j^4 STAT. 3326
PUBLIC LAW 96-565—DEC. 22, 1980
copies of all written comments on the draft submitted to the Commission under paragraph (c) to the President and to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives. (e) The Commission shall make recommendations to the Congress based on its findings and conclusions under subsection (a) of this section. TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION 42 USC 2991a note.
SEC. 304. Except as provided in subsection (b) of section 307, upon the expiration of the sixty-day period following the submission of the report required by section 303, the Commission shall cease to exist. DEFINITIONS
42 USC 2991a note. I
SEC. 305. For the purposes of this title, the term "Native Hawaiian" means any individual whose ancestors were natives of the area which consisted of the Hawaiian Islands prior to 1778. SAVINGS CLAUSES
42 USC 2991a note.
SEC. 306. No provision of this title shall be construed as— (1) constituting a jurisdictional act, conferring jurisdiction to sue, or granting implied consent to Native Hawaiians to sue the United States or any of its offices; or (2) constituting a precedent for reopening, renegotiating, or legislating any psist settlement involving land claims or other matters with any Native organization or any tribe, band, or identifiable group of American Indians. ^;,:
42 USC 2991a note.
AUTHORIZATION
SEC. 307. (a) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 1982 and 1983 such sums as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this title. Until October 1, 1981, salaries and expenses of the Commission shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate upon vouchers approved by the Chairman. To the extent that any payments are made from the contingent fund of the Senate prior to the time appropriation is made, such payments shall be chargeable against the authorization provided herein.
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