[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4445 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4445

   To amend Public Law 95-232 to repeal a restriction on treating as 
 Indian country certain lands held in trust for Indian pueblos in New 
                                Mexico.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 13, 2010

 Mr. Heinrich (for himself, Mr. Lujan, and Mr. Teague) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend Public Law 95-232 to repeal a restriction on treating as 
 Indian country certain lands held in trust for Indian pueblos in New 
                                Mexico.

    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 ``Indian Pueblo Cultural Center 
Clarification Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF RESTRICTION ON TREATING AS INDIAN COUNTRY CERTAIN 
              LANDS HELD IN TRUST FOR INDIAN PUEBLOS IN NEW MEXICO.

    Public Law 95-232 is amended in the first section in subsection (b) 
by striking ``However, such property shall not be `Indian country' as 
defined in section 1151 of title 18, United States Code.''.
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