25 USC 305 et seq 2006 HR

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In the Senate of the United States, October 25 (legislative day, October 2), 1990.

Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 2006) entitled `An Act to expand the powers of the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, and for other purposes' do pass with the following

AMENDMENT:

TITLE I--INDIAN ARTS AND CRAFTS

SEC. 104. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR MISREPRESENTATION OF INDIAN PRODUCED GOODS AND PRODUCTS.

(a) IN GENERAL- Section 1159 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

`Sec. 1159. Misrepresentation of Indian produced goods and products

`(a) It is unlawful to offer or display for sale or sell any good, with or without a Government trademark, in a manner that falsely suggests it is Indian produced, an Indian product, or the product of a particular Indian or Indian tribe or Indian arts and crafts organization, resident within the United States.

`(b) Whoever knowingly violates subsection (a) shall--

`(1) in the case of a first violation, if an individual, be fined not more than $250,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both, and, if a person other than an individual, be fined not more than $1,000,000; and

`(2) in the case of subsequent violations, if an individual, be fined not more than $1,000,000 or imprisoned not more than fifteen years, or both, and, if a person other than an individual, be fined not more than $5,000,000.

`(c) As used in this section--

`(1) the term `Indian' means any individual who is a member of an Indian tribe, or for the purposes of this section is certified as an Indian artisan by an Indian tribe;

`(2) the terms `Indian product' and `product of a particular Indian tribe or Indian arts and crafts organization' has the meaning given such term in regulations which may be promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior;

`(3) the term `Indian tribe' means--

`(A) any Indian tribe, band, nation, Alaska Native village, or other organized group or community which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians; or

`(B) any Indian group that has been formally recognized as an Indian tribe by a State legislature or by a State commission or similar organization legislatively vested with State tribal recognition authority; and

`(4) the term `Indian arts and crafts organization' means any legally established arts and crafts marketing organization composed of members of Indian tribes.