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Public Law 105-294
105th Congress

                                 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. <<NOTE: Oct. 27, 1998 -  [H.R. 
                                3069]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Advisory Council 
on California Indian Policy Extension Act of 1998.>> 

SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 25 USC 651 note.>> 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) <<NOTE: 25 USC 651 
note.>>  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;

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                    ``(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 <<NOTE: 25 USC 651 note.>> to read as follows: ``The Council 
shall cease to exist on March 31, 2000.''.

    Approved October 27, 1998.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 3069:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 105-571 (Comm. on Resources).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 105-342 (Comm. on Indian Affairs).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 144 (1998):
            June 16, considered and passed House.
            Oct. 9, considered and passed Senate.

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