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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 666 
To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the 
Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2013 
Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. HANABUSA, Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´N of New Mex-
ico, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. PALLONE, Ms. MOORE, Mr. 
BECERRA, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, and Ms. MCCOLLUM) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Nat-
ural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the author-
ity of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into 
trust for Indian tribes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REAFFIRMATION OF AUTHORITY. 
(a) MODIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The first sentence of section 
19 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known 
as the ‘‘Indian Reorganization Act’’; 25 U.S.C. 479), 
is amended— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘The term’’ and inserting 
‘‘Effective beginning on June 18, 1934, the 
term’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘any recognized Indian 
tribe now under Federal jurisdiction’’ and in-
serting ‘‘any federally recognized Indian tribe’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if included in 
the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the 
‘‘Indian Reorganization Act’’; 25 U.S.C. 479), on 
the date of the enactment of that Act. 
(b) RATIFICATION
AND
CONFIRMATION
OF
AC-
TIONS.—Any action taken by the Secretary of the Interior 
pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known 
as the ‘‘Indian Reorganization Act’’; 25 U.S.C. 461 et 
seq.), for any Indian tribe that was federally recognized 
on that date of the action is ratified and confirmed, to 
the extent such action is subjected to challenge based on 
whether the Indian tribe was federally recognized or under 
Federal jurisdiction on June 18, 1934, ratified and con-
firmed as fully to all intents and purposes as if the action 
had, by prior Act of Congress, been specifically authorized 
and directed. 
(c) EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section or 
the amendments made by this section shall affect— 
(A) the application or effect of any Federal 
law other than the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 
U.S.C. 461 et seq.), as amended by subsection 
(a) of this section; or 
(B) any limitation on the authority of the 
Secretary of the Interior under any Federal law 
or regulation other than the Act of June 18, 
1934 (25 U.S.C. 461 et seq.), as so amended. 
(2) REFERENCES IN OTHER LAWS.—An express 
reference to the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 
461 et seq.), contained in any other Federal law 
shall be considered to be a reference to that Act as 
amended by subsection (a) of this Act. 
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