,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cddc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #e1   
#bjbb,mr4 ,shelby introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,indian  
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to extend ,federal
 recognition to the ,,mowa ,band of     
,choctaw ,indians1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,,mowa ,band of     
,choctaw ,indians ,recognition ,act4    
#b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7    
,member ,the term member means-- 7,a7 an
 individual who is an enrolled member of
 the ,tribe as of the date of enactment 
of this ,act2 and  7,b7 an individual   
who is included on the membership roll  
of the ,tribe under section #d4  7#b7   
,reservation ,the term ,reservation     
means the boundaries of the reservation 
of the ,tribe1 which are the same as the
 boundaries of ,washington ,county and  
,mobile ,county in the ,state of        
,alabama4  7#c7 ,secretary ,the term    

,secretary means the ,secretary of the  
,interior4  7#d7 ,tribe ,the term ,tribe
 means the ,,mowa ,band of ,choctaw     
,indians4  #c4 ,federal recognition  7a7
 ,federal recognition  7#a7 ,in general 
,federal recognition is extended to the 
,tribe4  7#b7 ,applicability of laws    
,all laws 7including regulations7 of the
 ,united ,states of general             
applicability to ,indians or ,indian    
,tribes1 nations1 or bands of ,indians1 
including the ,act of ,june #ah1 #aicd  
7commonly known as the ,indian          
,reorganization ,act7 7#dh ,stat4 #ihd1 
chapter #egf2 #be ,u4,s4,c4 #eaja et    
seq471 that are not inconsistent with   
this ,act shall be applicable to the    
,tribe and the members4  7b7 ,federal   
services and benefits  7#a7 ,in general 
,beginning on the date of enactment of  
this ,act1 the ,tribe and the members   
shall be eligible for all services and  
benefits provided by the ,federal       
,government to federally recognized     
,indian ,tribes and members of 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       
member1 including whether the member    
resides on or near a reservation4  7#b7 
,service area ,for the purpose of the   
delivery of ,federal services and       
benefits to members1 the service area of
 the ,tribe shall be considered to be   
the area comprised of ,washington       
,county and ,mobile ,county in the      
,state of ,alabama4  #d4 ,membership    
roll  7a7 ,in general ,not later than   
#ah months after the date of enactment  
of this ,act1 the ,tribe shall submit to
 the ,secretary an initial 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-- 7#a7 the ,constitution of the   
,mobile-,washington ,county ,band of    

,choctaw ,indians of ,south ,alabama1   
enacted on ,june #ae1 #aiia2 and  7#b7  
any amendments or changes to the        
,constitution4  7c7 ,maintenance of roll
 ,the ,tribe shall have the sole        
authority and responsibility to maintain
 the membership roll under this section4
  #e4 ,reservation of the ,tribe  7a7   
,in general ,the ,secretary shall       
acquire and take into trust for the     
benefit of the ,tribe title to land     
identified by the ,tribe1 not to exceed 
#c1bbc acres1 within the ,reservation4  
7b7 ,subsequent trust acquisitions ,the 
,secretary may acquire and take into    
trust for the benefit of the ,tribe     
additional land pursuant to section #e  
of the ,act of ,june #ah1 #aicd         
7commonly known as the ,indian          
,reorganization ,act7 7#be ,u4,s4,c4    
#eajh74