[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3069 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 3069


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 18, 1998

  Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs

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                                 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.''

            Passed the House of Representatives June 16, 1998.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.