H.R. 7325

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7325 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7325

To establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School 
Policies in the United States, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 3, 2026

Mr. Cole (for himself and Ms. Davids of Kansas) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a 
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned

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A BILL

To establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School 
Policies in the United States, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Truth and Healing 
Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2026''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Purposes.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
TITLE I--COMMISSION AND SUBCOMMITTEE

Subtitle A--Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School 
Policies in the United States

Sec. 101. Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School 
Policies in the United States.
Subtitle B--Duties of the Commission

Sec. 111. Duties of the Commission.
Subtitle C--Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee

Sec. 121. Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee.
TITLE II--ADVISORY COMMITTEES

Subtitle A--Native American Truth and Healing Advisory Committee

Sec. 201. Native American Truth and Healing Advisory Committee.
Subtitle B--Federal and Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee

Sec. 211. Federal and Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee.
TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Clarification.
Sec. 302. Burial management.
Sec. 303. Co-stewardship agreements.
Sec. 304. No right of action.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to establish a Truth and Healing Commission on Indian 
Boarding School Policies in the United States, including other 
necessary advisory committees and subcommittees;
(2) to formally investigate, document, and report on the 
histories of Indian Boarding Schools, Indian Boarding School 
Polices, and the systematic and long-term effects of those 
schools and policies on Native American peoples;
(3) to develop recommendations for Federal efforts based on 
the findings of the Commission; and
(4) to promote healing for survivors of Indian Boarding 
Schools, the descendants of those survivors, and the 
communities of those survivors.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Truth 
and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in 
the United States established by section 101(a).
(2) Federal and religious truth and healing advisory 
committee.--The term ``Federal and Religious Truth and Healing 
Advisory Committee'' means the Federal and Religious Truth and 
Healing Advisory Committee established by section 211(a).
(3) Indian.--The term ``Indian'' has the meaning given the 
term in section 6151 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7491).
(4) Indian boarding school.--The term ``Indian Boarding 
School'' means--
(A) a site of an institution that--
(i) provided on-site housing or overnight 
lodging;
(ii) was described in Federal records as 
providing formal academic or vocational 
training and instruction to Native Americans;
(iii) received Federal funds or other 
Federal support; and
(iv) was operational before 1969;
(B) a site of an institution identified by the 
Department of the Interior in appendices A and B of the 
report entitled ``Federal Indian Boarding School 
Initiative Investigative Report'' and dated May 2022 
(or a successor report); or
(C) any other institution that implemented Indian 
Boarding School Policies, including an Indian day 
school.
(5) Indian boarding school policies.--The term ``Indian 
Boarding School Policies'' means Federal laws, policies, and 
practices purported to ``assimilate'' and ``civilize'' Native 
Americans that included psychological, physical, sexual, and 
mental abuse, forced removal from home or community, and 
identity-altering practices intended to terminate Native 
languages, cultures, religions, social organizations, or 
connections to traditional land.
(6) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the 
meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
(7) Native american.--The term ``Native American'' means an 
individual who is--
(A) an Indian; or
(B) a Native Hawaiian.
(8) Native american truth and healing advisory committee.--
The term ``Native American Truth and Healing Advisory 
Committee'' means the Native American Truth and Healing 
Advisory Committee established by the Commission under section 
201(a).
(9) Native hawaiian.--The term ``Native Hawaiian'' has the 
meaning given the term in section 6207 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517).
(10) Native hawaiian organization.--The term ``Native 
Hawaiian organization'' means a private nonprofit organization 
that--
(A) serves and represents the interests of Native 
Hawaiians;
(B) has as its primary and stated purpose the 
provision of services to Native Hawaiians;
(C) has Native Hawaiians serving in substantive and 
policymaking positions; and
(D) has expertise in Native Hawaiian affairs.
(11) Office of hawaiian affairs.--The term ``Office of 
Hawaiian Affairs'' has the meaning given the term in section 
6207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7517).
(12) Survivors truth and healing subcommittee.--The term 
``Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee'' means the 
Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee established by section 
121(a).
(13) Trauma-informed care.--The term ``trauma-informed 
care'' means holistic psychological and health care practices 
that include promoting culturally responsive practices, patient 
psychological, physical, and emotional safety, and environments 
of healing, trust, peer support, and recovery.
(14) Tribal organization.--The term ``Tribal organization'' 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).

TITLE I--COMMISSION AND SUBCOMMITTEE

Subtitle A--Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School 
Policies in the United States

SEC. 101. TRUTH AND HEALING COMMISSION ON INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOL 
POLICIES IN THE UNITED STATES.

(a) Establishment.--There is established in the legislative branch 
a commission, to be known as the ``Truth and Healing Commission on 
Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States''.
(b) Membership.--
(1) Appointment.--Nominees submitted under paragraph (2)(A) 
shall be appointed as members to the Commission as follows:
(A) 1 member shall be appointed by the majority 
leader of the Senate, in consultation with the 
Chairperson of the Committee on Indian Affairs of the 
Senate.
(B) 1 member shall be appointed by the minority 
leader of the Senate, in consultation with the Vice 
Chairperson of the Committee on Indian Affairs of the 
Senate.
(C) 1 member shall be appointed by the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives, in consultation with the 
Chair of the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives.
(D) 1 member shall be appointed by the minority 
leader of the House of Representatives, in consultation 
with the Ranking Member of the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House of Representatives.
(E) 1 member shall be jointly appointed by the 
Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the Committee on 
Indian Affairs of the Senate.
(2) Nominations.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, Indian Tribes, 
Tribal organizations, Native Americans, the Office of 
Hawaiian Affairs, and Native Hawaiian organizations may 
submit to the Secretary of the Interior nominations for 
individuals to be appointed as members of the 
Commission.
(B) Submission to congress.--Not later than 7 days 
after the submission deadline for nominations described 
in subparagraph (A), the Secretary of the Interior 
shall submit to Congress a list of the individuals 
nominated under that subparagraph.
(C) Qualifications.--
(i) In general.--Nominees to serve on the 
Commission shall have significant experience in 
matters relating to--
(I) overseeing or leading complex 
research initiatives with and for 
Indian Tribes and Native Americans;
(II) indigenous human rights law 
and policy;
(III) Tribal court judicial and 
restorative justice systems and Federal 
agencies, such as participation as a 
Tribal judge, researcher, or former 
presidentially appointed commissioner;
(IV) providing and coordinating 
trauma-informed care and other health-
related services to Indian Tribes and 
Native Americans; or
(V) traditional and cultural 
resources and practices in Native 
communities.
(ii) Additional qualifications.--In 
addition to the qualifications described in 
clause (i), each member of the Commission shall 
be an individual of recognized integrity and 
empathy, with a demonstrated commitment to the 
values of truth, reconciliation, healing, and 
expertise in truth and healing endeavors that 
are traditionally and culturally appropriate so 
as to provide balanced points of view and 
expertise with respect to the duties of the 
Commission.
(3) Date.--Members of the Commission under paragraph (1) 
shall be appointed not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
(4) Period of appointment; vacancies; removal.--
(A) Period of appointment.--A member of the 
Commission shall be appointed for a term that is the 
shorter of--
(i) 6 years; and
(ii) the life of the Commission.
(B) Vacancies.--After all initial members of the 
Commission are appointed and the initial business 
meeting of the Commission has been convened under 
subsection (c)(1), a single vacancy in the Commission--
(i) shall not affect the powers of the 
Commission; and
(ii) shall be filled within 90 days in the 
same manner as was the original appointment.
(C) Removal.--A quorum of members of the Commission 
may remove a member of the Commission only for neglect 
of duty or malfeasance.
(5) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 6 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(6) Limitation.--No member of the Commission may otherwise 
be an officer or employee of the Federal Government.
(c) Business Meetings.--
(1) Initial business meeting.--90 days after the date on 
which all of the members of the Commission are appointed under 
subsection (b)(1)(A), the Commission shall hold the initial 
business meeting of the Commission--
(A) to appoint a Chairperson, a Vice Chairperson, 
and such other positions as determined necessary by the 
Commission;
(B) to establish rules for meetings of the 
Commission; and
(C) to appoint members of--
(i) the Survivors Truth and Healing 
Subcommittee under section 121(b)(1); and
(ii) the Native American Truth and Healing 
Advisory Committee under section 201(b)(1).
(2) Subsequent business meetings.--After the initial 
business meeting of the Commission is held under paragraph (1), 
the Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairperson.
(3) Advisory and subcommittee committees designees.--Each 
Commission business meeting shall include participation by 2 
non-voting designees from each of the Survivors Truth and 
Healing Subcommittee, the Native American Truth and Healing 
Advisory Committee, and the Federal and Religious Truth and 
Healing Advisory Committee, as appointed in accordance with 
section 121(c)(1)(D), section 201(e)(1)(C), and section 
211(c)(1)(B), as applicable.
(4) Format of meetings.--A business meeting of the 
Commission may be conducted in-person or virtually.
(5) Quorum required.--A business meeting of the Commission 
may be held only after a quorum, established in accordance with 
subsection (d), is present.
(d) Quorum.--A simple majority of the members of the Commission 
shall constitute a quorum for a business meeting.
(e) Rules.--The Commission may establish, by a majority vote, any 
rules for the conduct of Commission business, in accordance with this 
section and other applicable law.
(f) Commission Personnel Matters.--
(1) Compensation of commissioners.--A member of the 
Commission shall be compensated at a daily equivalent of the 
annual rate of basic pay prescribed for grade 5 of the General 
Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, for 
each day, not to exceed 10 days per month, for which a member 
is engaged in the performance of their duties under this Act, 
limited to convening meetings, including public or private 
meetings to receive testimony in furtherance of the duties of 
the Commission and the purposes of this Act.
(2) Travel expenses.--A member of the Commission shall be 
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies 
under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business 
in the performance of services for the Commission.
(3) Detail of government employees.--Any Federal Government 
employee, with the approval of the head of the appropriate 
Federal agency and at the request of the Commission, may be 
detailed to the Commission without--
(A) reimbursement to the agency of that employee; 
and
(B) interruption or loss of civil service status, 
benefits, or privileges.
(g) Powers of Commission.--
(1) Convenings and information.--The Commission may, for 
the purpose of carrying out this Act--
(A) hold such convenings and sit and act at such 
times and places, take such testimony, and receive such 
information, virtually or in-person, as the Commission 
may determine necessary to accomplish the purposes of 
this Act;
(B) conduct or request such interdisciplinary 
research, investigation, or analysis of such 
information and documents, records, or other data as 
the Commission may determine necessary to accomplish 
the purposes of this Act, including--
(i) securing, directly from a Federal 
agency, such information as the Commission 
considers necessary to accomplish the purposes 
of this Act; and
(ii) requesting the head of any relevant 
Tribal or State agency to provide to the 
Commission such information as the Commission 
considers necessary to accomplish the purposes 
of this Act;
(C) request such records, papers, correspondence, 
memoranda, documents, books, videos, oral histories, 
recordings, or any other paper or electronic material, 
as the Commission may determine necessary to accomplish 
the purposes of this Act;
(D) oversee, direct, and collaborate with the 
Federal and Religious Truth and Healing Advisory 
Committee, the Native American Truth and Healing 
Advisory Committee, and the Survivors Truth and Healing 
Subcommittee to accomplish the purposes of this Act; 
and
(E) coordinate with Federal and non-Federal 
entities to preserve and archive, as appropriate, any 
gifts, documents, or other property received while 
carrying out the purposes of this Act.
(2) Contracting; volunteer services.--
(A) Contracting.--The Commission may, to such 
extent and in such amounts as are provided in 
appropriations Acts, and in accordance with applicable 
law, enter into contracts and other agreements with 
public agencies, private organizations, and individuals 
to enable the Commission to carry out the duties of the 
Commission under this Act.
(B) Volunteer and uncompensated services.--
Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States 
Code, the Commission may accept and use such voluntary 
and uncompensated services as the Commission determines 
to be necessary.
(C) General services administration.--The 
Administrator of General Services shall provide, on 
request of the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, 
administrative support and other services for the 
performance of the functions of the Commission under 
this Act.
(3) Postal services.--The Commission may use the United 
States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions 
as other agencies of the Federal Government.
(4) Gifts, fundraising, and disbursement.--
(A) Gifts and donations.--
(i) In general.--The Commission may accept, 
use, and dispose of any gift, donation, 
service, property, or other record or recording 
to accomplish the purposes of this Act.
(ii) Return of gifts and donations.--On 
termination of the Commission under subsection 
(b)(5), any gifts, unspent donations, property, 
or other record or recording accepted by the 
Commission under clause (i) shall be--
(I) returned to the donor that made 
the donation under that clause; or
(II) archived under subparagraph 
(E).
(B) Fundraising.--The Commission may, on the 
affirmative vote of \3/5\ of the members of the 
Commission, solicit funds to accomplish the purposes of 
this Act.
(C) Disbursement.--The Commission may, on the 
affirmative vote of \3/5\ of the members of the 
Commission, approve a spending plan of funds to 
accomplish the purposes of this Act.
(D) Tax documents.--The Commission (or a designee) 
shall, on request of a donor under subparagraph (A) or 
(B), provide tax documentation to that donor for any 
tax-deductible gift made by that donor under those 
subparagraphs.
(E) Archiving.--The Commission shall coordinate 
with the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian 
Institution to archive and preserve relevant gifts or 
donations received under subparagraph (A) or (B).
(h) Convening.--
(1) Convening protocol.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 45 days after the 
initial business meeting of the Native American Truth 
and Healing Advisory Committee, the Commission, 3 
designees from the Native American Truth and Healing 
Advisory Committee, and 3 designees from the Survivors 
Truth and Healing Subcommittee shall hold a meeting to 
recommend rules, protocols, and formats for convenings 
carried out under this subsection.
(B) Rules and protocols.--Not later than 45 days 
after the initial meeting described in subparagraph 
(A), the Commission shall finalize rules, protocols, 
and formats for convenings carried out under this 
subsection by a \3/5\ majority in attendance at a 
meeting of the Commission.
(C) Additional meetings.--The Commission and 
designees described in subparagraph (A) may hold 
additional meetings, as necessary, to amend, by a \3/5\ 
majority in attendance at a meeting of the Commission, 
the rules, protocols, and formats for convenings 
established under that subparagraph.
(2) Announcement of convenings.--Not later than 30 days 
before the date of a convening under this subsection, the 
Commission shall announce the location and details of the 
convening.
(3) Minimum number of convenings.--The Commission shall 
hold--
(A) not fewer than 1 convening in each of the 12 
regions of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and in Hawai`i 
during the life of the Commission; and
(B) beginning 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, not fewer than 1 convening in 
each quarter to receive testimony each calendar year 
until the date on which the Commission submits the 
final report of the Commission under section 111(e)(3).
(4) Opportunity to provide testimony.--No person or entity 
shall be denied the opportunity to provide relevant testimony 
or information at a convening held under this subsection, 
except at the discretion of the Chairperson of the Commission 
(or a designee).
(i) Federal Advisory Committee Act Applicability.--Chapter 10 of 
title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Federal Advisory 
Committee Act''), shall not apply to the Commission.
(j) Congressional Accountability Act Applicability.--For purposes 
of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301 et 
seq.)--
(1) any individual who is an employee of the Commission 
shall be considered a covered employee under the Act;
(2) the Commission shall be considered an employing office 
under the Act; and
(3) a member of the Commission shall be considered a 
covered employee under the Act.
(k) Consultation or Engagement With Native Americans, Indian 
Tribes, Tribal Organizations, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and 
Native Hawaiian Organizations.--In carrying out the duties of the 
Commission under section 111, the Commission shall meaningfully consult 
or engage, as appropriate, in a timely manner with Native Americans, 
Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, 
and Native Hawaiian organizations.
(l) Funding.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant 
to section 105 of the Indian Land Consolidation Act Amendments of 2000 
(25 U.S.C. 2201 note; Public Law 106-462) and section 403 of the Indian 
Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1523), $90,000,000 shall be used to 
carry out this Act.

Subtitle B--Duties of the Commission

SEC. 111. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.

(a) Investigation.--
(1) In general.--The Commission shall conduct a 
comprehensive interdisciplinary investigation of Indian 
Boarding School Policies, including the social, cultural, 
economic, emotional, and physical effects of Indian Boarding 
School Policies in the United States on Native American 
communities, Indian Tribes, survivors of Indian Boarding 
Schools, families of those survivors, and their descendants.
(2) Matters to be investigated.--The matters to be 
investigated by the Commission under paragraph (1) shall 
include, at a minimum--
(A) conducting a comprehensive review of existing 
research and historical records of Indian Boarding 
School Policies and any documentation, scholarship, or 
other resources relevant to the purposes of this Act 
from--
(i) any archive or any other document 
storage location, notwithstanding the location 
of that archive or document storage location; 
and
(ii) any research conducted by private 
individuals, private entities, and non-Federal 
Government entities, whether domestic or 
foreign, including religious institutions;
(B) collaborating with the Federal and Religious 
Truth and Healing Advisory Committee to obtain all 
relevant information from--
(i) the Department of the Interior, the 
Department of Health and Human Services, other 
relevant Federal agencies, and institutions or 
organizations, including religious institutions 
or organizations, that operated an Indian 
Boarding School, carried out Indian Boarding 
School Policies, or have information that the 
Commission determines to be relevant to the 
investigation of the Commission; and
(ii) Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, 
Native Americans, the Office of Hawaiian 
Affairs, and Native Hawaiian organizations; and
(C) conducting a comprehensive assessment of the 
impacts of Indian Boarding School Policies on Native 
American students and alumni, including the impact on 
cultures, traditions, and languages.
(3) Research related to objects, artifacts, and real 
property.--If the Commission conducts a comprehensive review of 
research described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii) that focuses on 
objects, artifacts, or real or personal property that are in 
the possession or control of private individuals, private 
entities, or non-Federal Government entities within the United 
States, the Commission may enter into a contract or agreement 
to acquire, hold, curate, or maintain those objects, artifacts, 
or real or personal property until the objects, artifacts, or 
real or personal property can be properly repatriated or 
returned, consistent with applicable Federal law, subject to 
the condition that no Federal funds may be used to purchase 
those objects, artifacts, or real or personal property.
(b) Meetings and Convenings.--
(1) In general.--The Commission shall hold, with the advice 
of the Native American Truth and Healing Advisory Committee and 
the Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee, and in 
coordination with, as relevant, Indian Tribes, Tribal 
organizations, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and Native 
Hawaiian organizations, as part of its investigation under 
subsection (a), safe, trauma-informed, and culturally 
appropriate public or private meetings or convenings to receive 
testimony relating to that investigation.
(2) Requirements.--The Commission shall ensure that 
meetings and convenings held under paragraph (1) provide access 
to adequate trauma-informed care services for participants, 
attendees, and communities during and following the meetings 
and convenings where the Commission receives testimony, 
including ensuring that private space is available for 
survivors and descendants of survivors, family members, and 
other community members to receive trauma-informed care 
services.
(c) Recommendations.--
(1) In general.--The Commission shall make recommendations 
to Congress relating to the investigation carried out under 
subsection (a), which shall be included in the final report 
required under subsection (e)(3).
(2) Inclusions.--Recommendations made under paragraph (1) 
shall include, at a minimum, recommendations relating to--
(A) in light of Tribal and Native Hawaiian law, 
Tribal customary law, tradition, custom, and practice, 
how the Federal Government can meaningfully acknowledge 
the role of the Federal Government in supporting Indian 
Boarding School Policies in all issue areas that the 
Commission determines relevant, including appropriate 
forms of memorialization, preservation of records, 
objects, artifacts, and burials;
(B) how modification of existing statutes, 
procedures, regulations, policies, budgets, and 
practices will, in the determination of the Commission, 
address the findings of the Commission and ongoing 
effects of Indian Boarding School Policies;
(C) how the Federal Government can promote public 
awareness of, and education about, Indian Boarding 
School Policies and the impacts of those policies, 
including through coordinating with the Native American 
Truth and Healing Advisory Committee, the Survivors 
Truth and Healing Subcommittee, the Smithsonian 
Institution, and other relevant institutions and 
organizations; and
(D) the views of religious institutions.
(d) Duties Related to Burials.--The Commission shall, with respect 
to burial sites associated with Indian Boarding Schools--
(1) coordinate, as appropriate, with the Native American 
Truth and Healing Advisory Committee, the Federal and Religious 
Truth and Healing Advisory Committee, the Survivors Truth and 
Healing Subcommittee, lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, the 
Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Federal agencies, institutions, and 
organizations to locate and identify, in a culturally 
appropriate manner, marked and unmarked burial sites, including 
cemeteries, unmarked graves, and mass burial sites, where 
students of Indian Boarding Schools were originally or later 
interred;
(2) locate, document, analyze, and coordinate the 
preservation or continued preservation of records and 
information relating to the interment of students, including 
any records held by Federal, State, international, or local 
entities or religious institutions or organizations; and
(3) share, to the extent practicable, with affected lineal 
descendants, Indian Tribes, and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs 
burial locations and the identities of children who attended 
Indian Boarding Schools.
(e) Reports.--
(1) Annual reports to congress.--Not less frequently than 
annually until the year before the year in which the Commission 
terminates, the Commission shall submit to the Committee on 
Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House of Representatives a report that 
describes the activities of the Commission during the previous 
year, including an accounting of funds and gifts received and 
expenditures made, the progress made, and any barriers 
encountered in carrying out this Act.
(2) Commission initial report.--Not later than 4 years 
after the date on which a majority of the members of the 
Commission are appointed under section 101(b)(1), the 
Commission shall submit to the individuals described in 
paragraph (4), and make publicly available, an initial report 
containing--
(A) a detailed review of existing research, 
including documentation, scholarship, or other 
resources shared with the Commission that further the 
purposes of this Act;
(B) a detailed statement of the initial findings 
and conclusions of the Commission; and
(C) a detailed statement of the initial 
recommendations of the Commission.
(3) Commission final report.--Before the termination of the 
Commission, the Commission shall submit to the individuals 
described in paragraph (4), and make publicly available, a 
final report containing the findings, conclusions, and 
recommendations of the Commission that have been agreed on by 
the vote of a majority of the members of the Commission and \3/
5\ of the members of each of the Native American Truth and 
Healing Advisory Committee and the Survivors Truth and Healing 
Subcommittee.
(4) Report recipients.--The individuals referred to in 
paragraphs (2) and (3) are--
(A) the President;
(B) the Secretary of the Interior;
(C) the Attorney General;
(D) the Comptroller General of the United States;
(E) the Secretary of Education;
(F) the Secretary of Health and Human Services;
(G) the Secretary of Defense;
(H) the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the 
Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate;
(I) the Chairperson and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives;
(J) the Co-Chairs of the Congressional Native 
American Caucus;
(K) the Executive Director of the White House 
Council on Native American Affairs;
(L) the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget;
(M) the Archivist of the United States;
(N) the Librarian of Congress; and
(O) the Director of the National Museum of the 
American Indian.
(5) Additional commission responsibilities relating to the 
publication of the initial and final reports.--
(A) Events relating to initial report.--
(i) In general.--The Commission shall hold 
not fewer than 2 events in each region of the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs and in Hawai`i 
following publication of the initial report 
under paragraph (2) to receive comments on the 
initial report.
(ii) Timing.--The schedule of events 
referred to in clause (i) shall be announced 
not later than 90 days after the date on which 
the initial report under paragraph (2) is 
published.
(B) Publication of final report.--Not later than 
180 days after the date on which the Commission submits 
the final report under paragraph (3), the Commission, 
the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of 
Education, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services shall each make the final 
report publicly available on the website of the 
applicable agency.
(6) Secretarial response to final report.--Not later than 
120 days after the date on which the Secretary of the Interior, 
the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Defense, and the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services receive the final report 
under paragraph (3), the Secretaries shall each make publicly 
available a written response to recommendations for future 
action by those agencies, if any, contained in the final 
report, and submit the written response to--
(A) the President;
(B) the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate;
(C) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
of Representatives; and
(D) the Comptroller General of the United States.

Subtitle C--Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee

SEC. 121. SURVIVORS TRUTH AND HEALING SUBCOMMITTEE.

(a) Establishment.--There is established a subcommittee of the 
Commission, to be known as the ``Survivors Truth and Healing 
Subcommittee''.
(b) Membership, Nomination, and Appointment to the Survivors Truth 
and Healing Subcommittee.--
(1) Membership.--The Survivors Truth and Healing 
Subcommittee shall include 15 members, to be appointed by the 
Commission, in consultation with the National Native American 
Boarding School Healing Coalition, from among the nominees 
submitted under paragraph (2)(A), of whom--
(A) 12 shall be representatives from each of the 12 
regions of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and 1 shall be 
a representative from Hawai`i;
(B) 9 shall be individuals who attended an Indian 
Boarding School of whom--
(i) not fewer than 2 shall be individuals 
who graduated during the 5-year period 
preceding the date of the enactment of this Act 
from--
(I) an Indian Boarding School in 
operation as of that date of the 
enactment; or
(II) a Bureau of Indian Education-
funded school; and
(ii) all shall represent diverse regions of 
the United States;
(C) 5 shall be descendants of individuals who 
attended Indian Boarding Schools, who shall represent 
diverse regions of the United States; and
(D) 1 shall be an educator who, as of the date of 
the appointment--
(i) is employed at an Indian Boarding 
School; or
(ii) was employed at an Indian Boarding 
School during the 5-year period preceding the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Nominations.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, Indian Tribes, 
Tribal organizations, Native Americans, the Office of 
Hawaiian Affairs, and Native Hawaiian organizations may 
submit to the Secretary of the Interior nominations for 
individuals to be appointed as members of the Survivors 
Truth and Healing Subcommittee.
(B) Submission.--The Secretary of the Interior 
shall provide the Commission with nominations submitted 
under subparagraph (A) at the initial business meeting 
of the Commission under section 101(c)(1) and the 
Commission shall select the members of the Survivors 
Truth and Healing Subcommittee from among those 
nominees.
(3) Date.--
(A) In general.--The Commission shall appoint all 
members of the Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee 
during the initial business meeting of the Commission 
under section 101(c)(1).
(B) Failure to appoint.--If the Commission fails to 
appoint all members of the Survivors Truth and Healing 
Subcommittee in accordance with subparagraph (A), the 
Chair of the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate, 
with the concurrence of the Vice Chair of the Committee 
on Indian Affairs of the Senate, shall appoint 
individuals, in accordance with the requirements of 
paragraph (1), to all vacant positions of the Survivors 
Truth and Healing Subcommittee not later than 30 days 
after the date of the initial business meeting of the 
Commission under section 101(c)(1).
(4) Period of appointment; vacancies; removal.--
(A) Period of appointment.--A member of the 
Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee shall be 
appointed for an automatically renewable term of 2 
years.
(B) Vacancies.--
(i) In general.--A member of the Survivors 
Truth and Healing Subcommittee may vacate the 
position at any time and for any reason.
(ii) Effect; filling of vacancy.--A vacancy 
in the Survivors Truth and Healing 
Subcommittee--
(I) shall not affect the powers of 
the Survivors Truth and Healing 
Subcommittee if a simple majority of 
the positions of the Survivors Truth 
and Healing Subcommittee are filled; 
and
(II) shall be filled within 90 days 
in the same manner as was the original 
appointment.
(C) Removal.--A quorum of members of the Commission 
may remove a member of the Survivors Truth and Healing 
Subcommittee only for neglect of duty or malfeasance.
(5) Termination.--The Survivors Truth and Healing 
Subcommittee shall terminate 90 days after the date on which 
the Commission submits the final report required under section 
111(e)(3).
(6) Limitation.--No member of the Survivors Truth and 
Healing Subcommittee may otherwise be an officer or employee of 
the Federal Government.
(c) Business Meetings.--
(1) Initial meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
on which all members of the Survivors Truth and Healing 
Subcommittee are appointed under subsection (b)(1), the 
Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee shall hold an initial 
business meeting--
(A) to appoint--
(i) a Chairperson, who shall also serve as 
the Vice Chairperson of the Federal and 
Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee;
(ii) a Vice Chairperson, who shall also 
serve as the Vice Chairperson of the Native 
American Truth and Healing Advisory Committee; 
and
(iii) other positions, as determined 
necessary by the Survivors Truth and Healing 
Subcommittee;
(B) to establish, with the advice of the 
Commission, rules for the Survivors Truth and Healing 
Subcommittee;
(C) to appoint 3 designees to fulfill the 
responsibilities described in section 101(h)(1)(A); and
(D) to appoint, with the advice of the Commission, 
2 members of the Survivors Truth and Healing 
Subcommittee to serve as non-voting designees on the 
Commission in accordance with section 101(c)(3).
(2) Subsequent business meetings.--After the initial 
business meeting of the Survivors Truth and Healing 
Subcommittee is held under paragraph (1), the Survivors Truth 
and Healing Subcommittee shall meet at the call of the 
Chairperson.
(3) Format of business meetings.--A business meeting of the 
Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee may be conducted in-
person or virtually.
(4) Quorum required.--A business meeting of the Survivors 
Truth and Healing Subcommittee may be held only after a quorum, 
established in accordance with subsection (d), is present.
(d) Quorum.--A simple majority of the members of the Survivors 
Truth and Healing Subcommittee shall constitute a quorum for a business 
meeting.
(e) Rules.--The Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee, with the 
advice of the Commission, may establish, by a majority vote, any rules 
for the conduct of business, in accordance with this section and other 
applicable law.
(f) Duties.--The Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee shall--
(1) assist the Commission, the Native American Truth and 
Healing Advisory Committee, and the Federal and Religious Truth 
and Healing Advisory Committee in coordinating public and 
private convenings, including providing advice to the 
Commission on developing criteria and protocols for convenings;
(2) provide advice and evaluate Committee recommendations 
relating to the commemoration and public education relating to 
Indian Boarding Schools and Indian Boarding School Policies;
(3) assist the Commission--
(A) in the production of the initial and final 
reports required under paragraphs (2) and (3), 
respectively, of section 111(e); and
(B) by providing such other advice, or fulfilling 
such other requests, as may be required by the 
Commission; and
(4) coordinate with the Commission, the Native American 
Truth and Healing Advisory Committee, and the Federal and 
Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee.
(g) Consultation or Engagement With Native Americans, Indian 
Tribes, Tribal Organizations, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and 
Native Hawaiian Organizations.--In carrying out the duties of the 
Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee under subsection (f), the 
Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee shall meaningfully consult or 
engage, as appropriate, in a timely manner with Native Americans, 
Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, 
and Native Hawaiian organizations.
(h) Federal Advisory Committee Act Applicability.--Chapter 10 of 
title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Federal Advisory 
Committee Act''), shall not apply to the Survivors Truth and Healing 
Subcommittee.
(i) Congressional Accountability Act Applicability.--For purposes 
of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301 et 
seq.), any individual who is a member of the Survivors Truth and 
Healing Subcommittee shall be considered a covered employee under the 
Act.
(j) Personnel Matters.--
(1) Compensation of members.--A member of the Survivors 
Truth and Healing Subcommittee shall be compensated at a daily 
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for grade 
7, step 1, of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 
5, United States Code, for each day, not to exceed 10 days per 
month, for which a member of the Survivors Truth and Healing 
Subcommittee is engaged in the performance of their duties 
under this Act limited to convening meetings, including public 
and private meetings to receive testimony in furtherance of the 
duties of the Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee and the 
purposes of this Act.
(2) Travel expenses.--A member of the Survivors Truth and 
Healing Subcommittee shall be allowed travel expenses, 
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized 
for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of 
title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or 
regular places of business in the performance of services for 
the Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee.

TITLE II--ADVISORY COMMITTEES

Subtitle A--Native American Truth and Healing Advisory Committee

SEC. 201. NATIVE AMERICAN TRUTH AND HEALING ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

(a) Establishment.--The Commission shall establish an advisory 
committee, to be known as the ``Native American Truth and Healing 
Advisory Committee''.
(b) Membership, Nomination, and Appointment to the Native American 
Truth and Healing Advisory Committee.--
(1) Membership.--
(A) In general.--The Native American Truth and 
Healing Advisory Committee shall include 19 members, to 
be appointed by the Commission from among the nominees 
submitted under paragraph (2)(A), of whom--
(i) 1 shall be the Vice Chairperson of the 
Commission, who shall serve as the Chairperson 
of the Native American Truth and Healing 
Advisory Committee;
(ii) 1 shall be the Vice Chairperson of the 
Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee, who 
shall serve as the Vice Chairperson of the 
Native American Truth and Healing Advisory 
Committee;
(iii) 1 shall be the Secretary of the 
Interior, or a designee, who shall serve as the 
Secretary of the Native American Truth and 
Healing Advisory Committee;
(iv) 12 shall be representatives from each 
of the 12 regions of the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs and 1 shall be a representative from 
Hawai`i;
(v) 1 shall represent the National Native 
American Boarding School Healing Coalition;
(vi) 1 shall represent the National 
Association of Tribal Historic Preservation 
Officers; and
(vii) 1 shall represent the National Indian 
Education Association.
(B) Additional requirements.--Not fewer than 2 
members of the Native American Truth and Healing 
Advisory Committee shall have experience with health 
care or mental health, traditional healing or cultural 
practices, counseling, or working with survivors, or 
descendants of survivors, of Indian Boarding Schools to 
ensure that the Commission considers culturally 
responsive support for survivors, families, and 
communities.
(2) Nominations.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, Indian Tribes, 
Tribal organizations, Native Americans, the Office of 
Hawaiian Affairs, and Native Hawaiian organizations may 
submit to the Secretary of the Interior nominations for 
individuals to be appointed as members of the Native 
American Truth and Healing Advisory Committee.
(B) Submission.--The Secretary of the Interior 
shall provide the Commission with nominations submitted 
under subparagraph (A) at the initial business meeting 
of the Commission under section 101(c)(1) and the 
Commission shall select the members of the Native 
American Truth and Healing Advisory Committee from 
among those nominees.
(3) Date.--
(A) In general.--The Commission shall appoint all 
members of the Native American Truth and Healing 
Advisory Committee during the initial business meeting 
of the Commission under section 101(c)(1).
(B) Failure to appoint.--If the Commission fails to 
appoint all members of the Native American Truth and 
Healing Advisory Committee in accordance with 
subparagraph (A), the Chair of the Committee on Indian 
Affairs of the Senate, with the concurrence of the Vice 
Chair of the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate, 
shall appoint, in accordance with the requirements of 
paragraph (1), individuals to all vacant positions of 
the Native American Truth and Healing Advisory 
Committee not later than 30 days after the date of the 
initial business meeting of the Commission under 
section 101(c)(1).
(4) Period of appointment; vacancies.--
(A) Period of appointment.--A member of the Native 
American Truth and Healing Advisory Committee shall be 
appointed for an automatically renewable term of 2 
years.
(B) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Native American 
Truth and Healing Advisory Committee--
(i) shall not affect the powers of the 
Native American Truth and Healing Advisory 
Committee if a simple majority of the positions 
of the Native American Truth and Healing 
Advisory Committee are filled; and
(ii) shall be filled within 90 days in the 
same manner as was the original appointment.
(5) Termination.--The Native American Truth and Healing 
Advisory Committee shall terminate 90 days after the date on 
which the Commission submits the final report required under 
section 111(e)(3).
(6) Limitation.--No member of the Native American Truth and 
Healing Advisory Committee (other than the member described in 
paragraph (1)(A)(iii)) may otherwise be an officer or employee 
of the Federal Government.
(c) Quorum.--A simple majority of the members of the Native 
American Truth and Healing Advisory Committee shall constitute a 
quorum.
(d) Removal.--A quorum of members of the Native American Truth and 
Healing Advisory Committee may remove another member only for neglect 
of duty or malfeasance.
(e) Business Meetings.--
(1) Initial business meeting.--Not later than 30 days after 
the date on which all members of the Native American Truth and 
Healing Advisory Committee are appointed under subsection 
(b)(1)(A), the Native American Truth and Healing Advisory 
Committee shall hold an initial business meeting--
(A) to establish rules for the Native American 
Truth and Healing Advisory Committee;
(B) to appoint 3 designees to fulfill the 
responsibilities described in section 101(h)(1)(A); and
(C) to appoint 2 members of the Native American 
Truth and Healing Advisory Committee to serve as non-
voting designees on the Commission in accordance with 
section 101(c)(3).
(2) Subsequent business meetings.--After the initial 
business meeting of the Native American Truth and Healing 
Advisory Committee is held under paragraph (1), the Native 
American Truth and Healing Advisory Committee shall meet at the 
call of the Chairperson.
(3) Format of business meetings.--A meeting of the Native 
American Truth and Healing Advisory Committee may be conducted 
in-person or virtually.
(4) Quorum required.--A business meeting of the Native 
American Truth and Healing Advisory Committee may be held only 
after a quorum, established in accordance with subsection (c), 
is present.
(f) Rules.--The Native American Truth and Healing Advisory 
Committee may establish, with the advice of the Commission, by a 
majority vote, any rules for the conduct of business, in accordance 
with this section and other applicable law.
(g) Duties.--The Native American Truth and Healing Advisory 
Committee shall--
(1) serve as an advisory body to the Commission;
(2) assist the Commission in organizing and carrying out 
culturally appropriate public and private convenings relating 
to the duties of the Commission;
(3) assist the Commission in determining what documentation 
from Federal and religious organizations and institutions may 
be necessary to fulfill the duties of the Commission;
(4) assist the Commission in the production of the initial 
report and final report required under paragraphs (2) and (3), 
respectively, of section 111(e);
(5) coordinate with the Commission, the Federal and 
Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee, and the 
Survivors Truth and Healing Subcommittee; and
(6) provide advice to, or fulfill such other requests by, 
the Commission as the Commission may require to carry out the 
purposes described in section 2.
(h) Consultation or Engagement With Native Americans, Indian 
Tribes, Tribal Organizations, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and 
Native Hawaiian Organizations.--In carrying out the duties of the 
Native American Truth and Healing Advisory Committee under subsection 
(g), the Native American Truth and Healing Advisory Committee shall 
meaningfully consult or engage, as appropriate, in a timely manner with 
Native Americans, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, the Office of 
Hawaiian Affairs, and Native Hawaiian organizations.
(i) Federal Advisory Committee Act Applicability.--Chapter 10 of 
title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Federal Advisory 
Committee Act''), shall not apply to the Native American Truth and 
Healing Advisory Committee.
(j) Congressional Accountability Act Applicability.--For purposes 
of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301 et 
seq.), any individual who is a member of the Native American Truth and 
Healing Advisory Committee shall be considered a covered employee under 
the Act.
(k) Personnel Matters.--
(1) Compensation of members.--A member of the Native 
American Truth and Healing Advisory Committee shall be 
compensated at a daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic 
pay prescribed for grade 7, step 1, of the General Schedule 
under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, for each 
day, not to exceed 14 days per month, for which a member is 
engaged in the performance of their duties under this Act, 
limited to convening meetings, including public and private 
meetings to receive testimony in furtherance of the duties of 
the Native American Truth and Healing Advisory Committee and 
the purposes of this Act.
(2) Travel expenses.--A member of the Native American Truth 
and Healing Advisory Committee shall be allowed travel 
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates 
authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of 
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from 
their homes or regular places of business in the performance of 
services for the Native American Truth and Healing Advisory 
Committee.

Subtitle B--Federal and Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee

SEC. 211. FEDERAL AND RELIGIOUS TRUTH AND HEALING ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

(a) Establishment.--There is established within the Department of 
the Interior an advisory committee, to be known as the ``Federal and 
Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee''.
(b) Membership and Appointment to the Federal and Religious Truth 
and Healing Advisory Committee.--
(1) Membership.--The Federal and Religious Truth and 
Healing Advisory Committee shall include 20 members, of whom--
(A) 1 shall be the Chairperson of the Commission, 
who shall serve as the Chairperson of the Federal and 
Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee;
(B) 1 shall be the Chairperson of the Survivors 
Truth and Healing Subcommittee, who shall serve as the 
Vice Chairperson of the Federal and Religious Truth and 
Healing Advisory Committee;
(C) 1 shall be the White House Domestic Policy 
Advisor, who shall serve as the Secretary of the 
Federal and Religious Truth and Healing Advisory 
Committee;
(D) 1 shall be the Director of the Bureau of Trust 
Funds Administration (or a designee);
(E) 1 shall be the Archivist of the United States 
(or a designee);
(F) 1 shall be the Librarian of Congress (or a 
designee);
(G) 1 shall be the Director of the Department of 
the Interior Library (or a designee);
(H) 1 shall be the Director of the Indian Health 
Service (or a designee);
(I) 1 shall be the Assistant Secretary for Mental 
Health and Substance Abuse of the Department of Health 
and Human Services (or a designee);
(J) 1 shall be the Commissioner of the 
Administration for Native Americans of the Department 
of Health and Human Services (or a designee);
(K) 1 shall be the Director of the National 
Institutes of Health (or a designee);
(L) 1 shall be the Senior Program Director of the 
Office of Native Hawaiian Relations of the Department 
of the Interior (or a designee);
(M) 1 shall be the Director of the Office of Indian 
Education of the Department of Education (or a 
designee);
(N) 1 shall be the Director of the Rural, Insular, 
and Native American Achievement Programs of the 
Department of Education (or a designee);
(O) 1 shall be the Chair of the Advisory Council on 
Historic Preservation (or a designee);
(P) 1 shall be the Assistant Secretary of Indian 
Affairs (or a designee);
(Q) 1 shall be the Director of the Bureau of Indian 
Education (or a designee); and
(R) 3 shall be representatives employed by, or 
representatives of, religious institutions, to be 
appointed by the White House Office of Faith-Based and 
Neighborhood Partnerships in consultation with relevant 
religious institutions.
(2) Period of service; vacancies; removal.--
(A) Period of service.--A member of the Federal and 
Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee shall 
serve for an automatically renewable term of 2 years.
(B) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Federal and 
Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee--
(i) shall not affect the powers of the 
Federal and Religious Truth and Healing 
Advisory Committee if a simple majority of the 
positions of the Federal and Religious Truth 
and Healing Advisory Committee are filled; and
(ii) shall be filled within 90 days in the 
same manner as was the original appointment.
(C) Removal.--A quorum of members of the Federal 
and Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee may 
remove a member of the Federal and Religious Truth and 
Healing Advisory Committee only for neglect of duty or 
malfeasance.
(3) Termination.--The Federal and Religious Truth and 
Healing Advisory Committee shall terminate 90 days after the 
date on which the Commission submits the final report required 
under section 111(e)(3).
(c) Business Meetings.--
(1) Initial business meeting.--Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the initial business meeting of the Commission 
under section 101(c)(1), the Federal and Religious Truth and 
Healing Advisory Committee shall hold an initial business 
meeting--
(A) to establish rules for the Federal and 
Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee; and
(B) to appoint 2 members of the Federal and 
Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee to serve 
as non-voting designees on the Commission in accordance 
with section 101(c)(3).
(2) Subsequent business meetings.--After the initial 
business meeting of the Federal and Religious Truth and Healing 
Advisory Committee is held under paragraph (1), the Federal and 
Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee shall meet at 
the call of the Chairperson.
(3) Format of business meetings.--A business meeting of the 
Federal and Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee may 
be conducted in-person or virtually.
(4) Quorum required.--A business meeting of the Federal and 
Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee may be held only 
after a quorum, established in accordance with subsection (d), 
is present.
(d) Quorum.--A simple majority of the members of the Federal and 
Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee shall constitute a 
quorum for a business meeting.
(e) Rules.--The Federal and Religious Truth and Healing Advisory 
Committee may establish, with the advice of the Commission, by a 
majority vote, any rules for the conduct of business, in accordance 
with this section and other applicable law.
(f) Duties.--The Federal and Religious Truth and Healing Advisory 
Committee shall--
(1) ensure the effective and timely coordination among 
Federal agencies and religious institutions in furtherance of 
the purposes of this Act;
(2) assist the Commission and the Native American Truth and 
Healing Advisory Committee in coordinating--
(A) meetings and other related public and private 
convenings; and
(B) the collection, organization, and preservation 
of information obtained from witnesses and by other 
Federal agencies and religious institutions;
(3) ensure the timely submission to the Commission of 
materials, documents, testimony, and such other information as 
the Commission determines to be necessary to carry out the 
duties of the Commission; and
(4) coordinate with the Commission, the Native American 
Truth and Healing Advisory Committee, and the Survivors Truth 
and Healing Subcommittee to carry out the purposes of this Act.
(g) Consultation or Engagement With Native Americans, Indian 
Tribes, Tribal Organizations, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and 
Native Hawaiian Organizations.--In carrying out the duties of the 
Federal and Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee under 
subsection (f), the Federal and Religious Truth and Healing Advisory 
Committee shall meaningfully consult or engage, as appropriate, in a 
timely manner with Native Americans, Indian Tribes, Tribal 
organizations, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and Native Hawaiian 
organizations.
(h) Nondisclosure.--
(1) Privacy act of 1974 applicability.--Subsection (b) of 
section 552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as 
the ``Privacy Act of 1974''), shall not apply to the Federal 
and Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee.
(2) Freedom of information act applicability.--Records and 
other communications in the possession of the Federal and 
Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee shall be exempt 
from disclosure under subsection (b)(3)(B) of section 552 of 
title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Freedom of 
Information Act'').
(3) Federal advisory committee act applicability.--Chapter 
10 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the 
``Federal Advisory Committee Act''), shall not apply to the 
Federal and Religious Truth and Healing Advisory Committee.

TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 301. CLARIFICATION.

The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 
U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) shall apply to cultural items (as defined in 
section 2 of that Act (25 U.S.C. 3001)) relating to an Indian Boarding 
School or Indian Boarding School Policies regardless of interpretation 
of applicability by a Federal agency.

SEC. 302. BURIAL MANAGEMENT.

Federal agencies shall permit reburial of cultural items relating 
to an Indian Boarding School or Indian Boarding School Policies that 
have been repatriated pursuant to the Native American Graves Protection 
and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), or returned to a lineal 
descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization by any other 
disinterment process, on any Federal land as agreed to by the relevant 
parties.

SEC. 303. CO-STEWARDSHIP AGREEMENTS.

A Federal agency that carries out activities pursuant to this Act 
or that created or controls a cemetery with remains of an individual 
who attended an Indian Boarding School or an Indian Boarding School may 
enter into a co-stewardship agreement for the management of the 
cemetery or Indian Boarding School.

SEC. 304. NO RIGHT OF ACTION.

Nothing in this Act creates a private right of action to seek 
administrative or judicial relief.
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