16 U.S.C. § 470jj : US Code - Section 470JJ: Cooperation with private individuals

Search 16 U.S.C. § 470jj : US Code - Section 470JJ: Cooperation with private individuals

The Secretary of the Interior shall take such action as may be
necessary, consistent with the purposes of this chapter, to foster
and improve the communication, cooperation, and exchange of
information between -
(1) private individuals having collections of archaeological
resources and data which were obtained before the date of the
enactment of this chapter, and
(2) Federal authorities responsible for the protection of
archaeological resources on the public lands and Indian lands and
professional archaeologists and associations of professional
archaeologists.
In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall, to the extent
practicable and consistent with the provisions of this chapter,
make efforts to expand the archaeological data base for the
archaeological resources of the United States through increased
cooperation between private individuals referred to in paragraph
(1) and professional archaeologists and archaeological
organizations.