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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1942 
To extend Federal recognition to the Waccamaw Indian People of Conway, 
South Carolina, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2021 
Mr. RICE of South Carolina (for himself and Ms. MACE) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To extend Federal recognition to the Waccamaw Indian 
People of Conway, South Carolina, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Waccamaw Indian Ac-
knowledgement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FEDERAL RECOGNITION. 
(a) FEDERAL RECOGNITION.—Federal recognition is 
extended to the Waccamaw Indian People of Conway, 
South Carolina. 
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(b) APPLICABILITY OF LAWS.—All laws (including 
regulations) of the United States of general applicability 
to Indians or Nations, Indian Tribes, or bands of Indians 
(including the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 461 et 
seq.)) shall be applicable to the Waccamaw Indian People 
of Conway, South Carolina, and members of that Tribe. 
SEC. 3. FEDERAL SERVICES AND BENEFITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Tribe and each member shall be 
eligible for all services and benefits provided by the United 
States to Indians and federally recognized Indian tribes, 
without regard to— 
(1) the existence of a reservation for the Tribe; 
or 
(2) the location of the residence of any member 
on or near an Indian reservation. 
(b) SERVICE AREA.—For purposes of the delivery of 
services and benefits to members, the service area of the 
Tribe shall be considered to be the area comprised of 
Horry County in the State of South Carolina. 
SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP ROLL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving rec-
ognition, services, and benefits pursuant to this Act, the 
Tribe shall submit to the Secretary, by not later than 18 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, a 
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membership roll consisting of the name of each individual 
enrolled as a member of the Tribe. 
(b) DETERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP.—The quali-
fications for inclusion on the membership roll of the Tribe 
shall be determined in accordance with section A of article 
IV of the proposed constitution of the Tribe dated Sep-
tember 8, 2016 (including amendments to the constitu-
tion). 
(c) MAINTENANCE OF ROLL.—The Tribe shall main-
tain the membership roll under this section. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
For the purposes of this Act: 
(1) MEMBER.—The term ‘‘member’’ means an 
individual duly enrolled in the roll of the Tribe de-
scribed in section 4. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(3) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the 
Waccamaw Indian People of South Carolina. 
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