,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cddc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #e1 #bjbb,mr4  
,%elby introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,indian ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to ext5d  
,f$]al recognition to ! ,,m[a ,b& (     
,*octaw ,indians1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,,m[a ,b& ( ,*octaw ,indians            
,recognition ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9  
?is ,act3 7#a7 ,memb] ,! t]m memb]      
means-- 7,a7 an individual :o is an     
enroll$ memb] ( ! ,tribe z ( ! date (   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 &  7,b7 an         
individual :o is includ$ on ! memb]%ip  
roll ( ! ,tribe "u section #d4  7#b7    
,res]vation ,! t]m ,res]vation means !  
b\nd>ies ( ! res]vation ( ! ,tribe1 :i* 
are ! same z ! b\nd>ies ( ,wa%+ton      
,c\nty & ,mobile ,c\nty 9 ! ,/ate (     
,alabama4  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m        
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( !         
,int]ior4  7#d7 ,tribe ,! t]m ,tribe    
means ! ,,m[a ,b& ( ,*octaw ,indians4   

#c4 ,f$]al recognition  7a7 ,f$]al      
recognition  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,f$]al       
recognition is ext5d$ to ! ,tribe4  7#b7
 ,applicability ( laws ,all laws        
7includ+ regulations7 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
( g5]al applicability to ,indians or    
,indian ,tribes1 nations1 or b&s (      
,indians1 includ+ ! ,act ( ,june #ah1   
#aicd 7commonly kn[n z ! ,indian        
,reorganization ,act7 7#dh ,/at4 #ihd1  
*apt] #egf2 #be ,u4,s4,c4 #eaja et      
seq471 t are n inconsi/5t ) ?is ,act    
%all be applicable to ! ,tribe & !      
memb]s4  7b7 ,f$]al s]vices & b5efits   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,beg9n+ on ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,tribe & ! memb]s
 %all be eligible = all s]vices &       
b5efits provid$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to
 f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian ,tribes &    
memb]s ( f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian      
,tribes1 )\t reg>d to-- 7,a7 ! exi/5ce (
 a res]vation = ! ,tribe2 or  7,b7 !    
location ( ! resid5ce ( any memb]1      
includ+ :e!r ! memb] resides on or ne> a
 res]vation4  7#b7 ,s]vice area ,= !    

purpose ( ! deliv]y ( ,f$]al s]vices &  
b5efits to memb]s1 ! s]vice area ( !    
,tribe %all be consid]$ to be ! area    
compris$ ( ,wa%+ton ,c\nty & ,mobile    
,c\nty 9 ! ,/ate ( ,alabama4  #d4       
,memb]%ip roll  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an
 #ah mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,tribe %all submit to !         
,secret>y an initial memb]%ip roll      
consi/+ ( ! "n ( ea* individual enroll$ 
z a memb] ( ! ,tribe4  7b7 ,det]m9ation 
( memb]%ip ,! qualifications = inclusion
 on ! memb]%ip roll ( ! ,tribe %all be  
det]m9$ 9 accordance )-- 7#a7 !         
,con/itution ( ! ,mobile-,wa%+ton ,c\nty
 ,b& ( ,*octaw ,indians ( ,s\? ,alabama1
 enact$ on ,june #ae1 #aiia2 &  7#b7 any
 am5dm5ts or *anges to ! ,con/itution4  
7c7 ,ma9t5ance ( roll ,! ,tribe %all h !
 sole au?ority & responsibility to      
ma9ta9 ! memb]%ip roll "u ?is section4  
#e4 ,res]vation ( ! ,tribe  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,! ,secret>y %all acquire & take into  
tru/ = ! b5efit ( ! ,tribe title to l&  
id5tifi$ by ! ,tribe1 n to exce$ #c1bbc 

acres1 )9 ! ,res]vation4  7b7 ,subsequ5t
 tru/ acquisitions ,! ,secret>y may     
acquire & take into tru/ = ! b5efit ( ! 
,tribe additional l& pursuant to section
 #e ( ! ,act ( ,june #ah1 #aicd         
7commonly kn[n z ! ,indian              
,reorganization ,act7 7#be ,u4,s4,c4    
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