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 PUBLIC LAW 105-333—OCT. 31, 1998 112 STAT. 3135 (2) by striking "is most directly affected" and inserting "are most directly affected". SEC. 11. LOCAL HIRE REPORT. Deadline. (a) IN GENERAL.— Not later than 18 months after the date Jiot^^^^^^^ of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall transmit to Congress a report. (b) LOCAL HIRE.— The report required by subsection (a) shall— (1) indicate the actions taken in carrying out subsection (b) of section 1308 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3198); (2) address the recruitment processes that may restrict employees hired under subsection (a) of such section from successfully obtaining positions in the competitive service; and (3) describe the actions of the Secretary of the Interior in contracting with Alaska Native Corporations to provide services with respect to public lands in Alaska. (c) COOPERATION.— The Secretary of Agriculture shall cooperate with the Secretary of the Interior in carrying out this section with respect to the Forest Service. SEC. 12. SHAREHOLDER BENEFITS. Section 7 of the Alaskan Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1606) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(r) BENEFITS FOR SHAREHOLDERS OR IMMEDIATE FAMILIES.— The authority of a Native Corporation to provide benefits to its shareholders who are Natives or descendants of Natives or to its shareholders' immediate family members who are Natives or descendants of Natives to promote the health, education, or welfare of such shareholders or family members is expressly authorized and confirmed. Eligibility for such benefits need not be based on share ownership in the Native Corporation and such benefits may be provided on a basis other than pro rata based on share ownership.". SEC. 13. SHAREHOLDER HOMESITE PROGRAM. Section 39(b)(1)(B) of the Alaskan Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1629e(b)(l)(B)) is amended by inserting after "settlor corporation" the following: "or the land is conveyed for a homesite by the Trust to a beneficiary of the Trust who is also a legal resident under Alaska law of the Native village of the settlor corporation and the conveyance does not exceed 1.5 acres".

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