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 114 STAT. 2796 PUBLIC LAW 106-562—DEC. 23, 2000 for any activity a purpose of which is to influence legislation pending before the Congress, except that this subsection shall not prevent officers or employees of the United States or of its departments, agencies, or commissions from communicating to Members of Congress, through proper channels, requests for legislation or appropriations that they consider necessary for the efficient conduct of public business. "(e) IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY.— Neither the United States nor any of its agencies, officers, or employees shall have any liability under this Act or any other law associated with or resulting from the designing, locating, contracting for, redeveloping, permitting, certifying, operating, or maintaining any solid waste management facility on the Pribilof Islands as a consequence of— "(1) having provided assistance to the State of Alaska under subsection (b); or "(2) providing funds for, or planning, constructing, or operating, any interim solid waste management facilities that may be required by the State of Alaska before permanent solid waste management facilities constructed with assistance provided under subsection (b) are complete and operational. "(f) REPORT ON EXPENDITURES.— Each entity which receives assistance authorized under subsection (c) shall submit an audited statement listing the expenditure of that assistance to the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, on the last day of fiscal years 2002, 2004, and 2006. "(g) CONGRESSIONAL INTENT. — Amounts authorized under subsection (c) are intended by Congress to be provided in addition to the base funding appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in fiscal year 2000.". SEC. 104. DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY. Section 205 of the Fur Seal Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 1165) is amended— (1) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: Deadline. "(c) Not later than 3 months after the date of the enactment of the Pribilof Islands Transition Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives a report that includes— "(1) a description of all property specified in the document referred to in subsection (a) that has been conveyed under that subsection; "(2) a description of all Federal property specified in the document referred to in subsection (a) that is going to be conveyed under that subsection; and "(3) an identification of all Federal property on the Pribilof Islands that will be retained by the Federal Government to meet its responsibilities under this Act, the Convention, and any other applicable law."; and (2) by striking subsection (g). 16 USC 1161 SEC. 105. TERMINATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES. °° ^' (a) FUTURE OBLIGATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary of Commerce shall not be considered to have any obligation to promote or otherwise provide for the development of any form of an economy not

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