[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16104]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  AMENDING THE ACT OF NOVEMBER 2, 1966

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Indian 
Affairs Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. 2277, 
and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 2277) to amend the Act of November 2, 1966 (80 
     Stat. 1112), to allow binding arbitration clauses to be 
     included in all contracts affecting the land within the Salt 
     River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table, and any statements relating to the bill be printed in the 
Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 2277) was read the third time and passed, as follows:

                                S. 2277

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

     SECTION 1. BINDING ARBITRATION FOR SALT RIVER PIMA-MARICOPA 
                   INDIAN RESERVATION CONTRACTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 2(c) of the Act of November 2, 
     1966 (25 U.S.C. 416a(c)), is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence--
       (A) by striking ``Any lease'' and all that follows through 
     ``affecting land'' and inserting ``Any contract, including a 
     lease, affecting land''; and
       (B) by striking ``such lease or contract'' and inserting 
     ``such contract''; and
       (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``Such leases or 
     contracts entered into pursuant to such Acts'' and inserting 
     ``Such contracts''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the Indian Tribal 
     Economic Development and Contract Encouragement Act of 2000 
     (Public Law 106-179).

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