,,ii  ,calendar ,no4 #dh #aafth         
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #big 
,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united 
,,states  ,march #bg1 #bjai,received2   
read the first time  ,march #bh1        
#bjai,read the second time and placed on
 the calendar  ,,an ,,act  ,to extend   
the ,federal recognition to the ,little 
,shell ,tribe of ,chippewa ,indians of  
,montana1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,little ,shell ,tribe of ,chippewa  
,indians ,restoration ,act of #bjai4    
#b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7   
,member ,the term member means an       
individual who is enrolled in the ,tribe
 pursuant to section #f4  7#b7          
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of the ,interior4  7#c7  
,tribe ,the term ,tribe means the       
,little ,shell ,tribe of ,chippewa      
,indians of ,montana4  #c4 ,federal     
recognition  7a7 ,in general ,federal   
recognition is extended to the ,tribe4  
7b7 ,effect of federal laws ,except as  

otherwise provided in this ,act1 all    
,federal laws 7including regulations7 of
 general application to ,indians and    
,indian tribes1 including the ,act of   
,june #ah1 #aicd 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #eaja et
 seq47 7commonly known as the ,indian   
,reorganization ,act71 shall apply to   
the ,tribe and members4  #d4 ,federal   
services and benefits  7a7 ,in general  
,beginning on the date of enactment of  
this ,act1 the ,tribe and each member   
shall be eligible for all services and  
benefits provided by the ,united ,states
 to ,indians and federally recognized   
,indian tribes1 without regard to--     
7#a7 the existence of a reservation for 
the ,tribe2 or  7#b7 the location of the
 residence of any member on or near an  
,indian reservation4  7b7 ,service area 
,for purposes of the delivery of        
services and benefits to members1 the   
service area of the ,tribe shall be     
considered to be the area comprised of  
,blaine1 ,cascade1 ,glacier1 and ,hill  
,counties in the ,state of ,montana4    

#e4 ,reaffirmation of rights  7a7 ,in   
general ,nothing in this ,act diminishes
 any right or privilege of the ,tribe or
 any member that existed before the date
 of enactment of this ,act4  7b7 ,claims
 of tribe ,except as otherwise provided 
in this ,act1 nothing in this ,act      
alters or affects any legal or equitable
 claim of the ,tribe to enforce any     
right or privilege reserved by1 or      
granted to1 the ,tribe that was         
wrongfully denied to1 or taken from1 the
 ,tribe before the date of enactment of 
this ,act4  #f4 ,membership roll  7a7   
,in general ,as a condition of receiving
 recognition1 services1 and benefits    
pursuant to this ,act1 the ,tribe shall 
submit to the ,secretary1 by not later  
than #ah months after the date of       
enactment of this ,act1 a membership    
roll consisting of the name of each     
individual enrolled as a member of the  
,tribe4  7b7 ,determination of          
membership ,the qualifications for      
inclusion on the membership roll of the 

,tribe shall be determined in accordance
 with sections #a through #c of article 
#e of the constitution of the ,tribe    
dated ,september #aj1 #aigg 7including  
amendments to the constitution74  7c7   
,maintenance of roll ,the ,tribe shall  
maintain the membership roll under this 
section4  #g4 ,transfer of land  7a7    
,homeland ,the ,secretary shall acquire1
 for the benefit of the ,tribe1 trust   
title to #bjj acres of land within the  
service area of the ,tribe to be used   
for a tribal land base4  7b7 ,additional
 land ,the ,secretary may acquire       
additional land for the benefit of the  
,tribe pursuant to section #e of the    
,act of ,june #ah1 #aicd 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 
#eajh7 7commonly known as the ,indian   
,reorganization ,act74  ,passed the     
,house of ,representatives ,march #bf1  
#bjai4;,cheryl ,l4 ,johnson1,clerk4     
,march #bh1 #bjai,read the second time  
and placed on the calendar