H. R. 734
One Hundred Third Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twenty-fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-four
An Act
To amend the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the extension of certain Federal
benefits, services, and assistance to the Pascua Yaqui Indians of Arizona, and
for other purposes.’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SOVEREIGNTY OF PASCUA YAQUI TRIBE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of the first section of the
Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the extension of certain Federal
benefits, services, and assistance to the Pascua Yaqui Indians of
Arizona, and for other purposes’’ (25 U.S.C. 1300f(a)) is amended
by inserting after the first sentence the following: ‘‘The Pascua
Yaqui Tribe, a historic Indian tribe, is acknowledged as a federally
recognized Indian tribe possessing all the attributes of inherent
sovereignty which have not been specifically taken away by Acts
of Congress and which are not inconsistent with such tribal status.’’.
(b) EXTENSION OF ENROLLMENT DEADLINE.—Section 3 of such
Act (25 U.S.C. 1300f–2) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (B) by striking ‘‘and’’; and
(2) by redesignating paragraph (C) as paragraph (D) and
inserting after paragraph (B) the following new paragraph (C):
‘‘(C) all those persons of Yaqui blood who are citizens
of the United States and who, within three years after the
date of enactment of this paragraph, apply for enrollment in
the Pascua Yaqui Tribe pursuant to the membership criteria
and procedures provided for in the official governing documents
of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe; and’’.
SEC. 2. STUDY.
The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the extension of certain
Federal benefits, services, and assistance to the Pascua Yaqui
Indians of Arizona, and for other purposes’’ (25 U.S.C. 1300f et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 4. STUDY.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct
one or more studies to determine—
‘‘(1) whether the lands held in trust on the date of enact-
ment of this section by the United States for the Pascua Yaqui
Tribe are adequate for the needs of the tribe for the foreseeable
future;
‘‘(2) if such lands are not adequate—
‘‘(A) whether suitable additional lands are available
for acquisition by exchange or purchase; and
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‘‘(B) the cost and location of the suitable additional
lands;
‘‘(3) whether the Pascua Yaqui Tribe has sufficient water
rights and allocations to meet the needs of the tribe for the
foreseeable future;
‘‘(4) if such water rights and allocations are not adequate—
‘‘(A) whether additional water can be acquired; and
‘‘(B) the potential sources and associated costs of such
additional water;
‘‘(5) whether the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian
Health Service have limited funding to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe
based on a determination of the tribal enrollment in 1978,
rather than the current enrollment;
‘‘(6) if funding has been based on 1978 enrollment, how
the funding levels can be adjusted to ensure that the Pascua
Yaqui Tribe receives a fair and equitable portion of Bureau
of Indian Affairs and Indian Health Service funding;
‘‘(7) the genealogy of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe; and
‘‘(8) the economic development opportunities available to
the tribe as a result of the North American Free Trade
Agreement.
‘‘(b) TRIBAL PARTICIPATION.—The Secretary shall provide for
the participation of members of the Pascua Yaqui tribe to carry
out subsection (a).
‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date on which
funds are made available to carry out this section, the Secretary
of the Interior shall submit a report to Congress that contains
the results of each study conducted pursuant to subsection (a).
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized
to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this
section.’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.