PUBLIC LAW 105-156—FEB. 11, 1998 112 STAT. 9 "(7) The chairperson of the President's Council on Environmental Quality, who shall serve as a nonvoting, ex officio member and shall not be eligible to serve as chairperson.". SEC. 4. PURPOSE. Section 6 of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 5604) is amended— (1) in paragraph (4), by striking "an Environmental Conflict Resolution" and inserting "Environmental Conflict Resolution and Training"; (2) in paragraph (6), by striking "and" at the end; (3) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (4) by adding at the end the following: "(8) establish as part of the Foundation the United States Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution to assist the Federal Government in implementing section 101 of the National Environmental Pohcy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331) by providing assessment, mediation, and other related services to resolve environmental disputes involving agencies and instrumentalities of the United States; and "(9) complement the direction established by the President in Executive Order No. 12988 (61 Fed. Reg. 4729; relating to civil justice reform).". SEC. 5. AUTHORITY. Section 7(a) of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 5605(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following: "(D) INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION.— "(i) IN GENERAL. —The Foundation shall— "(I) establish the United States Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution as part of the Foundation; and "(II) identify and conduct such programs, activities, and services as the Foundation determines appropriate to permit the Foundation to provide assessment, mediation, training, and other related services to resolve environmental disputes. "(ii) GEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION PROVISION.—In providing assessment, mediation, training, and other related services under clause (i)(II) to resolve environmental disputes, the Foundation shall consider, to the maximum extent practicable, conflict resolution providers within the geographic proximity of the conflict."; and (2) in paragraph (7), by inserting "and Training" after "Conflict Resolution". SEC. 6. ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION FUND. (a) REDESIGNATION.— Sections 10 and 11 of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 (20 U.S.C. 5608, 5609) are redesignated as sections 12 and 13 of the Act, respectively.
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