(c) Status report to Congress The Secretary shall submit, within 1 year of the first full fiscal year after November 28, 1990, and within 6 months of the end of each succeeding fiscal year, a report to the Committee on Natural Resources of the United States House of Representatives, the Committee on Indian Affairs of the United States Senate, and to the affected Indian tribes a report on the status of Indian forest lands with respect to standards, goals and objectives set forth in approved forest management plans for each Indian tribe with Indian forest lands. The report shall identify the amount of Indian forest land in need of forestation or other silviculture treatment and the quantity of timber available for sale, offered for sale, and sold for each Indian tribe. (d) Assistance from Secretary of Agriculture The Secretary of Agriculture, through the Forest Service, is authorized to provide, upon the request of the Secretary of the Interior, on a nonreimbursable basis, technical assistance in the conduct of such research and evaluation activities as may be necessary for the completion of any reports or assessments required by this chapter. (Pub. L. 101–630, title III, §312, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4539; Pub. L. 103–437, §10(f), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4589.) EDITORIAL NOTES AMENDMENTS 1994 —Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 103–437, §10(f)(1), substituted “Committee on Indian” for “Select Committee on Indian” and “Natural Resources” for “Interior and Insular Affairs”. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–437, inserted “the” after “report to” and substituted “Committee on Indian” for
“Select Committee on Indian” and “Natural Resources” for “Interior and Insular Affairs”. §3112. Alaska Native technical assistance program (a) Establishment
The Secretary, in consultation with the village and regional corporations established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), shall establish a program of technical assistance for such corporations to promote the sustained yield management of their forest resources. Such technical assistance shall also be available to promote local processing and other value-added
activities with such forest resources. (b) Indian Self-Determination Act
The technical assistance to be provided by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a) shall be made available through contracts, grants or agreements entered into in accordance with, and made available to entities eligible for, such contracts, grants, or agreements under the Indian Self-Determination Act [25 U.S.C. 5321 et seq.]. (Pub. L. 101–630, title III, §313, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4540.)
EDITORIAL NOTES REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 92–203, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 688, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 33 (§1601 et seq.) of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1601 of Title 43 and Tables. The Indian Self-Determination Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is title I of Pub. L. 93–638, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2206, which is classified principally to subchapter I (§5321 et seq.) of chapter 46 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5301 of this title and Tables. §3113. Establishment of Indian and Alaska Native forestry education assistance (a) Forester intern program (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service, the Secretary shall establish and maintain in the Bureau of Indian Affairs at least 20 forester intern positions for Indian and Alaska Native students. (2) For purposes of this subsection, the term “forester intern” means an Indian or Alaska Native who—
A-8 Assessment of Indian Forests and Forest Management in the United States
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