[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 195 (Thursday, November 30, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7600-S7601]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1742. Mr. HOEVEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to

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amendment SA 1618 proposed by Mr. McConnell (for Mr. Hatch (for himself 
and Ms. Murkowski)) to the bill H.R. 1, to provide for reconciliation 
pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget 
for fiscal year 2018; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. TREATMENT OF INDIAN TRIBES AS STATES WITH RESPECT 
                   TO BOND ISSUANCE.

       (a) Repeal of Essential Governmental Function 
     Requirement.--Paragraph (1) of section 7871(c) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 103 shall 
     apply to any obligation (not described in paragraph (2)) 
     issued by an Indian tribal government (or subdivision 
     thereof) except in the case of any obligation issued as part 
     of an issue if any portion of the proceeds of such issue are 
     used to finance--
       ``(A) any portion of a building in which class II or class 
     III gaming (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming 
     Regulatory Act) is conducted or housed or any other property 
     actually used in the conduct of such gaming, or
       ``(B) any facility located outside the Indian reservation 
     (as defined in section 168(j)(6)).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to obligations issued in calendar years beginning 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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