,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #adaf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bg1       
#bjai,mr4 ,young introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources1  
and in addition to the ,committee on    
,energy and ,commerce1 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 protect the legal        
production1 purchase1 and possession of 
marijuana by ,indian tribes1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,tribal        
,marijuana ,sovereignty ,act of #bjai4  
#b4 ,legal production1 purchase1 and    
possession of marijuana by ,indian      
tribes  7a7 ,in general ,the fact that  
an ,indian tribe1 a member of an ,indian
 tribe1 or a tribal entity is legally   
authorized to produce1 purchase1 or     
possess marijuana on lands held in fee  

by that ,indian tribe1 lands held in    
trust by the ,united ,states for the    
benefit of that ,indian tribe1 or lands 
conveyed to an ,alaska ,native          
,corporation pursuant to the ,alaska    
,native ,claims ,settlement ,act 7#dc   
,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq471 shall not be  
considered when--  7#a7 allocating or   
distributing ,federal funds or other    
,federal benefits to the ,indian tribe1 
a member of an ,indian tribe1 or the    
tribal entity2  7#b7 determining the    
eligibility of the ,indian tribe or the 
tribal entity for any contract1 grant1  
or other agreement with the ,united     
,states1 or the renewal or modification 
thereof1 where the legal production1    
purchase1 or possession of marijuana by 
the ,indian tribe or a member of an     
,indian tribe would otherwise disqualify
 the ,indian tribe from eligibility2    
7#c7 evaluating the ongoing compliance  
of the ,indian tribe or the tribal      
entity with any contract1 grant1 or     
other agreement with the ,united ,states

 where the legal production1 purchase1  
or possession of marijuana by the       
,indian tribe or a member of an ,indian 
tribe would otherwise result in the     
,indian tribe or tribal entity being out
 of compliance2 and  7#d7 determining if
 the ,indian tribe or a member of an    
,indian tribe is eligible for ,federal  
benefits for which the ,indian tribe or 
a member of an ,indian tribe would      
otherwise be eligible4  7b7             
,clarification ,this section shall not  
prohibit consideration of income from   
the legal production1 purchase1 or      
possession of marijuana to the same     
extent that the other legal income would
 be considered when allocating or       
distributing ,federal funds or          
determining eligibility for ,federal    
benefits4  7c7 ,definition ,for purposes
 of this section3 7#a7 ,indian tribe    
,the term ,indian tribe means those     
entities described in section #d7;e7 of 
the ,indian ,self-,determination and    
,education ,assistance ,act of #aige    

7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74  7#b7 ,tribal    
entity ,the term tribal entity means--  
7,a7 tribal organizations as defined in 
sections #d7l7 of the ,indian           
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act of #aige 7#be ,u4,s4,c4
 #ecjd72  7,b7 tribally designated      
housing entities as defined in section  
#d7bb7 of the ,native ,american ,housing
 ,assistance and ,self-,determination   
,act of #aiif 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dajc7bb772
 or  7,c7 ,indian-owned businesses and  
tribal enterprises as defined in        
sections #c7e7 and #c7h7 of the ,native 
,american ,business ,development1 ,trade
 ,promotion1 and ,tourism ,act of #bjjj 
7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dcjb7e7 and 7#h774  7#c7
 ,legally authorized ,the term legally  
authorized means permitted under the    
laws of-- 7,a7 the ,united ,states2     
7,b7 the ,state where the lands held in 
fee by an ,indian tribe or held in trust
 by the ,united ,states for the benefit 
on behalf of that ,indian tribe are     
located2 or  7,c7 an ,indian tribe4  #c4

 ,recommendations of ,,ihs medical      
professionals regarding marijuana  7a7  
,in general ,notwithstanding any other  
provision of law1 ,,ihs medical         
professionals are authorized to make    
medical recommendations to their        
patients with regard to marijuana and to
 complete forms reflecting such         
recommendations4  7b7 ,definitions ,in  
this section3 7#a7 ,the term ,,ihs      
medical professional means a physician  
or other health professional furnishing 
services through an ,indian health      
program 7as defined in section          
#ajh7;a77#b7 of the ,indian ,health     
,care ,improvement ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4  
#afaf;a7a77#b7774  7#b7 ,the term       
recommendations does not include        
dispensing 7as defined in section #ajb  
of the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba
 ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb774