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Union Calendar No. 323
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3069
[Report No. 105–571]
To extend the Advisory Council on California Indian Policy to allow the
Advisory Council to advise Congress on the implementation of the propos-
als and recommendations of the Advisory Council.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 13, 1997
Mr. MILLER of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Resources
JUNE 9, 1998
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To extend the Advisory Council on California Indian Policy
to allow the Advisory Council to advise Congress on
the implementation of the proposals and recommenda-
tions of the Advisory Council.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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 1997’’.
SEC. 2. FINDING AND PURPOSE.
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that the Advisory
Council on California Indian Policy, pursuant to the Advi-
sory 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 meas-
ures to address the special status of California’s termi-
nated 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 IMPLE-
MENTATION 
OF 
PROPOSALS 
AND 
REC-
OMMENDATIONS.
(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 re-
port submitted made under paragraph (6), includ-
ing—
‘‘(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 Con-
gress for implementation of the recommenda-
tions requiring legislative changes;
‘‘(D) initiating discussions with the State
of California and its agencies to identify specific
areas where State actions or tribal-State co-
operation can complement actions by the Fed-
eral Government to implement specific rec-
ommendations;
‘‘(E) providing timely information to and
consulting with California Indian tribes on dis-
cussions 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 imple-
mentation 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.’’
Union Calendar No. 323
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3069
[Report No. 105–571]
A BILL
To extend the Advisory Council on California In-
dian Policy to allow the Advisory Council to ad-
vise Congress on the implementation of the pro-
posals and recommendations of the Advisory
Council.
JUNE 9, 1998
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed