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be provided by the Tribe in its constitution

and bylaws or other governing documents.

(Pub. L. 95–375, §3, Sept. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 712;

Pub. L. 103–357, §1(b), Oct. 14, 1994, 108 Stat.

3418.)

AMENDMENTS

1994—Pub. L. 103–357 added par. (C) and redesignated

former par. (C) as (D).

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 1300f of this

title.

§ 1300f–3. Study

(a) In general

The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct

one or more studies to determine—

(1) whether the lands held in trust on October 14, 1994, by the United States for the

Pascua Yaqui Tribe are adequate for the needs

of the tribe for the foreseeable future;

(2) if such lands are not adequate—

(A) whether suitable additional lands are

available for acquisition by exchange or purchase; and

(B) the cost and location of the suitable

additional lands;

(3) whether the Pascua Yaqui Tribe has sufficient water rights and allocations to meet the

needs of the tribe for the foreseeable future;

(4) if such water rights and allocations are

not adequate—

(A) whether additional water can be acquired; and

(B) the potential sources and associated

costs of such additional water;

(5) whether the Bureau of Indian Affairs and

the Indian Health Service have limited funding to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe based on a determination of the tribal enrollment in 1978,

rather than the current enrollment;

(6) if funding has been based on 1978 enrollment, how the funding levels can be adjusted

to ensure that the Pascua Yaqui Tribe receives a fair and equitable portion of Bureau

of Indian Affairs and Indian Health Service

funding;

(7) the genealogy of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe;

and

(8) the economic development opportunities

available to the tribe as a result of the North

American Free Trade Agreement.

(b) Tribal participation

The Secretary shall provide for the participation of members of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe to

carry out subsection (a) of this section.

(c) Report

Not later than 2 years after the date on which

funds are made available to carry out this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit

a report to Congress that contains the results of

each study conducted pursuant to subsection (a)

of this section.

(d) Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated such

sums as are necessary to carry out this section.

(Pub. L. 95–375, §4, as added Pub. L. 103–357, §2,

Oct. 14, 1994, 108 Stat. 3418; amended Pub. L.

104–109, §4, Feb. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 764.)

AMENDMENTS

1996—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–109 substituted ‘‘Tribe’’

for ‘‘tribe’’.

CROSS REFERENCES

North American Free Trade Agreement implementation, see section 3301 et seq. of Title 19, Customs Duties.

SUBCHAPTER LXXVIII—YSLETA DEL SUR

PUEBLO: RESTORATION OF FEDERAL SUPERVISION

§ 1300g. Definitions

For purposes of this subchapter—

(1) the term ‘‘tribe’’ means the Ysleta del

Sur Pueblo (as so designated by section 1300g–1

of this title);

(2) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior or his designated representative;

(3) the term ‘‘reservation’’ means lands within El Paso and Hudspeth Counties, Texas—

(A) held by the tribe on August 18, 1987;

(B) held in trust by the State or by the

Texas Indian Commission for the benefit of

the tribe on August 18, 1987;

(C) held in trust for the benefit of the tribe

by the Secretary under section 1300g–4(g)(2)

of this title; and

(D) subsequently acquired and held in

trust by the Secretary for the benefit of the

tribe.1

(4) the term ‘‘State’’ means the State of

Texas;

(5) the term ‘‘Tribal Council’’ means the

governing body of the tribe as recognized by

the Texas Indian Commission on August 18,

1987, and such tribal council’s successors; and

(6) the term ‘‘Tiwa Indians Act’’ means the

Act entitled ‘‘An Act relating to the Tiwa Indians of Texas.’’ and approved April 12, 1968 (82

Stat. 93).

(Pub. L. 100–89, title I, §101, Aug. 18, 1987, 101

Stat. 666.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Tiwa Indians Act, referred to in par. (6), is Pub.

L. 90–287, Apr. 12, 1968, 82 Stat. 93, which was not classified to the Code and was repealed by section 1300g–5 of

this title.

SHORT TITLE

For short title of Pub. L. 100–89, which enacted this

subchapter, subchapter XXXI–A of this chapter, and

provisions set out as notes under section 731 of this

title, as the ‘‘Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and

Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act’’, see

section 1 of Pub. L. 100–89, set out as a note under section 731 of this title.

REGULATIONS

For provision authorizing the Secretary of the Interior or his designated representative to promulgate

regulations as necessary to carry out provisions of this

subchapter, see section 2 of Pub. L. 100–89, set out as a

note under section 731 of this title.