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 PUBLIC LAW 104-278—OCT. 9, 1996 110 STAT. 3355 Public Law 104-278 104th Congress An Act To amend the National Museum of the American Indian Act to make improvements in the Act, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES. (a) SHORT TITLE. —This Act may be cited as the "National Museum of the American Indian Act Amendments of 1996". (b) REFERENCES.— Whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to or repeal of a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the National Museum of the American Indian Act (20 U.S.C. SOq et seq.). SEC. 2. BOARD OF TRUSTEES. Section 5(f)(1)(B) (20 U.S.C. 80q -3(f)(l)(B)) is amended by striking "an Assistant Secretary" and inserting "a senior official". SEC. 3. INVENTORY. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 11(a) (20 U.S.C. 80q-9(a)) is amended— (1) by striking "(1)" and inserting "(A)"; (2) by striking "(2)" and inserting "(B)"; (3) by inserting "(1)" before "The Secretary"; and (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: "(2) The inventory made by the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution under paragraph (1) shall be completed not later than June 1, 1998. "(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term 'inventory' means a simple, itemized list that, to the extent practicable, identifies, based upon available information held by the Smithsonian Institution, the geographic and cultural affiliation of the remains and objects referred to in paragraph (1).". (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —Section 11(f) (20 U.S.C. 80q -9(f)) is amended by striking "to carry out this section" and inserting "to carry out this section and section llA". SEC. 4. SUMMARY AND REPATRIATION OF UNASSOCIATED FUNERARY OBJECTS, SACRED OBJECTS, AND CULTURAL PATRIMONY. The National Museum of the Americgm^ Indian Act (20 U.S.C. 80q et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 11 the following new section: Oct. 9, 1996 [S. 1970] National Museum of the American Indian Act Amendments of 1996. 20 USC SOq note.

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