[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 141 (Friday, October 9, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S12254]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   ADVISORY COUNCIL ON CALIFORNIA INDIAN POLICY EXTENSION ACT OF 1998

  Mr. COATS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now 
proceed to the consideration of calendar No. 595, H.R. 3069.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 3069) 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.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the immediate 
consideration of the bill?
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
bill, which had been reported from the Committee on Indian Affairs, 
with an amendment; as follows:

  (The part of the bill intended to be inserted is shown in italic.)

                               H.R. 3069

       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 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.''.

     SEC. 4. HEALTH OR SOCIAL SERVICES FACILITY.

       Section 1004(a) of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 
     1996 (Public Law 104-324; 110 Stat. 3956) is amended by 
     striking ``use other than for a facility for the provision of 
     health programs funded by the Indian Health Service (not 
     including any such programs operated by Ketchikan Indian 
     Corporation prior to 1993)'' and inserting ``use as a health 
     or social services facility''.

  Mr. COATS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the committee 
amendment not be agreed to.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The committee amendment was rejected.
  Mr. COATS. I ask unanimous consent the bill be considered read a 
third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, 
and that any statements relating to the bill appear at the appropriate 
place in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (H.R. 3069), as amended, was considered read the third time 
and passed.

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