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PUBLIC LAW 102-201—DEC. 10, 1991 105 STAT. 1631 Public Law 102-201 102d Congress An Act Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. Dec. 10, 1991 [H.R. 848] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Montana. Indians. TITLE I 16 USC 431 note. SEC. 101. REDESIGNATION OF MONUMENT. The Custer Battlefield National Monument in Montana shall, on and after the date of enactment of this Act, be known as the "Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument" (hereafter in this Act referred to as the "monument"). Any reference to the Custer Battlefield National Monument in any law, map, regulation, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be deemed to be a reference to the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. SEC. 102. CUSTER NATIONAL CEMETERY. The cemetery located within the monument shall be designated as the Custer National Cemetery. TITLE II 16 USC 431 note. SEC. 201. FINDINGS. The Congress finds that— (1) a monument was erected in 1881 at Last Stand Hill to commemorate the soldiers, scouts, and civilians attached to the 7th United States Cavalry who fell in the Battle of the Little Bighorn; (2) while many members of the Cheyenne, Sioux, and other Indian Nations gave their lives defending their families and traditional lifestyle and livelihood, nothing stands at the battlefield to commemorate those individuals; and (3) the public interest will best be served by establishing a memorial at the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument to honor the Indian participants in the battle. SEC. 202. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) ESTABLISHMENT. — The Secretary of the Interior (hereafter in this Act referred to as the "Secretary") shall establish a committee to be known as the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Advisory Committee (hereafter in this Act referred to as the "Advisory Committee"). (b) MEMBERSHIP AND CHAIRPERSON.—The Advisory Committee shall be composed of 11 members appointed by the Secretary, with 6 of the individuals appointed representing Native American tribes who participated in the Battle of the Little Bighorn or who now reside in the area, 2 of the individuals appointed being nationally recognized artists and 3 of the individuals appointed being knowledgeable in history, historic preservation, and landscape ar-