Calendar No. 711

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4709

AN ACT

To make certain technical corrections, and for other

purposes.

OCTOBER 4 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 12), 1994

Reported with an amendment
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Calendar No. 711

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4709

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

AUGUST 17 (legislative day, AUGUST 11), 1994

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs

OCTOBER 4 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 12), 1994

Reported by Mr. INOUYE, with an amendment

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

AN ACT

To make certain technical corrections, and for other

purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. LEASING AUTHORITY OF THE INDIAN PUEBLO

4 FEDERAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

5 Notwithstanding the provisions of section 17 of the

6 Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 477), the Indian Pueblo

7 Federal Development Corporation, whose charter was is8 sued pursuant to such section by the Secretary of the Inte-
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1 rior on January 15, 1993, shall have the authority to lease

2 or sublease trust or restricted Indian lands for up to 50

3 years.

4 SEC. 2. GRAND RONDE RESERVATION ACT.

5 (a) LANDS DESCRIBED.—Section 1 of the Act enti6 tled ‘‘An Act to establish a reservation for the Confed7 erated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon,

8 and for other purposes’’, approved September 9, 1988

9 (102 Stat. 1594), is amended—

10 (1) in subsection (c)—

11 (A) by striking ‘‘9,879.65’’ and inserting

12 ‘‘10,120.68’’; and

13 (B) by striking all after

‘‘6 8 1 SW1⁄4SW1⁄4,W1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4 53.78’’

14 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

‘‘6 8 1 S1⁄2E1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4 10.03

6 7 8 Tax lot 800 5.55

4 7 30 Lots 3, 4, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4,

SE1⁄4NW1⁄4,E1⁄2SW1⁄4 240

Total ............................................ 10,120.68.’’;

15 and

16 (2) by adding at the end the following:

17 ‘‘(d) CLAIMS EXTINGUISHED; LIABILITY.—

18 ‘‘(1) CLAIMS EXTINGUISHED.—All claims to

19 lands within the State of Oregon based upon recog20 nized title to the Grand Ronde Indian Reservation
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1 established by the Executive order of June 30, 1857,

2 pursuant to treaties with the Kalapuya, Molalla, and

3 other tribes, or any part thereof by the Confederated

4 Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon,

5 or any predecessor or successor in interest, are here6 by extinguished, and any transfers pursuant to the

7 Act of April 28, 1904 (Chap. 1820; 33 Stat. 567)

8 or other statute of the United States, by, from, or

9 on behalf of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand

10 Ronde Community of Oregon, or any predecessor or

11 successor interest, shall be deemed to have been

12 made in accordance with the Constitution and all

13 laws of the United States that are specifically appli14 cable to transfers of lands or natural resources from,

15 by, or on behalf of any Indian, Indian nation, or

16 tribe of Indians (including, but not limited to, the

17 Trade and Intercourse Act of 1790 (Act of July 22,

18 1790; 25 U.S.C. 177, ch. 33, sec. 4; 1 Stat. 137)).

19 ‘‘(2) LIABILITY.—The Tribe shall assume re20 sponsibility for lost revenues, if any, to any county

21 because of the transfer of revested Oregon and Cali22 fornia Railroad grant lands in section 30, Township

23 4 South, Range 7 West.’’.

24 (b) CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.—Section 3

25 of such Act (102 Stat. 1595) is amended by adding at
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1 the end the following: ‘‘Such exercise shall not affect the

2 Tribe’s concurrent jurisdiction over such matters.’’.

3 SEC. 3. CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE SILETZ INDIANS

4 OF OREGON.

5 Section 2 of the Act of September 4, 1980 (Public

6 Law 96–340; 94 Stat. 1072) is amended—

7 (1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ after ‘‘SEC. 2.’’; and

8 (2) by adding at the end the following:

9 ‘‘(b)(1) The Secretary of the Interior, acting at the

10 request of the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians

11 of Oregon, shall accept (subject to all valid rights-of-way

12 and easements existing on the date of such request) any

13 appropriate warranty deed conveying to the United States

14 in trust for the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of

15 Oregon, contingent upon payment of all accrued and un16 paid taxes, the following parcels of land located in Lincoln

17 County, State of Oregon:

18 ‘‘(A) In Township 10 South, Range 8 West,

19 Willamette Meridian—

20 ‘‘(i) a tract of land in the northwest and

21 the northeast quarters of section 7 consisting of

22 208.50 acres, more or less, conveyed to the

23 Tribe by warranty deed from John J. Jantzi

24 and Erma M. Jantzi on March 30, 1990; and
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1 ‘‘(ii) 3 tracts of land in section 7 consist2 ing of 18.07 acres, more or less, conveyed to

3 the Tribe by warranty deed from John J.

4 Jantzi and Erma M. Jantzi on March 30, 1990.

5 ‘‘(B) In Township 10 South, Range 10 West,

6 Willamette Meridian—

7 ‘‘(i) a tract of land in section 4, including

8 a portion of United States Government Lot 31

9 lying west and south of the Siletz River, con10 sisting of 15.29 acres, more or less, conveyed to

11 the Tribe by warranty deed from Patrick J.

12 Collson and Patricia Ann Collson on February

13 27, 1991;

14 ‘‘(ii) a tract of land in section 9, located in

15 Tract 60, consisting of 4.00 acres, more or less,

16 conveyed to the Tribe by contract of sale from

17 Gladys M. Faulkner on December 9, 1987;

18 ‘‘(iii) a tract of land in section 9, including

19 portions of the north one-half of United States

20 Government Lot 15, consisting of 7.34 acres,

21 more or less, conveyed to the Tribe by contract

22 of sale from Clayton E. Hursh and Anna L.

23 Hursh on December 9, 1987;

24 ‘‘(iv) a tract of land in section 9, including

25 a portion of the north one-half of Government
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1 Lot 16, consisting of 5.62 acres, more or less,

2 conveyed to the Tribe by warranty deed from

3 Steve Jebert and Elizabeth Jebert on December

4 1, 1987;

5 ‘‘(v) a tract of land in the southwest quar6 ter of the northwest quarter of section 9, con7 sisting of 3.45 acres, more or less, conveyed to

8 the Tribe by warranty deed from Eugenie

9 Nashif on July 11, 1988; and

10 ‘‘(vi) a tract of land in section 10, includ11 ing United States Government Lot 8 and por12 tions of United States Government Lot 7, con13 sisting of 29.93 acres, more or less, conveyed to

14 the Tribe by warranty deed from Doyle Grooms

15 on August 6, 1992.

16 ‘‘(C) In the northwest quarter of section 2 and

17 the northeast quarter of section 3, Township 7

18 South, Range 11 West, Willamette Meridian, a tract

19 of land comprising Lots 58, 59, 63, and 64, Lincoln

20 Shore Star Resort, Lincoln City, Oregon.

21 ‘‘(2) The parcels of land described in paragraph (1),

22 together with the following tracts of lands which have been

23 conveyed to the United States in trust for the Confed24 erated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon—
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1 ‘‘(A) a tract of land in section 3, Township 10

2 South, Range 10 West, Willamette Meridian, includ3 ing portions of United States Government Lots 25,

4 26, 27, and 28, consisting of 49.35 acres, more or

5 less, conveyed by the Siletz Tribe to the United

6 States in trust for the Tribe on March 15, 1986;

7 and

8 ‘‘(B) a tract of land in section 9, Township 10

9 South, Range 10 West, Willamette Meridian, includ10 ing United States Government Lot 33, consisting of

11 2.27 acres, more or less, conveyed by warranty deed

12 to the United States in trust for the Confederated

13 Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon from Harold D.

14 Alldridge and Sylvia C. Alldridge on June 30, 1981;

15 shall be subject to the limitations and provisions of sec16 tions 3, 4, and 5 of this Act and shall be deemed to be

17 a restoration of land pursuant to section 7 of the Siletz

18 Indian Tribe Restoration Act (91 Stat. 1415; 25 U.S.C.

19 711(e)).

20 ‘‘(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the

21 United States should not incur any liability for conditions

22 on any parcels of land taken into trust under this section.

23 ‘‘(4) As soon as practicable after the transfer of the

24 parcels provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), the Secretary
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1 of the Interior shall convey such parcels and publish a de2 scription of such lands in the Federal Register.’’.

3 SEC. 4. TRANSFER OF PARCEL BY YSLETA DEL SUR

4 PUEBLO.

5 (a) RATIFICATION.—The transfer of the land de6 scribed in subsection (b), together with fixtures thereon,

7 on July 12, 1991, by the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo is hereby

8 ratified and shall be deemed to have been made in accord9 ance with the Constitution and all laws of the United

10 States that are specifically applicable to transfers of land

11 from, by, or on behalf of any Indian, Indian nation, or

12 tribe or band of Indians (including section 2116 of the

13 Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 177)) as if Congress had

14 given its consent prior to the transfer.

15 (b) LANDS DESCRIBED.—The lands referred to in

16 subsection (a) are more particularly described as follows:

17 Tract 1–B–1 (1.9251 acres) and Tract 1–B–2–A

18 (0.0748 acres), Block 2 San Elizario, El Paso Coun19 ty, Texas.

20 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION FOR 99–YEAR LEASES.

21 The second sentence of subsection (a) of the first sec22 tion of the Act of August 9, 1955 (25 U.S.C. 415(a)),

23 is amended by inserting ‘‘the Viejas Indian Reservation,’’

24 after ‘‘Soboba Indian Reservation,’’.
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1 SEC. 6. WIND RIVER INDIAN IRRIGATION PROJECT.

2 Funds appropriated for construction of the Wind

3 River Indian Irrigation Project in fiscal year 1990 (Public

4 Law 101–121), fiscal year 1991 (Public Law 101–512),

5 and fiscal year 1992 (Public Law 102–154) shall be made

6 available on a nonreimbursable basis.

7 SEC. 7. REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS INCURRED BY GILA

8 RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY FOR CERTAIN

9 RECLAMATION CONSTRUCTION.

10 The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to pay

11 $1,842,205 to the Gila River Indian Community as reim12 bursement for the costs incurred by the Gila River Indian

13 Community for construction allocated to irrigation on the

14 Sacaton Ranch that would have been nonreimbursable if

15 such construction had been performed by the Bureau of

16 Reclamation under section 402 of the Colorado River

17 Basin Project Act (43 U.S.C. 1542).

18 SEC. 8. RECONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN EXCESS LANDS.

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Congress finds that the Sac

20 and Fox Nation of Oklahoma has determined the lands

21 described in subsection (b) to be excess to their needs and

22 should be returned to the original Indian grantors or their

23 heirs. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept

24 transfer of title from the Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma

25 of its interest in the lands described in subsection (b).
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1 (b) PERSONS AND LANDS.—The lands and individ2 uals referred to in subsection (a) are as follows:

3 (1) To the United States of America in trust

4 for Sadie Davis, now Tyner, or her heirs or devisees,

5 the Surface and Surface Rights only in and to the

SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1 6 ⁄4 of Section 28, Township 17

7 North, Range 6 East of the Indian Meridian, Lin8 coln County, Oklahoma, containing 2.50 acres, more

9 or less.

10 (2) To the United States of America in trust

11 for Mabel Wakole, or her heirs or devisees, the Sur12 face and Surface Rights only in and to the

NE1⁄4NE1⁄4 of Lot 6 of NW1 13 ⁄4 of Section 14, Town14 ship 11 North, Range 4 East of the Indian Merid15 ian, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, containing

16 2.50 acres, more or less.

17 SEC. 9. TITLE I OF THE ACT OF JANUARY 12, 1983, PERTAIN18 ING TO THE DEVILS LAKE SIOUX TRIBE.

19 Paragraph (1) of section 108(a) of title I of the Act

20 of January 12, 1983 (96 Stat. 2515) is amended by strik21 ing out ‘‘of the date of death of the decedent’’ and insert22 ing in lieu thereof ‘‘after the date on which the Secretary’s

23 determination of the heirs of the decedent becomes final’’.
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1 SEC. 10. NORTHERN CHEYENNE LAND TRANSFER.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any contrary

3 provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior or his au4 thorized representative (‘‘Secretary’’) is hereby authorized

5 and directed to transfer by deed to Lame Deer High

6 School District No. 6, Rosebud County, Montana (‘‘School

7 District’’), all right, title, and interest of the United States

8 and the Northern Cheyenne Tribe (‘‘Tribe’’) in and to the

9 lands described below (‘‘Subject Lands’’), to be held and

10 used by the School District for the exclusive purpose of

11 constructing and operating thereon a public high school

12 and related facilities. The Subject Lands consist of a tract

13 of approximately 40 acres within the Northern Cheyenne

14 Indian Reservation, more particularly described as follows:

A tract of land located in the W1⁄2 SE1 15 ⁄4 and the

E1⁄2 SW1 16 ⁄4 of Section 10, Township 3 South, Range

17 41 East, M.P.M., described as follows: Beginning at

the south 1 18 ⁄4 corner of said Section 10, thence south

19 89 degrees 56 minutes west 393.31 feet on and

20 along the south line of said Section 10 to the true

21 point of beginning, thence south 89 degrees 56 min22 utes west 500.0 feet on and along said Section line,

23 thence north 00 degrees 00 minutes east, 575.0 feet,

24 thence north 54 degrees 9 minutes 22 seconds east

25 2382.26 feet, thence south 23 degrees 44 minutes

26 21 seconds east 622.56 feet, thence south 51 de-
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1 grees 14 minutes 40 seconds west 2177.19 feet to

2 the true point of beginning, containing in all 40.0

3 acres, more or less.

4 (b) DEED AND LEASE.—(1) The deed issued under

5 this section shall provide that—

6 (A) title to all coal and other minerals, includ7 ing oil, gas, and other natural deposits, within the

8 Subject Lands shall remain in the Secretary in trust

9 for the Tribe, as provided in the Act of July 24,

10 1968 (82 Stat. 424);

11 (B) the Subject Lands may be used for the pur12 pose of constructing and operating a public high

13 school and related facilities thereon, and for no other

14 purpose;

15 (C) title to the Subject Lands, free and clear of

16 all liens and encumbrances, shall automatically re17 vert to the Secretary in trust for the Tribe, and the

18 deed shall be of no further force or effect, if, within

19 eight years of the date of the deed, classes have not

20 commenced in a permanent public high school facil21 ity established on the Subject Lands, or if such

22 classes commence at the facility within such eight23 year period, but the facility subsequently perma24 nently ceases operating as a public high school; and
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1 (D) at any time after the conclusion of the cur2 rent litigation (including all trial and, if any, appel3 late proceedings) challenging the November 9, 1993,

4 decision of the Superintendent of Public Instruction

5 for the State of Montana granting the petition to

6 create the School District, and with the prior ap7 proval of the Superintendent of Public Instruction

8 (‘‘Superintendent’s Approval’’), the Tribe shall have

9 the right to replace the deed with a lease covering

10 the Subject Lands issued under the Act of August

11 9, 1955, as amended (25 U.S.C. 415(a)) having a

12 term of 25 years, with a right to renew for an addi13 tional 25 years.

14 (2) Under the lease referred to in paragraph (1)(D),

15 the Subject Lands shall be leased rent free to the School

16 District for the exclusive purpose of constructing and op17 erating a public high school and related facilities thereon.

18 The lease shall terminate if, within eight years of the date

19 of the deed, classes have not commenced in a permanent

20 public high school facility established on the Subject

21 Lands, or if such classes commence at the facility within

22 such eight-year period, but the facility subsequently per23 manently ceases operating as a public high school. In the

24 event the Tribe seeks and obtains the Superintendent’s

25 Approval, it may tender a lease, signed by the Tribe and
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1 approved by the Secretary, which complies with the provi2 sions of this subsection. Upon such tender, the deed shall

3 be of no further force or effect, and, subject to the lease4 hold interest offered to the School District, title to the

5 Subject Lands, free and clear of all liens and encum6 brances, shall automatically revert to the Secretary in

7 trust for the Tribe. The Tribe may at any time irrevocably

8 relinquish the right provided to it under this subsection

9 by resolution of the Northern Cheyenne Tribal Council ex10 plicitly so providing.

11 (c) EFFECT OF ACCEPTANCE OF DEED.—Upon the

12 School District’s acceptance of a deed delivered under this

13 section, the School District, and any party who may subse14 quently acquire any right, title, or interest of any kind

15 whatsoever in or to the Subject Lands by or through the

16 School District, shall be subject to, be bound by, and com17 ply with all terms and conditions set forth in subpara18 graphs (A) through (D) of subsection (b)(1).

19 SEC. 11. INDIAN AGRICULTURE AMENDMENT.

20 (a) LEASING OF INDIAN AGRICULTURAL LANDS.—

21 Section 105 of the American Indian Agriculture Resource

22 Management Act (25 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) is amended—

23 (1) in subsection (b)—

24 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para25 graph (3);
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1 (B) by striking the period at the end of

2 paragraph (4) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

3 (C) by adding at the end the following:

4 ‘‘(5) shall approve leases and permits of tribally

5 owned agricultural lands at rates determined by the

6 tribal governing body.’’; and

7 (2) in subsection (c), by amending paragraph

8 (1) to read as follows: ‘‘(1) Nothing in this section

9 shall be construed as limiting or altering the author10 ity or right of an individual allottee or Indian tribe

11 in the legal or beneficial use of his, her, or its own

12 land or to enter into an agricultural lease of the sur13 face interest of his, her, or its allotment or land

14 under any other provision of law.’’.

15 (b) TRIBAL IMMUNITY.—The American Indian Agri16 culture Resource Management Act (25 U.S.C. 3701 et

17 seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

18 ‘‘SEC. 306. TRIBAL IMMUNITY.

19 ‘‘Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect,

20 modify, diminish, or otherwise impair the sovereign immu21 nity from suit enjoyed by Indian tribes.’’.

22 SEC. 12. INDIAN HEALTH AMENDMENT.

23 Section 4(n) of the Indian Health Care Improvement

24 Act (25 U.S.C. 1603(n)) is amended to read as follows:
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1 ‘‘(n) ‘Health profession’ means allopathic medicine,

2 family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, geriatric

3 medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, podiatric medicine,

4 nursing, public health nursing, dentistry, psychiatry, oste5 opathy, optometry, pharmacy, psychology, public health,

6 social work, marriage and family therapy, chiropractic

7 medicine, environmental health and engineering, allied

8 health professions, and other health professions.’’.

9 SEC. 13. SAN CARLOS APACHE WATER RIGHTS SETTLE10 MENT ACT OF 1992.

11 Section 3711(b)(1) of title XXXVII of the San Carlos

12 Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 1992 (106

13 Stat. 4752) is amended by striking out ‘‘December 31,

14 1994’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘December 31, 1995’’.

15 SEC. 14. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BUY INDIAN ACT AND

16 MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM.

17 Section 23 of the Act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat.

18 861; 25 U.S.C. 47; commonly referred to as the ‘‘Buy In19 dian Act’’), is amended by adding at the end the following:

20 ‘‘Participation in the Mentor-Protege Program established

21 under section 831 of Public Law 101–510 or receipt of

22 assistance pursuant to any developmental assistance

23 agreement authorized under such program does not render

24 Indian labor or Indian industry ineligible to receive any

25 assistance authorized under this proviso. For the purposes
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1 of this proviso, (i) no determination of affiliation or con2 trol (either direct or indirect) may be found between a pro3 tege firm and its mentor firm on the basis that the mentor

4 firm has agreed to furnish (or has furnished) to its protege

5 firm pursuant to a mentor-protege agreement any form

6 of developmental assistance described in subsection (f) of

7 such section, and (ii) the terms ‘protege firm’ and ‘mentor

8 firm’ have the meaning given such terms in subsection (c)

9 of such section 831.’’.

10 SECTION 1. LEASING AUTHORITY OF THE INDIAN PUEBLO

11 FEDERAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

12 Notwithstanding the provisions of section 17 of the Act

13 of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 988, chapter 576; 25 U.S.C.

14 477), the Indian Pueblo Federal Development Corporation,

15 whose charter was issued pursuant to such section by the

16 Secretary of the Interior on January 15, 1993, shall have

17 the authority to lease or sublease trust or restricted Indian

18 lands for up to 50 years.

19 SEC. 2. GRAND RONDE RESERVATION ACT.

20 (a) LANDS DESCRIBED.—Section 1 of the Act entitled

21 ‘‘An Act to establish a reservation for the Confederated

22 Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, and for

23 other purposes’’, approved September 9, 1988 (102 Stat.

24 1594), is amended—

25 (1) in subsection (c)—
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘9,879.65’’ and inserting

2 ‘‘10,120.68’’; and

3 (B) by striking all after

‘‘6 8 1 SW1⁄4SW1⁄4, W1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4 53.78’’

4 and inserting the following:

‘‘6 8 1 S1⁄2E1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4 10.03

6 7 8 Tax lot 800 5.55

4 7 30 Lots 3, 4, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4,

E1⁄2SW1⁄4 240

Total ............................................... 10,120.68.’’;

5 and

6 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub7 section:

8 ‘‘(d) CLAIMS EXTINGUISHED; LIABILITY.—

9 ‘‘(1) CLAIMS EXTINGUISHED.—All claims to

10 lands within the State of Oregon based upon recog11 nized title to the Grand Ronde Indian Reservation es12 tablished by the Executive order of June 30, 1857,

13 pursuant to treaties with the Kalapuya, Molalla, and

14 other tribes, or any part thereof by the Confederated

15 Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, or

16 any predecessor or successor in interest, are hereby ex17 tinguished, and any transfers pursuant to the Act of

18 April 28, 1904 (Chap. 1820; 33 Stat. 567) or other

19 statute of the United States, by, from, or on behalf of

20 the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Commu-
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1 nity of Oregon, or any predecessor or successor inter2 est, shall be deemed to have been made in accordance

3 with the Constitution and all laws of the United

4 States that are specifically applicable to transfers of

5 lands or natural resources from, by, or on behalf of

6 any Indian, Indian nation, or tribe of Indians (in7 cluding, but not limited to, the Act of July 22, 1790,

8 commonly known as the ‘Trade and Intercourse Act

9 of 1790’ (1 Stat. 137, chapter 33, section 4)).

10 ‘‘(2) LIABILITY.—The Tribe shall assume respon11 sibility for lost revenues, if any, to any county be12 cause of the transfer of revested Oregon and Califor13 nia Railroad grant lands in section 30, Township 4

14 South, Range 7 West.’’.

15 (b) CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.—Section 3 of

16 such Act (102 Stat. 1595) is amended by adding at the end

17 the following: ‘‘Such exercise shall not affect the Tribe’s con18 current jurisdiction over such matters.’’.

19 SEC. 3. CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE SILETZ INDIANS

20 OF OREGON.

21 Section 2 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a

22 reservation for the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of

23 Oregon, approved September 4, 1980 (Public Law 96–340;

24 94 Stat. 1072) is amended—

25 (1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ after ‘‘SEC. 2.’’; and
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1 (2) by adding at the end the following:

2 ‘‘(b)(1) The Secretary of the Interior, acting at the re3 quest of the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians of Or4 egon, shall accept (subject to all valid rights-of-way and

5 easements existing on the date of such request) any appro6 priate warranty deed conveying to the United States in

7 trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians of

8 Oregon, contingent upon payment of all accrued and un9 paid taxes, the following parcels of land located in Lincoln

10 County, State of Oregon:

11 ‘‘(A) In Township 10 South, Range 8 West, Wil12 lamette Meridian—

13 ‘‘(i) a tract of land in the northwest and the

14 northeast quarters of section 7 consisting of

15 208.50 acres, more or less, conveyed to the Tribe

16 by warranty deed from John J. Jantzi and

17 Erma M. Jantzi on March 30, 1990; and

18 ‘‘(ii) 3 tracts of land in section 7 consisting

19 of 18.07 acres, more or less, conveyed to the Tribe

20 by warranty deed from John J. Jantzi and

21 Erma M. Jantzi on March 30, 1990.

22 ‘‘(B) In Township 10 South, Range 10 West,

23 Willamette Meridian—

24 ‘‘(i) a tract of land in section 4, including

25 a portion of United States Government Lot 31
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1 lying west and south of the Siletz River, consist2 ing of 15.29 acres, more or less, conveyed to the

3 Tribe by warranty deed from Patrick J. Collson

4 and Patricia Ann Collson on February 27, 1991;

5 ‘‘(ii) a tract of land in section 9, located in

6 Tract 60, consisting of 4.00 acres, more or less,

7 conveyed to the Tribe by contract of sale from

8 Gladys M. Faulkner on December 9, 1987;

9 ‘‘(iii) a tract of land in section 9, including

10 portions of the north one-half of United States

11 Government Lot 15, consisting of 7.34 acres,

12 more or less, conveyed to the Tribe by contract

13 of sale from Clayton E. Hursh and Anna L.

14 Hursh on December 9, 1987;

15 ‘‘(iv) a tract of land in section 9, including

16 a portion of the north one-half of United States

17 Government Lot 16, consisting of 5.62 acres,

18 more or less, conveyed to the Tribe by warranty

19 deed from Steve Jebert and Elizabeth Jebert on

20 December 1, 1987;

21 ‘‘(v) a tract of land in the southwest quarter

22 of the northwest quarter of section 9, consisting

23 of 3.45 acres, more or less, conveyed to the Tribe

24 by warranty deed from Eugenie Nashif on July

25 11, 1988; and
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1 ‘‘(vi) a tract of land in section 10, includ2 ing United States Government Lot 8 and por3 tions of United States Government Lot 7, con4 sisting of 29.93 acres, more or less, conveyed to

5 the Tribe by warranty deed from Doyle Grooms

6 on August 6, 1992.

7 ‘‘(C) In the northwest quarter of section 2 and

8 the northeast quarter of section 3, Township 7 South,

9 Range 11 West, Willamette Meridian, a tract of land

10 comprising United States Government Lots 58, 59,

11 63, and 64, Lincoln Shore Star Resort, Lincoln City,

12 Oregon.

13 ‘‘(2) The parcels of land described in paragraph (1),

14 together with the following tracts of lands which have been

15 conveyed to the United States in trust for the Confederated

16 Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon—

17 ‘‘(A) a tract of land in section 3, Township 10

18 South, Range 10 West, Willamette Meridian, includ19 ing portions of United States Government Lots 25,

20 26, 27, and 28, consisting of 49.35 acres, more or less,

21 conveyed by the Siletz Tribe to the United States in

22 trust for the Tribe on March 15, 1986; and

23 ‘‘(B) a tract of land in section 9, Township 10

24 South, Range 10 West, Willamette Meridian, includ25 ing United States Government Lot 33, consisting of
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1 2.27 acres, more or less, conveyed by warranty deed

2 to the United States in trust for the Confederated

3 Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon from Harold D.

4 Alldridge and Sylvia C. Alldridge on June 30, 1981;

5 shall be subject to the limitations and provisions of sections

6 3, 4, and 5 of this Act and shall be deemed to be a restora7 tion of land pursuant to section 7 of the Siletz Indian Tribe

8 Restoration Act (25 U.S.C. 711(e)).

9 ‘‘(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the

10 United States should not incur any liability for conditions

11 on any parcels of land taken into trust under this section.

12 ‘‘(4) As soon as practicable after the transfer of the

13 parcels provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), the Secretary

14 of the Interior shall convey such parcels and publish a de15 scription of such lands in the Federal Register.’’.

16 SEC. 4. TRANSFER OF PARCEL BY YSLETA DEL SUR

17 PUEBLO.

18 (a) RATIFICATION.—The transfer of the land described

19 in subsection (b), together with fixtures thereon, on July

20 12, 1991, by the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo is hereby ratified

21 and shall be deemed to have been made in accordance with

22 the Constitution and all laws of the United States that are

23 specifically applicable to transfers of land from, by, or on

24 behalf of any Indian, Indian nation, or tribe or band of

25 Indians (including section 2116 of the Revised Statutes (25
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1 U.S.C. 177)) as if Congress had given its consent prior to

2 the transfer.

3 (b) LANDS DESCRIBED.—The lands referred to in sub4 section (a) are more particularly described as follows:

5 Tract 1–B–1 (1.9251 acres) and Tract 1–B–2–A

6 (0.0748 acres), Block 2 San Elizario, El Paso Coun7 ty, Texas.

8 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION FOR 99-YEAR LEASES.

9 The second sentence of subsection (a) of the first section

10 of the Act of August 9, 1955 (69 Stat. 539, chapter 615;

11 25 U.S.C. 415(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘the Viejas In12 dian Reservation,’’ after ‘‘Soboba Indian Reservation,’’.

13 SEC. 6. WIND RIVER INDIAN IRRIGATION PROJECT.

14 Funds appropriated for construction of the Wind

15 River Indian Irrigation Project for fiscal year 1990 (pursu16 ant to Public Law 101–121), fiscal year 1991 (pursuant

17 to the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Ap18 propriations Act, 1991 (Public Law 101–512)), and fiscal

19 year 1992 (pursuant to the Department of the Interior and

20 Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992 (Public Law

21 102–154)) shall be made available on a nonreimbursable

22 basis.
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1 SEC. 7. REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS INCURRED BY GILA

2 RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY FOR CERTAIN

3 RECLAMATION CONSTRUCTION.

4 The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to pay

5 $1,842,205 to the Gila River Indian Community as reim6 bursement for the costs incurred by the Gila River Indian

7 Community for construction allocated to irrigation on the

8 Sacaton Ranch that would have been nonreimbursable if

9 such construction had been performed by the Bureau of Rec10 lamation under section 402 of the Colorado River Basin

11 Project Act (43 U.S.C. 1542).

12 SEC. 8. RECOGNITION OF INDIAN COMMUNITY.

13 Section 10 of the Indian Law Technical Amendments

14 of 1987 (Public Law 100–153) is amended—

15 (1) by striking ‘‘The Frank’s’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)

16 Subject to subsection (b), the Frank’s’’;

17 (2) by striking ‘‘recognized as eligible’’ and in18 serting the following:

19 ‘‘recognized—

20 ‘‘(1) as eligible’’;

21 (3) by striking the period at the end and insert22 ing ‘‘; and’’; and

23 (4) by adding at the end the following:

24 ‘‘(2) as a self-governing dependent Indian com25 munity that is not subject to the jurisdiction of any

26 federally recognized tribe.
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1 ‘‘(b)(1) Nothing in this section may be construed to

2 alter or affect the jurisdiction of the State of Washington

3 under section 1162 of title 18, United States Code.

4 ‘‘(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the

5 Frank’s Landing Indian Community shall not engage in

6 any class III gaming activity (as defined in section 3(8)

7 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C.

8 2703(8)).’’.

9 SEC. 9. RECONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN EXCESS LANDS.

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Congress finds that the Sac

11 and Fox Nation of Oklahoma has determined the lands de12 scribed in subsection (b) to be excess to their needs and

13 should be returned to the original Indian grantors or their

14 heirs. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept

15 transfer of title from the Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma

16 of its interest in the lands described in subsection (b).

17 (b) PERSONS AND LANDS.—The lands and individuals

18 referred to in subsection (a) are as follows:

19 (1) To the United States of America in trust for

20 Sadie Davis, now Tyner, or her heirs or devisees, the

21 Surface and Surface Rights only in and to the

SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1 22 ⁄4 of section 28, Township 17

23 North, Range 6 East of the Indian Meridian, Lincoln

24 County, Oklahoma, containing 2.50 acres, more or

25 less.
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1 (2) To the United States of America in trust for

2 Mabel Wakole, or her heirs or devisees, the Surface

and Surface Rights only in and to the NE1⁄4NE1 3 ⁄4 of

Lot 6 of NW1 4 ⁄4 of section 14, Township 11 North,

5 Range 4 East of the Indian Meridian, Pottawatomie

6 County, Oklahoma, containing 2.50 acres, more or

7 less.

8 SEC. 10. TITLE I OF PUBLIC LAW 97–459, PERTAINING TO

9 THE DEVILS LAKE SIOUX TRIBE.

10 Paragraph (1) of section 108(a) of title I of Public

11 Law 97–459 (96 Stat. 2515) is amended by striking out

12 ‘‘of the date of death of the decedent’’ and inserting in lieu

13 thereof ‘‘after the date on which the Secretary’s determina14 tion of the heirs of the decedent becomes final’’.

15 SEC. 11. NORTHERN CHEYENNE LAND TRANSFER.

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any contrary pro17 vision of law, the Secretary of the Interior or an authorized

18 representative of the Secretary (referred to in this section

19 as the ‘‘Secretary’’) is hereby authorized and directed to

20 transfer by deed to Lame Deer High School District No.

21 6, Rosebud County, Montana (referred to in this section as

22 the ‘‘School District’’), all right, title, and interest of the

23 United States and the Northern Cheyenne Tribe (referred

24 to in this section as the ‘‘Tribe’’) in and to the lands de25 scribed in this subsection (referred to in this section as
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1 ‘‘Subject Lands’’), to be held and used by the School District

2 for the exclusive purpose of constructing and operating

3 thereon a public high school and related facilities. The Sub4 ject Lands consist of a tract of approximately 40 acres with5 in the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, more par6 ticularly described as follows:

A tract of land located in the W1⁄2 SE1⁄4 and the E1 7 ⁄2

SW1 8 ⁄4 of section 10, Township 3 South, Range 41

9 East, M.P.M., described as follows: Beginning at the

south 1 10 ⁄4 corner of said section 10, thence south 89 de11 grees 56 minutes west 393.31 feet on and along the

12 south line of said section 10 to the true point of be13 ginning, thence south 89 degrees 56 minutes west

14 500.0 feet on and along said section line, thence north

15 00 degrees 00 minutes east, 575.0 feet, thence north 54

16 degrees 9 minutes 22 seconds east 2382.26 feet, thence

17 south 23 degrees 44 minutes 21 seconds east 622.56

18 feet, thence south 51 degrees 14 minutes 40 seconds

19 west 2177.19 feet to the true point of beginning, con20 taining in all 40.0 acres, more or less.

21 (b) DEED AND LEASE.—

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The deed issued under this

23 section shall provide that—

24 (A) title to all coal and other minerals, in25 cluding oil, gas, and other natural deposits,
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1 within the Subject Lands shall remain in the

2 Secretary in trust for the Tribe, as provided in

3 Public Law 90–424 (82 Stat. 424);

4 (B) the Subject Lands may be used for the

5 purpose of constructing and operating a public

6 high school and related facilities thereon, and for

7 no other purpose;

8 (C) title to the Subject Lands, free and clear

9 of all liens and encumbrances, shall automati10 cally revert to the Secretary in trust for the

11 Tribe, and the deed shall be of no further force

12 or effect, if, within 8 years after the date of the

13 deed, classes have not commenced in a perma14 nent public high school facility established on the

15 Subject Lands, or if such classes commence at the

16 facility within such 8-year period, but the facil17 ity subsequently permanently ceases operating as

18 a public high school; and

19 (D) at any time after the conclusion of the

20 current litigation (commenced before the date of

21 enactment of this Act and including all trial

22 and, if any, appellate proceedings) challenging

23 the November 9, 1993, decision of the Super24 intendent of Public Instruction for the State of

25 Montana granting the petition to create the
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1 School District, and with the prior approval of

2 the Superintendent of Public Instruction (re3 ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Superintendent’s

4 Approval’’), the Tribe shall have the right to re5 place the deed with a lease covering the Subject

6 Lands issued under section 1(a) of the Act of Au7 gust 9, 1955 (69 Stat. 539, chapter 615; 25

8 U.S.C. 415(a)) having a term of 25 years, with

9 a right to renew for an additional 25 years.

10 (2) CONDITIONS OF LEASE.—Under the lease re11 ferred to in paragraph (1)(D), the Subject Lands

12 shall be leased rent free to the School District for the

13 exclusive purpose of constructing and operating a

14 public high school and related facilities thereon. The

15 lease shall terminate if, within 8 years after the date

16 of the deed, classes have not commenced in a perma17 nent public high school facility established on the

18 Subject Lands, or if such classes commence at the fa19 cility within such 8-year period, but the facility sub20 sequently permanently ceases operating as a public

21 high school. In the event the Tribe seeks and obtains

22 the Superintendent’s Approval, the Tribe may tender

23 a lease, signed by the Tribe and approved by the Sec24 retary, which complies with the provisions of this sub25 section. Upon such tender, the deed shall be of no fur-
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1 ther force or effect, and, subject to the leasehold inter2 est offered to the School District, title to the Subject

3 Lands, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances,

4 shall automatically revert to the Secretary in trust for

5 the Tribe. The Tribe may at any time irrevocably re6 linquish the right provided to it under this subsection

7 by resolution of the Northern Cheyenne Tribal Coun8 cil explicitly so providing.

9 (c) EFFECT OF ACCEPTANCE OF DEED.—Upon the

10 School District’s acceptance of a deed delivered under this

11 section, the School District, and any party who may subse12 quently acquire any right, title, or interest of any kind

13 whatsoever in or to the Subject Lands by or through the

14 School District, shall be subject to, be bound by, and comply

15 with all terms and conditions set forth in subparagraphs

16 (A) through (D) of subsection (b)(1).

17 SEC. 12. INDIAN AGRICULTURE AMENDMENT.

18 (a) LEASING OF INDIAN AGRICULTURAL LANDS.—Sec19 tion 105 of the American Indian Agriculture Resource Man20 agement Act (25 U.S.C. 3715) is amended—

21 (1) in subsection (b)—

22 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para23 graph (3);

24 (B) by striking the period at the end of

25 paragraph (4) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
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1 (C) by adding at the end the following new

2 paragraph:

3 ‘‘(5) shall approve leases and permits of tribally

4 owned agricultural lands at rates determined by the

5 tribal governing body.’’; and

6 (2) in subsection (c), amending paragraph (1) to

7 read as follows:

8 ‘‘(1) Nothing in this section shall be construed as limit9 ing or altering the authority or right of an individual allot10 tee or Indian tribe in the legal or beneficial use of his, her,

11 or its own land or to enter into an agricultural lease of

12 the surface interest of his, her, or its allotment or land

13 under any other provision of law.’’.

14 (b) TRIBAL IMMUNITY.—The American Indian Agri15 culture Resource Management Act (25 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.)

16 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

17 ‘‘SEC. 306. TRIBAL IMMUNITY.

18 ‘‘Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect, mod19 ify, diminish, or otherwise impair the sovereign immunity

20 from suit enjoyed by Indian tribes.’’.

21 SEC. 13. SAN CARLOS APACHE WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT

22 ACT OF 1992.

23 Section 3711(b)(1) of title XXXVII of the San Carlos

24 Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 1992 (106
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1 Stat. 4752) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 1994’’

2 and inserting ‘‘December 31, 1995’’.

3 SEC. 14. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BUY INDIAN ACT AND

4 MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM.

5 Section 23 of the Act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 861;

6 25 U.S.C. 47; commonly referred to as the ‘‘Buy Indian

7 Act’’), is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Par8 ticipation in the Mentor-Protege Program established under

9 section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for

10 Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 2301 note) or receipt of assist11 ance pursuant to any developmental assistance agreement

12 authorized under such program shall not render Indian

13 labor or Indian industry ineligible to receive any assistance

14 authorized under this section. For the purposes of this

15 section—

16 ‘‘(1) no determination of affiliation or control

17 (either direct or indirect) may be found between a

18 protege firm and its mentor firm on the basis that the

19 mentor firm has agreed to furnish (or has furnished)

20 to its protege firm pursuant to a mentor-protege

21 agreement any form of developmental assistance de22 scribed in subsection (f) of section 831 of the National

23 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10

24 U.S.C. 2301 note); and
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1 ‘‘(2) the terms ‘protege firm’ and ‘mentor firm’

2 have the meaning given such terms in subsection (c)

3 of such section 831.’’.

4 SEC. 15. ACQUISITION OF LANDS ON WIND RIVER RESERVA5 TION.

6 (a) AUTHORITY TO HOLD LANDS IN TRUST FOR THE

7 INDIVIDUAL TRIBE.—The Secretary of the Interior is hereby

8 authorized to acquire individually in the name of the Unit9 ed States in trust for the benefit of the Eastern Shoshone

10 Tribe of the Wind River Reservation or the Northern Arap11 aho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, as appropriate,

12 lands or other rights when the individual assets of only one

13 of the tribes is used to acquire such lands or other rights.

14 (b) LANDS REMAIN PART OF JOINT RESERVATION

15 SUBJECT TO EXCLUSIVE TRIBAL CONTROL.—Any lands ac16 quired under subsection (a) within the exterior boundaries

17 of the Wind River Reservation shall remain a part of the

18 Reservation and subject to the joint tribal laws of the Res19 ervation, except that the lands so acquired shall be subject

20 to the exclusive use and control of the tribe for which such

21 lands were acquired.

22 (c) INCOME.—The income from lands acquired under

23 subsection (a) shall be credited to the tribe for which such

24 lands were acquired.
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1 (d) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section shall

2 be construed to prevent the joint acquisition of lands for

3 the benefit of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River

4 Reservation and the Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind

5 River Reservation.

6 SEC. 16. ADVANCED TRAINING AND RESEARCH.

7 Section 111 of the Indian Health Care Improvement

8 Act (25 U.S.C. 1616d) is amended—

9 (1) in subsection (a)—

10 (A) by striking ‘‘who have worked in an In11 dian health program (as defined in section

12 108(a)(2)) for a substantial period of time’’; and

13 (B) by adding at the end the following new

14 sentence: ‘‘In selecting participants for a pro15 gram established under this subsection, the Sec16 retary, acting through the Service, shall give pri17 ority to applicants who are employed by the In18 dian Health Service, Indian tribes, tribal orga19 nizations, and urban Indian organizations, at

20 the time of the submission of the applications.’’;

21 and

22 (2) in subsection (b), by inserting after ‘‘Indian

23 health program’’ the following: ‘‘(as defined in section

24 108(a)(2))’’.
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1 (d) NURSING RESIDENCY PROGRAM.—Section 118(b)

2 of such Act (25 U.S.C. 1616k(b)) is amended by inserting

3 before the period the following: ‘‘or a Master’s degree’’.

4 SEC. 17. REDESIGNATION OF YAKIMA INDIAN NATION TO

5 YAKAMA INDIAN NATION.

6 (a) REDESIGNATION.—The Confederated Tribes and

7 Bands of the Yakima Indian Nation shall be known and

8 designated as the ‘‘Confederated Tribes and Bands of the

9 Yakama Indian Nation’’.

10 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law (including

11 any regulation), map, document, paper, or other record of

12 the United States to Confederated Tribes and Bands of the

13 Yakima Indian Nation referred to in subsection (a) shall

14 be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Confederated Tribes and

15 Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation’’.

16 SEC. 18. EXPENDITURE OF JUDGMENT FUNDS.

17 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or any

18 distribution plan approved pursuant to the Indian Tribal

19 Judgment Funds Use or Distribution Act (25 U.S.C. 1401

20 et seq.), the Secretary of the Interior may reprogram, in

21 accordance with the letter of Charles Dawes, the Chief of

22 the Ottowa Tribe of Oklahoma, to the Bureau of Indian

23 Affairs, Muskogee Area Office, dated September 21, 1993,

24 and the accompanying Resolution that was approved by the

25 Business Committee of the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma Au-
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1 gust 19, 1993, the specific changes in the Secretarial Plan

2 that became effective on June 14, 1983, for the use of funds

3 that were awarded in satisfaction of judgments in final

4 awards by the Indian Claims Commission for claims with

5 the following docket numbers: 133–A, 133–B, 133–C, 302,

6 and 338.

7 SEC. 19. APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMIT8 TEE ACT.

9 The activities of the Department of the Interior associ10 ated with the Department’s consultation with Indian orga11 nizations related to the management by the United States

12 for Indian tribes shall be exempt from the Federal Advisory

13 Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).

14 SEC. 20. POKAGON POTAWATOMI MEMBERSHIP LIST.

15 The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to restore Federal services

16 to the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians’’, approved

17 September 21, 1994 (Public Law 103–323) is amended—

18 (1) by redesignating section 9 as section 10; and

19 (2) by inserting after section 8 the following new

20 section:

21 ‘‘SEC. 9. MEMBERSHIP LIST.

22 ‘‘(a) LIST OF MEMBERS AS OF SEPTEMBER 1994.—

23 Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this

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1 individuals who, as of September 21, 1994, were members

2 of the respective Bands.

3 ‘‘(b) LIST OF INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBER4 SHIP.—

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months

6 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Bands

7 shall submit to the Secretary membership rolls that

8 contain the names of all individuals eligible for mem9 bership in such Bands. Each such Band, in consulta10 tion with the Secretary, shall determine whether an

11 individual is eligible for membership in the Band on

12 the basis of provisions in the governing documents of

13 the Band that determine the qualifications for inclu14 sion in the membership roll of the Band.

15 ‘‘(2) PUBLICATION OF NOTICE.—At such time as

16 the rolls have been submitted to the Secretary, the

17 Secretary shall immediately publish in the Federal

18 Register a notice of such rolls.

19 ‘‘(3) MAINTENANCE OF ROLLS.—The Bands shall

20 ensure that the rolls are maintained and kept cur21 rent.’’.

22 SEC. 21. ODAWA AND OTTAWA MEMBERSHIP LISTS.

23 The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa and the Lit24 tle River Band of Ottawa Indians Act (Public Law 103–
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1 324) is amended by adding at the end the following new

2 section:

3 ‘‘SEC. 9. MEMBERSHIP LIST.

4 ‘‘(a) LIST OF PRESENT MEMBERSHIP.—Not later than

5 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Band

6 shall submit to the Secretary a list of all individuals who,

7 as of September 21, 1994, were members of the Band.

8 ‘‘(b) LIST OF INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBER9 SHIP.—

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months

11 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Band shall

12 submit to the Secretary membership rolls that contain

13 the names of all individuals eligible for membership

14 in such Band. The Band, in consultation with the

15 Secretary, shall determine whether an individual is

16 eligible for membership in the Band on the basis of

17 provisions in the governing documents of the Band

18 that determine the qualifications for inclusion in the

19 membership roll of the Band.

20 ‘‘(2) PUBLICATION OF NOTICE.—At such time as

21 the rolls have been submitted to the Secretary, the

22 Secretary shall immediately publish in the Federal

23 Register a notice of such rolls.
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1 ‘‘(3) MAINTENANCE OF ROLLS.—The Band shall

2 ensure that the rolls are maintained and kept cur3 rent.’’.

4 SEC. 22. INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION

5 ASSISTANCE ACT.

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Indian Self-Determination Act

7 is amended—

8 (1) in section 107(b)(2) (25 U.S.C. 450k(b)(2)),

9 by striking ‘‘Committee on Interior and Insular Af10 fairs’’ and inserting ‘‘Committee on Natural Re11 sources’’;

12 (2) in section 301 (25 U.S.C. 450f note), by

13 striking ‘‘eight’’ and inserting ‘‘18’’; and

14 (3) in section 302(a) (25 U.S.C. 450f note), by

15 striking ‘‘The Secretaries’’ and inserting ‘‘For each

16 fiscal year, the Secretaries’’.

17 (b) ADVISORY COMMITTEES.—The Indian Self-Deter18 mination and Education Assistance Act Amendments of

19 1990 (title II of Public Law 101–644) is amended by add20 ing at the end the following new section:

21 ‘‘SEC. 204. TRIBAL AND FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

22 ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law (includ23 ing any regulation), the Secretary of the Interior and the

24 Secretary of Health and Human Services are authorized

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1 advisory bodies composed of members of Indian tribes or

2 members of Indian tribes and representatives of the Federal

3 Government to ensure tribal participation in the implemen4 tation of the Indian Self–Determination and Education As5 sistance Act (Public Law 93–638).’’.

6 SEC. 23. CROW BOUNDARY SETTLEMENT.

7 Section 6(c) of the Crow Boundary Settlement Act of

8 1994 is amended to read as follows:

9 ‘‘(c) INVESTMENT.—At the request of the Secretary, the

10 Secretary of the Treasury shall invest all sums deposited

11 into, accruing to, and remaining in, the Crow Tribal Trust

12 Fund in accordance with the first section of the Act of Feb13 ruary 12, 1929 (45 Stat. 1164, chapter 178, 25 U.S.C.

14 161a).’’.

Passed the House of Representatives August 16,

1994.

Attest: DONNALD K. ANDERSON,

Clerk.

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