[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 119, 109th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

119 STAT. 2679

Public Law 109-147
109th Congress

An Act


 
To allow binding arbitration clauses to be included in all contracts
affecting land within the Gila River Indian Community
Reservation.  NOTE: Dec. 22, 2005 -  [H.R. 327]

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

SECTION 1. BINDING ARBITRATION FOR GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY
RESERVATION CONTRACTS.

(a) Amendments.--Subsection (f) of the first section of the Act of
August 9, 1955 (25 U.S.C. 415(f)), 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)  NOTE: 25 USC 415 note.  Effective Date.--The amendments made
by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in Public Law 107-159
(116 Stat. 122).

Approved December 22, 2005.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 327 (S. 1482):
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 151 (2005):
Dec. 7, considered and passed House.
Dec. 14, considered and passed Senate.