A member of the Native American Truth
and Healing Advisory Committee shall be allowed travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates
authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from
their homes or regular places of business in the performance
of services for the Native American Truth and Healing
Advisory Committee.
Subtitle B--Federal and Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee
SEC. 211. FEDERAL AND RELIGIOUS TRUTH AND HEALING ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.
(a) Establishment.--There is established within the
Department of the Interior an advisory committee, to be known
as the ``Federal and Religious Truth and Healing Advisory
Committee''.
(b) Membership and Appointment to the Federal and Religious
Truth and Healing Advisory Committee.--
(1) Membership.--The Federal and Religious Truth and
Healing Advisory Committee shall include 20 members, of
whom--
(A) 1 shall be the Chairperson of the Commission, who shall
serve as the Chairperson of the Federal and Religious Truth
and Healing Advisory Committee;
(B) 1 shall be the Chairperson of the Survivors Truth and
Healing Subcommittee, who shall serve as the Vice Chairperson
of the Federal and Religious Truth and Healing Advisory
Committee;
(C) 1 shall be the White House Domestic Policy Advisor, who
shall serve as the Secretary of the Federal and Religious
Truth and Healing Advisory Committee;
(D) 1 shall be the Director of the Bureau of Trust Funds
Administration (or a designee);
(E) 1 shall be the Archivist of the United States (or a
designee);
(F) 1 shall be the Librarian of Congress (or a designee);
(G) 1 shall be the Director of the Department of the
Interior Library (or a designee);
(H) 1 shall be the Director of the Indian Health Service
(or a designee);
(I) 1 shall be the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health
and Substance Abuse of the Department of Health and Human
Services (or a designee);
(J) 1 shall be the Commissioner of the Administration for
Native Americans of the Department of Health and Human
Services (or a designee);
(K) 1 shall be the Director of the National Institutes of
Health (or a designee);
(L) 1 shall be the Senior Program Director of the Office of
Native Hawaiian Relations of the Department of the Interior
(or a designee);
(M) 1 shall be the Director of the Office of Indian
Education of the Department of Education (or a designee);
(N) 1 shall be the Director of the Rural, Insular, and
Native American Achievement Programs of the Department of
Education (or a designee);
(O) 1 shall be the Chair of the Advisory Council on
Historic Preservation (or a designee);
(P) 1 shall be the Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs
(or a designee);
(Q) 1 shall be the Director of the Bureau of Indian
Education (or a designee); and
(R) 3 shall be representatives employed by, or
representatives of, religious institutions, to be appointed
by the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood
Partnerships in consultation with relevant religious
institutions.
(2) Period of service; vacancies; removal.--
(A) Period of service.--A member of the Federal and
Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee shall serve
for an automatically renewable term of 2 years.
(B) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Federal and Religious
Truth and Healing Advisory Committee--
(i) shall not affect the powers of the Federal and
Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee if a simple
majority of the positions of the Federal and Religious Truth
and Healing Advisory Committee are filled; and
(ii) shall be filled within 90 days in the same manner as
was the original appointment.
(C) Removal.--A quorum of members of the Federal and
Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee may remove a
member of the Federal and Religious Truth and Healing
Advisory Committee only for neglect of duty or malfeasance.
(3) Termination.--The Federal and Religious Truth and
Healing Advisory Committee shall terminate 90 days after the
date on which the Commission submits the final report
required under section 111(e)(3).
(c) Business Meetings.--
(1) Initial business meeting.--Not later than 30 days after
the date of the initial business meeting of the Commission
under section 101(c)(1), the Federal and Religious Truth and
Healing Advisory Committee shall hold an initial business
meeting--
(A) to establish rules for the Federal and Religious Truth
and Healing Advisory Committee; and
(B) to appoint 2 members of the Federal and Religious Truth
and Healing Advisory Committee to serve as non-voting
designees on the Commission in accordance with section
101(c)(3).
(2) Subsequent business meetings.--After the initial
business meeting of the Federal and Religious Truth and
Healing Advisory Committee is held under paragraph (1), the
Federal and Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee
shall meet at the call of the Chairperson.
(3) Format of business meetings.--A business meeting of the
Federal and Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee
may be conducted in-person or virtually.
(4) Quorum required.--A business meeting of the Federal and
Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee may be held
only after a quorum, established in accordance with
subsection (d), is present.
(d) Quorum.--A simple majority of the members of the
Federal and Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee
shall constitute a quorum for a business meeting.
(e) Rules.--The Federal and Religious Truth and Healing
Advisory Committee may establish, with the advice of the
Commission, by a majority vote, any rules for the conduct of
business, in accordance with this section and other
applicable law.
(f) Duties.--The Federal and Religious Truth and Healing
Advisory Committee shall--
(1) ensure the effective and timely coordination among
Federal agencies and religious institutions in furtherance of
the purposes of this Act;
(2) assist the Commission and the Native American Truth and
Healing Advisory Committee in coordinating--
(A) meetings and other related public and private
convenings; and
(B) the collection, organization, and preservation of
information obtained from witnesses and by other Federal
agencies and religious institutions;
(3) ensure the timely submission to the Commission of
materials, documents, testimony, and such other information
as the Commission determines to be necessary to carry out the
duties of the Commission; and
(4) coordinate with the Commission, the Native American
Truth and Healing Advisory Committee, and the Survivors Truth
and Healing Subcommittee to carry out the purposes of this
Act.
(g) Consultation or Engagement With Native Americans,
Indian Tribes, Tribal Organizations, the Office of Hawaiian
Affairs, and Native Hawaiian Organizations.--In carrying out
the duties of the Federal and Religious Truth and Healing
Advisory Committee under subsection (f), the Federal and
Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee shall
meaningfully consult or engage, as appropriate, in a timely
manner with Native Americans, Indian Tribes, Tribal
organizations, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and Native
Hawaiian organizations.
(h) Nondisclosure.--
(1) Privacy act of 1974 applicability.--Subsection (b) of
section 552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly known
as the ``Privacy Act of 1974''), shall not apply to the
Federal and Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee.
(2) Freedom of information act applicability.--Records and
other communications in the possession of the Federal and
Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee shall be
exempt from disclosure under subsection (b)(3)(B) of section
552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the
``Freedom of Information Act'').
(3) Federal advisory committee act applicability.--Chapter
10 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the
``Federal Advisory Committee Act''), shall not apply to the
Federal and Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee.
TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 301. CLARIFICATION.
The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
(25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) shall apply to cultural items (as
defined in section 2 of that Act (25 U.S.C. 3001)) relating
to an Indian Boarding School or Indian Boarding School
Policies regardless of interpretation of applicability by a
Federal agency.
SEC. 302. BURIAL MANAGEMENT.
Federal agencies shall permit reburial of cultural items
relating to an Indian Boarding School or Indian Boarding
School Policies that have been repatriated pursuant to the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25
U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), or returned to a lineal descendant,
Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization by any other
disinterment process, on any Federal land as agreed to by the
relevant parties.
SEC. 303. CO-STEWARDSHIP AGREEMENTS.
A Federal agency that carries out activities pursuant to
this Act or that created or
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controls a cemetery with remains of an individual who
attended an Indian Boarding School or an Indian Boarding
School may enter into a co-stewardship agreement for the
management of the cemetery or Indian Boarding School.
SEC. 304. NO RIGHT OF ACTION.
Nothing in this Act creates a private right of action to
seek administrative or judicial relief.
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