§3074 Voluntary return of tangible cultural heritage

Summary

The Secretary and the Secretary of State must each pick a person to help with the voluntary return of cultural items. Those helpers must offer trainings and workshops to representatives of Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, and to collectors, dealers, and other people or groups. The Secretary must refer people or groups to one or more Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations that have a cultural link to the item. The Secretary will make a list of tribal and Native Hawaiian representatives, talk with tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, and the Native working group under section 3076(a) before referring, and may use outside experts (for example, colleges, museums, dealers, or collector groups) to decide referrals. No new penalties or legal liability are created. If the recipient tribe or Native Hawaiian organization agrees, the Secretary will provide tax paperwork for a deductible gift. The voluntary return rules apply only when the repatriation rules in section 3005 do not apply to the item.