Would it be helpful to have an amendment to the statute that addressed that particularly?

Yes, we did. We had good cooperation from the Philippine government.

You want to look at enhancements to the Act, and you want that Act to act as a deterrent.

Thank you so much, Miss Begay-Foss.

This new look at what we can do to update this law is incredibly important.

Is that possible, apart, because of Fish and Wildlife's role in also working with foreign countries?

Do tribal governments play a role or could they play a role in certifying authentic Native American arts and crafts for sale online?

It's really important that we hear from people who have your level of expertise.

Like you say, it is a new age. And if people are violating the law, we're going to be coming after them, and they will be brought to justice.

And so it sounds like that could be the difference.

it's crucial that this statute have--it makes clear that there should be an indelible country of origin marking.

It looks like, Chief Woody, you agree with that.

But I imagine this access presents the challenges with respect to online sales of Native arts and crafts and IACA enforcement.

That's the declared value coming into the U.S. I would say maybe Meredith can answer this better.

Fake art drives down prices, forces Native Americans to quit their crafts and devalues Native American art.

Thank you, Senator Heinrich so much, and thank you for your good, hard work on the STOP Act, which is for the protection of cultural patrimony.

I would just advise everybody to look at the reporting that's out there, because there's some very good reporting that I think elucidates some of these issues.

you don't necessarily need a criminal conviction in order to do a forfeiture, is that correct, or would you be recommending the two be combined together?