[House Report 105-733]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 2d Session                                                     105-733
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   TO MAKE CERTAIN TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS IN LAWS RELATING TO NATIVE 
                   AMERICANS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
                                _______
                                

 September 18, 1998.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 
            the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

                                _______
                                

  Mr. Young of Alaska, from the Committee on Resources, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 4068]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

  The Committee on Resources, to whom was referred the bill 
(H.R. 4068) to make certain technical corrections in laws 
relating to Native Americans, and for other purposes, having 
considered the same, report favorably thereon with an amendment 
and recommend that the bill as amended do pass.
  The amendment is as follows:
  Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu 
thereof the following:

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION FOR 99-YEAR LEASES.

  The second sentence of subsection (a) of the first section of the Act 
entitled ``An Act to authorize the leasing of restricted Indian lands 
for public, religious, educational, recreational, residential, 
business, and other purposes requiring the grant of long-term leases'', 
approved August 9, 1955 (25 U.S.C. 415(a)), is amended--
          (1) by inserting ``lands held in trust for the Confederated 
        Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon,'' after ``lands 
        held in trust for the Cahuilla Band of Indians of 
        California,''; and
          (2) by inserting ``the Cabazon Indian Reservation,'' after 
        ``the Navajo Reservation,''.

SEC. 2. GRAND RONDE RESERVATION ACT.

  Section 1(c) of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish a reservation 
for the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, and 
for other purposes'', approved September 9, 1988 (25 U.S.C. 713f note; 
102 Stat. 1594), is amended--
          (1) by striking ``10,120.68 acres of land'' and inserting 
        ``10,311.60 acres of land''; and
          (2) in the table contained in that subsection, by striking:


                    ``4                          7            30      Lots 3, 4, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\,          240;''
                                                                       SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/
                                                                       4\

        and all that follows through the end of the table and inserting 
        the following:


                    ``6                          8             1      N\1/2\SW\1/4\                        29.59
                     6                           8            12      W\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/          21.70
                                                                       4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/
                                                                       2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/
                                                                       4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\
                     6                           8            13      W\1/2\E\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\            5.31
                     6                           7             7      E\1/2\E\1/2\                         57.60
                     6                           7             8      SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/          22.46
                                                                       2\SW\1/4\
                     6                           7            17      NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/          10.84
                                                                       4\NW\1/4\
                     6                           7            18      E\1/2\NE\1/4\                        43.42
                                                                                                    ------------
                                                                                 Total               10,311.60''
                                                                                                               .

SEC. 3. NAVAJO-HOPI LAND DISPUTE SETTLEMENT ACT.

  Section 12 of the Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Settlement Act of 1996 
(110 Stat. 3653) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a)(1)(C), by inserting ``of surface 
        water'' after ``on such lands''; and
          (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``subsection (a)(3)'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``subsection (a)(1)(C)''.

SEC. 4. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

  (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall take such action 
as may be necessary to extend the terms of the projects referred to in 
section 512 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1660b) 
so that the term of each such project expires on October 1, 2002.
  (b) Amendment to Indian Health Care Improvement Act.--Section 512 of 
the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1660b) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
  ``(c) In addition to the amounts made available under section 514 to 
carry out this section through fiscal year 2000, there are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 
section for each of fiscal years 2001 and 2002.''.

SEC. 5. CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF COOS, LOWER UMPQUA, AND SIUSLAW INDIANS 
                    RESERVATION ACT.

  Section 7(b) of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Restoration Act 
(25 U.S.C. 714e(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
          ``(4) In Lane County, Oregon, a parcel described as beginning 
        at the common corner to sections 23, 24, 25, and 26 township 18 
        south, range 12 west, Willamette Meridian; then west 25 links; 
        then north 2 chains and 50 links; then east 25 links to a point 
        on the section line between sections 23 and 24; then south 2 
        chains and 50 links to the place of origin, and containing .062 
        of an acre, more or less, situated and lying in section 23, 
        township 18 south, range 12 west, of Willamette Meridian.''.

SEC. 6. HOOPA VALLEY RESERVATION BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

  Section 2(b) of the Hoopa Valley Reservation South Boundary 
Adjustment Act (25 U.S.C. 1300i-1 note) is amended--
          (1) by striking ``north 72 degrees 30 minutes east'' and 
        inserting ``north 73 degrees 50 minutes east''; and
          (2) by striking ``south 15 degrees 59 minutes east'' and 
        inserting ``south 14 degrees 36 minutes east''.

SEC. 7. CLARIFICATION OF SERVICE AREA FOR CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF SILETZ 
                    INDIANS OF OREGON.

  Section 2 of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish a reservation for 
the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon'', approved 
September 4, 1980 (25 U.S.C. 711e note; 94 Stat. 1073), is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
  ``(c) Subject to the express limitations under sections 4 and 5, for 
purposes of determining eligibility for Federal assistance programs, 
the service area of the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians of 
Oregon shall include Benton, Clackamas, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, 
Multnomah, Polk, Tillamook, Washington, and Yamhill Counties in 
Oregon.''.

SEC. 8. LOWER SIOUX INDIAN COMMUNITY.

  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Lower Sioux Indian 
Community in Minnesota is hereby authorized to sell, convey, and 
warrant to a buyer, without further approval of the United States, all 
the Community's interest in the following real property located in 
Redwood County, Minnesota:
        A tract of land located in the Northeast Quarter (NE\1/4\) of 
        Section Five (5), Township One Hundred Twelve (112) North, 
        Range Thirty-five (35) West, County of Redwood and State of 
        Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the north 
        quarter corner of Section 5 in Township 112 North, Range 35 
        West of the 5th Principal Meridian; thence east a distance of 
        678 feet; thence south a distance of 650 feet; thence South 45 
        degrees West a distance of 367.7 feet; thence west a distance 
        of 418 feet to a point situated on the north and south quarter 
        line of said Section 5; thence north a distance of 910 feet to 
        the place of beginning, subject to highway easements of record, 
        and containing 13.38 acres, more or less.
Nothing in this section is intended to authorize the Lower Sioux Indian 
Community in Minnesota to sell any of its lands that are held in trust 
by the United States.

SEC. 9. FEDERAL TRUST EMPLACEMENT OF TRIBAL LANDS.

  The Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians Recognition Act (25 
U.S.C. 712 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:

``SEC. 7. CERTAIN PROPERTY TAKEN INTO TRUST.

  ``The Secretary of the Interior shall accept title to any real 
property located in the Umpqua River watershed upstream from 
Scottsburg, Oregon, or the northern slope of the Rogue River watershed 
upstream from Agness, Oregon, if conveyed or otherwise transferred to 
the United States by or on behalf of the Tribe and shall place such 
land in trust for the benefit of the Tribe. Land taken into trust 
pursuant to this section shall become part of the Tribe's reservation 
lands.''.

SEC. 10. AMENDMENTS TO THE JICARILLA APACHE TRIBE WATER RIGHTS 
                    SETTLEMENT ACT.

  (a) Section 8(e)(3) of the Jicarilla Apache Tribe Water Rights 
Settlement Act, as amended by Public Law 104-261, is further amended by 
striking ``December 31, 1998'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``December 
31, 2000''.
  (b) The Jicarilla Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act (Public 
Law 102-441) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 12. APPROVAL OF STIPULATION.

  ``Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal law, including 
section 2116 of the Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 177), the Stipulation 
and Settlement Agreement, dated October 7, 1997, between the Jicarilla 
Apache Tribe and other parties to State of New Mexico v. Aragon, No. 
CIV-7941 JC, U.S. Dist. Ct., D.N.M., approved by the United States 
District Court in that proceeding, is hereby approved.''.

SEC. 11. SAN LUIS REY INDIAN WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT ACT.

  Section 105(c) of the San Luis Rey Indian Water Rights Settlement Act 
(Public Law 100-675; 102 Stat. 4000), as amended by section 117 of the 
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
1992 (Public Law 102-154; 105 Stat. 1012-1013), is amended--
          (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Until''; and
          (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
  ``(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), prior to completion of the final 
settlement and as soon as feasible, the Secretary is authorized and 
directed to disburse a total of $8,000,000, of which $1,600,000 will go 
to each of the Bands, from the interest income which has accrued to the 
Fund. The disbursed funds shall be invested or used for economic 
development of the Bands, the Bands' reservation land, and their 
members and may not be used for per capita payments to members of any 
Band. The United States shall not be liable for any claim or causes of 
action arising from the Bands' use or expenditure of moneys distributed 
from the Fund.''.

SEC. 12. NATIVE HAWAIIAN HEALTH SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.

  (a) Eligibility.--Section 10(a)(1) of the Native Hawaiian Health Care 
Improvement Act (42 U.S.C. 11709(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``meet 
the requirements of section 338A of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 2541)'' and inserting ``meet the requirements of paragraphs (1), 
(3), and (4) of section 338A(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 254l(b))''.
  (b) Terms and Conditions.--Section 10(b)(1) of the Native Hawaiian 
Health Care Improvement Act (42 U.S.C. 11709(b)(1)) is amended--
          (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``identified in the 
        Native Hawaiian comprehensive health care master plan 
        implemented under section 4'' after ``health care 
        professional'';
          (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (D) as 
        subparagraphs (C) through (E), respectively;
          (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
          ``(B) the primary health services covered under the 
        scholarship assistance program under this section shall be the 
        services included under the definition of that term under 
        section 12(8);'';
          (4) by striking subparagraph (D), as redesignated, and 
        inserting the following:
          ``(D) the obligated service requirement for each scholarship 
        recipient shall be fulfilled through the full-time clinical or 
        nonclinical practice of the health profession of the 
        scholarship recipient, in an order of priority that would 
        provide for practice--
                  ``(i) first, in any 1 of the 5 Native Hawaiian health 
                care systems; and
                  ``(ii) second, in--
                          ``(I) a health professional shortage area or 
                        medically underserved area located in the State 
                        of Hawaii; or
                          ``(II) a geographic area or facility that 
                        is--
                                  ``(aa) located in the State of 
                                Hawaii; and
                                  ``(bb) has a designation that is 
                                similar to a designation described in 
                                subclause (I) made by the Secretary, 
                                acting through the Public Health 
                                Service;'';
          (5) in subparagraph (E), as redesignated, by striking the 
        period and inserting a comma; and
          (6) by adding at the end the following:
          ``(F) the obligated service of a scholarship recipient shall 
        not be performed by the recipient through membership in the 
        National Health Service Corps; and
          ``(G) the requirements of sections 331 through 338 of the 
        Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254d through 254k), 
        section 338C of that Act (42 U.S.C. 254m), other than 
        subsection (b)(5) of that section, and section 338D of that Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 254n) applicable to scholarship assistance provided 
        under section 338A of that Act (42 U.S.C. 254l) shall not apply 
        to the scholarship assistance provided under subsection (a) of 
        this section.''.

SEC. 13. MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

  (a) Authorization.--Section 711(h) of the Indian Health Care 
Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1665j(h)) is amended by striking ``of the 
fiscal years'' and inserting ``of fiscal years''.
  (b) Reference.--Section 4(12)(B) of the Native American Housing 
Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103(12)(B)) 
is amended by striking ``Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act of 1975'' and inserting ``Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.)''.

SEC. 14. REPEAL.

  Section 326(d)(1) of Public Law 105-83 is repealed.

                          Purpose of the Bill

    The purpose of H.R. 4068 is to make certain technical 
corrections in laws relating to Native Americans, and for other 
purposes.

                  Background and Need for Legislation

    H.R. 4068 would make certain technical corrections in laws 
relating to Native Americans. In addition to those technical 
corrections relating to typographical errors in existing law 
are provisions which: (1) extend leasing authority to 99 years 
for the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of 
Oregon and for the Cabazon Indian Reservation; (2) add 0 .062 
acres of land, the driveway to an Indian cemetery, to the Coos, 
Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Tribal Reservation; (3) adjust the 
bearings provided for in the Hoopa Valley Reservation South 
Boundary Adjustment Act so as to correct the location of the 
true north line as determined in modern surveys conducted by 
the Bureau of Land Management; (4) expand the service area of 
the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians of Oregon; (5) 
authorize the Lower Sioux Indian Community to sell a 13.38 acre 
parcel of real property which the Tribe owns in fee; (6) direct 
the Secretary of the Interior to take certain land into trust 
for the benefit of the Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua Indian 
Tribe; (7) approve the transfer of certain water rights 
pursuant to the Jicarilla Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement 
Act; (8) authorize the disbursement of certain interest income 
pursuant to the San Luis Rey Indian Water Rights Settlement 
Act; and (9) amend the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement 
Act to define primary health services covered under the 
scholarship assistance program.
    H.R. 4068 also makes certain technical corrections to 
various statutes which involve the insertion or deletion of 
words or citations which have the effect of clarifying those 
statutes.

                            Committee Action

    H.R. 4068 was introduced on June 16, 1998, by Congressman 
Don Young (R-AK) and referred to the Committee on Resources. On 
July 29, 1998, the Full Committee on Resources met to consider 
H.R. 4068. An amendment to extend the deadline for completion 
of various actions to be taken relating to the Jicarilla Apache 
Tribe water rights settlement Act and to delete an unnecessary 
effective date provision within that Act, delete a provision 
within H.R. 4068 which was not within the jurisdiction of the 
Committee on Resources, and delete certain use restrictions 
relating to a service facility of the Ketchikan Indian 
Corporation was offered by Congressman Young and adopted by 
voice vote. The bill as amended was then ordered favorably 
reported to the House of Representatives by voice vote.

            Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations

    With respect to the requirements of clause 2(l)(3) of rule 
XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, and clause 
2(b)(1) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
the Committee on Resources' oversight findings and 
recommendations are reflected in the body of this report.

                   Constitutional Authority Statement

    Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
States grants Congress the authority to enact H.R. 4068.

                        Cost of the Legislation

    Clause 7(a) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives requires an estimate and a comparison by the 
Committee of the costs which would be incurred in carrying out 
H.R. 4068. However, clause 7(d) of that rule provides that this 
requirement does not apply when the Committee has included in 
its report a timely submitted cost estimate of the bill 
prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office 
under section 403 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

                     Compliance With House Rule XI

    1. With respect to the requirement of clause 2(l)(3)(B) of 
rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the 
bill does not contain any new budget authority, spending 
authority, credit authority, or an increase or decrease in 
revenues or tax expenditures. According to the Congressional 
Budget Office, enactment of H.R. 4068 would result in a new $6 
million in increased direct spending from extending the 
deadline for the settlement in the Jicarilla Apache Tribe water 
rights settlement (these funds have already been appropriated) 
and from disbursement of interest to five tribes under the San 
Luis Rey Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (although this 
spending would be offset by savings of future payments that 
would otherwise be made). The bill would also result in 
discretionary savings of less than $500,000 a year over the 
1999-2003 time period.
    2. With respect to the requirement of clause 2(l)(3)(D) of 
rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee has received no report of oversight findings and 
recommendations from the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight on the subject of this bill.
    3. With respect to the requirement of clause 2(l)(3)(C) of 
rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
section 403 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the 
Committee has received the following cost estimate for this 
bill from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.

               Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                Washington, DC, September 16, 1998.
Hon. Don Young,
Chairman, Committee on Resources,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 4068, a bill to 
make certain technical corrections in laws relating to Native 
Americans, and for other purposes.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contacts for federal 
costs are Kristen Layman and Dorothy Rosenbaum. The contact for 
the impact on state, local, and tribal governments is Marjorie 
Miller.
            Sincerely,
                                              James L. Blum
                                   (For June E. O'Neill, Director).
    Enclosure.

H.R. 4068--A bill to make certain technical corrections in laws 
        relating to Native Americans, and for other purposes

    Summary: H.R. 4068 would make technical corrections in laws 
relating to Native Americans. The bill would adjust boundaries 
on reservation lands, transfer certain lands into trust, extend 
leases on land in Oregon, clarify service areas, disburse 
interest payments from the San Luis Rey Indian Water Rights 
Settlement Act, amend the Native Hawaiian Health Care 
Improvement Act, amend the Jicarilla Apache Tribe Water Rights 
Settlement Act, and authorize the appropriation of such sums as 
may be necessary for the Oklahoma City and Tulsa urban 
demonstration projects under section 512 of the Indian Health 
Care Improvement Act.
    Enhancing H.R. 4068 would affect direct spending; 
therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures would apply. CBO estimates 
that this bill would result in additional direct spending of 
$14 million over the 1999-2003 period. However, $8 million of 
that spending would likely be offset by savings of future 
payments that would otherwise be made. CBO cannot estimate the 
precise timing of those offsetting savings, but we expect that 
such payments would not occur in the next few years under 
current law. CBO estimates that implementing the bill would 
also result in discretionary savings of less than $500,000 over 
the 1999-2003 period.
    H.R. 4068 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector 
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA). 
The bill would benefit some Indian tribes, but would have no 
significant impact on the budgets of state or local 
governments.
    Estimated cost to the Federal Government: The estimated 
budgetary impact of H.R. 4068 is shown in the following table. 
The costs of this legislation fall within budget function 450 
(community and regional development).

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                                                                    By fiscal years, in millions of dollars--
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
                                                                  1999      2000      2001      2002      2003
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           CHANGES IN DIRECT SPENDING
Estimated Budget Authority....................................         0         0         0         0         0
Estimated Outlays.............................................         8         0         6     (\1\)    (\1\)
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\1\ The legislation would trigger direct spending of about $8 million in 1999, but these costs would be offset
  by savings in subsequent years from payments that would otherwise be made in the absence of H.R. 4068. CBO
  cannot predict the precise timing of such payments if H.R. 4068 is not enacted, but we expect that the
  settlement leading to those payments would not occur in the next few years.
Note.--H.R. 4068 also would affect spending subject to appropriation, but the effects would total less thn
  $500,000 over the 1999-2003 period.


Basis of estimate

            Direct spending
    Section 10 would amend the Jicarilla Apache Tribe Water 
Rights Settlement Act to extend the deadline for completing the 
settlement among the Jicarilla Apache tribe, the state of New 
Mexico, and the federal government by two years, to December 
31, 2000. Extending the deadline would likely result in the 
expenditure of $6 million in funds that have already been 
appropriated for the tribe but that would probably not be spent 
under current law. Without the extension of the settlement 
deadline, it appears that no settlement will be completed. 
Under H.R. 4068, CBO expects that a settlement would be 
obtained and the funds would likely be spent in fiscal year 
2001.
    Section 11 would amend the San Luis Rey Indian Water Rights 
Settlement Act to disburse $8 million of accrued interest to 
five tribes. This spending would likely be offset by savings of 
future payments that would otherwise be made in absence of H.R. 
4068--when the pending settlement is completed. Under current 
law, the tribes would not be able to draw upon the accrued 
interest until such a settlement has been completed. Based on 
information from the Attorney Soliciter's Office within the 
Department of the Interior, CBO expects that a final settlement 
will probably occur within the next 10 years. Although it is 
possible that the settlement could happen at any time, CBO 
believes that it is unlikely to occur in the next few years. 
Thus, authorizing the disbursement of the interest income would 
speed up the spending of that income. Based on information from 
the Bureau of Interior Affairs (BIA), CBO estimates that 
disbursement of the $8 million in interest would occur in one 
lump sum in fiscal year 1999.
            Spending subject to appropriation
    H.R. 4068 would add land in Oregon to the list of lands 
that have 99-year leases instead of the standard 25-year lease. 
Based on information provided by BIA, CBO estimates that this 
provision would result in discretionary savings because it 
would reduce the paperwork requirements of lease renewal after 
the lease period has ended. CBO estimates that such savings 
would total less than $500,000 over the 1999-2003 period.
    Section 3 would extend the boundaries of the Grand Ronde 
Reservation by about 200 acres. These 200 acres are currently 
held in trust by the federal government for the Confederated 
Tribes of the Grande Ronde Community of Oregon. Sources at the 
BIA in Oregon say that those who live on the 200 acres are 
already tribal members and receive all benefits accorded to 
tribal members. As a result, CBO estimates that this provision 
would not result in any additional costs to the federal 
government.
    Section 4 would authorize the appropriation of such sums as 
may be necessary for fiscal years 2001 and 2002 for the 
Oklahoma City and Tulsa urban demonstration projects under 
section 512 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. Because 
the law requires that these two demonstration projects be 
treated as service areas, they receive funding from the 
hospitals and clinics portion of the Indian Health Service 
(IHS) budget rather than from the Urban Programs authorization. 
Because IHS activities in hospitals and clinics are permanently 
authorized at indefinite amounts by the Snyder and Transfer 
Acts, CBO assumes that appropriations for the two demonstration 
projects are also permanently authorized under current law. As 
a result, CBO estimates that the bill's authorization of such 
sums as may be necessary for these programs would not increase 
the amount authorized to be appropriated. In fiscal year 1998, 
the two demonstration projects received $5 million.
    Section 5 would add land in Lane County, Oregon, to 
reservation land that is held in trust for the Confederated 
Tribes of Coos. Currently the land is held in trust for the 
tribes, and no one is living on the land. CBO estimates that 
this provision would not result in any additional costs to the 
federal government.
    Section 7 would clarify the 11 counties that would be 
considered part of the service area of the Confederated Tribes 
of the Siletz Indians of Oregon for the purposes of determining 
eligibility for federal assistance programs. Because the 
counties are already considered the service area for this tribe 
under an administrative action, CBO estimates that this 
provision would not have any budgetary effect.
    Section 9 would direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
take land located in the Umpqua River watershed into trust for 
the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians. The 
legislationdoes not specify the land that would be taken into trust. 
Land affected by this amendment would be land that the tribes would 
purchase or have conveyed to them. CBO estimates that this provision 
would not result in any additional cost to the federal government.
    Pay-as-you-go-considerations: The Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act sets up pay-as-you-go procedures 
for legislation affecting direct spending or receipts. The net 
changes in outlays that are subject to pay-as-you-go procedures 
are shown in the following table. The bill would not affect 
governmental receipts. For the purposes of enforcing pay-as-
you-go procedures, only the effects in the current year, the 
budget year, and the succeeding four years are counted.

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                                                      By fiscal years, in millions of dollars--
                                    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                      1998   1999   2000   2001   2002   2003   2004   2005   2006   2007   2008
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Changes in outlays.................      0      8      0      6  (\1\)  (\1\)  (\1\)  (\1\)  (\1\)  (\1\)  (\1\)
Changes in receipts................                                 Not applicable
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\1\ The legislation would trigger direct spending of about $8 million in 1999, but these costs would be offset
  by savings in subsequent years from payments that would otherwise be made in the absence of H.R. 4068. CBO
  cannot predict the precise timing of such payments that would be required if H.R. 4068 is not enacted, but we
  expect that the settlement leading to those payments would not occur in the next few years.

    Estimated impact on State, local, and tribal governments: 
H.R. 4068 contains no intergovernmental mandates as defined in 
UMRA. The bill would benefit some Indian tribes, but would have 
no significant impact on the budgets of State or local 
governments. In particular, section 10 would amend the 
Jicarilla Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act to extend 
the deadline for completing this settlement. Without such an 
extension, the tribe will probably lose $6 million in funds 
previously appropriated for their use. Section 11 would amend 
the San Luis Rey Indian Water Rights Settlement Act to 
authorize the immediate distribution of $8 million to the five 
tribes covered by that act.
    Estimated impact on the private sector: H.R. 4068 contains 
no new private-sector mandates as defined in UMRA.
    Previous CBO estimate: On September 16, 1998, CBO prepared 
an estimate for S. 1925, a bill to make certain technical 
corrections in laws relating to Native Americans, as ordered 
reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on June 29, 
1998. H.R. 4068 would amend the Jicarilla Apache Tribe Water 
Rights Settlement Act to extend the deadline for settlement 
completion, while S. 1925 would not. Thus, CBO's estimate for 
S. 1925 does not include the cost of $6 million in 2001 
identified in this estimate. Other provisions in the two bills 
are nearly identical.
    Estimate prepared by: Federal Costs: Kristen Layman and 
Dorothy Rosenbaum. Impact on State, Local, and Tribal 
Governments: Marjorie Miller.
    Estimate approved by: Paul N. Van de Water, Assistant 
Director for Budget Analysis.

                    Compliance With Public Law 104-4

    H.R. 4068 contains no unfunded mandates.

         Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported

    In compliance with clause 3 of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by 
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law 
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new 
matter is printed in italic, existing law in which no change is 
proposed is shown in roman):

                         ACT OF AUGUST 9, 1955

AN ACT To authorize the leasing of restricted Indian lands for public, 
religious, educational, recreational, residential, business, and other 
           purposes requiring the grant of long-term leases.

  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) 
any restricted Indian lands, whether tribally or individually 
owned, may be leased by the Indian owners, with the approval of 
the Secretary of the Interior, for public, religious, 
educational, recreational, residential, or business purposes, 
including the development or utilization of natural resources 
in connection with operations under such leases, for grazing 
purposes, and for those farming purposes which require the 
making of a substantial investment in the improvement of the 
land for the production of specialized crops as determined by 
said Secretary. All leases so granted shall be for a term of 
not to exceed twenty-five years, except leases of land located 
outside the boundaries of Indian reservations in the State of 
New Mexico, leases of land on the Agua Caliente (Palm Springs) 
Reservation, the Dania Reservation, the Pueblo of Santa Ana 
(with the exception of the lands known as the ``Santa Ana 
Pueblo Spanish Grant'') the Moapa Indian reservation, the 
Swinomish Indian Reservation, the Southern Ute Reservation, the 
Fort Mojave Reservation, the Burns Paiute Reservation, the 
Kalispel Indian Reservation, the pueblo of Cochiti, the pueblo 
of Pojoaque, the pueblo of Tesuque, the pueblo of Zuni, the 
Hualapai Reservation, the Spokane Reservation, the San Carlos 
Apache Reservation, Yavapai-Prescott Community Reservations, 
the Pyramid Lake Reservation, the Gila River Reservation, the 
Soboba Indian Reservation, the Viejas Indian Reservation, the 
Tulalip Indian Reservation, the Navajo Reservation, the Cabazon 
Indian Reservation, the Mille Lacs Reservation with respect to 
a lease between an entity established by the Mille Lacs Band of 
Chippewa Indians and the Minnesota Historical Society, leases 
of lands comprising the Moses Allotment Numbered 10, Chelan 
County, Washington, and lands held in trust for the Las Vegas 
Paiute Tribe of Indians, and lands held in trust for the 
Twenty-nine Palms Band of Luiseno Mission Indians, and lands 
held in trust for the Reno Sparks Indian Colony, lands held in 
trust for the Cherokee Nations of Oklahoma, lands held in trust 
for the Pueblo of Santa Clara, lands held in trust for the 
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, lands held in 
trust for the Cahuilla Band of Indians of California, lands 
held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde 
Community of Oregon, and the lands held in trust for the 
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead 
Reservation, Montana, and leases to the Devils Lake Sioux 
Tribe, or any organization of such tribe, of land on the Devils 
Lake Sioux Reservation, which may be for a term of not to 
exceed ninety-nine years, and except leases of land for grazing 
purposes which may be for a term not to exceed ten years. 
Leases for public, religious, educational, recreational, 
residential, or business purposes with the consent of both 
parties may include provisions authorizing their renewal for 
one additional term of not to exceed twenty-five years, and all 
leases and renewals shall be made under such terms and 
regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the 
Interior. Prior to approval of any lease or extension of an 
existing lease pursuant to this section, the Secretary of the 
Interior shall first satisfy himself that adequate 
consideration has been given to the relationship between the 
use of the leased lands and the use of neighboring lands; the 
height, quality, and safety of any structures or other 
facilities to be constructed on such lands; the availability of 
police and fire protection and other services; the availability 
of judicial forums for all criminal and civil causes arising on 
the leased lands; and the effect on the environment of the uses 
to which the leased lands will be subject.

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

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                        ACT OF SEPTEMBER 9, 1988

 AN ACT To establish a reservation for the Confederated Tribes of the 
        Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, and for other purposes.

SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF RESERVATION.

  (a) * * *

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

  (c) Lands Described.--The lands referred to in subsection (a) 
are approximately [10,120.68] 10,311.60 acres of land located 
in Oregon and more particularly described as:
        Willamette Meridian, Oregon
        Township Range

      

                       4                            8       36    SE\1/4\SE\1/4\                           40.00
                       4                            7       31    Lots 1, 2, NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\       320.89
                       5                            7        6    All                                     634.02
                       5                            7        7    All                                     638.99
                       5                            7       18    Lots 1&2, NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\        320.07
                       5                            8        1    SE\1/4\                                 160.00
                       5                            8        3    All                                     635.60
                       5                            8        7    All                                     661.75
                       5                            8        8    All                                     640.00
                       5                            8        9    All                                     640.00
                       5                            8       10    All                                     640.00
                       5                            8       11    All                                     640.00
                       5                            8       12    All                                     640.00
                       5                            8       13    All                                     640.00
                       5                            8       14    All                                     640.00
                       5                            8       15    All                                     640.00
                       5                            8       16    All                                     640.00
                       6                            8       1     S\1/2\E\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\               10.03
                       6                            7       8     Tax lot 800                               5.55
                       [4                           7       30    Lots 3, 4, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/           240
                                                                   4\NW\1/4\,E\1/2\SW\1/4\
                                                                                                    ------------
                                                                      Total........................   10,120.68]
                       6                            8        1    N\1/2\SW\1/4\                            29.59
                       6                            8       12    W\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\SW\1/       21.70
                                                                   4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/
                                                                   4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/
                                                                   4\SE\1/4\
                        6                           8       13    W\1/2\E\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\                5.31
                        6                           7        7    E\1/2\E\1/2\                             57.60
                        6                           7        8    SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/2\SW\1/       22.46
                                                                   4\
                        6                           7       17    NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/       10.84
                                                                   4\
                        6                           7       18    E\1/2\NE\1/4\                            43.42
                                                                                                    ------------
                                                                             Total                     10,311.60


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   SECTION 12 OF THE NAVAJO-HOPI LAND DISPUTE SETTLEMENT ACT OF 1996

SEC. 12. WATER RIGHTS.

  (a) In General.--
          (1) Water rights.--Subject to the other provisions of 
        this section, newly acquired trust lands shall have 
        only the following water rights:
                  (A) * * *

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

                  (C) The right to make any further beneficial 
                use on such lands of surface water which is 
                unappropriated on the date each parcel of newly 
                acquired trust lands is taken into trust. The 
                priority date for the right shall be the date 
                the lands are taken into trust.

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

  (b) Recognition as valid uses.--
          (1) Groundwater.--With respect to water rights 
        associated with newly acquired trust lands, the Tribe, 
        and the United States on the Tribe's behalf, shall 
        recognize as valid all uses of groundwater which may be 
        made from wells (or their subsequent replacements) in 
        existence on the date each parcel of newly acquired 
        trust land is acquired and shall not object to such 
        groundwater uses on the basis of water rights 
        associated with the newly acquired trust lands. The 
        Tribe, and the United States on the Tribe's behalf, may 
        object only to the impact of groundwater uses on newly 
        acquired trust lands which are initiated after the date 
        the lands affected are taken into trust and only on 
        grounds allowed by the State law as it exists when the 
        objection is made. The Tribe, and the United States on 
        the Tribe's behalf, shall not object to the impact of 
        groundwater uses on the Tribe's right to surface water 
        established pursuant to subsection [(a)(3)] (a)(1)(C) 
        when those groundwater uses are initiated before the 
        Tribe initiates its beneficial use of surface water 
        pursuant to subsection [(a)(3)] (a)(1)(C).

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

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INDIAN HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT ACT

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *


TITLE V--HEALTH SERVICES FOR URBAN INDIANS

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *


              treatment of certain demonstration projects

  Sec. 512. (a) * * *

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

  (c) In addition to the amounts made available under section 
514 to carry out this section through fiscal year 2000, there 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary 
to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2001 and 
2002.

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *


TITLE VII--SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *


       substance abuse counselor education demonstration project

  Sec. 711. (a) * * *

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

  (h) There are authorized to be appropriated for each [of the 
fiscal years] of fiscal years 1996 through 2000, such sums as 
may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. 
Such sums shall remain available until expended.

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

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    SECTION 7 OF THE COOS, LOWER UMPQUA, AND SIUSLAW RESTORATION ACT

                              reservation

  Sec. 7. (a) * * *
  (b) Legal Description.--So long as the lands are offered to 
the Federal Government free of purchase cost, the Secretary 
shall accept the following lands in trust for the tribe as a 
reservation:
          (1) * * *

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

          (4) In Lane County, Oregon, a parcel described as 
        beginning at the common corner to sections 23, 24, 25, 
        and 26 township 18 south, range 12 west, Willamette 
        Meridian; then west 25 links; then north 2 chains and 
        50 links; then east 25 links to a point on the section 
        line between sections 23 and 24; then south 2 chains 
        and 50 links to the place of origin, and containing 
        .062 of an acre, more or less, situated and lying in 
        section 23, township 18 south, range 12 west, of 
        Willamette Meridian.

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

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SECTION 2 OF THE HOOPA VALLEY RESERVATION SOUTH BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT ACT

SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF LANDS WITHIN SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST FOR HOOPA 
                    VALLEY TRIBE.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Lands Described.--The lands referred to in subsection (a) 
are those portions of Townships 7 North and 8 North, Ranges 5 
East and 6 East, Humboldt Meridian, California, within a 
boundary beginning at a point on the current south boundary of 
the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation, marked and identified as 
``Post H.V.R. No. 8'' on the Plat of the Hoopa Valley Indian 
Reservation prepared from a field survey conducted by C.T. 
Bissel, Augustus T. Smith, and C.A. Robinson, Deputy Surveyors, 
approved by the Surveyor General, H. Pratt, March 18, 1892, and 
extending from said point on a bearing of [north 72 degrees 30 
minutes east] north 73 degrees 50 minutes east, until 
intersecting with a line beginning at a point marked as ``Post 
H.V.R. No. 3'' on such survey and extending on a bearing of 
[south 15 degrees 59 minutes east] south 14 degrees 36 minutes 
east, comprising 2,641 acres more or less.

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

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               SECTION 2 OF THE ACT OF SEPTEMBER 4, 1980

AN ACT To establish a reservation for the Confederated Tribes of Siletz 
                           Indians of Oregon.

  Sec. 2. (a) * * *

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

  (c) Subject to the express limitations under sections 4 and 
5, for purposes of determining eligibility for Federal 
assistance programs, the service area of the Confederated 
Tribes of the Siletz Indians of Oregon shall include Benton, 
Clackamas, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, 
Tillamook, Washington, and Yamhill Counties in Oregon.
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       COW CREEK BAND OF UMPQUA TRIBE OF INDIANS RECOGNITION ACT

SEC. 7. CERTAIN PROPERTY TAKEN INTO TRUST.

  The Secretary of the Interior shall accept title to any real 
property located in the Umpqua River watershed upstream from 
Scottsburg, Oregon, or the northern slope of the Rogue River 
watershed upstream from Agness, Oregon, if conveyed or 
otherwise transferred to the United States by or on behalf of 
the Tribe and shall place such land in trust for the benefit of 
the Tribe. Land taken into trust pursuant to this section shall 
become part of the Tribe's reservation lands.

JICARILLA APACHE TRIBE WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT ACT

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *


SEC. 8. TRUST FUND; AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  (a) * * *

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

  (e) Dismissal of Claims.--(1) * * *

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

  (3) If the two partial final decrees specified in paragraph 
(1)(B) are not entered by December 31, [1998] 2000, the Fund 
shall be terminated, and amounts contributed to the Fund by the 
United States, shall be deposited in the general fund of the 
Treasury.

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *


SEC. 12. APPROVAL OF STIPULATION.

  Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal law, including 
section 2116 of the Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 177), the 
Stipulation and Settlement Agreement, dated October 7, 1997, 
between the Jicarilla Apache Tribe and other parties to State 
of New Mexico v. Aragon, No. CIV-7941 JC, U.S. Dist. Ct., 
D.N.M., approved by the United States District Court in that 
proceeding, is hereby approved.
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   SECTION 105 OF THE SAN LUIS REY INDIAN WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT ACT

SEC. 105. SAN LUIS REY TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT FUND.

  (a) * * *

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

  (c) Authority to Disburse Interest Income From the San Luis 
Rey Tribal Development Fund.--(1) Until the final settlement 
agreement is completed, the Secretary is authorized and 
directed, pursuant to such terms and conditions deemed 
appropriate by the Secretary, to disburse to the San Luis Rey 
Indian Water Authority, hereinafter referred to as the 
``Authority'', funds from the interest income which has accrued 
to the San Luis Rey Tribal Development Fund, hereinafter 
referred to as the ``Fund''. The funds shall be used only to 
assist the Authority in its professional development to 
administer the San Luis Rey Indian Water Settlement, and in the 
Authority's participation and facilitation of the final water 
rights settlement agreement of the five mission bands, subject 
to the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding Between the 
Band and the Department dated August 17, 1991.
  (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), prior to completion of the 
final settlement and as soon as feasible, the Secretary is 
authorized and directed to disburse a total of $8,000,000, of 
which $1,600,000 will go to each of the Bands, from the 
interest income which has accrued to the Fund. The disbursed 
funds shall be invested or used for economic development of the 
Bands, the Bands' reservation land, and their members and may 
not be used for per capita payments to members of any Band. The 
United States shall not be liable for any claim or causes of 
action arising from the Bands' use or expenditure of moneys 
distributed from the Fund.
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NATIVE HAWAIIAN HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT ACT

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *


SEC. 10. NATIVE HAWAIIAN HEALTH SCHOLARSHIPS.

  (a) Eligibility.--Subject to the availability of funds 
appropriated under the authority of subsection (c) of this 
section, the Secretary shall provide funds through a direct 
grant or a cooperative agreement to Kamehameha School/Bishop 
Estate for the purpose of providing scholarship assistance to 
students who--
          (1) meet the requirements of section 329 of the 
        Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b), and
          (2) are Native Hawaiians.
  (b) Terms and Conditions.--(1) The scholarship assistance 
provided under subsection (a) of this section shall be provided 
under the same terms and subject to the same conditions, 
regulations, and rules that apply to scholarship assistance 
provided under section 338A of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 254l), provided that--
          (A) the provision of scholarships in each type of 
        health care profession training shall correspond to the 
        need for each type of health care professional 
        identified in the Native Hawaiian comprehensive health 
        care master plan implemented under section 4 to serve 
        the Native Hawaiian health care systems, as identified 
        by Papa Ola Lokahi;
          (B) the primary health services covered under the 
        scholarship assistance program under this section shall 
        be the services included under the definition of that 
        term under section 12(8); 
          [(B)] (C) to the maximum extent practicable, the 
        Secretary shall select scholarship recipients from a 
        list of eligible applicants submitted by the Kamehameha 
        Schools/Bishop Estate;
          [(C) the obligated service requirement for each 
        scholarship recipient shall be fulfilled through 
        service, in order of priority, in (i) any one of the 
        five Native Hawaiian health care systems, or (ii) 
        health professions shortage areas, medically 
        underserved areas, or geographic areas or facilities 
        similarly designated bythe United States Public Health 
Service in the State of Hawaii; and]
          (D) the obligated service requirement for each 
        scholarship recipient shall be fulfilled through the 
        full-time clinical or nonclinical practice of the 
        health profession of the scholarship recipient, in an 
        order of priority that would provide for practice--
                  (i) first, in any 1 of the 5 Native Hawaiian 
                health care systems; and
                  (ii) second, in--
                          (I) a health professional shortage 
                        area or medically underserved area 
                        located in the State of Hawaii; or
                          (II) a geographic area or facility 
                        that is--
                                  (aa) located in the State of 
                                Hawaii; and
                                  (bb) has a designation that 
                                is similar to a designation 
                                described in subclause (I) made 
                                by the Secretary, acting 
                                through the Public Health 
                                Service;
          [(D)] (E) the provision of counseling, retention and 
        other support services shall not be limited to 
        scholarship recipients, but shall also include 
        recipients of other scholarship and financial aid 
        programs enrolled in appropriate health professions 
        training programs[.] ,
          (F) the obligated service of a scholarship recipient 
        shall not be performed by the recipient through 
        membership in the National Health Service Corps; and
          (G) the requirements of sections 331 through 338 of 
        the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254d through 
        254k), section 338C of that Act (42 U.S.C. 254m), other 
        than subsection (b)(5) of that section, and section 
        338D of that Act (42 U.S.C. 254n) applicable to 
        scholarship assistance provided under section 338A of 
        that Act (42 U.S.C. 254l) shall not apply to the 
        scholarship assistance provided under subsection (a) of 
        this section.
  (2)  * * *

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         SECTION 711 OF THE INDIAN HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Sec. 711. (a) * * *

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

  (h) There are authorized to be appropriated for each [of the 
fiscal years] of fiscal years 1996 through 2000, such sums as 
may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. 
Such sums shall remain available until expended.

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *


     SECTION 4 OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND SELF-
                       DETERMINATION ACT OF 1996

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

  For purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall 
apply:
          (1)  * * *

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

          (12) Indian tribe.--
                  (A) In general.--The term ``Indian tribe'' 
                means a tribe that is a federally recognized 
                tribe or a State recognized tribe.
                  (B) Federally recognized tribe.--The term 
                ``federally recognized tribe'' means any Indian 
                tribe, band, nation, or other organized group 
                or community of Indians, including any Alaska 
                Native village or regional or village 
                corporation as defined in or established 
                pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
                Act, that is recognized as eligible for the 
                special programs and services provided by the 
                United States to Indians because of their 
                status as Indians pursuant to the [Indian Self-
                Determination and Education Assistance Act of 
                1975] Indian Self-Determination and Education 
                Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.).

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *


                    SECTION 326 OF PUBLIC LAW 105-83

  Sec. 326. (a)  * * *

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

  (d) Section 1004 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996 
(Public Law 104-324; 110 Stat. 3956) is amended--
          [(1) in subsection (a) by striking ``for use as a 
        health or social services facility'' and inserting 
        ``for sale or use other than for a facility for the 
        provision of health programs funded by the Indian 
        Health Service (not including any such programs 
        operated by Ketchikan Indian Corporation prior to 
        1993)''; and]
          (2) by striking subsection (c).
                            A P P E N D I X

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                       Committee on Ways and Means,
                                  House of Representatives,
                                     Washington, DC, July 30, 1998.
Hon. Don Young,
Chairman, Committee on Resources, Longworth House Office Building, 
        Washington, DC.
    Dear Chairman Young: I want to convey my appreciation to 
you for your assistance in resolving the concerns of the 
Committee on Ways and Means regarding two tax items included in 
legislation considered by the Committee on Resources.
    The first item involves section 14 of H.R. 4068, a bill 
making certain technical corrections in laws relating to Native 
Americans, as introduced. Section 14 of H.R. 4068, as 
introduced, would have provided an exemption from Federal and 
State taxes for certain distribution funds. However, an en bloc 
amendment was adopted by the Committee on Resources in its 
mark-up on July 29, 1998, replacing the text of section 14, and 
removing the provision in question from the bill. In light of 
the Committee on Resource's action to remove the provision from 
the bill, and your agreement to not add it during further 
consideration of H.R. 4068, I do not believe that any further 
action on H.R. 4068 by the Committee on Ways and Means will be 
necessary. I believe that the issues raised by section 14, as 
in the introduced bill, require scrutiny by the Committee on 
Ways and Means, and I look forward to your input in that 
regard.
    The second item involves section 6(c) of H.R. 2538, the 
``Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Act of 1998,'' as 
reported. Section 6(c) would provide specific Federal tax 
treatment to property conveyed to the Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty 
Land Claims Commission to be established by the bill.
    This proposed tax treatment would be unnecessary if the 
commission complies, as expected, with the relevant tax laws. I 
understand that you will be asking the Committee on Rules to 
delete this provision upon adoption of the rule for floor 
consideration of H.R. 2538. In light of this proposed change, I 
do not believe that any further action on H.R. 2538 by the 
Committee on Ways and Means will be necessary.
    Again, I thank you for taking these actions. In addition, I 
want to complement you on your staff, which is always so 
responsive and courteous to me and my staff. With warm personal 
regards,
            Sincerely,
                                             Bill Archer, Chairman.