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said concurrent resolution, as amended, was agreed to was, by unanimous

consent, laid on the table.

Ordered, That the Clerk request the

concurrence of the Senate in said concurrent resolution.

T116.12 NUCLEAR AGREEMENT WITH

NORTH KOREA

Mr. BEREUTER moved to suspend

the rules and pass the joint resolution

(H.J.Res. 83) relating to the United

States-North Korea Agreed Framework

and the obligations of North Korea

under that and previous agreements

with respect to the denuclearization of

the Korean Peninsula and dialogue

with the Republic of Korea; as amended.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

CLINGER, recognized Mr. BEREUTER

and Mr. HAMILTON, each for 20 minutes.

After debate,

The question being put, viva voce,

Will the House suspend the rules and

pass said joint resolution, as amended?

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

CLINGER, announced that two-thirds

of the Members present had voted in

the affirmative.

So, two-thirds of the Members

present having voted in favor thereof,

the rules were suspended and said joint

resolution, as amended, was passed.

A motion to reconsider the vote

whereby the rules were suspended and

said joint resolution, as amended, was

passed was, by unanimous consent, laid

on the table.

Ordered, That the Clerk request the

concurrence of the Senate in said joint

resolution.

T116.13 RECESS—1:00 P.M.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

CLINGER, pursuant to clause 12 of rule

I, declared the House in recess at 1:00

p.m., until 3:00 p.m.

T116.14 AFTER RECESS—3:00 P.M.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

FOLEY, called the House to order.

T116.15 RYAN WHITE CARE

REAUTHORIZATION

Mr. BILIRAKIS moved to suspend

the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1872) to

amend the Public Health Service Act

to revise and extend programs established pursuant to the Ryan White

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act of 1990; as amended.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

FOLEY, recognized Mr. BILIRAKIS

and Mr. WAXMAN, each for 20 minutes.

After debate,

The question being put, viva voce,

Will the House suspend the rules and

pass said bill, as amended?

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

FOLEY, announced that two-thirds of

the Members present had voted in the

affirmative.

So, two-thirds of the Members

present having voted in favor thereof,

the rules were suspended and said bill,

as amended, was passed.

On motion of Mr. BILIRAKIS, by

unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate (S. 641) to reauthorize the Ryan

White CARE Act of 1990, and for other

purposes; was taken from the Speaker’s

table.

When said bill was considered and

read twice.

Mr. BILIRAKIS submitted the following amendment, which was agreed

to:

Strike out all after the enacting

clause and insert the provisions of H.R.

1872, as passed by the House.

The bill, as amended, was ordered to

be read a third time, was read a third

time by title, and passed.

By unanimous consent, the title was

amended so as to read: ‘‘An Act to

amend the Public Health Service Act

to revise and extend programs established pursuant to the Ryan White

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act of 1990 .’’.

A motion to reconsider the votes

whereby said bill, as amended, was

passed and the title was amended was,

by unanimous consent, laid on the

table.

Ordered, That the Clerk request the

concurrence of the Senate in said

amendments.

By unanimous consent, H.R. 1872, a

similar House bill, was laid on the

table.

T116.16 ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS

SETTLEMENT

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following amendment of the Senate to the

bill (H.R. 402) to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for

other purposes:

Strike out all after the enacting clause and

insert:

TITLE I—ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS

SETTLEMENT

SECTION 101. RATIFICATION OF CERTAIN

CASWELL AND MONTANA CREEK NATIVE ASSOCIATIONS CONVEYANCES.

The conveyance of approximately 11,520

acres to Montana Creek Native Association,

Inc., and the conveyance of approximately

11,520 acres to Caswell Native Association,

Inc., by Cook Inlet Region, Inc. in fulfillment of the agreement of February 3, 1976,

and subsequent letter agreement of March

26, 1982, among the 3 parties are hereby

adopted and ratified as a matter of Federal

law. The conveyances shall be deemed to be

conveyances pursuant to section 14(h)(2) of

the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43

U.S.C. 1613(h)(2)). The group corporations for

Montana Creek and Caswell are hereby declared to have received their full entitlement

and shall not be entitled to receive any additional lands under the Alaska Native Claims

Settlement Act. The ratification of these

conveyances shall not have any effect on section 14(h) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)) or upon the

duties and obligations of the United States

to any Alaska Native Corporation. This ratification shall not be for any claim to land or

money by the Caswell or Montana Creek

group corporations or any other Alaska Native Corporation against the State of Alaska,

the United States, or Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated.

SEC. 102. MINING CLAIMS ON LANDS CONVEYED

TO ALASKA REGIONAL CORPORATIONS.

Section 22(c) of the Alaska Native Claims

Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1621(c)) is amended

by adding at the end the following:

‘‘(3) This section shall apply to lands conveyed by interim conveyance or patent to a

regional corporation pursuant to this Act

which are made subject to a mining claim or

claims located under the general mining

laws, including lands conveyed prior to enactment of this paragraph. Effective upon

the date of enactment of this paragraph, the

Secretary, acting through the Bureau of

Land Management and in a manner consistent with section 14(g), shall transfer to

the regional corporation administration of

all mining claims determined to be entirely

within lands conveyed to that corporation.

Any person holding such mining claim or

claims shall meet such requirements of the

general mining laws and section 314 of the

Federal Land Management and Policy Act of

1976 (43 U.S.C. 1744), except that any filings

that would have been made with the Bureau

of Land Management if the lands were within Federal ownership shall be timely made

with the appropriate regional corporation.

The validity of any such mining claim or

claims may be contested by the regional corporation, in place of the United States. All

contest proceedings and appeals by the mining claimants of adverse decision made by

the regional corporation shall be brought in

Federal District Court for the District of

Alaska. Neither the United States nor any

Federal agency or official shall be named or

joined as a party in such proceedings or appeals. All revenues from such mining claims

received after passage of this paragraph shall

be remitted to the regional corporation subject to distribution pursuant to section 7(i)

of this Act, except that in the event that the

mining claim or claims are not totally within the lands conveyed to the regional corporation, the regional corporation shall be

entitled only to that proportion of revenues,

other than administrative fees, reasonably

allocated to the portion of the mining claim

so conveyed.’’.

SEC. 103. SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS ARISING

FROM HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE CONTAMINATION OF TRANSFERRED

LANDS.

The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act

(43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is amended by adding

at the end the following:

‘‘CLAIMS ARISING FROM CONTAMINATION OF

TRANSFERRED LANDS

‘‘SEC. 40. (a) As used in this section the

term ‘contaminant’ means hazardous substance harmful to public health or the environment, including friable asbestos.

‘‘(b) Within 18 months of enactment of this

section, and after consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, State of Alaska, and

appropriate Alaska Native corporations and

organizations, the Secretary shall submit to

the Committee on Resources of the House of

Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, a

report addressing issues presented by the

presence of contaminants on lands conveyed

or prioritized for conveyance to such corporations pursuant to this Act. Such report

shall consist of—

‘‘(1) existing information concerning the

nature and types of contaminants present on

such lands prior to conveyance to Alaska Native corporations;

‘‘(2) existing information identifying to the

extent practicable the existence and availability of potentially responsible parties for

the removal or remediation of the effects of

such contaminants;

‘‘(3) identification of existing remedies;

‘‘(4) recommendations for any additional

legislation that the Secretary concludes is

necessary to remedy the problem of contaminants on the lands; and

‘‘(5) in addition to the identification of

contaminants, identification of structures

known to have asbestos present and rec-