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 PUBLIC LAW98-379—AUG.16, 1984

98 STAT. 1331

Public Law 98-379 98th Congress An Act To authorize the Secretary of Defense to provide assistance to certain Indian tribes for expenses incurred for community impact planning activities relating to the planned deployment of the MX missile system in Nevada and Utah in the same manner that State and local governments were provided assistance for such expenses.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That the Secretary of Defense may provide community impact planning assistance to assist Indian tribes located near sites which on October 10, 1980, were considered to be potential sites for the MX missile system. Such assistance shall be provided for the same purposes and in accordance with the same program under which the Secretary provided community planning assistance under section 801 of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1981 (Public Law 96-418; 94 Stat. 1775) to State and local governments near such areas. The Secretary may provide such assistance using amounts which were made available to the Air Force under Public Law 96-436 for the purpose of assisting State and local governments in community impact planning in potential MX basing areas and which remain available for obligation. SEC. 2. This Act shall apply only with respect to assistance for which a request was received by the Secretary of Defense before April 16, 1982, and which relates to expenses for community impact planning activities incurred before October 2, 1981. Approved August 16, 1984.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4952: HOUSE REPORT No. 98-661 (Comm. on Armed Services). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 130 (1984): Apr. 30, May 1, considered and passed House. Aug. 1, considered and passed Senate.

Aug. 16, 1984 fH.R. 4952]

94 Stat. 1864.

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