#aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #dceb  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the    
,act of ,june #ah1 #aicd1 to reaffirm   
the authority of the ,secretary of the  
,interior to take land into trust for   
,indian ,tribes1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,reaffirmation of authority  7a7  
,modification  7#a7 ,in general ,the    
first sentence of section #ai of the    
,act of ,june #ah1 #aicd 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 
#eabi71 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking   
,the term and inserting ,effective      
beginning ,june #ah1 #aicd1 the term2   
and  7,b7 by striking any recognized    
,indian tribe now under ,federal        
jurisdiction and inserting any federally
 recognized ,indian ,tribe4  7#b7       
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
paragraph 7#a7 shall take effect as if  
included in the ,act of ,june #ah1 #aicd
 7commonly known as the ,indian         
,reorganization ,act2 #be ,u4,s4,c4     
#eaja et seq471 on the date of the      
enactment of that ,act4  7b7            
,ratification and confirmation of       

actions ,any action taken by the        
,secretary of the ,interior pursuant to 
the ,act of ,june #ah1 #aicd 7#be       
,u4,s4,c4 #eaja et seq471 for any       
,indian ,tribe that was federally       
recognized on the date of the action is 
ratified and confirmed1 to the extent   
such action is subjected to challenge   
based on whether the ,indian ,tribe was 
federally recognized or under ,federal  
jurisdiction on ,june #ah1 #aicd1 as if 
the action had1 by prior ,act of        
,congress1 been specifically authorized 
and directed4  7c7 ,effect on other laws
  7#a7 ,in general ,nothing in this     
section or the amendments made by this  
section affects--  7,a7 the application 
or effect of any ,federal law other than
 the ,act of ,june #ah1 #aicd 7#be      
,u4,s4,c4 #eaja et seq471 as amended by 
subsection 7a72 or  7,b7 any limitation 
on the authority of the ,secretary of   
the ,interior under any ,federal law or 
regulation other than the ,act of ,june 
#ah1 #aicd 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #eaja et      

seq471 as amended by subsection 7a74    
7#b7 ,references in other laws ,an      
express reference to the ,act of ,june  
#ah1 #aicd 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #eaja et      
seq471 contained in any other ,federal  
law shall be considered to be a         
reference to that ,act as amended by    
subsection 7a74  ,passed the ,house of  
,representatives ,december #a1          
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