[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5689 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5689

   To allow the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma to lease or transfer certain 
                                 lands.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 12, 2014

  Mr. Mullin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To allow the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma to lease or transfer certain 
                                 lands.

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

SECTION 1. APPROVAL NOT REQUIRED TO VALIDATE LAND TRANSACTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
without further approval, ratification, or authorization by the United 
States, the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma may lease, sell, convey, warrant, 
or otherwise transfer all or any part of its interests in any real 
property that is not held in trust by the United States for the benefit 
of such tribe.
    (b) Trust Land Not Affected.--Nothing in this section shall--
            (1) authorize the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma to lease, sell, 
        convey, warrant, or otherwise transfer all or any part of an 
        interest in any real property that is held in trust by the 
        United States for the benefit of such tribe; or
            (2) affect the operation of any law governing leasing, 
        selling, conveying, warranting, or otherwise transferring any 
        interest in such trust land.
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