,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hbee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ae1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,butt]field 7= himself1 ,mr4  
,clyburn1 ,mr4 ,cunn+ham1 ,ms4 ,adams1  
,mr4 ,price ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,bi%op
 ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,timmons1 & ,mr4 
,wilson ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a    
,,bill  ,to cl>ify ! /atus ( gam+       
conduct$ by ! ,catawba ,indian ,nation1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,catawba ,indian   
,nation ,l&s ,act4  #b4 ,application (  
curr5t law  7a7 ,l&s 9 ,s\? ,c>ol9a     
,section #ad ( ! ,catawba ,indian ,tribe
 ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a ,claims ,settlem5t ,act 
( #aiic 7,public ,law #ajc-aaf7 %all    
only apply to gam+ conduct$ by !        
,catawba ,indian ,nation on l&s locat$ 9
 ,s\? ,c>ol9a4  7b7 ,l&s 9 ,/ates o!r   
?an ,s\? ,c>ol9a ,gam+ conduct$ by !    
,catawba ,indian ,nation on l&s locat$ 9
 ,/ates o!r ?an ,s\? ,c>ol9a %all be    

subject to ! ,indian ,gam+ ,regulatory  
,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #bgja et seq47 &    
sections #aaff ?r\gh #aafh ( title #ah1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  #c4 ,reaffirmation
 ( /atus & actions  7a7 ,ratification ( 
tru/ /atus ,! action tak5 by ! ,secret>y
 on ,july #aj1 #bjbj1 to place          
approximately #ag acres ( l& locat$ 9   
,clevel& ,c\nty1 ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 into    
tru/ = ! b5efit ( ! ,catawba ,indian    
,nation is h]eby ratifi$ & confirm$ z if
 t action _h be5 tak5 "u a ,f$]al law   
specifically au?oriz+ or direct+ t      
action4  7b7 ,adm9i/ration ,! l& plac$  
into tru/ = ! b5efit ( ! ,catawba       
,indian ,nation by ! ,secret>y on ,july 
#aj1 #bjbj1 %all-- 7#a7 be a "p ( !     
,catawba ,res]vation & adm9i/]$ 9       
accordance ) ! laws & regulations       
g5]ally applicable to l& held 9 tru/ by 
! ,unit$ ,/ates = an ,indian ,tribe2 &  
7#b7 be deem$ to h be5 acquir$ & tak5   
into tru/ z "p ( ! re/oration ( l&s = an
 ,indian tribe t is re/or$ to ,f$]al    
recognition pursuant to section         

#bj7;b77#a77;,b77iii7 ( ! ,indian ,gam+ 
,regulatory ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4         
#bgai7;b77#a77;,b77iii774  7c7 ,rules ( 
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all-- 7#a7
 enl>ge1 impair1 or o!rwise affect any  
"r or claim ( ! ,catawba ,indian ,nation
 to any l& or int]e/ 9 l& 9 exi/5ce be=e
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act2  7#b7  
affect any wat] "r ( ! ,catawba ,indian 
,nation 9 exi/5ce be=e ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act2  7#c7 t]m9ate or   
limit any access 9 any way to any       
"r-(-way or "r-(-use issu$1 grant$1 or  
p]mitt$ be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is  
,act2 or  7#d7 alt] or dim9i% ! "r ( !  
,catawba ,indian ,nation to seek to h   
additional l& tak5 into tru/ by ! ,unit$
 ,/ates = ! b5efit ( ! ,catawba ,indian 
,nation4