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 PUBLIC LAW 104-330—OCT. 26, 1996 110 STAT. 4029 (2) REGULATIONS.— (A) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary shall issue regulations to carry out this section only after consultation with the Council on Environmental Quality. (B) CONTENTS. —The regulations issued under this paragraph shall— (i) provide for the monitoring of the environmental reviews performed under this section; (ii) in the discretion of the Secretary, facilitate training for the performance of such reviews; and (iii) provide for the suspension or termination of the assumption of responsibilities under this section. (3) EFFECT ON ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY.—The duty of the Secretary under paragraph (2)(B) shall not be construed to limit or reduce any responsibility assumed by a recipient of grant amoiuits with respect to any particular release of funds. (b) PROCEDURE.— The Secretary shall approve the release of funds subject to the procedures authorized by this section only if, not less than 15 days prior to such approval and prior to any commitment of funds to such projects, the tribe has submitted to the Secretary a request for such release accompanied by a certification that meets the requirements of subsection (c). The approval of the Secretary of any such certification shall be deemed to satisfy the responsibilities of the Secretary under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and such other provisions of law as the regulations of the Secretary specify insofar as those responsibilities relate to the releases of funds for projects to be carried out pursuant thereto that are covered by such certification. (c) CERTIFICATION. —A certification under the procedures authorized by this section shall— (1) be in a form acceptable to the Secretary; (2) be executed by the chief executive officer or other officer of the tribe under this Act qualified under regulations of the Secretary; (3) specify that the tribe has fully carried out its responsibilities as described under subsection (a); and (4) specify that the certifying officer— (A) consents to assume the status of a responsible Federal official under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and each provision of law specified in regulations issued by the Secretary insofar as the provisions of such Act or such other provisions of law apply pursuant to subsection (a); and (B) is authorized and consents on behalf of the tribe and such officer to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal courts for the purpose of enforcement of the responsibilities of the certifying officer as such an official. SEC. 106. REGULATIONS. 25 USC 4116. (a) TRANSITION REQUIREMENTS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date Federal Register, of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, by notice publication, issued in the Federal Register, establish any requirements necessary to provide for the transition (upon the effectiveness of this Act and the amendments made by this Act) from the provision of assistance for Indian tribes and Indian housing authorities under the United States Housing Act of 1937 and

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