Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act
PL 101-379 (H.R.498), enacted 08/18/1990

PUBLIC LAW 101-379—AUG. 18, 1990 
104 STAT. 473 
Public Law 101-379 
101st Congress 
An Act 
To clarify and strengthen the authority for certain Department of the Interior law 
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enforcement services, activities, and officers in Indian country, and for other 
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purposes. 
[H.R. 498] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
Indian Law 
SHORT TITLE 
Enforcement 
Reform Act. 
SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the "Indian Law Enforcement 25 USC 2801 
Reform Act". 
note. 
DEFINITIONS 
SEC. 2. For purposes of this Act— 
25 USC 2801. 
(1) The term "Bureau" means the Bureau of Indian Affairs of 
the Department of the Interior. 
(2) The term "employee of the Bureau" includes an officer of 
the Bureau. 
(3) The term "enforcement of a law" includes the prevention, 
detection, and investigation of an offense and the detention or 
confinement of an offender. 
(4) The term "Indian country" has the meaning given that 
term in section 1151 of title 18, United States Code. 
(5) The term "Indian tribe" has the meaning given that term 
in section 201 of the Act of April 11, 1968 (82 Stat. 77; 25 U.S.C. 
1301). 
(6) The term "offense" means an offense against the United 
States and includes a violation of a Federal regulation relating 
to part or all of Indian country. 
(7) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior. 
(8) The term "Division of Law Enforcement Services" means 
the entity established within the Bureau under section 3(b). 
(9) The term "Branch of Criminal Investigations" means the 
entity the Secretary is required to establish within the Division 
of Law Enforcement Services under section 3(dXl)-
INDIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBIUTIES 
SEC. 3. (a) The Secretary, acting through the Bureau, shall be 
25 USC 2802. 
responsible for providing, or for assisting in the provision of, law 
enforcement services in Indian country as provided in this Act. 
(b) There is hereby established within the Bureau a Division of 
Law Enforcement Services which, under the supervision of the 
Secretary, or an individual designated by the Secretary, shall be 
responsible for— 
(1) carrying out the law enforcement functions of the Sec-
retary in Indian country, and 
(2) implementing the provisions of this section. 
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(c) Subject to the provisions of this Act and other applicable 
Federal or tribal laws, the responsibilities of the Division of Law 
Enforcement Services in Indian country shall include— 
(1) the enforcement of Federal law and, with the consent of 
the Indian tribe, tribal law; 
(2) in cooperation with appropriate Federal and tribal law 
enforcement agencies, the investigation of offenses against 
criminal laws of the United States; 
(3) the protection of life and property; 
(4) the development of methods and expertise to resolve con-
flicts and solve crimes; 
(5) the provision of criminal justice remedial actions, correc-
tional and detention services, and rehabilitation; 
(6) the reduction of recidivism and adverse social effects; 
(7) the development of preventive and outreach programs 
which will enhance the public conception of law enforcement 
responsibilities through training and development of needed 
public service skills; 
(8) the assessment and evaluation of program accomplish-
ments in reducing crime; and 
(9) the development and provision of law enforcement train-
ing and technical assistance. 
Establishment. 
(d)(1) The Secretary shall establish within the Division of Law 
Enforcement Services a separate Branch of Criminal Investigations 
which, under such inter-agency agreement as may be reached 
between the Secretary and appropriate agencies or officials of the 
Department of Justice and subject to such guidelines as may be 
adopted by relevant United States attorneys, shall be responsible for 
the investigation, and presentation for prosecution, of cases involv-
ing violations of sections 1152 and 1153 of title 18, United States 
Code, within Indian country. 
(2) The Branch of Criminal Investigations shall not be primarily 
responsible for the routine law enforcement and police operations of 
the Bureau in Indian country. 
R^ulations. 
(3) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations which shall establish 
a procedure for active cooperation and consultation of the criminal 
investigative employees of the Bureau assigned to an Indian reserva-
tion with the governmental and law enforcement officials of the 
Indian tribe located on such reservation. 
(4Xi) Criminal investigative personnel of the Branch shall be 
subject only to the supervision and direction of law enforcement 
personnel of the Branch or of the Division. Such personnel shall not 
be subject to the supervision of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Agency 
Superintendent or Bureau of Indian Affairs Area Office Director. 
Nothing in this paragraph is intended to prohibit cooperation, 
coordination, or consultation, as appropriate, with nonlaw enforce-
ment Bureau of Indian Affairs personnel at the agency or area 
levels, or prohibit or restrict the right of a tribe to contract the 
investigative program under the authority of Public Law 93-638 or 
to maintain its own criminal investigative operations. 
(ii) At the end of one year following the date of establishment of 
the separate Branch of Criminal Investigations, any tribe may, by 
resolution of the governing body of the tribe, request the Secretary 
to reestablish line authority through the Agency Superintendent or 
Bureau of Indian Affairs Area Office Director. In the absence of 
good cause to the contrary, the Secretary, upon receipt of such 
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104 STAT. 475 
resolution, shall reestablish the line authority as requested by the 
tribe. 
(e)(1) The Secretary shall establish appropriate standards of edu-
cation, experience, training, and other relevant qualifications for 
law enforcement personnel of the Division of Law Enforcement 
Services who are charged with law enforcement responsibilities 
pursuant to section 4. 
(2) The Secretary shall also provide for the classification of such 
positions within the Division of Law Enforcement Services at GS 
grades, as provided in section 5104 of title 5, United States Code, 
consistent with the responsibilities and duties assigned to such 
positions and with the qualifications established for such positions. 
(3) In classifying positions in the Division of Law Enforcement 
Services under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall ensure that such 
positions are classified at GS grades comparable to those for other 
Federal law enforcement personnel in other Federal Agencies in 
light of the responsibilities, duties, and qualifications required of 
such positions. 
LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY 
SEC. 4. The Secretary may charge employees of the Bureau with 
25 USC 2803. 
law enforcement responsibilities and may authorize those employees 
to— 
(1) carry firearms; 
(2) execute or serve warrants, summonses, or other orders 
relating to a crime committed in Indian country and issued 
under the laws of^ 
(A) the United States (including those issued by a Court 
of Indian Offenses under regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary), or 
(B) an Indian tribe if authorized by the Indian tribe; 
(3) make an arrest without a warrant for an offense commit-
ted in Indian country if— 
(A) the offense is committed in the presence of the 
employee, or 
(B) the offense is a felony and the employee has reason-
able grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has 
committed, or is committing, the felony; 
(4) offer and pay a reward for services or information, or 
purchase evidence, sissisting in the detection or investigation of 
the commission of an offense committed in Indian country or in 
the arrest of an offender against the United States; 
(5) make inquiries of any person, and administer to, or take 
from, any person an oath, affirmation, or affidavit, concerning 
any matter relevant to the enforcement or carrying out in 
Indian country of a law of either the United States or an Indian 
tribe that has authorized the employee to enforce or carry out 
tribal laws; 
(6) wear a prescribed uniform and badge or carry prescribed 
credentials; 
(7) perform any other law enforcement related duty; and 
(8) when requested, assist (with or without reimbursement) 
any Federal, tribal. State, or local law enforcement agency in 
the enforcement or carrjdng out of the laws or regulations the 
agency enforces or administers. 
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ASSISTANCE BY OTHER AGENCIES 
Contracts. 
SEC. 5. (a) The Secretary may enter into an agreement for the use 
25 use 2804. 
(with or without reimbursement) of the personnel or facilities of a 
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Federal, tribal, State, or other government agency to aid in the 
enforcement or carrying out in Indian country of a law of either the 
United States or an Indian tribe that has authorized the Secretary 
to enforce tribal laws. The Secretary may authorize a law enforce-
ment officer of such an agency to perform any activity the Secretary 
may authorize under section 4. 
(b) Any agreement entered into under this section relating to the 
enforcement of the criminal laws of the United States shall be in 
accord with any agreement between the Secretary and the Attorney 
General of the United States. 
(c) The Secretary may not use the personnel of a non-Federal 
agency under this section in an area of Indian country if the Indian 
tribe having jurisdiction over such area of Indian country has 
adopted a resolution objecting to the use of the personnel of such 
agency. The Secretary shall consult with Indian tribes before enter-
ing into any agreement under subsection (a) with a non-Federal 
agency that will provide personnel for use in any area under the 
jurisdiction of such Indian tribes. 
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1535 of title 31, 
United States Code, the head of a Federal agency with law enforce-
ment personnel or facilities may enter into an agreement (with or 
without reimbursement) with the Secretary under subsection (a). 
(e) The head of a Federal agency with law enforcement personnel 
or facilities may enter into an agreement (with or without re-
imbursement) with an Indian tribe relating to— 
(1) the law enforcement authority of the Indian tribe, or 
(2) the carrying out of a law of either the United States or the 
Indian tribe. 
(f) While acting under authority granted by the Secretary under 
subsection (a), a person who is not otherwise a Federal employee 
shall be considered to be— 
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(1) an employee of the Department of the Interior only for 
purposes of— 
(A) the provisions of law described in section 3374(c)(2) of 
title 5, United States Code, and 
(B) sections 111 and 1114 of title 18, United States Code, 
and 
(2) an eligible officer under subchapter III of chapter 81 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
REGULATIONS 
25 use 2805. 
SEC. 6. After consultation with the Attorney General of ^ e United 
States, the Secretary may prescribe under this Act regulations 
relating to the enforcement of criminal laws of the United States 
and regulations relating to the consideration of applications for 
contracts awarded under the Indian Self-Determination Act to per-
form the functions of the Branch of Criminal Investigatibns. 
JURISDICTION 
25 use 2806. 
SEC 7. (a) The Secretary shall have investigative jurisdiction over 
offenses against criminal laws of the United States in Indian coun-
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104 STAT. 477 
try subject to an agreement between the Secretary and the Attorney 
General of the United States. 
(b) In exercising the investigative authority conferred by this 
section, the employees of the Bureau shall cooperate with the law 
enforcement agency having primary investigative jurisdiction over 
the offense committed. 
(c) This Act does not invalidate or diminish any law enforcement 
commission or other delegation of authority issued under the 
authority of the Secretary before the date of enactment of this Act. 
(d) The authority provided by this Act is in addition to, and not in 
derogation of, any authority that existed before the enactment of 
this Act. The provisions of this Act alter neither the civil or criminal 
jurisdiction of the United States, Indian tribes. States, or other 
political subdivisions or agencies, nor the law enforcement, inves-
tigative, or judicial authority of any Indian tribe, State, or political 
subdivision or agency thereof, or of any department, agency, court, 
or official of the United States other than the Secretary. 
UNIFORM ALLOWANCE 
SEC. 8. Notwithstanding the limitation in section 5901(a) of title 5, 25 USC 2807. 
United States Code, the Secretary may provide a uniform allowance 
for uniformed law enforcement officers under section 4 of this Act of 
not more than $400 a year. 
SOURCE OF FUNDS 
SEC. 9. Any expenses incurred by the Secretary under this Act 25 USC 2808. 
shall be paid from funds appropriated under the Act of November 2, 
1921 (42 Stat. 208; 25 U.S.C. 13). 
REPORTS TO TRIBES 
SEC. 10. (a) In any case in which law enforcement officials of the 
25 USC 2809. 
Bureau or the Federal Bureau of Investigation decline to initiate an 
investigation of a reported violation of Federal law in Indian coun-
try, or terminate such an investigation without referral for prose-
cution, such officials are authorized to submit a report to the 
appropriate governmental and law enforcement officials of the Indian 
tribe involved that states, with particularity, the reason or reasons 
why the investigation was declined or terminated. 
(b) In any case in which a United States attorney declines to 
prosecute an alleged violation of Federal criminal law in Indian 
country referred for prosecution by the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion or the Bureau, or moves to terminate a prosecution of such an 
alleged violation, the United States attorney is authorized to submit 
a report to the appropriate governmental and law enforcement . 
officials of the Indian tribe involved that states, with particu-
larity, the re£ison or reasons why the prosecution was declined or 
terminated. 
(c) In any case— 
(1) in which the alleged offender is an Indian, and 
(2) for which a report is submitted under subsection (a) or (b), 
the report made to the Indian tribe may include the case file, 
including evidence collected and statements taken, which might 
support an investigation or prosecution of a violation of tribal law. 
(d) Nothing in this section shall require any Federal agency or 
official to transfer or disclose any confidential or privileged commu-
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nication, information, or sources to the officials of any Indian tribe. 
Federal agencies authorized to make reports pursuant to this section 
shall, by regulations, adopt standards for the protection of such 
communications, information, or sources. 
EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS 
SEC. 11. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Eastern 
Band of Cherokee Indians is hereby authorized to sell and transfer, 
without further approval of the United States, all its interests in the 
business operating as Carolina Mirror Inc., including lands, lease-
hold interests, and improvements which are located in Wilkes 
County, North Carolina, and Harris County, Texas. Nothing in this 
section is intended to authorize the Band to sell any Eastern Chero-
kee lands which are held in trust by the United States or any lands 
comprising the Eastern Cherokee Indian Reservation. 
ALASKA NATIVES COMMISSION 
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SEC. 12. (a)(1) The Congress has conducted a preliminary review of 
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the social and economic circumstances of Alaska Natives and of 
governmental policies and programs affecting Alaska Natives and 
finds that— 
(A) in this period of rapid cultural change, there is, among 
Alaska Natives, a growing social and economic crisis character-
ized by, among other things, alcohol abuse and violence, grave 
health problems, low levels of educational achievement, jobless-
ness, a lack of employment opportunities, and a growing 
dependency upon transfer payments; 
(B) these conditions exist even though public policies and 
programs adopted in recent decades have been intended to 
assist Alaska Natives in protecting their traditional cultures 
and subsistence economies and in encouraging economic 
self-sufficiency and individual, group, village, and regional 
self-determination; and 
(C) Alaska Natives and the State of Alaska have expressed a 
need for a review of public policies and programs and a desire to 
make such policies and programs more effective in accomplish-
ing their intentions. 
(2) The Congress hereby declares that it is timely and essential to 
conduct, in cooperation with the State of Alaska and with the 
participation of Alaska Natives, a comprehensive review of Federal 
and State policies and programs affecting Alaska Natives in order to 
identify specific actions that may be taken by the United States and 
the State of Alaska to help assure that public policy goals are more 
fully realized among Alaska Natives. 
Establishment. 
(b)(1) There is hereby established a Commission to be known as 
the "Joint Federal-State Commission on Policies and Programs 
Affecting Alaska Natives" (hereafter referred to in this section as 
the "Commission"). 
(2)(A) The Commission shall consist of the following members: 
President. 
(i) seven individuals appointed by the President, at least three 
of whom shall be Alaska Natives and not more than two of 
whom may be officers or employees of the Federal Government, 
(ii) seven individuals appointed by the Governor of the State 
of Alaska, 
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(iii) the president of the senate of the State of Alaska or a 
designated representative of such president, 
(iv) the speaker of the house of representatives of the State of 
Alaska or a designated representative of such speaker, 
(v) the chairman of the Select Committee on Indian Affairs of 
the Senate or a designated representative of such chairman, 
(vi) the ranking minority member of the Select Committee on 
Indian Affairs of the Senate or a designated representative of 
such member, 
(vii) the chairman of the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate or a designated representative of such 
chairman, 
(viii) the ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate or a designated 
representative of such member, 
(ix) the chairman of the Committee on Interior and Insular 
Affairs of the House of Representatives or a designated rep-
resentative of such chairman, 
(x) the ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives or 
a designated representative of such member, and 
(xi) each Member of Congress who represents the people of 
the State of Alaska and is not described in any of the preceding 
paragraphs, or a designated representative of such Member. 
(B) The Commission shall hold its first meeting by no later than 
the date that is thirty days after the date on which all members of 
the Commission who are to be appointed have been appointed. 
(C) Each member of the Commission who is appointed to the 
Commission under clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A) shall be 
entitled to one vote which shall be equal to the vote of every other 
member of the Commission who is appointed to the Commission 
under clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A). The members of the 
Commission described in a clause of subparagraph (A) other than 
clause (i) or (ii) shall be ex officio, nonvoting members of the 
Commission. 
(D) Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but 
shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appoint-
ment was made. 
(E) In making appointments to the Commission, the President and 
the Governor of Alaska shall give careful consideration to rec-
ommendations received from Alaska Native village, regional, and 
State organizations. 
(F) At the time appointments are made under subparagraph (A), 
the President shall designate an individual appointed under 
subparagraph (A)(i) to be cochairman of the Commission and the 
Governor of the State of Alaska shall designate an individual 
appointed under subparagraph (A)(ii) to be the other cochairman of 
the Commission. 
(G) Eight voting members of the Commission shall constitute a 
quorum for the transaction of business. 
(H) The Commission may adopt such rules (consistent with the 
other provisions of this section) as may be necessary to establish its 
procedures and to govern the manner of its operations, organization 
(including task forces), and personnel. 
(3)(A) Each member of the Commission not otherwise employed by 
the United States Government or the State of Alaska shall receive 
compensation at a rate equal to the daily rate for GS-18 of the 
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General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, 
for each day, including traveltime, such member is engaged in the 
actual performance of duties (including service on a task force) 
authorized by the Commission. 
(B) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), a member of the 
Commission who is otherwise an officer or employee of the United 
States Government or the State of Alaska shall serve on the 
Commission without additional compensation. 
(C) All members of the Commission shall be reimbursed for travel 
and per diem in lieu of subsistence expenses during the performance 
of duties of the Commission while away from home or their regular 
place of business, in accordance with subchapter I of chapter 57 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
(D) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, no 
individual appointed to the Commission by the Governor of the 
State of Alaska under paragraph (2)(A)(ii) shall participate in the 
proceedings of the Commission, vote on business of the Commission, 
or receive any compensation or expense reimbursement under this 
section until the State of Alaska and the President have concluded 
an equitable agreement to share the expenses incurred by the 
Commission. In the event that such an agreement is not reached 
within a reasonable period of time, the members of the Commission 
described in any clause of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) other 
than clause (ii) shall proceed with the work of the Commission 
without the participation of the individuals appointed under para-
graph (2)(A)(ii) and the quorum required for the transaction of the 
business of the Commission shall be 4 members of the Commission 
appointed under paragraph (2)(A)(i). 
(5) The principal office of the Commission shall be in the State of 
Alaska, 
(c) The Commission shall— 
(1) conduct a comprehensive study o
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(A) the social and economic status of Alaska Natives, and 
(B) the effectiveness of those policies and programs of the 
United States, and of the State of Alaska, that affect Alaska 
Natives, 
(2) conduct public hearings on the subjects of such study, 
(3) recommend specific actions to the Congress and to the 
State of Alaska that— 
(A) help to assure that Alaska Natives have life 
opportunities 
comparable to other 
Americans, 
while 
respecting their unique traditions, cultures, and special 
status as Alaska Natives, 
(B) address, among other things, the needs of Alaska 
Natives for self-determination, economic self-sufficiency, 
improved levels of educational achievement, improved 
health status, and reduced incidence of social problems, 
(4) in developing those recommendations, respect the impor-
tant cultural differences which characterize Alaska Native 
groups, 
(5) submit, by no later than the date that is eighteen months 
after the date of the first meeting of the Commission, a report 
on the study, together with the recommendations developed 
under paragraph (3), to the President, the Congress, the Gov-
ernor of the State of Alaska, and the legislature of the State of 
Alaska, and 
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104 STAT. 481 
(6) make such report available to Alaska Native villages and 
organizations and to the public. 
(d)(1)(A) Subject to such rules and regulations as may be adopted 
by the Commission, the co-chairmen of the Commission shall have 
the power to— 
(i) appoint, terminate, and fix the compensation (without 
regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing 
appointments in the competitive service, and without regard to 
the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of 
such title, or of any other provision of law, relating to the 
number, classification, and General Schedule rates) of an Execu-
tive Director of the Commission and of such other personnel as 
the cochairmen deem advisable to assist in the performance of 
the duties of the Commission, at rates not to exceed a rate equal 
to the maximum rate for GS-18 of the General Schedule under 
section 5332 of such title; and 
(ii) procure, as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code, temporary and intermittent services to the same 
extent as is authorized by law for agencies in the executive 
branch, but at rates not to exceed the daily equivalent of the 
maximum annual rate of basic pay in effect for grade GS-18 of 
such General Schedule. 
(B) Service of an individual as a member of the Commission shall 
not be considered as service or employment bringing such individual 
within the provisions of any Federal law relating to conflicts of 
interest or otherwise imposing restrictions, requirements, or pen-
alties in relation to the employment of persons, the performance of 
services, or the payment or receipt of compensation in connection 
with claims, proceedings, or matters involving the United States. 
Service as a member of the Commission, or as an employee of the 
Commission, shall not be considered service in an appointive or 
elective position in the Government for purposes of section 8344 of 
title 5, United States Code, or comparable provisions of Federal law. 
(2)(A) The Commission is authorized to— 
(i) hold such hearings and sit and act at such times, 
(ii) take such testimony, 
(iii) have such printing and binding done, 
(iv) enter into such contracts and other arrangements, 
(v) make such expenditures, and 
(vi) take such other actions, 
as the Commission may deem advisable. Any member of the 
Commission may administer oaths or affirmations to witnesses 
appearing before the Commission. 
(B) The Commission is authorized to establish task forces which 
include individuals appointed by the Commission who are not mem-
bers of the Commission only for the purpose of gathering informa-
tion on specific subjects identified by the Commission as requiring 
the knowledge and expertise of such individuals. Any task force 
established by the Commission shall be chaired by a voting member 
of the Commission who shall preside at any task force hearing 
authorized by the Commission. No compensation (other than com-
pensation under subsection (b)(3)(A) to a member of the Commission) 
may be paid to members of a task force solely for their service on the 
task force, but the Commission may authorize the reimbursement of 
members of a task force for travel and per diem in lieu of subsist-
ence expenses during the performance of duties while away from the 
home, or regular place of business, of the member, in accordance 
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Gifts and 
property. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
with subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code. The 
Commission shall not authorize the appointment of personnel to act 
as staff for the task force, but may permit the use of Commission 
staff and resources by a task force for the purpose of compiling data 
and information. Such data and information shall be for the exclu-
sive use of the Commission. 
(3) The Commission is authorized to accept gifts of property, 
services, or funds and to expend funds derived from sources other 
than the Federal Government, including the State of Alaska, private 
nonprofit organizations, corporations, or foundations which are 
determined appropriate and necessary to carry out the provisions of 
this section. 
(4) The provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act shall 
not apply to the Commission established under this section. 
(5)(A) The Commission is authorized to secure directly from any 
officer, department, agency, establishment, or instrumentality of 
the Federal Government such information as the Commission may 
require for the purpose of this section, and each such officer, depart-
ment, agency, establishment, or instrumentality is authorized and 
directed to furnish, to the extent permitted by law, such informa-
tion, suggestions, estimates, and statistics directly to the Commis-
sion, upon request made by a cochairman of the Commission. 
(B) Upon the request of both cochairmen of the Commission, the 
head of any Federal department, agency, or instrumentality is 
authorized to make any of the facilities and services of such depart-
ment, agency, or instrumentality available to the Commission and 
detail any of the personnel of such department, agency, or 
instrumentality to the Commission, on a nonreimbursable basis, to 
assist the Commission in carrying out its duties under this section. 
(C) The Commission may use the United States mails in the same 
manner and under the same conditions as other departments and 
agencies of the United States. 
(e) The Commission shall cease to exist on the date that is one 
hundred eighty days after the date on which the Commission sub-
mits the report required under subsection (c)(5). All records, docu-
ments, and materials of the Commission shall be transferred to the 
National Archives and Records Administration on the date on which 
the Commission ceases to exist. 
(f)(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission 
$700,000 to carry out the provisions of this section. Such sum shall 
remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until expended. 
(2) Until funds are appropriated under the authority of para-
graph (1), salaries and other expenses incurred by the Commission 
shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate upon vouchers 
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104 STAT. 483 
approved by the cochairman of the Commission. The total amount of 
funds paid from such contingent fund shall be reimbursed to such 
contingent fund from funds appropirated under the authority of 
paragraph (1). 
Approved August 18, 1990. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 498: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 101-60 (Coram, on Interior and Insular Affairs). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 101-167 (Select Comm. on Indian Affairs). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 135 (1989): May 23, considered and passed House. 
Nov. 17, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Vol. 136 (1990): Aug. 1, House concurred in Senate amendment with 
amendments. 
Aug. 4, Senate concurred in House amendments., ^