,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ejci  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #i1 #bjad ,mrs4
 ,kirkpatrick introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources  ,a   
,,bill  ,to make technical amendments to
 ,public ,law #ic-eca1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,navajo reservation      
boundary clarification ,subsection 7b7  
of section #aa of the ,act of ,december 
#bb1 #aigd 7#be ,u4,s4,c4               
#fdj;d-#aj7;b77 is amended--  7#a7 by   
striking present boundary of the ,navajo
 ,reservation and inserting trust lands 
of the ,navajo ,tribe1 including the    
bands of the ,navajo ,tribe1 as of      
,january #a1 #bjad2 and  7#b7 by        
striking present boundary of the        
reservation and inserting trust lands of
 the ,navajo ,tribe1 including the bands
 of the ,navajo ,tribe1 as of ,january  
#a1 #bjad4  #b4 ,reselection of lands to
 correct surveying error ,section #aa of
 the ,act of ,december #bb1 #aigd 7#be  

,u4,s4,c4 #fdj;d-#aj7 is amended by     
adding at the end the following3  7j7   
,the ,navajo ,tribe shall have the right
 to deselect not more than #geg acres of
 the land selected under this section as
 of ,january #a1 #bjad1 whether or not  
that land has already been taken into   
trust by the ,secretary4 ,trust land    
deselected by the ,navajo ,tribe shall  
be taken out of trust and shall be      
administered by the ,bureau of ,land    
,management4 ,the ,navajo ,tribe shall  
then have the right to reselect up to   
the same amount of land that is         
deselected and returned1 in accordance  
with the provisions of this section4  4 
#c4 ,fair rental value payments report  
,not later than #ij days after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,secretary of the ,interior shall submit
 a report to the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources in the ,house of             
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,indian ,affairs in the ,senate a report
 that contains the following3  7#a7 ,the

 dates that the ,secretary rendered     
initial rental decisions on annual rents
 owed by the ,navajo ,tribe to the ,hopi
 ,tribe pursuant to section #af7;a7 of  
the ,act of ,december #bb1 #aigd 7#be   
,u4,s4,c4 #fdj;d-#ae7;a77 for each of   
years #bjja through #bjac1 including an 
explanation for any delay longer than   
#ab months after the end of any year    
during that period4  7#b7 ,the current  
status of all rental determinations for 
each of years #bjja through #bjac1 and1 
to the extent appeals are pending with  
the ,secretary1 where these appeals are 
pending1 and how long such appeals have 
been pending at that locale4  7#c7 ,to  
the extent that rental determinations   
have been delayed1 the role1 if any1 in 
the delay that has been the result of   
contracts with the ,bureau of ,indian   
,affairs related to a contract under the
 ,indian ,self-,determination ,act 7#be 
,u4,s4,c4 #dej;f74  7#d7 ,what contract 
provisions1 if any1 have been included  
in any contract under the ,indian       

,self-,determination ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4
 #dej;f7 between the ,bureau of ,indian 
,affairs and any contractor to ensure   
that the contractor's performance of    
those functions which are otherwise the 
obligations of the ,bureau of ,indian   
,affairs to carry out the requirements  
of section #af7;a7 of the ,act of       
,december #bb1 #aigd 7#be ,u4,s4,c4     
#fdj;d-#ae7;a77 is free from conflicts  
of interest as required by part #ijj4bca
 through part #ijj4bcf of title #be1    
,code of ,federal ,regulations4  7#e7   
,the total amount that the ,navajo      
,tribe has paid as rent and interest    
pursuant to section #af7;a7 of the ,act 
of ,december #bb1 #aigd 7#be ,u4,s4,c4  
#fdj;d-#ae7;a771 including the amount of
 prejudgment interest paid by the       
,navajo ,tribe and the amount of        
post-judgment interest paid by the      
,navajo ,tribe4  7#f7 ,a plan to bring  
initial rental determinations current   
through the #bjad year as of ,april #a1 
#bjae4  7#g7 ,a plan to ensure that1    

beginning on ,april #a1 #bjaf1 all      
annual rental determinations are        
completed and delivered to the ,navajo  
,tribe and the ,hopi ,tribe on or before
 ,april #a of each year4  #d4 ,navajo   
,tribe ,sovereignty ,empowerment        
,demonstration ,project  7a7 ,navajo    
,sovereignty ,empowerment ,zones ,the   
,navajo ,tribe shall have the authority 
to designate up to #aej1jjj acres within
 one or more of the following1 which    
shall be designated as ,navajo          
,sovereignty ,empowerment ,zones3  7#a7 
,all lands selected by the ,navajo      
,tribe pursuant to section #aa of the   
,act of ,december #bb1 #aigd 7#be       
,u4,s4,c4 #fdj;d-#aj74  7#b7 ,the lands 
within that portion of the ,navajo      
,reservation lying west of the          
,executive ,order ,reservation of #ahhb 
and bounded on the north and south by   
westerly extensions1 to the reservation 
line1 of the northern and southern      
boundaries of said ,executive ,order    
,reservation 7formerly known as the     

,bennett ,freeze area74  7#c7 ,all lands
 partitioned to the ,navajo ,tribe      
pursuant to sections #c and #d of the   
,act of ,december #bb1 #aigd 7#be       
,u4,s4,c4 #fdj;d-#b and #fdj;d-#c74  7b7
 ,applicability of certain laws ,within 
the ,navajo ,sovereignty ,empowerment   
,zones1 the following laws are waived   
with regard to renewable energy         
development1 housing development1 public
 and community facilities1 and          
infrastructure development 7such as     
water and wastewater development1 roads1
 transmission lines1 gas lines1 and     
rights-of-way73  7#a7 ,the ,wilderness  
,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aaca et seq474     
7#b7 ,the ,national ,environmental      
,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#dcba et seq474  7#c7 ,the ,endangered  
,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#aeca et seq474  7#d7 ,the ,national    
,historic ,preservation ,act 7#af       
,u4,s4,c4 #dgj et seq474  7#e7 ,public  
,law #hf-ebc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dfi et     
seq474  7#f7 ,the ,act of ,june #h1     

#aijf 7commonly known as the            
,antiquities ,act of #aijf 7#af         
,u4,s4,c4 #dca et seq4774  7#g7 ,the    
,federal ,land ,policy and ,management  
,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et   
seq474  7#h7 ,the ,national ,wildlife   
,refuge ,system ,administration ,act of 
#aiff 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ffh;dd et seq474  
7#i7 ,the ,fish and ,wildlife ,act of   
#aief 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gdb;a et seq474   
7#aj7 ,the ,fish and ,wildlife          
,coordination ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ffa  
et seq474  7#aa7 ,subchapter ,,ii of    
chapter #e1 and chapter #g1 of title #e1
 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly known  
as the ,administrative ,procedure ,act74
  7#ab7 ,the ,national ,park ,service   
,organic ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #a et      
seq474  7#ac7 ,the ,general ,authorities
 ,act of #aigj 7,public ,law #ia-chc7   
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #a;a-#a et seq474  7#ad7 
,sections #dja7g71 #djc1 and #djd of the
 ,national ,parks and ,recreation ,act  
of #aigh 7,public ,law #ie-fbe1 #ib     
,stat4 #cdfg74  7#ae7 ,the ,arizona     

,desert ,wilderness ,act of #aiij 7#af  
,u4,s4,c4 #aacb note2 ,public ,law      
#aja-fbh74  7c7 ,tribal sovereignty     
,nothing in this section supersedes1    
replaces1 negates1 or diminishes--  7#a7
 the laws and regulations of the ,navajo
 ,nation which shall remain in full     
force and effect within the ,navajo     
,sovereignty ,empowerment ,zones2 or    
7#b7 the treaties or other agreements   
between the ,united ,states and the     
,navajo ,tribe4  7d7 ,navajo-,hopi      
,dispute ,settlement ,act ,nothing in   
this section waives the provisions of   
the ,navajo-,hopi ,dispute ,settlement  
,act of #aiif 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #fdj;d     
note74  7e7 ,funding and grants ,nothing
 in this section negates or diminishes  
the eligibility of the ,navajo ,tribe to
 receive or continue to receive funding 
and grants under the ,navajo-,hopi      
,dispute ,settlement ,act of #aiif or   
any other laws of the ,united ,states4  
#e4 ,relinquishment of accommodation    
agreement and eligibility for relocation

 benefits ,the ,navajo-,hopi ,land      
,dispute ,settlement ,act of #aiif 7#be 
,u4,s4,c4 #fdj;d note7 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  #ac4  
,relinquishment of accommodation        
agreement and eligibility for relocation
 benefits  7a7 ,in general              
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this ,act1 the ,settlement ,agreement1  
or the ,accommodation ,agreement1 any   
,navajo head of household1 or the       
successor thereto if such person is no  
longer the head of household1 that has  
entered into an ,accommodation          
,agreement shall have the following     
rights3  7#a7 ,to relinquish that       
,agreement for up to two years after the
 effective date of this section4  7#b7  
,after a relinquishment under paragraph 
7#a71 to receive the full relocation    
benefits to which the ,navajo head of   
household would otherwise have been     
entitled had the head of household not  
signed the ,accommodation ,agreement1   
including relocation housing1           

counseling1 and other services4 ,in the 
event that the ,navajo head of household
 is no longer the head of household1 the
 successor thereto shall be entitled to 
receive the full relocation benefits4   
7b7 ,timing ,a relinquishment under     
subsection 7a7 shall not go into effect 
until the ,office of ,navajo and ,hopi  
,indian ,relocation provides the full   
relocation benefits to the ,navajo head 
of household1 or successor thereto4  4  
#f4 ,navajo ,rehabilitation ,trust ,fund
 ,section #cb of ,public ,law #ic-eca   
7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #fdj;d-#cj7 is amended-- 
7#a7 in subsection 7d7--  7,a7 in       
paragraph 7#b71 by striking or2  7,b7 in
 paragraph 7#c71 by striking the period 
at the end and inserting 1 or2 and  7,c7
 by adding at the end the following3    
7#d7 at the discretion of the ,navajo   
,tribe1 to use for development in the   
,navajo ,sovereignty ,empowerment ,zones
 established pursuant to section #ajd4  
2  7#b7 in the first sentence of        
subsection 7f71 by striking and the     

,united ,states has been reimbursed for 
funds appropriated under subsection 7f7 
of this section2 and  7#c7 in subsection
 7g7--  7,a7 in the first sentence1 by  
striking #aiij1 #aiia1 #aiib1 #aiic1 and
 #aiid and all that follows through the 
final period and inserting #bjad1 #bjae1
 #bjaf1 #bjag1 and #bjah42 and  7,b7 by 
striking the second sentence4