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 95-375 (S.1633), enacted 09/18/1978

92 STAT. 712 
PUBLIC LAW 95-375—SEPT. 18, 1978 
Public Law 95-375 
95th Congress 
Sept. 18, 1978 
[S. 1633] 
Pascua Yaqui 
Indians, Ariz., 
extension of 
Federal benefits. 
25 u s e 1300f. 
25 u s e 461 et 
seq. 
25 u s e 1323. 
Repeal. 
25 u s e 1300f-l. 
Publication in 
Federal Register. 
25 u s e 1300f-2. 
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. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That (a) the Pascua 
Yaqui Indian people who are members of the Pascua Yaqui Associa-
tion, Incorporated, an Arizona corporation, or who hereafter become 
members of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe in accordance with section 3 of 
this Act, are recognized as, and declared to be, eligible, on and after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, for the services and assistance 
provided to Indians because of their status as Indians by or through 
any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States, or 
under any statute of the United States. For the purposes of section 2 
of the Act of August 16, 1957 (71 Stat. 371; 42 U.S.C. 2005a), the 
Pascua Yaqui Indians are to be considered as if they were being pro-
vided hospital and medical care by or at the expense of the Public 
Health Service on August 16, 1957. 
(b) The provisions of the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 484), as 
amended, are extended to such members described in subsection (a). 
(c) The Secretary of the Interior is directed, upon request of the 
Pascua Yaqui Association, Incorporated, and without monetary con-
sideration, to accept on behalf of the United States and in trust iov the 
Pascua Yaqui Tribe, the title to the real property conveyed by the 
United States to such association under the Act of October 8,1964 (78 
Stat. 1197), and such lands shall be held as Indian lands are held: 
Provided^ That the State of Arizona shall exercise criminal and civil 
jurisdiction over such lands as if it had assumed jurisdiction pursuant 
to the Act of August 15,1953 (67 Stat. 588), as amended by the Act of 
April 11,1968 (82 Stat. 79). 
(d) Section 4 of the Act of October 8, 1964 (78 Stat. 1197), is 
hereby repealed. 
SEC. 2. Within thirty months after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Pascua Yaqui Tribe shall adopt a constitution and bylaws or 
other governing documents and a membership roll. The Secretary of 
the Interior shall review such documents to insure that they comply 
with the provisions of this Act and shall publish such documents and 
membership roll in the Federal Register. Publication of such roll shall 
not affect or delay the immediate eligibility of the members of the 
Association under section 1 of this Act. 
SEC. 3. For the purposes of section 1 of this Act, membership of 
the Pascua Yaqui Tribe shall consist of— 
(A) the members of the Pascua Yaqui Association, Incorpo-
rated, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, who apply for 
enrollment in the Pascua Yaqui Tribe within one year from the 
date of enactment of this Act pursuant to the membership 
criteria and procedures provided for in the official governing 
documents of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe; 
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(B) all those persons of Yaqui blood who are citizens of the 
United States and who, within two years from the date of enact-
ment of this Act, apply for, and are admitted to, membership 
in the Association pursuant to article VII of the Articles of 
Incorporation of the Association; and 
(C) direct lineal descendants of such persons, subject to any 
further qualifications as may be provided by the Tribe in its 
constitution and bylaws or other governing documents. 
Approved September 18, 1978. 
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORTS No. 95-1021 accompanying H.R. 6612 (Coram, on Interior and 
Insular Affairs) and No. 95-1339 (Coram, of Conference). 
SENATE REPORT No. 95-719 (Comra. on Indian Affairs). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 124 (1978): 
Apr. 5, considered and passed Senate. 
Apr. 17, H.R. 6612 considered and passed House; passage vacated and S. 1633, 
amended, passed in lieu. 
May 2, Senate disagreed to House araendment. 
Aug. 16, House agreed to conference report. 
Aug. 25, Senate agreed to conference report.