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 103 STAT. 750 PUBLIC LAW 101-121—OCT. 23, 1989 court shall render its final decision relative to any challenge within forty-five days from the date such challenge is brought, unless the court determines that a longer period of time is required to satisfy the requirements of the United States Constitution. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the court may set rules governing the procedures of any such proceeding which set page limits on briefs and time limits on filing briefs and motions and other actions which are shorter than the limits specified in the Federal rules of civil or appellate procedure. (3) In order to reach a decision within forty-five days, the Federal District Court may assign all or part of any such case or cases to one or more Special Masters, for prompt review and recommendations to the court. Reports. (h) The Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall submit reports updat- ing their findings and progress as determined by the process recog- nized under subsection (e) of this section on a monthly basis to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representa- tives for appropriate referral. Such reports shall also include information on the extent to which recommendations of the advisory boards established pursuant to subsection (c) of this section were integrated into timber sale decisions as well as reasons for modifying or not adopting recommendations made by the advisory boards. Such reports shall be submitted as directed beginning on December 1, 1989, and ending on September 30, 1990. (i) Except for provisions of subsection (a)(1) of this section, the provisions of this section apply solely to the thirteen national forests in Oregon and Washington and Bureau of Land Management dis- tricts in western Oregon known to contain northern spotted owls. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to require the Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management to develop similar policies on any other forest or district in Oregon or Washington. (j) The advisory boards established under this section shall not be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (86 Stat. 770). (k) Timber sales offered to meet the requirements of subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this section for the duration of those sale contracts. All other provisions of this section shall remain in effect until September 30, 1990. SEC. 319. (a)(1) Subchapter III of chapter 13 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: Grants. "§ 1352. Limitation on use of appropriated funds to influence Loa^- certain Federal contracting and financial transactions "(a)(1) None of the funds appropriated by any Act may be expended by the recipient of a Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement to pay any person for influencing or attempt- ing to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with any Federal action de- scribed in paragraph (2) of this subsection. "(2) The prohibition in paragraph (1) of this subsection applies with respect to the following Federal actions: "(A) The awarding of any Federal contract. "(B) The making of any Federal grant. "(C) The making of any Federal loan. "(D) The entering into of any cooperative agreement.

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