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On the recordSeptember 29, 2016
I ask unanimous consent that the Udall amendment to the concurrent resolution be agreed to; the concurrent resolution, as amended, be agreed to; that the Udall amendment to the preamble be agreed to; the preamble, as amended, be agreed to; and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 5106) was agreed to, as follows: (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute) Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This concurrent resolution may be cited as the ``Protection of the Right of Tribes to stop the Export of Cultural and Traditional Patrimony Resolution'' or the ``PROTECT Patrimony Resolution''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this resolution: (1) Native american.--The term ``Native American'' means-- (A) with respect to an individual, an individual who is a member of an Indian tribe (as defined in section 2 of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001)); and (B) with respect to the cultural nature or significance of an item, right, or other object or concept, being of or significant to-- (i) an Indian tribe (as defined in section 2 of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001)); or (ii) a Native Hawaiian organization (as defined in that section (25 U.S.C. 3001)).…
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Deb Fischer
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