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124 STAT. 2258 PUBLIC LAW 111–211—JULY 29, 2010 Public Law 111–211 111th Congress An Act To protect Indian arts and crafts through the improvement of applicable criminal proceedings, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, TITLE I—INDIAN ARTS AND CRAFTS AMENDMENTS SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the ‘‘Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments Act of 2010’’. (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of this title is as follows: Sec. 101. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 102. Indian arts and crafts. Sec. 103. Misrepresentation of Indian produced goods and products. SEC. 102. INDIAN ARTS AND CRAFTS. (a) CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS; CIVIL ACTIONS; MISREPRESENTA- TIONS.—Section 5 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to promote the develop- ment of Indian arts and crafts and to create a board to assist therein, and for other purposes’’ (25 U.S.C. 305d) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘SEC. 5. CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS; CIVIL ACTIONS. ‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.— In this section, the term ‘Federal law enforcement officer’ includes a Federal law enforcement officer (as defined in section 115(c) of title 18, United States Code). ‘‘(b) AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS.—Any Federal law enforcement officer shall have the authority to conduct an investigation relating to an alleged violation of this Act occurring within the jurisdiction of the United States. ‘‘(c) CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS.— ‘‘(1) INVESTIGATION.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Board may refer an alleged violation of section 1159 of title 18, United States Code, to any Federal law enforcement officer for appropriate investigation. ‘‘(B) REFERRAL NOT REQUIRED.—A Federal law enforce- ment officer may investigate an alleged violation of section 1159 of that title regardless of whether the Federal law 25 USC 305d. 25 USC 305 note. Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments Act of 2010. July 29, 2010 [H.R. 725]