ARCHAEOLOGY

Bills and resolutions

Arts and humanities: protect and preserve international cultural property at risk of destruction due to political instability, armed conflict, or natural or other disasters (see S. 1887), S6136 [29JY] (see H.R. 1493), H1802 [19MR]

Corps of Engineers: transfer an archaeological collection, commonly referred to as the Kennewick Man or the Ancient One, to the Washington State Dept. of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (see S. 1979), S6380 [5AU] (see H.R. 4131), H8645 [30NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve enforcement against trafficking in cultural property and prevent stolen or illicit cultural property from financing terrorist and criminal networks (see H.R. 2285), H2956 [13MY]

Dinosaur National Monument Day: designate (see S. Res. 271), S6975 [28SE]

Gold Butte National Conservation Area: establish and designate certain wilderness areas (see S. 199), S283 [20JA] (see H.R. 856), H917 [10FE]

NOAA: conduct assessment of cultural and historic resources in the waters of the Great Lakes (see S. 1956), S6380 [5AU]

Public lands: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train new land managers (see S. 1160), S2568 [30AP] (see H.R. 2167), H2768 [30AP]

Letters

Protect and Preserve International Cultural Property Act: Matthew S. Polk, Jr., E874 [10JN]

——— Representation Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3630 [1JN]

——— Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H3630 [1JN]

——— Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H3629 [1JN]

——— Representative Royce, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H3630 [1JN]

——— Representative Thornberry, Committee on Armed Services (House), H3630 [1JN]

Remarks in House

Arts and humanities: protect and preserve international cultural property at risk of destruction due to political instability, armed conflict, or natural or other disasters (H.R. 1493), H3627–H3632 [1JN]

Hebrew University: tribute to archaeological discoveries linking Jews to Israeli homeland, H10698 [18DE]

Remarks in Senate

Dinosaur National Monument Day: designate (S. Res. 271), S6980 [28SE]

Honduras: efforts to preserve La Cuidad Blanca archaeological site in La Mosquitia region, S1582 [17MR]

NOAA: conduct assessment of cultural and historic resources in the waters of the Great Lakes (S. 1956), S7206 [7OC]

Reports filed

Prevent Trafficking in Cultural Property Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 2285) (H. Rept. 114–380), H9327 [15DE]

Texts of

H.R. 1493, Protect and Preserve International Cultural Property Act, H3627–H3629 [1JN]

S. 199, Gold Butte National Conservation Area Act, S286–S290 [20JA]

S. Res. 271, Dinosaur National Monument Day, S6977 [28SE]