Native American Technical Corrections Act of 2006
PL 109-221 (H.R.3351), enacted 05/12/2006

120 STAT. 336
PUBLIC LAW 109–221—MAY 12, 2006
Public Law 109–221
109th Congress
An Act
To make technical corrections to 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. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Native Amer-
ican Technical Corrections Act of 2006’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of this Act
is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I—TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS AND OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING
TO NATIVE AMERICANS
Sec. 101. Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act technical amendment.
Sec. 102. ANCSA amendment.
Sec. 103. Mississippi Band of Choctaw transportation reimbursement.
Sec. 104. Fallon Paiute Shoshone tribes settlement.
TITLE II—INDIAN LAND LEASING
Sec. 201. Prairie Island land conveyance.
Sec. 202. Authorization of 99-year leases.
Sec. 203. Certification of rental proceeds.
TITLE III—NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION FUNDING
AMENDMENT
Sec. 301. National Indian Gaming Commission funding amendment.
TITLE IV—INDIAN FINANCING
Sec. 401. Indian Financing Act Amendments.
TITLE V—NATIVE AMERICAN PROBATE REFORM TECHNICAL AMENDMENT
Sec. 501. Clarification of provisions and amendments relating to inheritance of In-
dian lands.
TITLE 
I—TECHNICAL 
AMENDMENTS
AND OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING
TO NATIVE AMERICANS
SEC. 101. ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT.
(a)(1) Section 337(a) of the Department of the Interior and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003 (Division F of Public
Law 108–7; 117 Stat. 278; February 20, 2003) is amended—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
‘‘Section 1629b of title 43, United States Code,’’ and inserting
43 USC 1629b.
Native American
Technical
Corrections Act
of 2006.
25 USC 1451
note.
May 12, 2006
[H.R. 3351]
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‘‘Section 36 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43
U.S.C. 1629b)’’;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘by creating the following
new subsection:’’ and inserting ‘‘in subsection (d), by adding
at the end the following:’’; and
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘by creating the following
new subsection:’’ and inserting ‘‘by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:’’.
(2) Section 36 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
(43 U.S.C. 1629b) is amended in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘section
1629e of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘section 39’’.
(b)(1) Section 337(b) of the Department of the Interior and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003 (Division F of Public
Law 108–7; 117 Stat. 278; February 20, 2003) is amended by
striking ‘‘Section 1629e(a)(3) of title 43, United States Code,’’ and
inserting ‘‘Section 39(a)(3) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement
Act (43 U.S.C. 1629e(a)(3))’’.
(2) Section 39(a)(3)(B)(ii) of the Alaska Native Claims Settle-
ment Act (43 U.S.C. 1629e(a)(3)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘(a)(4)
of section 1629b of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘section 36(a)(4)’’.
(c) The amendments made by this section take effect on Feb-
ruary 20, 2003.
SEC. 102. ANCSA AMENDMENT.
All land and interests in land in the State of Alaska conveyed
by the Federal Government under the Alaska Native Claims Settle-
ment Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) to a Native Corporation and
reconveyed by that Native Corporation, or a successor in interest,
in exchange for any other land or interest in land in the State
of Alaska and located within the same region (as defined in section
9(a) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1608(a)),
to a Native Corporation under an exchange or other conveyance,
shall be deemed, notwithstanding the conveyance or exchange, to
have been conveyed pursuant to that Act.
SEC. 
103. 
MISSISSIPPI 
BAND 
OF 
CHOCTAW 
TRANSPORTATION
REIMBURSEMENT.
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed, within
the 3-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act,
to accept funds from the State of Mississippi pursuant to the con-
tract signed by the Mississippi Department of Transportation on
June 7, 2005, and by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
on June 2, 2005. The amount shall not exceed $776,965.30 and
such funds shall be deposited in the trust account numbered
PL7489708 at the Office of Trust Funds Management for the benefit
of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. Thereafter, the tribe
may draw down these moneys from this trust account by resolution
of the Tribal Council, pursuant to Federal law and regulations
applicable to such accounts.
SEC. 104. FALLON PAIUTE SHOSHONE TRIBES SETTLEMENT.
(a) SETTLEMENT FUND.—Section 102 of the Fallon Paiute Sho-
shone Indian Tribes Water Rights Settlement Act of 1990 (Public
Law 101–618; 104 Stat. 3289) is amended—
(1) in subsection (C)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking the matter preceding subparagraph
(a) and inserting the following: ‘‘Notwithstanding any
Effective date.
Effective date.
43 USC 1629b
note.
Alaska.
43 USC 1613a.
43 USC 1629e.
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conflicting provision in the original Fund plan during
Fund fiscal year 2006 or any subsequent Fund fiscal
year, 6 percent of the average quarterly market value
of the Fund during the immediately preceding 3 Fund
fiscal years (referred to in this title as the ‘Annual
6 percent Amount’), plus any unexpended and unobli-
gated portion of the Annual 6 percent Amount from
any of the 3 immediately preceding Fund fiscal years
that are subsequent to Fund fiscal year 2005, less
any negative income that may accrue on that portion,
may be expended or obligated only for the following
purposes:’’; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(g) Fees and expenses incurred in connection with the
investment of the Fund, for investment management, invest-
ment consulting, custodianship, and other transactional serv-
ices or matters.’’; and
(B) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(4) No monies from the Fund other than the amounts author-
ized under paragraphs (1) and (3) may be expended or obligated
for any purpose.
‘‘(5) Notwithstanding any conflicting provision in the original
Fund plan, during Fund fiscal year 2006 and during each subse-
quent Fund fiscal year, not more than 20 percent of the Annual
6 percent Amount for the Fund fiscal year (referred to in this
title as the ‘Annual 1.2 percent Amount’) may be expended or
obligated under paragraph (1)(c) for per capita distributions to
tribal members, except that during each Fund fiscal year subse-
quent to Fund fiscal year 2006, any unexpended and unobligated
portion of the Annual 1.2 percent Amount from any of the 3 imme-
diately preceding Fund fiscal years that are subsequent to Fund
fiscal year 2005, less any negative income that may accrue on
that portion, may also be expended or obligated for such per capita
payments.’’; and
(2) in subsection (D), by adding at the end the following:
‘‘Notwithstanding any conflicting provision in the original Fund
plan, the Fallon Business Council, in consultation with the
Secretary, shall promptly amend the original Fund plan for
purposes of conforming the Fund plan to this title and making
nonsubstantive updates, improvements, or corrections to the
original Fund plan.’’.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 107 of the Fallon Paiute Shoshone
Indian Tribes Water Rights Settlement Act of 1990 (Public Law
101–618; 104 Stat. 3293) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (D), (E), (F), and (G) as
subsections (F), (G), (H), and (I), respectively; and
(2) by striking subsections (B) and (C) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(B) the term ‘Fund fiscal year’ means a fiscal year of
the Fund (as defined in the Fund plan);
‘‘(C) the term ‘Fund plan’ means the plan established under
section 102(F), including the original Fund plan (the ‘Plan
for Investment, Management, Administration and Expenditure
dated December 20, 1991’) and all amendments of the Fund
plan under subsection (D) or (F)(1) of section 102;
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‘‘(D) the term ‘income’ means the total net return from
the investment of the Fund, consisting of all interest, dividends,
realized and unrealized gains and losses, and other earnings,
less all related fees and expenses incurred for investment
management, investment consulting, custodianship and trans-
actional services or matters;
‘‘(E) the term ‘principal’ means the total amount appro-
priated to the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribal Settlement Fund
under section 102(B);’’.
TITLE II—INDIAN LAND LEASING
SEC. 201. PRAIRIE ISLAND LAND CONVEYANCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army shall convey all
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land
described in subsection (b), including all improvements, cultural
resources, and sites on the land, subject to the flowage and
sloughing easement described in subsection (d) and to the conditions
stated in subsection (f), to the Secretary of the Interior, to be—
(1) held in trust by the United States for the benefit of
the Prairie Island Indian Community in Minnesota; and
(2) included in the Prairie Island Indian Community Res-
ervation in Goodhue County, Minnesota.
(b) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The land to be conveyed under sub-
section (a) is the approximately 1290 acres of land associated with
the Lock and Dam #3 on the Mississippi River in Goodhue County,
Minnesota, located in tracts identified as GO–251, GO–252, GO–
271, GO–277, GO–278, GO–284, GO–301 through GO–313, GO–
314A, GO–314B, GO–329, GO–330A, GO–330B, GO–331A, GO–
331B, GO–331C, GO–332, GO–333, GO–334, GO–335A, GO–335B,
GO–336 through GO–338, GO–339A, GO–339B, GO–339C, GO–
339D, GO–339E, GO–340A, GO–340B, GO–358, GO–359A, GO–
359B, GO–359C, GO–359D, and GO–360, as depicted on the map
entitled ‘‘United States Army Corps of Engineers survey map of
the Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Project, Lock & Dam No. 3
(Red Wing), Land & Flowage Rights’’ and dated December 1936.
(c) BOUNDARY SURVEY.—Not later than 5 years after the date
of conveyance under subsection (a), the boundaries of the land
conveyed shall be surveyed as provided in section 2115 of the
Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 176).
(d) EASEMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Corps of Engineers shall retain a
flowage and sloughing easement for the purpose of navigation
and purposes relating to the Lock and Dam No. 3 project
over the portion of the land described in subsection (b) that
lies below the elevation of 676.0.
(2) INCLUSIONS.—The easement retained under paragraph
(1) includes—
(A) the perpetual right to overflow, flood, and submerge
property as the District Engineer determines to be nec-
essary in connection with the operation and maintenance
of the Mississippi River Navigation Project; and
(B) the continuing right to clear and remove any brush,
debris, or natural obstructions that, in the opinion of the
District Engineer, may be detrimental to the project.
Deadline.
Minnesota.
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(e) OWNERSHIP OF STURGEON LAKE BED UNAFFECTED.—Nothing
in this section diminishes or otherwise affects the title of the State
of Minnesota to the bed of Sturgeon Lake located within the tracts
of land described in subsection (b).
(f) CONDITIONS.—The conveyance under subsection (a) is subject
to the conditions that the Prairie Island Indian Community shall
not—
(1) use the conveyed land for human habitation;
(2) construct any structure on the land without the written
approval of the District Engineer; or
(3) conduct gaming (within the meaning of section 4 of
the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)) on the
land.
(g) NO EFFECT ON ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS.—Not-
withstanding the conveyance under subsection (a), the land shall
continue to be eligible for environmental management planning
and other recreational or natural resource development projects
on the same basis as before the conveyance.
(h) EFFECT OF SECTION.—Nothing in this section diminishes
or otherwise affects the rights granted to the United States pursu-
ant to letters of July 23, 1937, and November 20, 1937, from
the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of War and the
letters of the Secretary of War in response to the Secretary of
the Interior dated August 18, 1937, and November 27, 1937, under
which the Secretary of the Interior granted certain rights to the
Corps of Engineers to overflow the portions of Tracts A, B, and
C that lie within the Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project
boundary and as more particularly shown and depicted on the
map entitled ‘‘United States Army Corps of Engineers survey map
of the Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Project, Lock & Dam No.
3 (Red Wing), Land & Flowage Rights’’ and dated December 1936.
SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATION OF 99-YEAR LEASES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of the first section of the
Act of August 9, 1955 (25 U.S.C. 415(a)), is amended in the second
sentence—
(1) by striking ‘‘Moapa Indian reservation’’ and inserting
‘‘Moapa Indian Reservation’’;
(2) by inserting ‘‘the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation,’’ before ‘‘the Burns Paiute Reservation’’;
(3) by inserting ‘‘the’’ before ‘‘Yavapai-Prescott’’;
(4) by inserting ‘‘the Muckleshoot Indian Reservation and
land held in trust for the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe,’’ after
‘‘the Cabazon Indian Reservation,’’;
(5) by striking ‘‘lands comprising the Moses Allotment
Numbered 10, Chelan County, Washington,,’’ and inserting ‘‘the
lands comprising the Moses Allotment Numbered 8 and the
Moses Allotment Numbered 10, Chelan County, Washington,’’;
(6) by inserting ‘‘land held in trust for the Prairie Band
Potawatomi Nation,’’ before ‘‘lands held in trust for the Cher-
okee Nation of Oklahoma’’;
(7) by inserting ‘‘land held in trust for the Fallon Paiute
Shoshone Tribes,’’ before ‘‘lands held in trust for the Pueblo
of Santa Clara’’; and
(8) by inserting ‘‘land held in trust for the Yurok Tribe,
land held in trust for the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians
of the Hopland Rancheria,’’ after ‘‘Pueblo of Santa Clara,’’.
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection
(a) shall apply to any lease entered into or renewed after the
date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 203. CERTIFICATION OF RENTAL PROCEEDS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any actual rental
proceeds from the lease of land acquired under the first section
of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for loans to Indian tribes
and tribal corporations, and for other purposes’’ (25 U.S.C. 488)
certified by the Secretary of the Interior shall be deemed—
(1) to constitute the rental value of that land; and
(2) to satisfy the requirement for appraisal of that land.
TITLE III—NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING
COMMISSION FUNDING AMENDMENT
SEC. 301. NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION FUNDING AMEND-
MENT.
(a) POWERS
OF
THE COMMISSION.—Section 7 of the Indian
Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2706) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(d) APPLICATION OF GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND RESULTS
ACT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out any action under this
Act, the Commission shall be subject to the Government
Performance and Results Act of 1993 (Public Law 103–62;
107 Stat. 285).
‘‘(2) PLANS.—In addition to any plan required under the
Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (Public Law
103–62; 107 Stat. 285), the Commission shall submit a plan
to provide technical assistance to tribal gaming operations in
accordance with that Act.’’.
(b) COMMISSION
FUNDING.—Section 18(a)(2) of the Indian
Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2717(a)(2)) is amended by
striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
‘‘(B) The total amount of all fees imposed during any
fiscal year under the schedule established under paragraph
(1) shall not exceed 0.080 percent of the gross gaming
revenues of all gaming operations subject to regulation
under this Act.’’.
TITLE IV—INDIAN FINANCING
SEC. 401. INDIAN FINANCING ACT AMENDMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 201 of the Indian Financing Act of
1974 (25 U.S.C. 1481) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘SEC. 201. In order’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘SEC. 201. LOAN GUARANTIES AND INSURANCE.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In order’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘the Secretary is authorized (a) to guarantee’’
and inserting ‘‘the Secretary may—
‘‘(1) guarantee’’;
25 USC 494a.
25 USC 415 note.
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(3) by striking ‘‘members; and (b) in lieu of such guaranty,
to insure’’ and inserting ‘‘members; or
‘‘(2) insure’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE BORROWERS.—The Secretary may guarantee or
insure loans under subsection (a) to both for-profit and nonprofit
borrowers.’’.
(b) SALE OR ASSIGNMENT OF LOANS AND UNDERLYING SECU-
RITY.—Section 205 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C.
1485) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘SEC. 205.’’ and all that follows through
subsection (b) and inserting the following:
‘‘SEC. 205. SALE OR ASSIGNMENT OF LOANS AND UNDERLYING SECU-
RITY.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—All or any portion of a loan guaranteed
or insured under this title, including the security given for the
loan—
‘‘(1) may be transferred by the lender by sale or assignment
to any person; and
‘‘(2) may be retransferred by the transferee.
‘‘(b) TRANSFERS OF LOANS.—With respect to a transfer described
in subsection (a)—
‘‘(1) the transfer shall be consistent with such regulations
as the Secretary shall promulgate under subsection (h); and
‘‘(2) the transferee shall give notice of the transfer to the
Secretary.’’;
(2) by striking subsection (c);
(3) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), and
(i) as subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h), respectively;
(4) in subsection (c) (as redesignated by paragraph (3)),
by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
‘‘(2) VALIDITY.—Except as provided in regulations in effect
on the date on which a loan is made, the validity of a guarantee
or insurance of a loan under this title shall be incontestable.’’;
(5) in subsection (e) (as redesignated by paragraph (3))—
(A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) COMPENSATION OF FISCAL TRANSFER AGENT.—A fiscal
transfer agent designated under subsection (f) may be com-
pensated through any of the fees assessed under this section
and any interest earned on any funds or fees collected by
the fiscal transfer agent while the funds or fees are in the
control of the fiscal transfer agent and before the time at
which the fiscal transfer agent is contractually required to
transfer such funds to the Secretary or to transferees or other
holders.’’; and
(6) in subsection (f) (as redesignated by paragraph (3))—
(A) by striking ‘‘subsection (i)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (h)’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘, and issuance
of acknowledgments,’’.
(c) LOANS INELIGIBLE FOR GUARANTY OR INSURANCE.—Section
206 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1486) is amended
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by inserting ‘‘(not including an eligible Community Development
Finance Institution)’’ after ‘‘Government’’.
(d) AGGREGATE LOANS OR SURETY BONDS LIMITATION.—Section
217(b) of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1497(b))
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$500,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘$1,500,000,000’’.
TITLE V—NATIVE AMERICAN PROBATE
REFORM TECHNICAL AMENDMENT
SEC. 
501. 
CLARIFICATION 
OF 
PROVISIONS 
AND 
AMENDMENTS
RELATING TO INHERITANCE OF INDIAN LANDS.
(a) CLARIFICATIONS RELATING TO APPLICABLE LAWS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 207(g)(2) of the Indian Land
Consolidation Act (25 U.S.C. 2206(g)(2)) is amended—
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
striking ‘‘described in paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘speci-
fied in paragraph (1)’’; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘identified in Fed-
eral law’’ and inserting ‘‘identified in such law’’.
(2) LIMITATION ON EFFECT OF PARAGRAPH.—Section 207(g)
of the Indian Land Consolidation Act (25 U.S.C. 2206(g)) is
amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON EFFECT OF PARAGRAPH.—Except to the
extent that this Act would amend or otherwise affect the
application of a Federal law specified or described in paragraph
(1) or (2), nothing in paragraph (2) limits the application of
this Act to trust or restricted land, interests in such land,
or any other trust or restricted interests or assets.’’.
(b) TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE; LAND FOR WHICH PATENTS HAVE
BEEN EXECUTED AND DELIVERED.—
(1) TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE OF LAND.—Section 4 of the
Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 464), is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘SEC. 4. TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE OF RESTRICTED INDIAN LANDS
AND SHARES OF INDIAN TRIBES AND CORPORATIONS.
‘‘Except as provided in this Act, no sale, devise, gift, exchange,
or other transfer of restricted Indian lands or of shares in the
assets of any Indian tribe or corporation organized under this
Act shall be made or approved: Provided, That such lands or
interests may, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior,
be sold, devised, or otherwise transferred to the Indian tribe in
which the lands or shares are located or from which the shares
were derived, or to a successor corporation: Provided further, That,
subject to section 8(b) of the American Indian Probate Reform
Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–374; 25 U.S.C. 2201 note), lands
and shares described in the preceding proviso shall descend or
be devised to any member of an Indian tribe or corporation described
in that proviso or to an heir or lineal descendant of such a member
in accordance with the Indian Land Consolidation Act (25 U.S.C.
2201 et seq.), including a tribal probate code approved, or regula-
tions promulgated under, that Act: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of the Interior may authorize any voluntary exchanges of
lands of equal value and the voluntary exchange of shares of equal
value whenever such exchange, in the judgment of the Secretary,
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3351:
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 109–228, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Resources).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
Vol. 151 (2005): Nov. 16, considered and passed House.
Vol. 152 (2006): Apr. 7, considered and passed Senate, amended.
May 2, House concurred in Senate amendment.
is expedient and beneficial for or compatible with the proper consoli-
dation of Indian lands and for the benefit of cooperative organiza-
tions.’’.
(2) LAND FOR WHICH PATENTS HAVE BEEN EXECUTED AND
DELIVERED.—Section 5 of the Act of February 8, 1887 (25 U.S.C.
348) is amended in the second proviso by striking ‘‘That’’ and
inserting ‘‘That, subject to section 8(b) of the American Indian
Probate Reform Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–374; 118 Stat.
1810),’’.
(3) EFFECTIVE DATES.—Section 8 of the American Indian
Probate Reform Act of 2004 (25 U.S.C. 2201 note; 118 Stat.
1809) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(b) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2),
the amendments made by this Act apply on and after the
date that is 1 year after the date on which the Secretary
makes the certification required under subsection (a)(4).
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—The following provisions of law apply
as of the date of enactment of this Act:
‘‘(A) Subsections (e) and (f) of section 207 of the Indian
Land Consolidation Act (25 U.S.C. 2206) (as amended by
this Act).
‘‘(B) Subsection (g) of section 207 of the Indian Land
Consolidation Act (25 U.S.C. 2206) (as in effect on March
1, 2006).
‘‘(C) The amendments made by section 4, section 5,
paragraphs (1), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), and (11)
of section 6(a), section 6(b)(3), and section 7 of this Act.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE OF AMENDMENTS.—The amendments made
by subsection (b) shall take effect as if included in the enactment
of the American Indian Probate Reform Act of 2004 (Public Law
108–374; 118 Stat. 1773).
Approved May 12, 2006.
25 USC 348 note.
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