[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 279 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 279

   To amend the Act of June 7, 1924, to provide for the exercise of 
                         criminal jurisdiction.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 3, 2005

 Mr. Domenici (for himself and Mr. Bingaman) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Act of June 7, 1924, to provide for the exercise of 
                         criminal jurisdiction.

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

SECTION 1. CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.

    The Act of June 7, 1924 (43 Stat. 636, chapter 331) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 20. CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.

    ``(a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided by Congress, 
jurisdiction over offenses committed anywhere within the exterior 
boundaries of any grant from a prior sovereign, as confirmed by 
Congress or the Court of Private Land Claims to a Pueblo Indian tribe 
of New Mexico, shall be as provided in this section.
    ``(b) Jurisdiction of the Pueblo.--The Pueblo shall have 
jurisdiction, as an act of the inherent power of the Pueblo as an 
Indian tribe, over any offense committed by a member of the Pueblo or 
of another federally recognized Indian tribe, or by any other Indian-
owned entity.
    ``(c) Jurisdiction of the United States.--The United States shall 
have jurisdiction over any offense described in chapter 53 of title 18, 
United States Code, committed by or against a member of any federally 
recognized Indian tribe or any Indian-owned entity, or that involves 
any Indian property or interest.
    ``(d) Jurisdiction of the State of New Mexico.--The State of New 
Mexico shall have jurisdiction over any offense committed by a person 
who is not a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe, which 
offense is not subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.''.
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