Pub. L. 101-121, tit. III, sec. 315

Sec. 315. Section 9(a)(3) of Public Law 100–580 (102 Stat. 2932) is amended by inserting after the term “Council.” the following: “The Yurok Transition Team may receive grants and enter into contracts for the purpose of carrying out this section and section 10(a) of this Act. Such grants and contracts shall be transferred to the Yurok Interim Council upon its organization.”: Provided, That using $750,000 appropriated in the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1990, under “General Investigations, Corps of Engineers—Civil”, the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is directed to continue engineering and design of the McCook and Thornton Reservoirs, which are features of the Chicagoland Underflow Plan: Provided further, That with respect to claims resulting from the performance of functions, during fiscal year 1990 only, or claims asserted after the effective date of this Act, but resulting from the performance of functions prior to fiscal year 1990, under a contract, grant agreement, or cooperative agreement authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975, as amended (88 Stat 2203; 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) or by Title V, Part B—Tribally Controlled School Grants of the Hawkins-Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988, as amended (102 Stat. 385; 25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), an Indian tribe, tribal organization or Indian contractor is deemed to be part of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the Department of the Interior or the Indian Health Service in the Department of Health and Human Services while carrying out any such contract or agreement and its employees are deemed employees of the Bureau or Service while acting within the scope of their employment in carrying out the contract or agreement: Provided further, That upon the effective date of this legislation, any civil action or proceeding involving such claims brought hereafter against any tribe, tribal organization, Indian contractor or tribal employee covered by this provision shall be deemed to be an action against the United States and will be defended by the Attorney General and be afforded the full protection and coverage of the Federal Tort Claims Act: Provided further, That beginning with the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991, and thereafter, the appropriate Secretary shall request through annual appropriations funds sufficient to reimburse the Treasury for any claims paid in the prior fiscal year pursuant to the foregoing provisions: Provided further, That nothing in this section shall in any way affect the provisions of section 102(d) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975, as amended (88 Stat. 2203; 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.).