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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 748

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 27, 2000

Referred to the Committee on Resources

AN ACT

To improve Native hiring and contracting by the Federal

Government within the State of Alaska, and for other

purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. REPORT.

2 (a) Within six months after the enactment of this Act

3 the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as

4 the ‘‘Secretary’’ shall submit a report detailing the

5 progress the Department has made in the implementation

6 of the provisions of sections 1307 and 1308 of the Alaska

7 National Interest Lands Conservation Act and provisions

8 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assist9 ance Act. The report shall include a detailed action plan

10 on the future implementation of the provisions of sections

11 1307 and 1308 of the Alaska National Interest Lands

12 Conservation Act and provisions of the Indian Self-Deter13 mination and Education Assistance Act. The report shall

14 describe, in detail, the measures and actions that will be

15 taken, along with a description of the anticipated results

16 to be achieved during the next three fiscal years. The re17 port shall focus on lands under the jurisdiction of the De18 partment of the Interior in Alaska and shall also address

19 any laws, rules, regulations and policies which act as a

20 deterrent to hiring Native Alaskans or contracting with

21 Native Alaskans to perform and conduct activities and

22 programs of those agencies and bureaus under the juris23 diction of the Department of the Interior.

24 (b) The report shall be completed within existing ap25 propriations and shall be transmitted to the Committee

26 on Resources of the United States Senate; and the Com-
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1 mittee on Resources of the United States House of Rep2 resentatives.

3 SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM.

4 (a) In furtherance of the goals of sections 1307 and

5 1308 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation

6 Act and the provisions of the Indian Self-Determination

7 and Education Assistance Act, the Secretary shall—

8 (1) implement pilot programs to employ resi9 dents of local communities at the following units of

10 the National Park System located in northwest Alas11 ka:

12 (A) Bering Land Bridge National Pre13 serve,

14 (B) Cape Krusenstern National Monu15 ment,

16 (C) Kobuk Valley National Park, and

17 (D) Noatak National Preserve; and

18 (2) report on the results of the programs within

19 one year to the Committee on Energy and Natural

20 Resources of the United States and the Committee

21 on Resources of the House of Representatives.

22 (b) In implementing the programs, the Secretary

23 shall consult with the Native Corporations, non-profit or24 ganizations, and Tribal entities in the immediate vicinity

25 of such units and shall also, to the extent practicable, in-
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1 volve such groups in the development of interpretive mate2 rials and the pilot programs relating to such units.

Passed the Senate November 19, 1999.

Attest: GARY SISCO,

Secretary.