leges and responsibilities as are applicable to other citizens of the United States. Public Law 587 has now been in effect for 212 years. For the past year interested persons in Oregon and the Northwest and in the Department of the Interior have been discussing the need for amending the act. The four bills before us seek to amend the law in various manners. For example, H. R. 650, introduced by Mrs. Green, would authorize the Federal Government to defray the cost of assisting the Klamath Indians in preparing themselves for termination of Federal control. H. R. 663, also introduced by Mrs. Green, provides that after the submission of the complete forestry appraisal to the Secretary of the Interior by the management specialists no further action shall be taken to invest individual rights for 9 months. Likewise, until the expiration of this 9-month waiting period the final roll will not be published. Finally, H. R. 663 provides that during the period of suspension the Secretary is authorized and directed to approve contracts for the sale of tribally owned timber and to execute permits, leases, and rights-of-way involving tribal property for the period ending August 13, 1958. H. R. 2518, introduced by Congressman Ullman, authorizes the United States to pay the cost of assisting the Klamaths to prepare for termination, a sum not in excess of $800,000, and to defer the ultimate date of termination for a 2-year period beyond the present date of August 13, 1958. The purpose of H. R. 2471, introduced by Dr. Miller on behalf of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, is fourfold. First, it would delay sales of tribal timberlands until Congress has had further opportunity to determine how much, if any, land should be acquired by the Federal or State Government for public conservation purposes, or whether other alternative steps may be needed to protect the economy and to preserve good conservation practices. Secondly, H. R. 2471 would prevent forced sales of Klamath tribal timberlands in quantities which might unreasonably depress the market. Thirdly, it seeks to provide for Federal payment of the costs of the termination program, up to $1,100,000. Finally, the bill makes several technical amendments to existing law, the need for which has been disclosed during the past 212 years. In order to bring ourselves up to date on Klamath affairs, we have scheduled these hearings and have asked for witnesses who can contribute information necessary to our implementation of Public Law 587, 83d Congress. Have you a statement you would like to make, Mr. Ullman? Mr. ASPINALL. Before we listen to our colleague, Mr. Chairman, I notice that the committee has before it three departmental reports, those being on H. R. 650, H. R. 2471, and H. R. 2518, and that leaves H. R. 663 without a departmental report at this time. Has a request been made and is there a reference to H. R. 663 in the reports we have before us? Mr. HALEY. I might say I have just received the reports myself, Mr. Aspinall. Mr. TAYLOR. If I may, a report was requested on H. R. 663. It has not been received. It should be received very shortly. We do have a report on a companion bill from the 84th Congress which could be made a part of the record at this time if the committee wishes, which will take the place of that report until the other comes up. Mr. HALEY. At this point, without objection, the bills and reports and the report from the Library of Congress will be made a part of the record. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The bills, reports, and the report from the Library of Congress follow :) [H. R. 650, 85th Cong., 1st sess.] A BILL To amend Public Law 587, Eighty-third Congress, by authorizing the Federal Government to defray the cost of assisting the Klamath Indians to prepare for termination of Federal supervision Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Public Law 587, Eighty-third Congress, is amended by deleting subsection (b) of section 5 and substituting in lieu thereof the following: "(b) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated out of any public funds in the United States Treasury not otherwise appropriated such funds as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act." [H. R. 663, 85th Cong., 1st sess.] A BILL To amend Public Law 587, Eighty-third Congress, by deferring implementation requirements and requiring report by management specialists Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That Public Law 587, Eighty-third Congress, is amended by adding the following: Subsection (6) of section 5 (a) shall read as follows: "Within three months following completion of the appraisal directed by subsection (1) of this subsection, the management specialists shall forward the complete appraisal to the Secretary of the Interior for his consideration. During this period, the management specialist shall also submit a written report to the Secretary, such report to detail action theretofore taken by them and include but not be limited to recommendations respecting implementation of subsections (2), (3), (4), and (5) of this subsection. Such report shall immediately be forwarded to the Congress by the Secretary with such recommendations or comments as he shall deem advisable, and no further action shall be taken by the management specialists pursuant to subsection 5 (a) prior to nine months following the submission of such report to the Congress." SEC. 2. Until expiration of the nine-month period provided in section 1 hereof, the Secretary shall defer publication of the final roll as provided in section 3 of Public Law 587, Eighty-third Congress. SEC. 3. During the period of suspension of actions pursuant to section 5 (a) (1) provided for herein, the Secretary is authorized and directed to approve contracts for the sale of tribally owned timber and to execute permits, leases, and rights-of-way involving tribal property for the period ending August 13, 1958: Provided, That the volume of timber cut during any one year shall not exceed the allowable annual cut determined by the Secretary. [H. R. 2518, 85th Cong., 1st sess.] A BILL To authorize the United States to defray the cost of assisting the Klamath Tribe of Indians to prepare for termination of Federal supervision, and to defer such termination for a period of eighteen months Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the termination of Federal supervision over the property of the Klamath Tribe of Indians located in the State of Oregon and the individual members thereof, and for other purposes", approved August 13, 1954 (68 Stat. 718), is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "SEC. 27. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, no further action shall be taken pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of section leges and responsibilities as are applicable to other citizens of the United States. Public Law 587 has now been in effect for 212 years. For the past year interested persons in Oregon and the Northwest and in the Department of the Interior have been discussing the need for amending the act. The four bills before us seek to amend the law in various manners. For example, H. R. 650, introduced by Mrs. Green, would authorize the Federal Government to defray the cost of assisting the Klamath Indians in preparing themselves for termination of Federal control. H. R. 663, also introduced by Mrs. Green, provides that after the submission of the complete forestry appraisal to the Secretary of the Interior by the management specialists no further action shall be taken to invest individual rights for 9 months. Likewise, until the expiration of this 9-month waiting period the final roll will not be published. Finally, H. R. 663 provides that during the period of suspension the Secretary is authorized and directed to approve contracts for the sale of tribally owned timber and to execute permits, leases, and rights-of-way involving tribal property for the period ending August 13, 1958. H. R. 2518, introduced by Congressman Ullman, authorizes the United States to pay the cost of assisting the Klamaths to prepare for termination, a sum not in excess of $800,000, and to defer the ultimate date of termination for a 2-year period beyond the present date of August 13, 1958. The purpose of H. R. 2471, introduced by Dr. Miller on behalf of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, is fourfold. First, it would delay sales of tribal timberlands until Congress has had further opportunity to determine how much, if any, land should be acquired by the Federal or State Government for public conservation purposes, or whether other alternative steps may be needed to protect the economy and to preserve good conservation practices. Secondly, H. R. 2471 would prevent forced sales of Klamath tribal timberlands in quantities which might unreasonably depress the market. Thirdly, it seeks to provide for Federal payment of the costs of the termination program, up to $1,100,000. Finally, the bill makes several technical amendments to existing law, the need for which has been disclosed during the past 212 years. In order to bring ourselves up to date on Klamath affairs, we have scheduled these hearings and have asked for witnesses who can contribute information necessary to our implementation of Public Law 587, 83d Congress. Have you a statement you would like to make, Mr. Ullman? Mr. ASPINALL. Before we listen to our colleague, Mr. Chairman, I notice that the committee has before it three departmental reports, those being on H. R. 650, H. R. 2471, and H. R. 2518, and that leaves H. R. 663 without a departmental report at this time. Has a request been made and is there a reference to H. R. 663 in the reports we have before us? Mr. HALEY. I might say I have just received the reports myself, Mr. Aspinall. Mr. TAYLOR. If I may, a report was requested on H. R. 663. It has not been received. It should be received very shortly. We do have a report on a companion bill from the 84th Congress which could be made a part of the record at this time if the committee wishes, which will take the place of that report until the other comes up. Mr. HALEY. At this point, without objection, the bills and reports and the report from the Library of Congress will be made a part of the record. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The bills, reports, and the report from the Library of Congress follow :) [H. R. 650, 85th Cong., 1st sess.] A BILL To amend Public Law 587, Eighty-third Congress, by authorizing the Federal Government to defray the cost of assisting the Klamath Indians to prepare for termination of Federal supervision Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Public Law 587, Eighty-third Congress, is amended by deleting subsection (b) of section 5 and substituting in lieu thereof the following: "(b) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated out of any public funds in the United States Treasury not otherwise appropriated such funds as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act." [H. R. 663, 85th Cong., 1st sess.] A BILL To amend Public Law 587, Eighty-third Congress, by deferring implementation requirements and requiring report by management specialists Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That Public Law 587, Eighty-third Congress, is amended by adding the following: Subsection (6) of section 5 (a) shall read as follows: "Within three months following completion of the appraisal directed by subsection (1) of this subsection, the management specialists shall forward_the complete appraisal to the Secretary of the Interior for his consideration. During this period, the management specialist shall also submit a written report to the Secretary, such report to detail action theretofore taken by them and include but not be limited to recommendations respecting implementation of subsections (2), (3), (4), and (5) of this subsection. Such report shall immediately be forwarded to the Congress by the Secretary with such recommendations or comments as he shall deem advisable, and no further action shall be taken by the management specialists pursuant to subsection 5 (a) prior to nine months following the submission of such report to the Congress." SEC. 2. Until expiration of the nine-month period provided in section 1 hereof, the Secretary shall defer publication of the final roll as provided in section 3 of Public Law 587, Eighty-third Congress. SEC. 3. During the period of suspension of actions pursuant to section 5 (a) (1) provided for herein, the Secretary is authorized and directed to approve contracts for the sale of tribally owned timber and to execute permits, leases, and rights-of-way involving tribal property for the period ending August 13, 1958: Provided, That the volume of timber cut during any one year shall not exceed the allowable annual cut determined by the Secretary. [H. R. 2518, 85th Cong., 1st sess.] A BILL To authorize the United States to defray the cost of assisting the Klamath Tribe of Indians to prepare for termination of Federal supervision, and to defer such termination for a period of eighteen months Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the termination of Federal supervision over the property of the Klamath Tribe of Indians located in the State of Oregon and the individual members thereof, and for other purposes", approved August 13, 1954 (68 Stat. 718), is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "SEC. 27. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, no further action shall be taken pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of section 5, or section 6 of this Act prior to eighteen months following the date of the enactment of this section.". (b) Subsection (b) of section 5 of such Act is amended to read as follows: "(b) Such amounts of Klamath tribal funds as may be required for the purposes of this section shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as the Secretary deems necessary, but not to exceed $800,000, to reimburse the tribe for such expenditures of tribal funds.". (c) Subsection (b) of section 6 of such Act is amended by striking out "four years" and inserting in lieu thereof "six years". (d) Section 8 of such Act is amended by striking out "four years" wherever it appears in such section and inserting in lieu thereof "six years". [H. R. 2471, 85th Cong., 1st sess.] A BILL To amend the Act terminating Federal supervision over the Klamath Indian Tribe Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act of August 13, 1954 (68 Stat. 718), is amended as follows: (a) Subsection 5 (a), paragraph (3) of the Act is amended by inserting after the first proviso the following new provisions: "Provided further, That sales of such property shall be arranged at times and in quantities that will not unreasonably depress the market: Provided further, That no sales of such property shall be made before the end of the first session of the Eighty-fifth Congress :". (b) Subsection 6 (b) of the Act is amended by deleting "four years", by inserting in lieu thereof "seven years", and by adding at the end of the subsection the following new sentence: "If such action cannot be completed within the time prescribed without creating inequities, a report of the relevant facts shall be submitted to the Congress before the expiration of such time.” (c) Subsection 5 (b) of the Act is amended by changing the colon to a comma, by deleting the entire proviso, and by inserting in lieu thereof "and there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as the Secretary deems necessary, but not to exceed $1,100,000, to reimburse the tribe for such expenditures of tribal funds." (d) Subsection 5 (a), paragraph (2), of the Act is amended to read as follows: "(2) Immediately after the appraisal of the tribal property and approval of the appraisal by the Secretary, give to each member of the tribe an opportunity to elect to withdraw from the tribe and have his interest in tribal property converted into money and paid to him, or to remain in the tribe and participate in the tribal management plan to be prepared pursuant to paragraph (5) of this subsection; in the case of members who are minors or persons declared incompetent by judicial proceedings, the opportunity to make such election on their behalf shall be given to the person designated by the Secretary as the person best able to represent the interests of such member;". (e) Subsection 5 (a), paragraph (3), of the Act is amended by deleting the second proviso and by inserting in lieu thereof the following: "Provided further, That if such property is not purchased for public use any person whose name appears on the final roll of the tribe, or a guardian on behalf of any such person who is a minor or an incompetent, or the tribe, shall have the right to purchase, for his or its own account but not as an agent for others (which fact shall be subject to final and conclusive determination by the Secretary), any of such property in lots as offered for sale for not less than the highest offer received by competitive bid; any individual Indian purchaser may apply toward the purchase price all or any part of the sum due him from the conversion of his interest in tribal property; and if more than one right is exercised to purchase the same property pursuant to this proviso the property shall be sold to one of such persons on the basis of competitive bids;". (f) Subsection 2 (e) of the Act is amended to read as follows: "Adult' means a person who is an adult according to the law of the place of his residence." (g) Subsection 8 (c) of the Act is amended by inserting after "on land owned by" the words "one or by". (h) Subsection 8 (b) of the Act is amended by deleting the language that precedes the proviso and by inserting in lieu thereof: "All restrictions on the sale or encumbrance of trust or restricted interests in land, wherever located, owned by members of the tribe (including allottees, purchasers, heirs, and devisees, either adult or minor), and on trust or restricted interests in land |