H. R. 4709

One Hundred Third Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE SECOND SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,

the twenty-fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-four

An Act

To make certain technical corrections, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LEASING AUTHORITY OF THE INDIAN PUEBLO FEDERAL

DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 17 of the Act of

June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 988, chapter 576; 25 U.S.C. 477), the

Indian Pueblo Federal Development Corporation, whose charter

was issued pursuant to such section by the Secretary of the Interior

on January 15, 1993, shall have the authority to lease or sublease

trust or restricted Indian lands for up to 50 years.

SEC. 2. GRAND RONDE RESERVATION ACT.

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

to establish a reservation for the Confederated Tribes of the Grand

Ronde Community of Oregon, and for other purposes’’, approved

September 9, 1988 (102 Stat. 1594), is amended—

(1) in subsection (c)—

(A) by striking ‘‘9,879.65’’ and inserting ‘‘10,120.68’’;

and

(B) by striking all after

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

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.’’;

and

(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

‘‘(d) CLAIMS EXTINGUISHED; LIABILITY.—

‘‘(1) CLAIMS EXTINGUISHED.—All claims to lands within the

State of Oregon based upon recognized title to the Grand Ronde

Indian Reservation established by the Executive order of June

30, 1857, pursuant to treaties with the Kalapuya, Molalla,

and other tribes, or any part thereof by the Confederated Tribes

of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, or any predecessor

or successor in interest, are hereby extinguished, and any trans-
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fers pursuant to the Act of April 28, 1904 (Chap. 1820; 33

Stat. 567) or other statute of the United States, by, from,

or on behalf of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde

Community of Oregon, or any predecessor or successor interest,

shall be deemed to have been made in accordance with the

Constitution and all laws of the United States that are specifically applicable to transfers of lands or natural resources from,

by, or on behalf of any Indian, Indian nation, or tribe of Indians

(including, but not limited to, the Act of July 22, 1790, commonly known as the ‘Trade and Intercourse Act of 1790’ (1

Stat. 137, chapter 33, section 4)).

‘‘(2) LIABILITY.—The Tribe shall assume responsibility for

lost revenues, if any, to any county because of the transfer

of revested Oregon and California Railroad grant lands in section 30, Township 4 South, Range 7 West.’’.

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

(102 Stat. 1595) is amended by adding at the end the following:

‘‘Such exercise shall not affect the Tribe’s concurrent jurisdiction

over such matters.’’.

SEC. 3. CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE SILETZ INDIANS OF OREGON.

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

for the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon, approved

September 4, 1980 (Public Law 96–340; 94 Stat. 1072) is amended—

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

(2) by adding at the end the following:

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

of the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians of Oregon, shall

accept (subject to all valid rights-of-way and easements existing

on the date of such request) any appropriate warranty deed conveying to the United States in trust for the Confederated Tribes of

the Siletz Indians of Oregon, contingent upon payment of all accrued

and unpaid taxes, the following parcels of land located in Lincoln

County, State of Oregon: ‘‘(A) In Township 10 South, Range 8 West, Willamette

Meridian—

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

quarters of section 7 consisting of 208.50 acres, more or

less, conveyed to the Tribe by warranty deed from John

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

‘‘(ii) 3 tracts of land in section 7 consisting of 18.07

acres, more or less, conveyed to the Tribe by warranty

deed from John J. Jantzi and Erma M. Jantzi on March

30, 1990.

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

Meridian—

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

of United States Government Lot 31 lying west and south

of the Siletz River, consisting of 15.29 acres, more or less,

conveyed to the Tribe by warranty deed from Patrick J.

Collson and Patricia Ann Collson on February 27, 1991;

‘‘(ii) a tract of land in section 9, located in Tract 60,

consisting of 4.00 acres, more or less, conveyed to the

Tribe by contract of sale from Gladys M. Faulkner on

December 9, 1987;

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

of the north one-half of United States Government Lot
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15, consisting of 7.34 acres, more or less, conveyed to

the Tribe by contract of sale from Clayton E. Hursh and

Anna L. Hursh on December 9, 1987;

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

of the north one-half of United States Government Lot

16, consisting of 5.62 acres, more or less, conveyed to

the Tribe by warranty deed from Steve Jebert and Elizabeth Jebert on December 1, 1987;

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

northwest quarter of section 9, consisting of 3.45 acres,

more or less, conveyed to the Tribe by warranty deed

from Eugenie Nashif on July 11, 1988; and

‘‘(vi) a tract of land in section 10, including United

States Government Lot 8 and portions of United States

Government Lot 7, consisting of 29.93 acres, more or less,

conveyed to the Tribe by warranty deed from Doyle Grooms

on August 6, 1992.

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

quarter of section 3, Township 7 South, Range 11 West, Willamette Meridian, a tract of land comprising United States Government Lots 58, 59, 63, and 64, Lincoln Shore Star Resort, Lincoln

City, Oregon.

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

with the following tracts of lands which have been conveyed to

the United States in trust for the Confederated Tribes of Siletz

Indians of Oregon—

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

10 West, Willamette Meridian, including portions of United

States Government Lots 25, 26, 27, and 28, consisting of 49.35

acres, more or less, conveyed by the Siletz Tribe to the United

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

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

10 West, Willamette Meridian, including United States Government Lot 33, consisting of 2.27 acres, more or less, conveyed

by warranty deed to the United States in trust for the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon from Harold D.

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

shall be subject to the limitations and provisions of sections 3,

4, and 5 of this Act and shall be deemed to be a restoration

of land pursuant to section 7 of the Siletz Indian Tribe Restoration

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

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

States should not incur any liability for conditions on any parcels

of land taken into trust under this section.

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

provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), the Secretary of the Interior

shall convey such parcels and publish a description of such lands

in the Federal Register.’’.

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

(a) RATIFICATION.—The transfer of the land described in subsection (b), together with fixtures thereon, on July 12, 1991, by

the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo is hereby ratified and shall be deemed

to have been made in accordance with the Constitution and all

laws of the United States that are specifically applicable to transfers

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

tribe or band of Indians (including section 2116 of the Revised
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Statutes (25 U.S.C. 177)) as if Congress had given its consent

prior to the transfer.

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

(a) are more particularly described as follows:

Tract 1–B–1 (1.9251 acres) and Tract 1–B–2–A (0.0748 acres),

Block 2 San Elizario, El Paso County, Texas.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION FOR 99–YEAR LEASES.

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

the Act of August 9, 1955 (69 Stat. 539, chapter 615; 25 U.S.C.

415(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘the Viejas Indian Reservation,’’

after ‘‘Soboba Indian Reservation,’’.

SEC. 6. WIND RIVER INDIAN IRRIGATION PROJECT.

Funds appropriated for construction of the Wind River Indian

Irrigation Project for fiscal year 1990 (pursuant to Public Law

101–121), fiscal year 1991 (pursuant to the Department of the

Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991 (Public

Law 101–512)), and fiscal year 1992 (pursuant to the Department

of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992 (Public Law 102–154)) shall be made available on a nonreimbursable

basis.

SEC. 7. REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS INCURRED BY GILA RIVER

INDIAN COMMUNITY FOR CERTAIN RECLAMATION

CONSTRUCTION.

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to pay $1,842,205

to the Gila River Indian Community as reimbursement for the

costs incurred by the Gila River Indian Community for construction

allocated to irrigation on the Sacaton Ranch that would have been

nonreimbursable if such construction had been performed by the

Bureau of Reclamation under section 402 of the Colorado River

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

SEC. 8. RECOGNITION OF INDIAN COMMUNITY.

Section 10 of the Indian Law Technical Amendments of 1987

(Public Law 100–153) is amended—

(1) by striking ‘‘The Frank’s’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) Subject to subsection (b), the Frank’s’’;

(2) by striking ‘‘recognized as eligible’’ and inserting the

following:

‘‘recognized— ‘‘(1) as eligible’’;

(3) by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’;

and

(4) by adding at the end the following:

‘‘(2) as a self-governing dependent Indian community that

is not subject to the jurisdiction of any federally recognized

tribe.

‘‘(b)(1) Nothing in this section may be construed to alter or

affect the jurisdiction of the State of Washington under section

1162 of title 18, United States Code.

‘‘(2) Nothing in this section may be construed to constitute

the recognition by the United States that the Frank’s Landing

Indian Community is a federally recognized Indian tribe.

‘‘(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Frank’s

Landing Indian Community shall not engage in any class III gaming
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activity (as defined in section 3(8) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory

Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2703(8))).’’.

SEC. 9. RECONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN EXCESS LANDS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Congress finds that the Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma has determined the lands described in subsection (b) to be excess to their needs and should be returned

to the original Indian grantors or their heirs. The Secretary of

the Interior is authorized to accept transfer of title from the Sac

and Fox Nation of Oklahoma of its interest in the lands described

in subsection (b).

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

to in subsection (a) are as follows:

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

Davis, now Tyner, or her heirs or devisees, the Surface and

Surface Rights only in and to the SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4 of section

28, Township 17 North, Range 6 East of the Indian Meridian,

Lincoln County, Oklahoma, containing 2.50 acres, more or less. (2) To the United States of America in trust for Mabel

Wakole, or her heirs or devisees, the Surface and Surface

Rights only in and to the NE1⁄4NE1⁄4 of Lot 6 of NW1⁄4 of

section 14, Township 11 North, Range 4 East of the Indian

Meridian, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, containing 2.50

acres, more or less.

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

LAKE SIOUX TRIBE.

Paragraph (1) of section 108(a) of title I of Public Law 97–

459 (96 Stat. 2515) is amended by striking out ‘‘of the date of

death of the decedent’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘after the

date on which the Secretary’s determination of the heirs of the

decedent becomes final’’.

SEC. 11. NORTHERN CHEYENNE LAND TRANSFER.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any contrary provision of

law, the Secretary of the Interior or an authorized representative

of the Secretary (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’)

is hereby authorized and directed to transfer by deed to Lame

Deer High School District No. 6, Rosebud County, Montana (referred

to in this section as the ‘‘School District’’), all right, title, and

interest of the United States and the Northern Cheyenne Tribe

(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Tribe’’) in and to the lands

described in this subsection (referred to in this section as ‘‘Subject

Lands’’), to be held and used by the School District for the exclusive

purpose of constructing and operating thereon a public high school

and related facilities. The Subject Lands consist of a tract of approximately 40 acres within the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation,

more particularly described as follows:

A tract of land located in the W1⁄2SE1⁄4 and the E1⁄2SW1⁄4

of section 10, Township 3 South, Range 41 East, M.P.M.,

described as follows: Beginning at the south 1⁄4 corner of said

section 10, thence south 89 degrees 56 minutes west 393.31

feet on and along the south line of said section 10 to the

true point of beginning, thence south 89 degrees 56 minutes

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

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

9 minutes 22 seconds east 2382.26 feet, thence south 23 degrees

44 minutes 21 seconds east 622.56 feet, thence south 51 degrees
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14 minutes 40 seconds west 2177.19 feet to the true point

of beginning, containing in all 40.0 acres, more or less.

(b) DEED AND LEASE.—

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

provide that—

(A) title to all coal and other minerals, including oil,

gas, and other natural deposits, within the Subject Lands

shall remain in the Secretary in trust for the Tribe, as

provided in Public Law 90–424 (82 Stat. 424);

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

of constructing and operating a public high school and

related facilities thereon, and for no other purpose;

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

liens and encumbrances, shall automatically revert to the

Secretary in trust for the Tribe, and the deed shall be

of no further force or effect, if, within 8 years after the

date of the deed, classes have not commenced in a permanent public high school facility established on the Subject

Lands, or if such classes commence at the facility within

such 8-year period, but the facility subsequently permanently ceases operating as a public high school; and

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

litigation (commenced before the date of enactment of this

Act and including all trial and, if any, appellate proceedings) challenging the November 9, 1993, decision of the

Superintendent of Public Instruction for the State of Montana granting the petition to create the School District,

and with the prior approval of the Superintendent of Public

Instruction (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Superintendent’s Approval’’), the Tribe shall have the right to replace

the deed with a lease covering the Subject Lands issued

under section 1(a) of the Act of August 9, 1955 (69 Stat.

539, chapter 615; 25 U.S.C. 415(a)) having a term of 25

years, with a right to renew for an additional 25 years.

(2) CONDITIONS OF LEASE.—Under the lease referred to

in paragraph (1)(D), the Subject Lands shall be leased rent

free to the School District for the exclusive purpose of constructing and operating a public high school and related facilities

thereon. The lease shall terminate if, within 8 years after

the date of the deed, classes have not commenced in a permanent public high school facility established on the Subject

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

8-year period, but the facility subsequently permanently ceases

operating as a public high school. In the event the Tribe seeks

and obtains the Superintendent’s Approval, the Tribe may

tender a lease, signed by the Tribe and approved by the Secretary, which complies with the provisions of this subsection.

Upon such tender, the deed shall be of no further force or

effect, and, subject to the leasehold interest offered to the

School District, title to the Subject Lands, free and clear of

all liens and encumbrances, shall automatically revert to the

Secretary in trust for the Tribe. The Tribe may at any time

irrevocably relinquish the right provided to it under this subsection by resolution of the Northern Cheyenne Tribal Council

explicitly so providing.

(c) EFFECT OF ACCEPTANCE OF DEED.—Upon the School District’s acceptance of a deed delivered under this section, the School
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District, and any party who may subsequently acquire any right,

title, or interest of any kind whatsoever in or to the Subject Lands

by or through the School District, shall be subject to, be bound

by, and comply with all terms and conditions set forth in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection (b)(1).

SEC. 12. INDIAN AGRICULTURE AMENDMENT.

(a) LEASING OF INDIAN AGRICULTURAL LANDS.—Section 105 of

the American Indian Agriculture Resource Management Act (25

U.S.C. 3715) is amended—

(1) in subsection (b)—

(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (3);

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

(4) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

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

agricultural lands at rates determined by the tribal governing

body.’’; and

(2) in subsection (c), amending paragraph (1) to read as

follows:

‘‘(1) Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting

or altering the authority or right of an individual allottee or Indian

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

or to enter into an agricultural lease of the surface interest of

his, her, or its allotment or land under any other provision of

law.’’.

(b) TRIBAL IMMUNITY.—The American Indian Agriculture

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

by adding at the end the following new section:

‘‘SEC. 306. TRIBAL IMMUNITY.

‘‘Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect, modify, diminish, or otherwise impair the sovereign immunity from suit enjoyed

by Indian tribes.’’.

SEC. 13. SAN CARLOS APACHE WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT ACT OF

1992.

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

Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4752) is

amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 1994’’ and inserting ‘‘December

31, 1995’’.

SEC. 14. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BUY INDIAN ACT AND MENTORPROTEGE PROGRAM.

Section 23 of the Act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 861; 25 U.S.C.

47; commonly referred to as the ‘‘Buy Indian Act’’), is amended

by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Participation in the MentorProtege Program established under section 831 of the National

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 2301

note) or receipt of assistance pursuant to any developmental assistance agreement authorized under such program shall not render

Indian labor or Indian industry ineligible to receive any assistance

authorized under this section. For the purposes of this section—

‘‘(1) no determination of affiliation or control (either direct

or indirect) may be found between a protege firm and its

mentor firm on the basis that the mentor firm has agreed

to furnish (or has furnished) to its protege firm pursuant to

a mentor-protege agreement any form of developmental assist-
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ance described in subsection (f) of section 831 of the National

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C.

2301 note); and

‘‘(2) the terms ‘protege firm’ and ‘mentor firm’ have the meaning given such terms in subsection (c) of such section

831.’’.

SEC. 15. ACQUISITION OF LANDS ON WIND RIVER RESERVATION.

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

TRIBE.—The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to acquire individually in the name of the United States in trust

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

Reservation or the Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River

Reservation, as appropriate, lands or other rights when the individual assets of only one of the tribes is used to acquire such lands

or other rights. (b) LANDS REMAIN PART OF JOINT RESERVATION SUBJECT TO

EXCLUSIVE TRIBAL CONTROL.—Any lands acquired under subsection (a) within the exterior boundaries of the Wind River Reservation

shall remain a part of the Reservation and subject to the joint

tribal laws of the Reservation, except that the lands so acquired

shall be subject to the exclusive use and control of the tribe for

which such lands were acquired.

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

(a) shall be credited to the tribe for which such lands were acquired.

(d) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the joint acquisition of lands for the benefit

of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation and

the Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation.

SEC. 16. ADVANCED TRAINING AND RESEARCH.

(a) Section 111 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act

(25 U.S.C. 1616d) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a)—

(A) by striking ‘‘who have worked in an Indian health

program (as defined in section 108(a)(2)) for a substantial

period of time’’; and

(B) by adding at the end the following new sentence:

‘‘In selecting participants for a program established under

this subsection, the Secretary, acting through the Service,

shall give priority to applicants who are employed by the

Indian Health Service, Indian tribes, tribal organizations,

and urban Indian organizations, at the time of the submission of the applications.’’; and

(2) in subsection (b), by inserting after ‘‘Indian health program’’ the following: ‘‘(as defined in section 108(a)(2))’’.

(b) NURSING RESIDENCY PROGRAM.—Section 118(b) of such Act

(25 U.S.C. 1616k(b)) is amended by inserting before the period

the following: ‘‘or a Master’s degree’’.

SEC. 17. REDESIGNATION OF YAKIMA INDIAN NATION TO YAKAMA

INDIAN NATION.

(a) REDESIGNATION.—The Confederated Tribes and Bands of

the Yakima Indian Nation shall be known and designated as the

‘‘Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation’’.

(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law (including any regulation), map, document, paper, or other record of the United States

to Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakima Indian Nation
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referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference

to the ‘‘Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Indian

Nation’’.

SEC. 18. EXPENDITURE OF JUDGMENT FUNDS.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or any distribution

plan approved pursuant to the Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use

or Distribution Act (25 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.), the Secretary of the

Interior may reprogram, in accordance with the letter of Charles

Dawes, the Chief of the Ottowa Tribe of Oklahoma, to the Bureau

of Indian Affairs, Muskogee Area Office, dated September 21, 1993,

and the accompanying Resolution that was approved by the Business Committee of the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma August 19, 1993,

the specific changes in the Secretarial Plan that became effective

on June 14, 1983, for the use of funds that were awarded in

satisfaction of judgments in final awards by the Indian Claims

Commission for claims with the following docket numbers: 133–

A, 133–B, 133–C, 302, and 338.

SEC. 19. APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.

The activities of the Department of the Interior associated

with the Department’s consultation with Indian tribes and organizations related to the management of funds held in trust by the

United States for Indian tribes shall be exempt from the Federal

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

SEC. 20. POKAGON POTAWATOMI MEMBERSHIP LIST.

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

Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians’’, approved September 21,

1994 (Public Law 103–323) is amended—

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

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

‘‘SEC. 9. MEMBERSHIP LIST.

‘‘(a) LIST OF MEMBERS AS OF SEPTEMBER 1994.—Not later than

120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Bands shall

submit to the Secretary a list of all individuals who, as of September

21, 1994, were members of the respective Bands.

‘‘(b) LIST OF INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP.—

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the date

of enactment of this Act, the Bands shall submit to the Secretary membership rolls that contain the names of all individuals eligible for membership in such Bands. Each such Band,

in consultation with the Secretary, shall determine whether

an individual is eligible for membership in the Band on the

basis of provisions in the governing documents of the Band

that determine the qualifications for inclusion in the membership roll of the Band.

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

have been submitted to the Secretary, the Secretary shall immediately publish in the Federal Register a notice of such rolls.

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

the rolls are maintained and kept current.’’.

SEC. 21. ODAWA AND OTTAWA MEMBERSHIP LISTS.

The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa and the Little River

Band of Ottawa Indians Act (Public Law 103–324) is amended

by adding at the end the following new section:
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‘‘SEC. 9. MEMBERSHIP LIST.

‘‘(a) LIST OF PRESENT MEMBERSHIP.—Not later than 120 days

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

to the Secretary a list of all individuals who, as of September

21, 1994, were members of the Band.

‘‘(b) LIST OF INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the date

of enactment of this Act, the Band shall submit to the Secretary

membership rolls that contain the names of all individuals

eligible for membership in such Band. The Band, in consultation

with the Secretary, shall determine whether an individual is

eligible for membership in the Band on the basis of provisions

in the governing documents of the Band that determine the

qualifications for inclusion in the membership roll of the Band.

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

have been submitted to the Secretary, the Secretary shall immediately publish in the Federal Register a notice of such rolls. ‘‘(3) MAINTENANCE OF ROLLS.—The Band shall ensure that

the rolls are maintained and kept current.’’.

SEC. 22. INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE

ACT.

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

amended—

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

‘‘Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs’’ and inserting

‘‘Committee on Natural Resources’’;

(2) in section 301 (25 U.S.C. 450f note), by striking ‘‘eight’’

and inserting ‘‘18’’; and (3) in section 302(a) (25 U.S.C. 450f note), by striking

‘‘The Secretaries’’ and inserting ‘‘For each fiscal year, the Secretaries’’.

(b) ADVISORY COMMITTEES.—The Indian Self-Determination and

Education Assistance Act Amendments of 1990 (title II of Public

Law 101–644) is amended by adding at the end the following

new section:

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

‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including any

regulation), the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Health

and Human Services are authorized to jointly establish and fund

advisory committees or other advisory bodies composed of members

of Indian tribes or members of Indian tribes and representatives

of the Federal Government to ensure tribal participation in the

implementation of the Indian Self–Determination and Education

Assistance Act (Public Law 93–638).’’.

SEC. 23. CROW BOUNDARY SETTLEMENT.

Section 6(c) of the Crow Boundary Settlement Act of 1994

is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘(c) INVESTMENT.—At the request of the Secretary, the Secretary of the Treasury shall invest all sums deposited into, accruing

to, and remaining in, the Crow Tribal Trust Fund in accordance

with the first section of the Act of February 12, 1929 (45 Stat.

1164, chapter 178, 25 U.S.C. 161a).’’.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.