[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[S. 1312 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1312

    To amend a provision relating to employees of the United States 
 assigned to, or employed by, an Indian tribe, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 27, 2005

  Mr. McCain introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend a provision relating to employees of the United States 
 assigned to, or employed by, an Indian tribe, 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.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Reducing Conflicts of Interests in 
the Representation of Indian Tribes Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS.

    Section 104 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450i) is amended by striking subsection (j) 
and inserting the following:
    ``(j) Additional Employment Rights.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding sections 205 and 207 of 
        title 18, United States Code, an officer or employee of the 
        United States assigned to an Indian tribe under section 3372 of 
        title 5, United States Code, or section 2072 of the Revised 
        Statutes (25 U.S.C. 48), or an individual that was formerly an 
        officer or employee of the United States and who is an employee 
        of an Indian tribe employed to perform services pursuant to 
        self-governance contracts or compacts under this Act that the 
        individual formerly performed for the United States, may 
        communicate with and appear before any department, agency, 
        court, or commission on behalf of the Indian tribe with respect 
        to any matter relating to the contract or compact, including 
        any matter in which the United States is a party or has a 
        direct and substantial interest.
            ``(2) Notification of involvement in pending matter.--An 
        officer, employee, or former officer or employee described in 
        paragraph (1) shall submit to the head of each appropriate 
        department, agency, court, or commission, in writing, a 
        notification of any personal and substantial involvement the 
        officer, employee, or former officer or employee had as an 
        officer or employee of the United States with respect to the 
        pending matter.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The effective date of the amendment made by this Act shall be the 
date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
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