116 HR 375 : To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes. U.S. House of Representatives 2019-05-16 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IIB116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 375IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMay 16, 2019 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian AffairsAN ACTTo amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.

1.

Authority reaffirmed

(a)

Reaffirmation

Section 19 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the Indian Reorganization Act; 25 U.S.C. 5129), is amended—(1)in the first sentence—(A)by striking The term and inserting Effective beginning on June 18, 1934, the term; and(B)by striking any recognized Indian tribe now under Federal jurisdiction and inserting any federally recognized Indian Tribe; and(2)by striking the third sentence and inserting the following: In said sections, the term Indian tribe means any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to exist as an Indian tribe..(b)

Effective Date

The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the Indian Reorganization Act; 25 U.S.C. 5129), on the date of the enactment of that Act.

Passed the House of Representatives May 15, 2019.Cheryl L. Johnson,Clerk