103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4709

AMENDMENT
In the Senate of the United States,

October 4 (legislative day, September 12), 1994.

Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 4709) entitled ‘‘An Act to make certain technical

corrections, and for other purposes’’, do pass with the following

AMENDMENT:

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

1 SECTION 1. LEASING AUTHORITY OF THE INDIAN PUEBLO

2 FEDERAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

3 Notwithstanding the provisions of section 17 of the Act

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

5 477), the Indian Pueblo Federal Development Corporation,

6 whose charter was issued pursuant to such section by the

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

8 the authority to lease or sublease trust or restricted Indian

9 lands for up to 50 years.

10 SEC. 2. GRAND RONDE RESERVATION ACT.

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

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

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

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

15 1594), is amended—

16 (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) Nothing in this section may be construed to con5 stitute the recognition by the United States that the Frank’s

6 Landing Indian Community is a federally recognized In7 dian tribe.

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

9 Frank’s Landing Indian Community shall not engage in

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

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

12 2703(8)).’’.

13 SEC. 9. RECONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN EXCESS LANDS.

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

15 and Fox Nation of Oklahoma has determined the lands de16 scribed in subsection (b) to be excess to their needs and

17 should be returned to the original Indian grantors or their

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

25 Surface and Surface Rights only in and to the
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SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1 1 ⁄4 of section 28, Township 17

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

3 County, Oklahoma, containing 2.50 acres, more or

4 less.

5 (2) To the United States of America in trust for

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

and Surface Rights only in and to the NE1⁄4NE1 7 ⁄4 of

Lot 6 of NW1 8 ⁄4 of section 14, Township 11 North,

9 Range 4 East of the Indian Meridian, Pottawatomie

10 County, Oklahoma, containing 2.50 acres, more or

11 less.

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

13 THE DEVILS LAKE SIOUX TRIBE.

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

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

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

17 thereof ‘‘after the date on which the Secretary’s determina18 tion of the heirs of the decedent becomes final’’.

19 SEC. 11. NORTHERN CHEYENNE LAND TRANSFER.

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any contrary pro21 vision of law, the Secretary of the Interior or an authorized

22 representative of the Secretary (referred to in this section

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

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

25 6, Rosebud County, Montana (referred to in this section as
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1 the ‘‘School District’’), all right, title, and interest of the

2 United States and the Northern Cheyenne Tribe (referred

3 to in this section as the ‘‘Tribe’’) in and to the lands de4 scribed in this subsection (referred to in this section as

5 ‘‘Subject Lands’’), to be held and used by the School District

6 for the exclusive purpose of constructing and operating

7 thereon a public high school and related facilities. The Sub8 ject Lands consist of a tract of approximately 40 acres with9 in the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, more par10 ticularly described as follows:

A tract of land located in the W1⁄2 SE1⁄4 and the E1 11 ⁄2

SW1 12 ⁄4 of section 10, Township 3 South, Range 41

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

south 1 14 ⁄4 corner of said section 10, thence south 89 de15 grees 56 minutes west 393.31 feet on and along the

16 south line of said section 10 to the true point of be17 ginning, thence south 89 degrees 56 minutes west

18 500.0 feet on and along said section line, thence north

19 00 degrees 00 minutes east, 575.0 feet, thence north 54

20 degrees 9 minutes 22 seconds east 2382.26 feet, thence

21 south 23 degrees 44 minutes 21 seconds east 622.56

22 feet, thence south 51 degrees 14 minutes 40 seconds

23 west 2177.19 feet to the true point of beginning, con24 taining in all 40.0 acres, more or less.

25 (b) DEED AND LEASE.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The deed issued under this

2 section shall provide that—

3 (A) title to all coal and other minerals, in4 cluding oil, gas, and other natural deposits,

5 within the Subject Lands shall remain in the

6 Secretary in trust for the Tribe, as provided in

7 Public Law 90–424 (82 Stat. 424);

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

9 purpose of constructing and operating a public

10 high school and related facilities thereon, and for

11 no other purpose;

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

13 of all liens and encumbrances, shall automati14 cally revert to the Secretary in trust for the

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

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

17 deed, classes have not commenced in a perma18 nent public high school facility established on the

19 Subject Lands, or if such classes commence at the

20 facility within such 8-year period, but the facil21 ity subsequently permanently ceases operating as

22 a public high school; and

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

24 current litigation (commenced before the date of

25 enactment of this Act and including all trial
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1 and, if any, appellate proceedings) challenging

2 the November 9, 1993, decision of the Super3 intendent of Public Instruction for the State of

4 Montana granting the petition to create the

5 School District, and with the prior approval of

6 the Superintendent of Public Instruction (re7 ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Superintendent’s

8 Approval’’), the Tribe shall have the right to re9 place the deed with a lease covering the Subject

10 Lands issued under section 1(a) of the Act of Au11 gust 9, 1955 (69 Stat. 539, chapter 615; 25

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

13 a right to renew for an additional 25 years.

14 (2) CONDITIONS OF LEASE.—Under the lease re15 ferred to in paragraph (1)(D), the Subject Lands

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

17 exclusive purpose of constructing and operating a

18 public high school and related facilities thereon. The

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

20 of the deed, classes have not commenced in a perma21 nent public high school facility established on the

22 Subject Lands, or if such classes commence at the fa23 cility within such 8-year period, but the facility sub24 sequently permanently ceases operating as a public

25 high school. In the event the Tribe seeks and obtains
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1 the Superintendent’s Approval, the Tribe may tender

2 a lease, signed by the Tribe and approved by the Sec3 retary, which complies with the provisions of this sub4 section. Upon such tender, the deed shall be of no fur5 ther force or effect, and, subject to the leasehold inter6 est offered to the School District, title to the Subject

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

8 shall automatically revert to the Secretary in trust for

9 the Tribe. The Tribe may at any time irrevocably re10 linquish the right provided to it under this subsection

11 by resolution of the Northern Cheyenne Tribal Coun12 cil explicitly so providing.

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

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

15 section, the School District, and any party who may subse16 quently acquire any right, title, or interest of any kind

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

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

19 with all terms and conditions set forth in subparagraphs

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

21 SEC. 12. INDIAN AGRICULTURE AMENDMENT.

22 (a) LEASING OF INDIAN AGRICULTURAL LANDS.—Sec23 tion 105 of the American Indian Agriculture Resource Man24 agement Act (25 U.S.C. 3715) is amended—

25 (1) in subsection (b)—
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para2 graph (3);

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

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

5 (C) by adding at the end the following new

6 paragraph:

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

8 owned agricultural lands at rates determined by the

9 tribal governing body.’’; and

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

11 read as follows:

12 ‘‘(1) Nothing in this section shall be construed as limit13 ing or altering the authority or right of an individual allot14 tee or Indian tribe in the legal or beneficial use of his, her,

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

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

17 under any other provision of law.’’.

18 (b) TRIBAL IMMUNITY.—The American Indian Agri19 culture Resource Management Act (25 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.)

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

21 ‘‘SEC. 306. TRIBAL IMMUNITY.

22 ‘‘Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect, mod23 ify, diminish, or otherwise impair the sovereign immunity

24 from suit enjoyed by Indian tribes.’’.
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1 SEC. 13. SAN CARLOS APACHE WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT

2 ACT OF 1992.

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

4 Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 1992 (106

5 Stat. 4752) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 1994’’

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

7 SEC. 14. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BUY INDIAN ACT AND

8 MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM.

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

10 25 U.S.C. 47; commonly referred to as the ‘‘Buy Indian

11 Act’’), is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Par12 ticipation in the Mentor-Protege Program established under

13 section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for

14 Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 2301 note) or receipt of assist15 ance pursuant to any developmental assistance agreement

16 authorized under such program shall not render Indian

17 labor or Indian industry ineligible to receive any assistance

18 authorized under this section. For the purposes of this sec19 tion—

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

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

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

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

24 to its protege firm pursuant to a mentor-protege

25 agreement any form of developmental assistance de26 scribed in subsection (f) of section 831 of the National
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1 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10

2 U.S.C. 2301 note); and

3 ‘‘(2) the terms ‘protege firm’ and ‘mentor firm’

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

5 of such section 831.’’.

6 SEC. 15. ACQUISITION OF LANDS ON WIND RIVER RESERVA7 TION.

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

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

10 authorized to acquire individually in the name of the Unit11 ed States in trust for the benefit of the Eastern Shoshone

12 Tribe of the Wind River Reservation or the Northern Arap13 aho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, as appropriate,

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

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

16 (b) LANDS REMAIN PART OF JOINT RESERVATION

17 SUBJECT TO EXCLUSIVE TRIBAL CONTROL.—Any lands ac18 quired under subsection (a) within the exterior boundaries

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

20 Reservation and subject to the joint tribal laws of the Res21 ervation, except that the lands so acquired shall be subject

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

23 lands were acquired.
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1 (c) INCOME.—The income from lands acquired under

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

3 lands were acquired.

4 (d) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section shall

5 be construed to prevent the joint acquisition of lands for

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

7 Reservation and the Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind

8 River Reservation.

9 SEC. 16. ADVANCED TRAINING AND RESEARCH.

10 Section 111 of the Indian Health Care Improvement

11 Act (25 U.S.C. 1616d) is amended—

12 (1) in subsection (a)—

13 (A) by striking ‘‘who have worked in an In14 dian health program (as defined in section

15 108(a)(2)) for a substantial period of time’’; and

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

17 sentence: ‘‘In selecting participants for a pro18 gram established under this subsection, the Sec19 retary, acting through the Service, shall give pri20 ority to applicants who are employed by the In21 dian Health Service, Indian tribes, tribal orga22 nizations, and urban Indian organizations, at

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

24 and
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1 (2) in subsection (b), by inserting after ‘‘Indian

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

3 108(a)(2))’’.

4 (d) NURSING RESIDENCY PROGRAM.—Section 118(b)

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

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

7 SEC. 17. REDESIGNATION OF YAKIMA INDIAN NATION TO

8 YAKAMA INDIAN NATION.

9 (a) REDESIGNATION.—The Confederated Tribes and

10 Bands of the Yakima Indian Nation shall be known and

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

12 Yakama Indian Nation’’.

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

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

15 the United States to Confederated Tribes and Bands of the

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

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

18 Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation’’.

19 SEC. 18. EXPENDITURE OF JUDGMENT FUNDS.

20 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or any

21 distribution plan approved pursuant to the Indian Tribal

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

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

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

25 the Ottowa Tribe of Oklahoma, to the Bureau of Indian
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1 Affairs, Muskogee Area Office, dated September 21, 1993,

2 and the accompanying Resolution that was approved by the

3 Business Committee of the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma Au4 gust 19, 1993, the specific changes in the Secretarial Plan

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

6 that were awarded in satisfaction of judgments in final

7 awards by the Indian Claims Commission for claims with

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

9 and 338.

10 SEC. 19. APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMIT11 TEE ACT.

12 The activities of the Department of the Interior associ13 ated with the Department’s consultation with Indian tribes

14 organizations related to the management of funds held in

15 trust by the United States for Indian tribes shall be exempt

16 from the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).

17 SEC. 20. POKAGON POTAWATOMI MEMBERSHIP LIST.

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

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

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

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

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

23 section:
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1 ‘‘SEC. 9. MEMBERSHIP LIST.

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

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

4 Act, the Bands shall submit to the Secretary a list of all

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

6 of the respective Bands.

7 ‘‘(b) LIST OF INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBER8 SHIP.—

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

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

11 shall submit to the Secretary membership rolls that

12 contain the names of all individuals eligible for mem13 bership in such Bands. Each such Band, in consulta14 tion with the Secretary, shall determine whether an

15 individual is eligible for membership in the Band on

16 the basis of provisions in the governing documents of

17 the Band that determine the qualifications for inclu18 sion in the membership roll of the Band.

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

20 the rolls have been submitted to the Secretary, the

21 Secretary shall immediately publish in the Federal

22 Register a notice of such rolls.

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

24 ensure that the rolls are maintained and kept cur25 rent.’’.
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1 SEC. 21. ODAWA AND OTTAWA MEMBERSHIP LISTS.

2 The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa and the Lit3 tle River Band of Ottawa Indians Act (Public Law 103–

4 324) is amended by adding at the end the following new

5 section:

6 ‘‘SEC. 9. MEMBERSHIP LIST.

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

8 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Band

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

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

11 ‘‘(b) LIST OF INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBER12 SHIP.—

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

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

15 submit to the Secretary membership rolls that contain

16 the names of all individuals eligible for membership

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

18 Secretary, shall determine whether an individual is

19 eligible for membership in the Band on the basis of

20 provisions in the governing documents of the Band

21 that determine the qualifications for inclusion in the

22 membership roll of the Band.

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

24 the rolls have been submitted to the Secretary, the

25 Secretary shall immediately publish in the Federal

26 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

25 to jointly establish and fund advisory committees or other
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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).’’.

Attest:

Secretary.
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