[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 195 (Thursday, November 30, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S7651]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                       S. 1285--PRINT CORRECTION

  On Wednesday, November 29, 2017, the Senate passed S. 1285, as 
amended. The corrected text of the bill as passed is a follows:

                                S. 1285

       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 ``Oregon Tribal Economic 
     Development Act''.

     SEC. 2. 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 Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower 
     Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, the Confederated Tribes of the 
     Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of 
     Siletz Indians of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of Warm 
     Springs, the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, the 
     Klamath Tribes, and the Burns Paiute Tribes 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 Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower 
     Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, the Confederated Tribes of the 
     Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of 
     Siletz Indians of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of Warm 
     Springs, the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, the 
     Klamath Tribes, and the Burns Paiute Tribes 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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