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 PUBLIC LAW 100-666—NOV. 16, 1988

102 STAT. 3929

Public Law 100-666 100th Congress An Act To reauthorize housing relocation under the Navajo-Hopi Relocation Program, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SHORT TITLE

1. This Act may be cited as the "Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Amendments of 1988". SECTION

Nov. 16, 1988 [S. 1236] Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Amendments of 1988 25 USC 640d note.

AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 2. Subsection (a) of section 25 of Public Law 93-531 (25 U.S.C. 640d-24(a)) is amended— (1) by striking out "$7,700,000" in paragraph (4) and inserting in lieu thereof "$13,000,000", and (2) by striking out "$15,000,000 annually for fiscal years 1983 through 1987" in paragraph (8) and inserting in Heu thereof "$30,000,000 annually for fiscal years 1989, 1990, and 1991". USE OF DISCRETIONARY FUNDS

SEC. 3. Subsection (b) of section 27 of Public Law 93-531 (25 U.S.G. 640d-25) is amended to read as follows: "(b) Funds appropriated under the authority of subsection (a) may be used by the Commissioner for grants, contracts, or expenditures which significantly assist the Commissioner or assist the Navajo Tribe or Hopi Tribe in meeting the burdens imposed by this Act.". COMMISSIONER ON NAVAJO AND HOPI INDIAN RELOCATION

SEC. 4. (a) Section 12 of Public Law 93-531 (25 U.S.C. 640d-ll) is amended to read as follows: "(a) There is hereby estabhshed as an independent entity in the executive branch the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation which shall be under the direction of the Commissioner on Navajo and Hopi Relocation (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the 'Commissioner'). "(b)(1) The Commissioner shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. "(2) The term of office of the Commissioner shall be 2 years. An individual may be appointed Commissioner for more than one term. "(3) The Commissioner shall be a full time employee of the United States and shall be paid at the rate of GS-18 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code. "(c)(1)(A) Except as otherwise provided by the Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Amendments of 1988, the Commissioner shall have all the powers and be responsible for all the duties that the

President of U.S.

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