S.Amdt. 463

SA 463. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle F of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1063. REPORT ON FORMER INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOLS OR
INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OR CONTROL
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report
that provides--
(1) an accounting of all schools or institutions described
in subsection (b) that--
(A) were located on land that was under the jurisdiction or
control of the Department of Defense at the time of the
operation of the school or institution; or
(B) are located on land that is under the jurisdiction or
control of the Department as of the date of the enactment of
this Act; and
(2) a description of the role of the Department of Defense
in hosting and administering schools or institutions
described in subsection (b) and the actions taken by the
Department in connection with those schools or institutions,
including--
(A) complete accountings, engagements, and actions;
(B) the identification of marked and unmarked burial
grounds; and
(C) the repatriation of remains of Native students who died
while attending a school or institution described in
subsection (b); and
(3) the findings and recommendations of the Secretary with
respect to the matters addressed under paragraphs (1) and
(2).
(b) Schools or Institutions Described.--The schools or
institutions described in this subsection are schools or
institutions that housed or administered Federal programs to
assimilate American Indian, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian
children that--
(1) provided on-site housing or overnight lodging;
(2) were described in records as providing formal academic
or vocational training and instruction;
(3) were described in records as receiving Federal
Government funds or other support; and
(4) were operational during or before 1969.
(c) Consultation and Engagement.--In carrying out this
section, the Secretary of Defense shall consult with Indian
Tribes and engage with Native Hawaiian organizations.
(d) Briefing.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
brief the appropriate committees of Congress on the report
required under subsection (a)
(e) Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In this section,
the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(1) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Indian Affairs of the Senate; and
(2) The Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee on
Indian and Insular Affairs of the Committee on Natural
Resources of the House of Representatives.
(f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to affect any authority or obligation of the
Department of Defense to conduct additional investigations or
provide additional information and records as part of any
future Federally-funded inquiry into the schools or
institutions described in section (b).
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