,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ciaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bc1 #bjai,mr4  
,lujn 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,"y1 ,mr4 ,cole1 
& ,ms4 ,mc,collum7 introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,agriculture1 & 9 addition to !         
,committees on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 &     
,natural ,res\rces1 = a p]iod to be     
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide = a /udy
 on ! protection ( ,native ,am]ican se$s
 & traditional foods1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,native ,am]ican ,se$s ,protection    
,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,/udy on ! protection
 ( ,native ,am]ican se$s & traditional  
foods ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]      
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all conduct a 
/udy on--  7#a7 ! ext5t to :i* se$s &   
foods t mimic ,native ,am]ican se$s or  
traditional foods are available 9 !     

comm]cial m>ketplace & are fraudul5tly  
id5tifi$ z au!ntic ,native ,am]ican se$s
 or traditional foods1 z ( ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act2  7#b7 !            
availability & long-t]m viability (     
,native ,am]ican se$s1 includ+ an       
analysis ( ! /orage1 cultivation1       
h>ve/+1 & comm]cialization ( su* se$s2  
7#c7 ! ext5t to :i* ,f$]al law1 ,f$]al  
programs1 or ,f$]al ov]sight protect    
,native ,am]ican se$s & traditional     
foods f infr+em5t1 or unlawful or       
unau?oriz$ comm]cialization2 &  7#d7 !  
means by :i* au!ntic ,native ,am]ican   
se$s & traditional foods might be       
protect$ to ensure pres]vation &        
availability = future g5]ations4  #c4   
,confid5tiality2 ,,foia2 own]%ip  7a7   
,confid5tiality ,! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates %all ensure !           
confid5tiality ( s5sitive in=mation (   
,indian ,tribes t is ga9$ ?r\gh ! /udy  
conduct$ "u section #b1 includ+         
traditional cultural k & in=mation ab\t 
locations t are consid]$ to be sacr$ by 

an ,indian ,tribe4  7b7 ,,foia n        
applicable ,! in=mation describ$ 9      
subsection 7a7 %all be exempt f public  
disclosure "u section #eeb ( title #e1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly kn[n z !  
8,fre$om ( ,in=mation ,act074  7c7      
,indian own]%ip ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be
 con/ru$ z int]f]+ )1 limit+1 or o!rwise
 affect+ ! exclusive own]%ip & control (
 ,native ,am]ican se$s by an ,indian    
,tribe unless ! ,indian ,tribe cons5ts  
to ! own]%ip or control ( su* se$s by   
ano!r entity4  #d4 ,def9ition ( ,indian 
,tribe ,9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m ,indian ,tribe
 has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m ,indian tribe   
7)\t reg>d to capitalization7 9 section 
#d ( ! ,indian ,self-,det]m9ation &     
,education ,assi/ance ,act 7#be         
,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74