,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hbih  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ag1      
#bjbj,ms4 ,haaland 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,cole1 and ,ms4 ,mc,collum7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,native      
,american ,graves ,protection and       
,repatriation ,act to move the          
enforcement office to the ,bureau of    
,indian ,affairs1 to increase the civil 
monetary penalties for failure to follow
 the processes established by that ,act1
 to protect confidential information1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,native    
,american ,graves ,protection and       
,repatriation ,act amendments  7a7      
,civil penalties ,section #i of the     
,native ,american ,graves ,protection   
and ,repatriation ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4   
#cjjg et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subsection 7a71 by inserting in which   
the petitioning party and the aggrieved 
party are each entitled to notice and an

 opportunity to be heard after agency   
hearing2 and  7#b7 in subsection 7b71 by
 striking determined under regulations  
promulgated pursuant to this ,act1      
taking into account1 in addition to     
other factors and inserting #e percent  
of the museum's annual budget1 or       
#be1jjj1 whichever is less1 for each    
substantiated failure to comply1 and    
such additional sums as the ,secretary  
may determine under regulations         
promulgated pursuant to this ,act1      
taking into account other factors1      
including--4  7b7 ,enforcement ,office  
,section #ae of the ,native ,american   
,graves ,protection and ,repatriation   
,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #cjja et seq47 is   
amended as follows3 7#a7 ,by striking   
,the ,united ,states and inserting the  
following3  7a7 ,court of jurisdiction  
,the ,united ,states  4  7#b7 ,by adding
 at the end the following3  7b7 ,office 
of ,enforcement ,the ,office of the     
,assistant ,secretary1 ,bureau of       
,indian ,affairs1 shall be the office   

for enforcement and other activities    
delegated by the ,secretary under this  
,act4  4  7c7 ,confidential information 
,the ,native ,american ,graves          
,protection and ,repatriation ,act 7#be 
,u4,s4,c4 #cjja et seq47 is amended by  
inserting after section #ae the         
following3  #af4 ,confidential          
information  7a7 ,fulfillment of        
obligations ,notwithstanding any other  
provision of law1 all information       
related to the fulfillment of           
obligations imposed by this ,act1       
regardless of form1 shall be deemed     
confidential and not subject to public  
disclosure by the ,secretary1 a museum1 
or a ,federal agency1 unless such       
disclosure is required to fulfill an    
obligation imposed by this ,act or      
regulations promulgated thereto4  7b7   
,submitted to the ,review ,committee    
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 all information submitted to the   
,review ,committee by an affected party 
seeking findings or resolution of       

disputes pursuant to section #h7;c77#c7 
and 7#d7 shall be deemed confidential   
and not subject to public disclosure by 
the ,review ,committee1 if the affected 
party indicates upon submission that    
such information shall be kept          
confidential4  4