25 U.S.C. § 3075
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- (a)The Secretary shall designate a coordinating office to convene an interagency working group consisting of representatives from the Departments of the Interior, Justice, State, and Homeland Security.
- (b)The goals of the interagency working group convened under subsection (a) are—
- (1)to facilitate the repatriation to Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations of items that have been illegally removed or trafficked in violation of applicable law;
- (2)to protect tangible cultural heritage, cultural items, and archaeological resources still in the possession of Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations; and
- (3)to improve the implementation by the applicable Federal agencies of—
- (A)the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) (including section 1170 of title 18, as added by that Act);
- (B)the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.); and
- (C)other relevant Federal laws.
- (c)The interagency working group convened under subsection (a) shall—
- (1)aid in implementation of this chapter and the amendments made by this Act, including by aiding in—
- (2)collaborate with—
- (A)the Native working group convened under section 3076(a) of this title;
- (B)the review committee established under section 8(a) of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3006(a));
- (C)the Cultural Heritage Coordinating Committee established pursuant to section 2 of the Protect and Preserve International Cultural Property Act (Public Law 114–151; 19 U.S.C. 2601 note); and
- (D)any other relevant committees and working groups.