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H.R.3069
One Hundred Fifth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twenty-seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-
eight
An Act
To extend the Advisory Council on California Indian Policy to allow the
Advisory Council to advise Congress on the implementation of the
proposals and recommendations of the Advisory Council.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Advisory Council on California
Indian Policy Extension Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. FINDING AND PURPOSE.
(a) Finding.--Congress finds that the Advisory Council on
California Indian Policy, pursuant to the Advisory Council on
California Indian Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-416; 25 U.S.C. 651
note), submitted its proposals and recommendations regarding remedial
measures to address the special status of California's terminated and
unacknowledged Indian tribes and the needs of California Indians
relating to economic self-sufficiency, health, and education.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to allow the Advisory
Council on California Indian Policy to advise Congress on the
implementation of such proposals and recommendations.
SEC. 3. DUTIES OF ADVISORY COUNCIL REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF
PROPOSALS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 5 of the Advisory Council on California
Indian Policy Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 2133) is amended by striking
``and'' at the end of paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end
of paragraph (7) and inserting ``; and'', and by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
``(8) work with Congress, the Secretary, the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, and the California Indian tribes, to
implement the Council's proposals and recommendations contained in
the report submitted made under paragraph (6), including--
``(A) consulting with Federal departments and agencies to
identify those recommendations that can be implemented
immediately, or in the very near future, and those which will
require long-term changes in law, regulations, or policy;
``(B) working with Federal departments and agencies to
expedite to the greatest extent possible the implementation of
the Council's recommendations;
``(C) presenting draft legislation to Congress for
implementation of the recommendations requiring legislative
changes;
``(D) initiating discussions with the State of California
and its agencies to identify specific areas where State actions
or tribal-State cooperation can complement actions by the
Federal Government to implement specific recommendations;
``(E) providing timely information to and consulting with
California Indian tribes on discussions between the Council and
Federal and State agencies regarding implementation of the
recommendations; and
``(F) providing annual progress reports to the Committee on
Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of
the House of Representatives on the status of the
implementation of the recommendations.''.
(b) Termination.--The first sentence of section 8 of the Advisory
Council on California Indian Policy Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 2136) is
amended to read as follows: ``The Council shall cease to exist on March
31, 2000.''.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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