H. R. 4068
One Hundred Fifth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twenty-seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight
An Act
To make certain technical corrections in laws relating to Native Americans, 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. AUTHORIZATION FOR 99-YEAR LEASES.
The second sentence of subsection (a) of the first section of
the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize 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 Reservation,’’ 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) by striking all in the table after:
‘‘4
Lots 3, 4, SW1⁄4NW1⁄4, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4
240’’;
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
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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 Settlement 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 ‘‘subsection (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 IMPROVEMENT ACT.—
Section 512 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C.
1660b) is amended by adding 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 Restora-
tion Act (25 U.S.C. 714e(b)) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(4) In Lane County, Oregon, a parcel described as begin-
ning at the common corner to sections 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 ADJUSTMENT.
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 CONFEDERATED
TRIBES OF SILETZ INDIANS OF OREGON.
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
by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(c) 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 Benton, Clackamas, Lane, Lincoln,
Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Tillamook, Washington, and
Yamhill Counties in Oregon.’’.
SEC. 8. LOWER SIOUX INDIAN COMMUNITY.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Lower Sioux
Indian Community in Minnesota is hereby authorized to sell, con-
vey, 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, described 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 2000 acres
of real property and may accept title to any additional number
of acres of real property located in Umpqua River watershed
upstream from Scottsburg, Oregon, or the northern slope of the
Rogue River watershed upstream from Agness, Oregon, if such
real property is conveyed or otherwise transferred to the United
States by or on behalf of the Tribe. The Secretary shall take
into trust for the benefit of the Tribe all real property conveyed
or otherwise transferred to the United States pursuant to this
section. Real property taken into trust pursuant to this section
shall become part of the Tribe’s reservation. Real property taken
into trust pursuant to this section shall not be considered to have
been taken into trust for gaming (as that term is used in the
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.)).’’.
SEC. 10. AMENDMENTS TO THE JICARILLA APACHE TRIBE WATER
RIGHTS SETTLEMENT ACT.
(a) Section 8(e)(3) of the Jicarilla Apache Tribe Water Rights
Settlement Act, as amended by Public Law 104–261, is further
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 1998’’ and inserting ‘‘December
31, 2000’’.
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(b) The Jicarilla Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act
(Public Law 102–441) is amended by adding at the end the following
new section:
‘‘SEC. 12. APPROVAL OF STIPULATION.
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal law, including
section 2116 of the Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 177), the Stipulation
and Settlement Agreement, dated October 7, 1997, between the
Jicarilla Apache Tribe and other parties to State of New Mexico
v. Aragon, No. CIV–7941 JC, U.S. Dist. Ct., D.N.M., approved
by the United States District Court in that proceeding, is hereby
approved.’’.
SEC. 11. SAN LUIS REY INDIAN WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT ACT.
Section 105(c) of the San Luis Rey Indian Water Rights Settle-
ment Act (Public Law 100–675; 102 Stat. 4000), as amended by
section 117 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1992 (Public Law 102–154; 105 Stat. 1012–
1013), 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 completion 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 distributed from the Fund.’’.
SEC. 12. NATIVE HAWAIIAN HEALTH SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
(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 requirements 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 ‘‘identified in the
Native Hawaiian comprehensive health care master plan imple-
mented under section 4’’ after ‘‘health care professional’’;
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (D) as
subparagraphs (C) through (E), respectively;
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
‘‘(B) the primary health services covered under the scholar-
ship assistance program under this section shall be the services
included under the definition of that term under section 12(8);’’;
(4) by striking subparagraph (D), as redesignated, 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—
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‘‘(i) first, in any one of the five Native Hawaiian 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 Hawaii; 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 recipient 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), sec-
tion 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 sec-
tion 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.)’’.