[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 21]
[Senate]
[Page 28263]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 SHAREHOLDER CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSALS UNDER THE ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS 
                             SETTLEMENT ACT

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 182, S. 449.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 449) to facilitate shareholder consideration of 
     proposals to make Settlement Common Stock under the Alaska 
     Native Claims Settlement Act available to missed enrollees, 
     eligible elders, and eligible persons born after December 18, 
     1971, and for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. SESSIONS. I ask unanimous consent the bill be read a third time 
and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that 
any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 449) was read the third time and passed, as follows:

                                 S. 449

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS 
                   SETTLEMENT ACT.

       Section 36(d)(3) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
     (43 U.S.C. 1629b) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(d)(3)'' and inserting ``(3)'';
       (2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``of this section'' and inserting ``or an amendment to 
     articles of incorporation under section 7(g)(1)(B)'';
       (3) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``, or'' and inserting ``; or''; and
       (B) by striking ``such resolution'' and inserting ``the 
     resolution or amendment to articles of incorporation''; and
       (4) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``such resolution'' 
     and inserting ``the resolution or amendment to articles of 
     incorporation''.

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