after the date that the document is transmitted to the Sec-
retary.
(c) APPROVAL OF NEW GOVERNING DOCUMENT.—
The Secretary shall approve the new governing document
if that document is approved by a majority of the tribal
voters unless the Secretary determines that such docu-
ment is in violation of any laws of the United States.
(d) INTERIM GOVERNING DOCUMENT PENDING AP-
PROVAL.—Until the Tribe adopts and the Secretary ap-
proves a new governing document, the interim governing
document of the Tribe shall be the Tribe’s constitution,
known as the Great Law of Peace.
(e) GOVERNING
BODY
PENDING
ADOPTION
OF
FINAL DOCUMENT.—Until the Tribe adopts a final gov-
erning document, the Tribe’s governing body shall consist
of the Tribe’s governing body on the date of the enactment
of this Act.
TITLE II—QUTEKCAK NATIVE
TRIBE
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Qutekcak Native Tribe
Recognition Act’’.
SEC. 202. FINDINGS.
The Congress declares and finds the following:
(1) The Qutekcak Native Tribe wishes to con-
tinue to exercise its inherent right to self-determina-
tion and self-governance and to maintain and
strengthen its distinct political, economic, social, and
cultural characteristics in the spirit of its ancestors.
(2) The Qutekcak Native Tribe consists of 257
members who continue to reside within their ances-
tral homeland, an area which includes the lands and
waters located within Resurrection and Aialik Bays
within the State of Alaska and an area which has
been traditionally used or owned by the Native peo-
ple of Qutekcak and neighboring villages.
(3) The Qutekcak Native Tribe has a tribal
government which has traditionally functioned
through time honored decisionmaking processes
which have been reinforced for centuries by the so-
cial acceptance of its members.
SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this title:
(1) The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the Qutekcak Na-
tive Tribe.
(2) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(3) The term ‘‘member’’ means an enrolled
member of the Tribe, as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, or an individual who has been
placed on the membership rolls of the Tribe in ac-
cordance with this Act.
SEC. 204. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL TRUST RELATION-
SHIP.
(a) FEDERAL RECOGNITION.—Federal recognition is
hereby extended to the Tribe. All laws and regulations of
general application to Alaska Natives, Alaska Native vil-
lages, and Indians or nations, tribes, or bands of Indians
that are not inconsistent with any specific provision of this
title shall be applicable to the Tribe and its members.
(b) FEDERAL BENEFITS AND SERVICES.—The Tribe
and its members shall be eligible, on or after the date of
the enactment of this Act, for all Federal benefits and
services furnished to federally recognized Alaska Native
villages and Indian tribes and their members because of
their status as Alaska Natives or Indians without regard
to the existence of a reservation for the Tribe or the resi-
dence of any member on or near an Alaska Native village
or Indian reservation.
(c) INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT APPLICABILITY.—
The Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 461 et seq.) shall
be applicable to the Tribe and its members.
SEC. 205. BASE MEMBERSHIP ROLL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Tribe shall submit
to the Secretary a membership roll consisting of all indi-
viduals who are members of the Tribe. The qualifications
for inclusion on the membership roll of the Tribe shall be
developed and based upon the membership clauses in the
Tribe’s governing document. Upon completion of the mem-
bership roll, the Secretary shall publish notice of such in
the Federal Register. The Tribe shall ensure that such roll
is maintained and kept current.
(b) FUTURE MEMBERSHIP.—The Tribe shall have
the right to determine future membership in the Tribe.
SEC. 206. ORGANIZATION OF TRIBE.
(a) ORGANIZATION AND ORGANIC GOVERNING DOCU-
MENT.—The Tribe may organize for its common welfare
and adopt an appropriate instrument, in writing, to govern
the affairs of the Tribe when acting in its governmental
capacity. The Tribe shall file with the Secretary of the
Interior a copy of its organic governing document and any
amendments thereto.
(b) NEW GOVERNING DOCUMENT OR AMENDMENTS
OR REVISIONS
OF INTERIM GOVERNING DOCUMENT;
TRIBAL ELECTION.—Not less than 24 months after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Tribe’s governing
body may propose a new governing document or amend-
ments or revisions to the interim governing document, and
the Secretary shall conduct a tribal election as to the adop-
tion of that proposed document not later than 6 months
after the date that the document is transmitted to the Sec-
retary.
(c) APPROVAL OF NEW GOVERNING DOCUMENT.—
The Secretary shall approve the new governing document
if that document is approved by a majority of the tribal
voters unless the Secretary determines that such docu-
ment is in violation of any laws of the United States.
(d) INTERIM GOVERNING DOCUMENT PENDING AP-
PROVAL.—Until the Tribe adopts and the Secretary ap-
proves a new governing document, the interim governing
document of the Tribe shall be the Tribe’s constitution.
(e) GOVERNING
BODY
PENDING
ADOPTION
OF
FINAL DOCUMENT.—Until the Tribe adopts a final gov-
erning document, the Tribe’s governing body shall consist
of the Tribe’s governing body on the date of the enactment
of this Act.
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