[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3788 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3788

  To ensure that no Federal law shall prevent the Tuscarora Nation of 
Indians of the Carolinas from seeking Federal recognition as an Indian 
                     tribe, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 9, 2007

 Mrs. Myrick introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To ensure that no Federal law shall prevent the Tuscarora Nation of 
Indians of the Carolinas from seeking Federal recognition as 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. TUSCARORA NATION OF INDIANS OF THE CAROLINAS FEDERAL 
              RECOGNITION PROCESS.

    Neither the Lumbee Act of June 7, 1956 (Public Law 570) nor the 
federally recognized status of any Indian tribe shall prevent the 
Tuscarora Nation of Indians of the Carolinas from seeking or attaining 
Federal recognition as an Indian tribe through--
            (1) the administrative procedures set forth in part 83 of 
        title 25, Code of Federal Regulations;
            (2) Federal law; or
            (3) any other means provided under law.
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