[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 327 Received in Senate (RDS)]


109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 327


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 12, 2005

                                Received

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To allow binding arbitration clauses to be included in all contracts 
   affecting land within the Gila River Indian Community Reservation.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. BINDING ARBITRATION FOR GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY 
              RESERVATION CONTRACTS.

    (a) Amendments.--Subsection (f) of the first section of the Act of 
August 9, 1955 (25 U.S.C. 415(f)), is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence--
                    (A) by striking ``Any lease'' and all that follows 
                through ``affecting land'' and inserting ``Any 
                contract, including a lease, affecting land''; and
                    (B) by striking ``such lease or contract'' and 
                inserting ``such contract''; and
            (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``Such leases or 
        contracts entered into pursuant to such Acts'' and inserting 
        ``Such contracts''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect as if included in Public Law 107-159 (116 Stat. 122).

            Passed the House of Representatives December 7, 2005.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.