,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebfh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #bf1       
#bjai,mr4 ,clay introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to amend title #ah1 ,united ,states    
,code1 to prevent individuals who are   
not members of ,indian tribes from      
receiving ,indian tribal benefits1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,stolen  
,heritage ,prevention ,act of #bjai4    
#b4 ,fraudulent receipt of tribal       
benefits2 tribal identification cards   
7a7 ,wire fraud ,section #acdc of title 
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
  7#a7 by striking ,whoever1 having and 
inserting 7a7 ,in general--,whoever1    
having2  7#b7 by striking violation     
occurs in relation to1 and all that     
follows through #cj years1 or both4 and 
inserting the following3  violation--   
7#a7 occurs in relation to1 or involving
 any benefit authorized1 transported1   

transmitted1 transferred1 disbursed1 or 
paid in connection with1 a              
presidentially declared major disaster  
or emergency 7as those terms are defined
 in section #ajb of the ,robert ,t4     
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eabb772  7#b7 affects a      
financial institution2 or  7#c7 occurs  
in relation to1 or involving any benefit
 authorized1 transported1 transmitted1  
transferred1 disbursed1 or paid in      
connection with1 special programs and   
services provided by the ,united ,states
 to ,indians because of their status as 
,indians2  shall be fined not more than 
#a1jjj1jjj1 imprisoned not more than #cj
 years1 or both4 2 and  7#c7 by adding  
at the end the following3  7b7          
,definitions ,in this section--  7#a7   
the term ,indian means any individual   
who is a member of an ,indian tribe2 and
  7#b7 the term ,indian tribe--  7,a7   
has the meaning given the term in       
section #d of the ,indian               

,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act2 and  7,b7 includes1   
for purposes of this section only1 an   
,indian group that has been formally    
recognized as an ,indian tribe by--  7i7
 a ,state legislature2  7ii7 a ,state   
commission2 or  7iii7 another similar   
organization vested with ,state         
legislative tribal recognition          
authority4  4  7b7 ,identification cards
 ,section #aaei of title #ah1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in the
 section heading1 by striking products  
and inserting products2                 
misrepresentation of membership in an   
,indian tribe2  7#b7 by redesignating   
subsections 7c7 and 7d7 as subsections  
7d7 and 7e71 respectively2 and  7#c7 by 
inserting after subsection 7b7 the      
following3  7c7 ,tribal identification  
cards  7#a7 ,in general ,whoever        
knowingly sells an ,indian tribal       
identification card to an individual who
 is not a member of an ,indian tribe    
without disclosing on such card that the

 individual is ineligible for any       
special programs and services provided  
by the ,united ,states to ,indians      
because of their status as ,indians     
shall be fined under this title1        
imprisoned not more than #e years1 or   
both4  7#b7 ,aggravating factor ,whoever
 commits an offense under paragraph     
7#a71 with the intent to defraud the    
,federal ,government for the purpose of 
receiving as a benefit1 or causing      
another to receive as a benefit1 special
 programs and services provided by the  
,united ,states to ,indians because of  
their status as ,indians and is         
otherwise ineligible for such a benefit 
shall be fined under this title1        
imprisoned not more than #ae years1 or  
both4  4