[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2041 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2041

       To repeal the Act of May 31, 1918, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 25, 2014

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

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                                 A BILL


 
       To repeal the Act of May 31, 1918, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``May 31, 1918 Act Repeal Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) 1918 act.--The term ``1918 Act'' means the Act of May 
        31, 1918 (40 Stat. 592, chapter 88).
            (2) Tribes.--The term ``Tribes'' means the Shoshone-Bannock 
        Tribes of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation.

SEC. 3. REPEAL.

    The 1918 Act is repealed.

SEC. 4. RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL.

    (a) In General.--The Tribes shall have the exclusive right of first 
refusal to purchase at fair market value any land--
            (1) set aside or set apart under the 1918 Act; and
            (2) offered for sale.
    (b) Acquired Land Held in Trust.--The United States shall hold in 
trust for the benefit of the Tribes or a member of the Tribes, as 
applicable--
            (1) any land acquired by the Tribes or a member of the 
        Tribes before the date of enactment of this Act; and
            (2) any land--
                    (A) acquired by the Tribes or a member of the 
                Tribes on or after the date of enactment of this Act; 
                and
                    (B) set aside or set apart under the 1918 Act.

SEC. 5. EFFECT.

    Nothing in this Act affects any valid right to any land set aside 
or set apart under the 1918 Act.
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