,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ab1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,rahall introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources1 and  
in addition to the ,committee on the    
,judiciary1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,indian ,arts  
and ,crafts ,act to clarify the         
definition of ,indian and ,indian       
organization for the purposes of that   
,act4  #a4 ,definitions ,section #f7;a7 
of the ,act entitled ,an ,act to promote
 the development of ,indian arts and    
crafts and to create a board to assist  
therein1 and for other purposes 7#be    
,u4,s4,c4 #cje;e7a77 is amended as      
follows3  7#a7 ,by striking paragraph   
7#a7 and inserting the following3  7#a7 
,indian ,the term ,indian means an      

individual that--  7,a7 is a member of  
an ,indian tribe2  7,b7 is certified as 
an ,indian artisan by an ,indian tribe2 
7,c7 is a member of an ,indian          
organization and who--  7i7 resides in  
the ,state in which the ,indian         
organization is chartered and           
headquartered2 and  7ii7 is a direct    
lineal descendant of a person listed on 
the base roll of an ,indian tribe1      
whether or not such individual qualifies
 for membership in the ,indian tribe2 or
  7,d7 is a member of an ,indian        
organization and who--  7i7 resides in  
the ,state in which the ,indian         
organization is chartered and           
headquartered2 and  7ii7 is a direct    
lineal descendant of a person listed on 
a judgment fund distribution list1 roll1
 or census of ,indians or other document
 prepared and approved by the ,secretary
 of the ,interior or the ,secretary's   
authorized representative1 whether or   
not such judgment fund distribution     
list1 roll1 census or document is used  

by an ,indian tribe to determine        
membership4  4  7#b7 ,by adding at the  
end the following3  7#e7 ,indian        
organization ,the term ,indian          
organization means a nonprofit          
organization that--  7,a7 is chartered  
as a section #eja7;c77#c7 organization  
with the ,state in which the            
organization is headquartered2  7,b7 is 
recognized by a ,state legislative body 
as an ,indian organization or group1 in 
which a majority of its members are     
recognized as ,indians1 whether or not  
such organization is recognized as a    
,state or federally recognized tribe2   
7,c7 is dedicated to preserving ,native 
,american principles1 traditions1       
culture1 history1 language1 and arts2   
7,d7 performs free genealogical         
information on its members to verify    
that an individual meets the definition 
of ,indian as defined in this ,act2 and 
7,e7 retains genealogical information   
collected on its members for            
verification4  4