Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Old Pascua Commu-
nity Land Acquisition Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COMPACT-DESIGNATED
AREA.—The term 
‘‘Compact Designated Area’’ means the area south 
of West Grant Road, east of Interstate 10, north of 
West Calle Adelanto, and west of North 15th Ave-
nue in the City of Tucson, Arizona, as provided spe-
cifically in the Pascua Yaqui Tribe—State of Ari-
zona Amended and Restated Gaming Compact 
signed in 2021. 
(2) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the 
Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, a federally recog-
nized Indian tribe. 
(3) 
INDIAN
TRIBE.—The 
term 
‘‘Indian 
Tribe’’— 
(A) means any Indian tribe, band, nation, 
or other organized group or community, includ-
ing any Alaska Native village that is recognized 
as eligible for the special programs and services 
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provided by the United States to Indians be-
cause of their status as Indians; and 
(B) does not include any Alaska Native re-
gional or village corporation. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 3. LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST. 
Upon the request of the Tribe, the Secretary shall 
accept and take into trust for the benefit of the Tribe, 
subject to all valid existing rights, any land within the 
Compact-Designated Area that is owned by Tribe. 
SEC. 4. APPLICATION OF CURRENT LAW. 
Gaming conducted by the Tribe in the Compact-Des-
ignated Area shall be subject to— 
(1) the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 
U.S.C. 2701 et seq.); and 
(2) sections 1166 through 1168 of title 18, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 5. REAFFIRMATION OF STATUS AND ACTIONS. 
(a) ADMINISTRATION.—Land placed into trust pur-
suant to this Act shall— 
(1) be a part of the Pascua Yaqui Reservation 
and administered in accordance with the laws and 
regulations generally applicable to land held in trust 
by the United States for an Indian Tribe; and 
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(2) be deemed to have been acquired and taken 
into trust on September 18, 1978. 
(b) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
shall— 
(1) enlarge, impair, or otherwise affect any 
right or claim of the Tribe to any land or interest 
in land in existence before the date of the enactment 
of this Act; 
(2) affect any water right of the Tribe in exist-
ence before the date of the enactment of this Act; 
(3) terminate or limit any access in any way to 
any right-of-way or right-of-use issued, granted, or 
permitted before the date of the enactment of this 
Act; or 
(4) alter or diminish the right of the Tribe to 
seek to have additional land taken into trust by the 
United States for the benefit of the Tribe. 
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Union Calendar No. 121 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4881 
[Report No. 117–166] 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to take into 
trust for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona cer-
tain land in Pima County, Arizona, and for other 
purposes. 
NOVEMBER 1, 2021 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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