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".
PL 103-357 (H.R.734), enacted 10/14/1994

108 STAT. 3418 
PUBLIC LAW 103-357—OCT. 14, 1994 
Public Law 103-357 
103d Congress 
An Act 
Oct 14 1994 
"^^ amend the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the extension of certain Federal 
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benefits, services, and assistance to the Pascua Yaqui Indians of Arizona, and 
[H.R. 734] 
fpj. Q^j^gj, 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. IBGOfTa)) is amended 
by inserting after the first sentence the following: "The Pascua 
Yaqui Tribe, a historic Indisin 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: 
25 u s e 1300f-3. 
"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.". 
Approved October 14, 1994. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 734: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 103-204 (Cbmm. on Natural Resources). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 103-338 (Ctomm. on Indian Affairs). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 139 (1993): Aug. 2, considered and passed House. 
Vol. 140 (1994): Aug. 19, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Oct. 3, House concurred in Senate amendment.