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S108 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 22, 2021 Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND Senate on Thursday, January 21, 2021, 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Sen- TRANSPORTATION at 10 a.m., to conduct a closed hearing. ate, the following committee is author- The Committee on Commerce, ized to meet during today’s session of Science, and Transportation is author- the Senate: ized to meet during the session of the h FOREIGN TRAVEL FINANCIAL REPORTS In accordance with the appropriate provisions of law, the Secretary of the Senate herewith submits the following re- ports for standing committees of the Senate, certain joint committees of the Congress, delegations and groups, and select and special committees of the Senate, relating to expenses incurred in the performance of authorized foreign travel:

CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR FOREIGN TRAVEL BY MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE U.S. SENATE, UNDER AUTHORITY OF SEC. 22, P.L. 95–384—22 U.S.C. 1754(b), COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS FOR TRAVEL FROM OCT. 1 TO DEC. 31, 2020

Per diem Transportation Miscellaneous Total U.S. U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name and country Name of Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency currency currency currency

Senator John Barrasso ...... Dollar ...... 11,488.05 ...... 11,488.05 Charles Ziegler United States ...... Dollar ...... 11,010.55 ...... 11,010.55 Delegation Expenses* Qatar ...... Riyal ...... 306.05 ...... 306.05 Total ...... 22,498.60 ...... 306.05 ...... 22,804.65 * Delegation expenses include official expenses reimbursed to the Department of State, under the authority of Sec. 502(b) of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended by Sec. 22 of P.L. 95-384, and may include S. Res. 179 funds agreed to May 25, 1977. SENATOR JAMES E. RISCH, Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations, Jan. 19, 2021. h

SAFEGUARD TRIBAL OBJECTS OF seq.) (including section 1170 of title 18, tionship of shared group identity that can be PATRIMONY ACT OF 2020 , as added by that Act) reasonably traced historically or and the Archaeological Resources Protection prehistorically between a present day Indian On Thursday, December 17, 2020, the Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.); Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization and Senate passed S. 2165, as follows: (5) to establish an interagency working an identifiable earlier group. S. 2165 group to ensure communication between (3) CULTURAL ITEM.—The term ‘‘cultural Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Federal agencies to successfully implement item’’ means any 1 or more cultural items resentatives of the United States of America in this Act, the Native American Graves Pro- (as defined in section 2 of the Native Amer- Congress assembled, tection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 ican Graves Protection and Repatriation Act et seq.) (including section 1170 of title 18, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. (25 U.S.C. 3001)). United States Code, as added by that Act), (4) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safeguard the Archaeological Resources Protection Act Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2020’’. has the meaning given the term ‘‘Indian of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.), and other rel- tribe’’ in section 2 of the Native American SEC. 2. PURPOSES. evant Federal laws; The purposes of this Act are— Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 (6) to establish a Native working group of U.S.C. 3001). (1) to carry out the trust responsibility of Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organiza- the United States to Indian Tribes; (5) ITEM PROHIBITED FROM EXPORTATION.— tions to assist in the implementation of this The term ‘‘Item Prohibited from Expor- (2) to increase the maximum penalty for Act, the Native American Graves Protection tation’’ means— actions taken in violation of the Native and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) (A) a cultural item prohibited from being American Graves Protection and Repatri- (including section 1170 of title 18, United trafficked, including through sale, purchase, ation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) (including States Code, as added by that Act), the Ar- use for profit, or transport for sale or profit, section 1170 of title 18, United States Code, chaeological Resources Protection Act of as added by that Act), in order to strengthen 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.), and other rel- by— deterrence; evant Federal laws; (i) section 1170(b) of title 18, United States (3) to stop the export, and facilitate the (7) to exempt from disclosure under section Code, as added by the Native American international repatriation, of cultural items 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 prohibited from being trafficked by the Na- known as the ‘‘Freedom of Information U.S.C. 3001 et seq.); or tive American Graves Protection and Repa- Act’’)— (ii) any other Federal law or treaty; and triation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) (including (A) information submitted by Indian (B) an archaeological resource prohibited section 1170 of title 18, United States Code, Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations pur- from being trafficked, including through as added by that Act) and archaeological re- suant to this Act; and sale, purchase, exchange, transport, receipt, sources prohibited from being trafficked by (B) information relating to an Item Re- or offer to sell, purchase, or exchange, in- the Archaeological Resources Protection Act quiring Export Certification for which an ex- cluding in interstate or foreign commerce, of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.) by— port certification was denied pursuant to by— (A) explicitly prohibiting the export; this Act; and (i) subsections (b) and (c) of section 6 of the (B) creating an export certification sys- (8) to encourage buyers to purchase legal Archaeological Resources Protection Act of tem; and contemporary art made by Native artists for 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470ee); or (C) confirming the authority of the Presi- commercial purposes. (ii) any other Federal law or treaty. dent to request from foreign nations agree- SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. (6) ITEM REQUIRING EXPORT CERTIFICATION.— ments or provisional measures to prevent ir- In this Act: (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Item Requir- remediable damage to Native American cul- (1) ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCE.—The term ing Export Certification’’ means— tural heritage; ‘‘archaeological resource’’ means an archae- (i) a cultural item; and (4) to establish a Federal framework in ological resource (as defined in section 3 of (ii) an archaeological resource. order to support the voluntary return by in- the Archaeological Resources Protection Act (B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘Item Requiring dividuals and organizations of items of tan- of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470bb)) that is Native Amer- Export Certification’’ does not include an gible cultural heritage, including items cov- ican. item described in clause (i) or (ii) of subpara- ered by the Native American Graves Protec- (2) CULTURAL AFFILIATION.—The term ‘‘cul- graph (A) for which an Indian Tribe or Na- tion and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et tural affiliation’’ means that there is a rela- tive Hawaiian organization with a cultural

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