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ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,decemb] #g1                 
#bjbb;,additional sponsors3 ,ms4 ,davids
 ( ,kansas1 ,mr4 ,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 
,soto1 ,mr4 ,co/a1 ,mr4 ,neguse1 ,mr4   
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( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be printed,strike
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bill1 see copy ( bill z introduc$ on    
,febru>y #aa1 #bjbb  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d
 ! ,ma9e ,indian ,claims ,settlem5t ,act
 ( #aihj to advance equality = ,wabanaki
 nations1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,advanc+
 ,equality = ,wabanaki ,nations ,act4   
#b4 ,application ( c]ta9 laws  7a7      

,application ( ,/ate ,laws ,! ,ma9e     
,indian ,claims ,settlem5t ,act ( #aihj 
7,public ,law #if-dbj7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9
 section #c-- 7,a7 9 subsection 7m71 by 
/rik+ & at ! end2  7,b7 9 subsection    
7n71 by /rik+ ! p]iod & ins]t+ 2 &2 &   
7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7o7    
,mi'kmaq ,nation means ! sole successor 
to ! ,micmac ,nation z con/itut$ 9      
aborig9al times 9 :at is n[ ! ,/ate (   
,ma9e1 & all its pr$ecessors &          
successors 9 int]e/1 & :i* is repres5t$1
 z ( ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is subsection1
 z to l&s )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 by !      
,mi'kmaq ,c\ncil4  2 &  7#b7 9 section  
#f-- 7,a7 9 subsection 7a71 by /rik+    
provid$ 9 section #h7;e7 & section      
#e7;d77#d7 & ins]t+ o!rwise provid$ 9   
?is ,act2 &  7,b7 9 subsection 7h7-- 7i7
 by /rik+ ,except z o!r wise provid$ 9  
?is ,act1 ! & ins]t+ ,!2  7ii7 by ins]t+
 or enact$ = ! b5efit ( be=e ,indians1  
,indian nations ! second place x appe>s2
  7iii7 by ins]t+ t is 9 effect z ( !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,advanc+ ,equality

 = ,wabanaki ,nations ,act1 7#b7 aft]   
,unit$ ,/ates 7#a72  7iv7 by /rik+ also 
7#b7 & ins]t+ also 7#c72 &  7v7 by      
ins]t+ 1 unless ,f$]al law or ! ,/ate   
laws ( ,ma9e provide = ! application (  
su* ,f$]al law or regulation be=e !     
p]iod at ! end4  7b7 ,implem5tation ( ! 
,indian ,*ild ,welf>e ,act ,section #h (
 ! ,ma9e ,indian ,claims ,settlem5t ,act
 ( #aihj 7,public ,law #if-dbj7 is      
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by 
/rik+ or aft] ,passamaquoddy ,tribe &   
ins]t+ a comma2  7,b7 by ins]t+ 1 !     
,h\lton ,b& ( ,maliseet ,indians1 or !  
,mi'kmaq ,nation aft] ,p5obscot ,nation2
 &  7,c7 9 ! second s5t5ce1 by /rik+    
respective tribe or nation ea* place x  
appe>s & ins]t+ respective tribe1       
nation1 or b&2  7#b7 9 subsection 7b7-- 
7,a7 by /rik+ or aft] ,passamaquoddy    
,tribe & ins]t+ a comma2 &  7,b7 by     
ins]t+ 1 ! ,h\lton ,b& ( ,maliseet      
,indians1 or ! ,mi'kmaq ,nation aft]    
,p5obscot ,nation2  7#c7 by /rik+       
subsection 7e72  7#d7 by r$esignat+     

subsection 7f7 z subsection 7e72 &  7#e7
 9 subsection 7e71 z s r$esignat$-- 7,a7
 by /rik+ or aft] ,passamaquoddy ,tribe 
& ins]t+ a comma2  7,b7 by ins]t+ 1 !   
,h\lton ,b& ( ,maliseet ,indians1 or !  
,mi'kmaq ,nation aft] ,p5obscot ,nation2
 &  7,c7 by /rik+ or nation & ins]t+ 1  
nation1 or b&4  7c7 ,con/ruction        
,section #af ( ! ,ma9e ,indian ,claims  
,settlem5t ,act ( #aihj 7,public ,law   
#if-dbj7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ 7a7 at
 ! beg9n+2 &  7#b7 by /rik+ subsection  
7b74  7d7 ,am5dm5t to ! ,aroo/ook ,b& ( 
,micmacs ,settlem5t ,act ,! ,aroo/ook   
,b& ( ,micmacs ,settlem5t ,act 7,public 
,law #ajb-aga7 is am5d$ by /rik+ section
 #h4  ,decemb] #g1 #bjbb,report$ ) an   
am5dm5t1 committ$ to ! ,committee ( !   
,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 &    
ord]$ to be pr9t$