Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73
§80q–12 Grants by Secretary of the Interior to assist Indian tribes with respect to agreements for return of Indian human remains and Indian funerary objects
Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 3— - SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XIII— - NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN › § 80q–12
Summary
Interior Secretary may fund tribal agreements to return Indian human remains and funerary objects from Board of Regents and other federal or nonfederal entities. $1,000,000 authorized for fiscal year 1991 and additional sums for succeeding fiscal years.
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Title 20, §80q–12
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(a)The Secretary of the Interior may make grants to Indian tribes to assist such tribes in reaching and carrying out agreements with—
(1)the Board of Regents for the return of Indian human remains and Indian funerary objects under section 80q–9 of this title; and
(2)other Federal and non-Federal entities for additional returns of Indian human remains and Indian funerary objects.
(b)There is authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1991 and such sums as may be necessary for succeeding fiscal years for grants under subsection (a).
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20 U.S.C. § 80q–12
Title 20 — Education
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73