treaty, Executive order, agreement, or statute, or under
any other authority which were diminished or lost by vir-
tue of the 1897 decision of the Secretary of the Interior
which terminated Federal acknowledgement are hereby re-
stored.
(c) FEDERAL SERVICES AND BENEFITS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Without regard to the exist-
ence of a reservation, the Tribe and its members
shall be eligible, on and after the date of enactment
of this Act for all Federal services and benefits fur-
nished to federally recognized Indian tribes or their
members. For the purposes of Federal services and
benefits available to members of federally recognized
Indian tribes residing on a reservation, members of
the Tribe residing in the Tribe’s service area shall
be deemed to be residing on a reservation.
(2) RELATION TO OTHER LAWS.—The eligibility
for or receipt of services and benefits under para-
graph (1) by the Tribe or individual shall not be
considered as income, resources, or otherwise when
determining the eligibility for or computation of any
payment or other benefit to the Tribe, individual, or
household under—
(A) any financial aid program of the
United States, including grants and contracts
subject to the Indian Self-Determination Act; or
(B) any other benefit to which such tribe,
household, or individual would otherwise be en-
titled under any Federal or federally assisted
program.
(d) HUNTING, FISHING, TRAPPING, GATHERING,
AND WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this Act shall expand,
reduce, or affect in any manner any hunting, fishing, trap-
ping, gathering, or water rights of the Tribe and its mem-
bers.
(e) CERTAIN RIGHTS NOT ALTERED.—Except as
specifically provided in this Act, nothing in this Act shall
alter any property right or obligation, any contractual
right or obligation, or any obligation for taxes levied.
SEC. 5. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST.
(a) LANDS TO BE TAKEN IN TRUST.—Upon applica-
tion by the Tribe, the Secretary shall accept into trust for
the benefit of the Tribe any real property located in the
State of Indiana, for the benefit of the Tribe after the
property is conveyed or otherwise transferred to the Sec-
retary and if, at the time of such conveyance or transfer,
there are no adverse legal claims to such property, includ-
ing outstanding liens, mortgages, or taxes.
(b) FORMER TRUST LANDS OF THE TRIBE.—Subject
to the conditions specified in this section, real property
eligible for trust status under this section shall include any
land within the Tribe’s service area.
(c) LANDS TO BE PART OF RESERVATION.—Any
real property taken into trust for the benefit of the Tribe
pursuant to this Act shall be part of the Tribe’s reserva-
tion.
(d) GAMING RIGHTS SUSPENDED.—This Act reserves
all rights by the Miami Nation of Indiana to engage in
all classes of gaming pursuant to the Indian Gaming Reg-
ulatory Act; however, class III gaming shall only be al-
lowed with the express approval of Congress.
(e) LANDS TO BE NONTAXABLE.—Any real property
taken into trust for the benefit of the Tribe pursuant to
this section shall be exempt from all local, State, and Fed-
eral taxation as of the date that such land is transferred
to the Secretary.
SEC. 6. MEMBERSHIP ROLL; CONSTITUTION.
Upon submission by the Tribe, the Secretary shall ac-
cept the current membership roll of the Tribe, its present
membership criteria, and its existing constitution.
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