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[S. 1703 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 515
111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1703

                          [Report No. 111-247]

  To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the 
  Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 24, 2009

Mr. Dorgan (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Baucus, 
 Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Franken, Ms. Landrieu, Ms. 
  Stabenow, and Mr. LeMieux) introduced the following bill; which was 
       read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs

                             August 5, 2010

                Reported by Mr. Dorgan, with amendments
  [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the 
  Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes.

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

SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION.

    (a) In General.--Section 19 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly 
known as the ``Indian Reorganization Act'') (25 U.S.C. 479), 
<DELETED>is amended</DELETED>--
        <DELETED>    (1) in the first sentence--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by striking ``The term'' and inserting 
                ``Effective beginning on June 18, 1934, the term''; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by striking ``any recognized Indian 
                tribe now under Federal jurisdiction'' and inserting 
                ``any federally recognized Indian tribe''; 
                and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking the third sentence and inserting 
        the following: ``In this section, the term `Indian tribe' means 
        any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, 
        village, or community that the Secretary of the Interior 
        acknowledges to exist as an Indian tribe.''.</DELETED>
is amended in the first sentence--
            (1) by striking ``The term'' and inserting ``Effective 
        beginning on June 18, 1934, the term''; and
            (2) by striking ``any recognized Indian tribe now under 
        Federal jurisdiction'' and inserting ``any federally recognized 
        Indian tribe''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect as if included in the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known 
as the ``Indian Reorganization Act'') (25 U.S.C. 479), on the date of 
enactment of that Act.
    (c) Effect on Other Laws.--
            (1) In general.--Nothing in this Act or the amendments made 
        by this Act affects--
                    (A) the application or effect of any Federal law 
                other than the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 461 et 
                seq.) (as amended by subsection (a)); or
                    (B) any limitation on the authority of the 
                Secretary of the Interior under any Federal law or 
                regulation other than the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 
                U.S.C. 461 et seq.) (as so amended).
            (2) References in other laws.--An express reference to the 
        Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 461 et seq.), contained in any 
        other Federal law shall be considered to be a reference to that 
        Act as amended by subsection (a).
    (d) Study; Publication.--
            (1) Study.--The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct, 
        and submit to Congress a report describing the results of, a 
        study that--
                    (A) assesses the effects of the decision of the 
                Supreme Court in the case styled Carcieri v. Salazar 
                (129 S. Ct. 1058) on Indian tribes and tribal land; and
                    (B) includes a list of each Indian tribe and parcel 
                of tribal land affected by that decision.
            (2) Publication.--On completion of the report under 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Interior shall publish, by 
        not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
        the list described in paragraph (1)(B)--
                    (A) in the Federal Register; and
                    (B) on the public website of the Department of the 
                Interior.
                                                       Calendar No. 515

111th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1703

                          [Report No. 111-247]

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                                 A BILL

  To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the 
  Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes.

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                             August 5, 2010

                        Reported with amendments