would have been nonreimbursable if such construction had
been performed by the Bureau of Reclamation under sec-
tion 402 of the Colorado River Basin Project Act (43
U.S.C. 1542).
SEC. 8. 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 grantors or their heirs.
The Secretary of the Interior shall convey, without consid-
eration, to the persons as specified in subsection (b), all
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to
the lands described in subsection (b).
(b) PERSONS AND LANDS.—The lands and individ-
uals referred to in subsection (a) are as follows:
(1) To Sadie Davis, now Tyner, or her heirs or
devisees, the lands in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, de-
scribed as the SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4 of Section 28,
Township 17 North of Range 6 East, containing two
and one half acres, more or less.
(2) To Mabel Wakole, or her heirs, the lands in
Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, described as the
NE1⁄4NE1⁄4 of Lot 6 of NW1⁄4 of Section 14, Town-
ship 11 North, Range 4 East, containing 2.50 acres.
SEC. 9. TITLE I OF THE ACT OF JANUARY 12, 1983, PERTAIN-
ING TO THE DEVILS LAKE SIOUX TRIBE.
Paragraph (1) of section 108(a) of title I of the Act
of January 12, 1983 (96 Stat. 2515) is amended by strik-
ing out ‘‘of the date of death of the decedent’’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘after the date on which the Secretary’s
determination of the heirs of the decedent becomes final’’.
SEC. 10. NORTHERN CHEYENNE LAND TRANSFER.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any contrary
provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior or his au-
thorized representative (‘‘Secretary’’) is hereby authorized
and directed to transfer by patent to Lame Deer High
School District No. 6, Rosebud County, Montana (‘‘School
District’’), all right, title, and interest of the United States
and the Northern Cheyenne Tribe (‘‘Tribe’’) in and to the
lands described below (‘‘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 W1⁄2 SE1⁄4 and the
E1⁄2 SW1⁄4 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 min-
utes 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 de-
grees 14 minutes 40 seconds west 2177.19 feet to
the true point of beginning, containing in all 40.0
acres, more or less.
(b) PATENT AND LEASE.—The patent issued under
this section shall provide that—
(1) title to all coal and other minerals, includ-
ing oil, gas, and other natural deposits, within the
Subject Lands shall remain in the Secretary in trust
for the Tribe, as provided in the Act of July 24,
1968 (82 Stat. 424);
(2) the Subject Lands may be used for the pur-
pose of constructing and operating a public high
school and related facilities thereon, and for no other
purpose;
(3) title to the Subject Lands, free and clear of
all liens and encumbrances, shall automatically re-
vert to the Secretary in trust for the Tribe, and the
patent shall be of no further force or effect, if, with-
in eight years of the date of the patent, 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 eight-
year period, but the facility subsequently perma-
nently ceases operating as a public high school; and
(4) at any time after the conclusion of the cur-
rent litigation (including all trial and, if any, appel-
late 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 ap-
proval of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
(‘‘Superintendent’s Approval’’), the Tribe shall have
the right to replace the patent with a lease covering
the Subject Lands issued under the Act of August
9, 1955, as amended (25 U.S.C. 415(a)) having a
term of 25 years, with a right to renew for an addi-
tional 25 years.
Under such lease, the Subject Lands shall be leased rent
free to the School District for the exclusive purpose of con-
structing and operating a public high school and related
facilities thereon. The lease shall terminate if, within eight
years of the date of the patent, classes have not com-
menced in a permanent public high school facility estab-
lished on the Subject Lands, or if such classes commence
at the facility within such eight-year period, but the facil-
ity subsequently permanently ceases operating as a public
high school. In the event the Tribe seeks and obtains the
Superintendent’s Approval, it may tender a lease, signed
by the Tribe and approved by the Secretary, which com-
plies with the provisions of this subsection. Upon such ten-
der, the patent shall be of no further force or effect, and,
subject to the leasehold interest offered to the School Dis-
trict, title to the Subject Lands, free and clear of all liens
and encumbrances, shall automatically revert to the Sec-
retary 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 PATENT.—Upon the
School District’s acceptance of a patent delivered under
this section, the School 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 para-
graphs (1) through (4) of subsection (b).
SEC. 11. INDIAN AGRICULTURE AMENDMENT.
(a) LEASING OF INDIAN AGRICULTURAL LANDS.—
Section 105 of the American Indian Agriculture Resource
Management Act (25 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (3);
(B) by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (4) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) shall approve leases and permits of tribally
owned agricultural lands at rates determined by the
tribal governing body.’’; and
(2) in subsection (c), by amending paragraph
(1) to read as follows: ‘‘(1) Nothing in this section
shall be construed as limiting or altering the author-
ity 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 sur-
face interest of his, her, or its allotment or land
under any other provision of law.’’.
(b) TRIBAL IMMUNITY.—The American Indian Agri-
culture Resource Management Act (25 U.S.C. 3701 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 306. TRIBAL IMMUNITY.
‘‘Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect,
modify, diminish, or otherwise impair the sovereign immu-
nity from suit enjoyed by Indian tribes.’’.
SEC. 12. INDIAN HEALTH AMENDMENT.
Section 4(n) of the Indian Health Care Improvement
Act (25 U.S.C. 1603(n)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(n) ‘Health profession’ means allopathic medicine,
family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, geriatric
medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, osteop-
athy, optometry, pharmacy, psychology, public health, so-
cial work, marriage and family therapy, chiropractic medi-
cine, environmental health and engineering, allied health
professions, and other health professions.’’.
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