(42) 2012: Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia 
established and opened the Nottoway Community 
House and Interpretive Center in Capron, Virginia, 
which offers a dedicated space for tribal governance, 
as well as community engagement and educational 
programming such as demonstrations of traditional 
crafts and classes on beading, flute making, and 
quilting. 
(43) 2020: The Iroquoian site of the Millie 
Woodson Turner Home Site was designated a his-
toric landmark and included in the Virginia Land-
marks Register based upon its historical significance 
and connection to the continuous presence of the 
Nottoways in Virginia. Descendants of Mille Wood-
son Turner are members of the Nottoway Indian 
Tribe of Virginia. 
(44) 2021: The Millie Woodson Turner Home 
Site was approved by the National Park Service for 
designation as a national historic landmark, to be in-
cluded in the National Register of Historic Places. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
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(2) TRIBAL MEMBER.—The term ‘‘Tribal mem-
ber’’ means— 
(A) an individual who is an enrolled mem-
ber of the Tribe as of the date of the enactment 
of this Act; and 
(B) an individual who has been placed on 
the membership rolls of the Tribe in accordance 
with this Act. 
(3) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the 
Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia, Incorporated. 
SEC. 4. FEDERAL RECOGNITION. 
(a) FEDERAL RECOGNITION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Federal recognition is ex-
tended to the Tribe. 
(2) APPLICABILITY OF LAWS.—All laws (includ-
ing regulations) of the United States of general ap-
plicability to Indians or nations, Indian Tribes, or 
bands of Indians (including the Act of June 18, 
1934 (25 U.S.C. 5101)), that are not inconsistent 
with this Act shall be applicable to the Tribe and 
Tribal members. 
(b) FEDERAL SERVICES AND BENEFITS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—On and after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Tribe and Tribal mem-
bers shall be eligible for all services and benefits pro-
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vided by the Federal Government to federally recog-
nized Indian Tribes without regard to the existence 
of a reservation for the Tribe. 
(2) SERVICE AREA.—For the purpose of the de-
livery of Federal services to Tribal members, the 
service area of the Tribe shall be considered to be 
the area comprised of the counties of Nottoway, 
Southampton, Sussex, Surry, Isle of Wight, Frank-
lin, and Dinwiddie in Virginia. 
SEC. 5. MEMBERSHIP; GOVERNING DOCUMENTS. 
The membership roll and governing documents of the 
Tribe shall be the most recent membership roll and gov-
erning documents, respectively, submitted by the Tribe to 
the Secretary before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 6. GOVERNING BODY. 
The governing body of the Tribe shall be— 
(1) the governing body of the Tribe in place as 
of the date of the enactment of this Act; or 
(2) any subsequent governing body elected in 
accordance with the election procedures specified in 
the governing documents of the Tribe. 
SEC. 7. RESERVATION OF THE TRIBE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon the request of the Tribe, the 
Secretary of the Interior— 
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(1) shall take into trust for the benefit of the 
Tribe any land held in fee by the Tribe that was ac-
quired by the Tribe on or before January 1, 2022, 
if such lands are located within the boundaries of 
the counties of Southampton, Sussex, Surry, Isle of 
Wight, Nottoway, and Dinwiddie in Virginia; and 
(2) may take into trust for the benefit of the 
Tribe any land held in fee by the Tribe, if such 
lands are located within the boundaries of the coun-
ties of Southampton, Sussex, Surry, Isle of Wight, 
Nottoway, and Dinwiddie in Virginia. 
(b) RESERVATION STATUS.—Any land taken into 
trust for the benefit of the Tribe pursuant to subsection 
(a)(1) shall, upon request of the Tribe, be considered part 
of the reservation of the Tribe. 
(c) DEADLINE
FOR DETERMINATION.—The Sec-
retary shall make a final written determination not later 
than 3 years after the date on which the Tribe submits 
a request for land to be taken into trust under subsection 
(a)(2) and shall immediately make that determination 
available to the Tribe. 
SEC. 8. GAMING. 
The Tribe may not conduct gaming activities as a 
matter of claimed inherent authority or under the author-
ity of any Federal law, including the Indian Gaming Regu-
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latory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) or under any regula-
tions thereunder promulgated by the Secretary or the Na-
tional Indian Gaming Commission. 
SEC. 9. HUNTING, FISHING, TRAPPING, GATHERING, AND 
WATER RIGHTS. 
Nothing in this Act expands, reduces, or affects in 
any manner any hunting, fishing, trapping, gathering, or 
water rights of the Tribe and members of the Tribe. 
SEC. 10. INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT OF 1978. 
Nothing in this Act affects the application of section 
109 of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 
1919). 
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