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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4068
To make certain technical corrections in laws relating to Native Americans,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 16, 1998
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To make certain technical corrections in laws relating to
Native Americans, 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. AUTHORIZATION FOR 99-YEAR LEASES.
The first section of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to au-
thorize the leasing of restricted Indian lands for public,
religious, educational, recreational, residential, business,
and other purposes requiring the grant of long-term
leases’’, approved August 9, 1955 (25 U.S.C. 415(a)), is
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘lands held in trust for the
confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community
of Oregon,’’ after ‘‘lands held in trust for the
Cahuilla Band of Indians of California,’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘the Cabazon Indian Reserva-
tion,’’ after ‘‘the Navajo Reservation,’’.
SEC. 2. GRAND RONDE RESERVATION ACT.
Section 1(c) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish
a reservation for the Confederated Tribes of the Grand
Ronde Community of Oregon, and for other purposes’’,
approved September 9, 1988 (25 U.S.C. 713f note; 102
Stat. 1594), is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘10,120.68 acres of land’’ and
inserting ‘‘10,311.60 acres of land’’; and
(2) in the table contained in that subsection, by
striking:
‘‘4
Lots 3, 4, SW1⁄4NW1⁄4, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4,
E1⁄2SW1⁄4
240;’’
and all that follows through the end of the table and
inserting the following:
‘‘6
N1⁄2SW1⁄4
29.59
W1⁄2SW1⁄4NE1⁄4,
SE1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4NW1⁄4,
N1⁄2SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, N1⁄2SW1⁄4SW1⁄4SE1⁄4
21.70
W1⁄2E1⁄2NW1⁄4NW1⁄4
5.31
E1⁄2E1⁄2
57.60
SW1⁄4SW1⁄4NW1⁄4, W1⁄2SW1⁄4
22.46
NW1⁄4NW1⁄4, N1⁄2SW1⁄4NW1⁄4
10.84
E1⁄2NE1⁄4
43.42
Total
10,311.60’’.
SEC. 3. NAVAJO-HOPI LAND DISPUTE SETTLEMENT ACT.
Section 12 of the Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Settle-
ment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3653) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(C), by inserting ‘‘of
surface water’’ after ‘‘on such lands’’; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘subsection
(a)(3)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (a)(1)(C)’’.
SEC. 
4. 
TREATMENT 
OF 
CERTAIN 
DEMONSTRATION
PROJECTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall
take such action as may be necessary to extend the terms
of the projects referred to in section 512 of the Indian
Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1660b) so that
the term of each such project expires on October 1, 2002.
(b) AMENDMENT
TO INDIAN HEALTH CARE IM-
PROVEMENT ACT.—Section 512 of the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1660b) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following:
‘‘(c) In addition to the amounts made available under
section 514 to carry out this section through fiscal year
2000, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as may be necessary to carry out this section for each of
fiscal years 2001 and 2002.’’.
SEC. 5. CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF COOS, LOWER UMPQUA,
AND SIUSLAW INDIANS RESERVATION ACT.
Section 7(b) of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and
Siuslaw Restoration Act (25 U.S.C. 714e(b)) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(4) In Lane County, Oregon, a parcel de-
scribed as beginning at the common corner to sec-
tions 23, 24, 25, and 26 township 18 south, range
12 west, Willamette Meridian; then west 25 links;
then north 2 chains and 50 links; then east 25 links
to a point on the section line between sections 23
and 24; then south 2 chains and 50 links to the
place of origin, and containing .062 of an acre, more
or less, situated and lying in section 23, township 18
south, range 12 west, of Willamette Meridian.’’.
SEC. 6. HOOPA VALLEY RESERVATION BOUNDARY ADJUST-
MENT.
Section 2(b) of the Hoopa Valley Reservation South
Boundary Adjustment Act (25 U.S.C. 1300i–1 note) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘north 72 degrees 30 minutes
east’’ and inserting ‘‘north 73 degrees 50 minutes
east’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘south 15 degrees 59 minutes
east’’ and inserting ‘‘south 14 degrees 36 minutes
east’’.
SEC. 7. CLARIFICATION OF SERVICE AREA FOR CONFED-
ERATED TRIBES OF SILETZ INDIANS OF OR-
EGON.
Section 2 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a
reservation for the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
of Oregon’’, approved September 4, 1980 (25 U.S.C. 711e
note; 94 Stat. 1073), is amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) The Secretary’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) Subject to the express limitations under sections
4 and 5, for purposes of determining eligibility for Federal
assistance programs, the service area of the Confederated
Tribes of the Siletz Indians of Oregon shall include Ben-
ton, Clackamas, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Multnomah,
Polk, Tillamook, Washington, and Yamhill Counties in Or-
egon.’’.
SEC. 8. LOWER SIOUX INDIAN COMMUNITY.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Lower Sioux Indian Community in Minnesota is hereby
authorized to sell, convey, and warrant to a buyer, without
further approval of the United States, all the Community’s
interest in the following real property located in Redwood
County, Minnesota:
A tract of land located in the Northeast Quarter
(NE1⁄4) of Section Five (5), Township One Hundred
Twelve (112) North, Range Thirty-five (35) West,
County of Redwood and State of Minnesota, de-
scribed as follows: Commencing at the north quarter
corner of Section 5 in Township 112 North, Range
35 West of the 5th Principal Meridian; thence east
a distance of 678 feet; thence south a distance of
650 feet; thence South 45 degrees West a distance
of 367.7 feet; thence west a distance of 418 feet to
a point situated on the north and south quarter line
of said Section 5; thence north a distance of 910
feet to the place of beginning, subject to highway
easements of record, and containing 13.38 acres,
more or less.
Nothing in this section is intended to authorize the Lower
Sioux Indian Community in Minnesota to sell any of its
lands that are held in trust by the United States.
SEC. 9. FEDERAL TRUST EMPLACEMENT OF TRIBAL LANDS.
The Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians
Recognition Act (25 U.S.C. 712 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 7. CERTAIN PROPERTY TAKEN INTO TRUST.
‘‘The Secretary of the Interior shall accept title to
any real property located in the Umpqua River watershed
upstream from Scottsburg, Oregon, or the northern slope
of the Rogue River watershed upstream from Agness, Or-
egon, if conveyed or otherwise transferred to the United
States by or on behalf of the Tribe and shall place such
land in trust for the benefit of the Tribe. Land taken into
trust pursuant to this section shall become part of the
Tribe’s reservation lands.’’.
SEC. 10. TRANSFER OF WATER RIGHTS.
The Jicarilla Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement
Act (106 Stat. 2237 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘SEC. 12. TRANSFER OF WATER RIGHTS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the require-
ments of section 2116 of the Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C.
177), the transfer of water rights set forth in paragraph
(5) of the stipulation and settlement agreement between
the Jicarilla Apache Tribe and other parties to the case
referred to in section 8(e)(1)(B)(ii), that was executed on
October 7, 1997, is approved.
‘‘(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The approval under sub-
section (a) shall become effective on the date of entry of
a partial final decree by the court for the case referred
to in the subsection that quantifies the reserved water
rights claims of the Jicarilla Apache Tribe.’’.
SEC. 11. SAN LUIS REY INDIAN WATER RIGHTS SETTLE-
MENT ACT.
Section 105 of the San Luis Rey Indian Water Rights
Settlement Act (Public Law 100–675; 102 Stat. 4000) is
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Until’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), prior to comple-
tion of the final settlement and as soon as feasible, the
Secretary is authorized and directed to disburse a total
of $8,000,000, of which $1,600,000 will go to each of the
Bands, from the interest income which has accrued to the
Fund. The disbursed funds shall be invested or used for
economic development of the Bands, the Bands’ reserva-
tion land, and their members and may not be used for
per capita payments to members of any Band. The United
States shall not be liable for any claim or causes of action
arising from the Bands’ use or expenditure of moneys dis-
tributed from the Fund.’’.
SEC. 12. NATIVE HAWAIIAN HEALTH SCHOLARSHIP PRO-
GRAM.
(a) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 10(a)(1) of the Native
Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act (42 U.S.C.
11709(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘meet the require-
ments of section 338A of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 2541)’’ and inserting ‘‘meet the requirements
of paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 338A(b) of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254l(b))’’.
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Section 10(b)(1) of
the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act (42
U.S.C. 11709(b)(1)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘identi-
fied in the Native Hawaiian comprehensive health
care master plan implemented under section 4’’ after
‘‘health care professional’’;
(2) 
by 
redesignating 
subparagraphs 
(B)
through (D) as subparagraphs (C) through (E), re-
spectively;
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(B) the primary health services covered under
the scholarship assistance program under this sec-
tion shall be the services included under the defini-
tion of that term under section 12(8);’’;
(4) by striking subparagraph (D), as redesig-
nated, and inserting the following:
‘‘(D) the obligated service requirement for each
scholarship recipient shall be fulfilled through the
full-time clinical or nonclinical practice of the health
profession of the scholarship recipient, in an order of
priority that would provide for practice—
‘‘(i) first, in any 1 of the 5 Native Hawai-
ian health care systems; and
‘‘(ii) second, in—
‘‘(I) a health professional shortage
area or medically underserved area located
in the State of Hawaii; or
‘‘(II) a geographic area or facility that
is—
‘‘(aa) located in the State of Ha-
waii; and
‘‘(bb) has a designation that is
similar to a designation described in
subclause (I) made by the Secretary,
acting through the Public Health
Service;’’;
(5) in subparagraph (E), as redesignated, by
striking the period and inserting a comma; and
(6) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(F) the obligated service of a scholarship re-
cipient shall not be performed by the recipient
through membership in the National Health Service
Corps; and
‘‘(G) the requirements of sections 331 through
338 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
254d through 254k), section 338C of that Act (42
U.S.C. 254m), other than subsection (b)(5) of that
section, and section 338D of that Act (42 U.S.C.
254n) applicable to scholarship assistance provided
under section 338A of that Act (42 U.S.C. 254l)
shall not apply to the scholarship assistance provided
under subsection (a) of this section.’’.
SEC. 13. MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 711(h) of the Indian
Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1665j(h)) is
amended by striking ‘‘of the fiscal years’’ and inserting
‘‘of fiscal years’’.
(b) REFERENCE.—Section 4(12)(B) of the Native
American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act
of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103(12)(B)) is amended by striking
‘‘Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act
of 1975’’ and inserting ‘‘Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.)’’.
SEC. 14. MICHIGAN INDIAN LAND CLAIMS SETTLEMENT.
Section 111 of the Michigan Indian Land Claims Set-
tlement Act (111 Stat. 2665) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘The eligibility’’ and inserting
the following:
‘‘(b) TREATMENT OF FUNDS FOR PURPOSES OF CER-
TAIN FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND BENEFITS.—The eligi-
bility’’; and
(2) by inserting before subsection (b), as des-
ignated by paragraph (1) of this section, the follow-
ing:
‘‘(a) TREATMENT OF FUNDS FOR PURPOSES OF IN-
COME TAXES.—None of the funds distributed pursuant to
this Act, or pursuant to any plan approved in accordance
with this Act, shall be subject to Federal or State income
taxes.’’.
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