[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 123 (Thursday, July 17, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S4462]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2903. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2026 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COMPLIANCE WITH NAGPRA.

       (a) Clarification.--Cultural items (as defined in section 2 
     of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act 
     (25 U.S.C. 3001)) relating to an Indian Boarding School that 
     are located, buried, or otherwise found on property of the 
     Department of Defense are subject to that Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 
     et seq.).
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary of Defense to assist 
     claimants in carrying out the responsibilities of those 
     claimants under the Native American Graves Protection and 
     Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) $2,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended.
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