,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ejhc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bh1 #bjbc,ms4 
,mace introduced the following bill2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
extend ,federal recognition to the      
,wassamasaw ,tribe of ,varnertown       
,indians of ,south ,carolina1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,definitions ,in   
this ,act3 7#a7 ,secretary ,the term    
,secretary means the ,secretary of the  
,interior4  7#b7 ,tribal member ,the    
term ,tribal member means-- 7,a7 an     
individual who is an enrolled member of 
the ,tribe as of the date of the        
enactment of this ,act2 and  7,b7 an    
individual who is placed on the         
membership rolls of the ,tribe in       
accordance with this ,act4  7#c7 ,tribe 
,the term ,tribe means the ,wassamasaw  
,tribe of ,varnertown ,indians of ,south
 ,carolina4  #b4 ,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 nations1   
,indian ,tribes1 or bands of ,indians   
7including the ,act of ,june #ah1 #aicd 
7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dfa et seq477 that are  
not inconsistent with this ,act shall be
 applicable to the ,tribe and ,tribal   
members4  7b7 ,federal services and     
benefits  7#a7 ,in general ,the ,tribe  
and ,tribal members shall be eligible   
for all services and benefits provided  
by the ,federal ,government to federally
 recognized ,indian ,tribes without     
regard to the existence of a reservation
 for the ,tribe4  7#b7 ,service area    
,the service area for the purpose of the
 delivery of ,federal services to       
,tribal members shall be determined in  
coordination and consultation with the  
,secretary not later than #abj days     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4  #c4 ,membership2 governing       
documents ,the membership roll and      

governing documents of the ,tribe shall 
be the most recent membership roll and  
governing documents1 respectively1      
submitted by the ,tribe to the          
,secretary before the date of the       
enactment of this ,act4  #d4 ,governing 
body ,the governing body of the ,tribe  
shall be--  7#a7 the governing body of  
the ,tribe in place as of the date of   
enactment of this ,act2 or  7#b7 any    
subsequent governing body elected in    
accordance with the election procedures 
specified in the governing documents of 
the ,tribe4  #e4 ,reservation of the    
tribe  7a7 ,in general ,upon the request
 of the ,tribe1 the ,secretary-- 7#a7   
shall take into trust for the benefit of
 the ,tribe any lands held in fee by the
 ,tribe that were acquired by the ,tribe
 on or before ,january #a1 #bjbc1 if    
such lands are located within the       
boundaries ,orangeburg1 ,beaufort1      
,berkeley1 ,charleston1 ,colleton1 and  
,dorchester counties in ,south          
,carolina2 and  7#b7 may take into trust

 for the benefit of the ,tribe any lands
 held in fee by the ,tribe1 if such     
lands are located within the boundaries 
of ,orangeburg1 ,beaufort1 ,berkeley1   
,charleston1 ,colleton1 and ,dorchester 
counties in ,south ,carolina4  7b7      
,deadline for determination ,not later  
than #c years of the date on which the  
,tribe submits a request for land to be 
taken into trust under subsection       
7a77#b71 the ,secretary shall--  7#a7   
make a final written determination2 and 
7#b7 immediately make that determination
 available to the ,tribe4  7c7          
,reservation status ,any land taken into
 trust for the benefit of the ,tribe    
pursuant to this section shall1 upon the
 request of the ,tribe1 be considered   
part of the reservation of the ,tribe4  
7d7 ,gaming ,the ,tribe may not conduct 
gaming activities as a matter of claimed
 inherent authority or under the        
authority of any ,federal law1 including
 the ,indian ,gaming ,regulatory ,act   
7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #bgja et seq47 or under  

any regulations thereunder promulgated  
by the ,secretary or the ,national      
,indian ,gaming ,commission4  #f4       
,hunting1 fishing1 trapping1 gathering1 
and water rights ,nothing in this ,act  
expands1 reduces1 or affects in any     
manner any hunting1 fishing1 trapping1  
gathering1 or water rights of the ,tribe
 and ,tribal members4