,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #efc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #bh1      
#bjbc,mr4 ,tester 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,moran1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4  
,kelly1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,mr4 ,tuberville1   
,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,ms4      
,cortez ,masto1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,ms4    
,warren1 and ,mr4 ,schatz7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,indian ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,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 ,authority reaffirmed   
7a7 ,reaffirmation  7#a7 ,in general    
,section #ai of the ,act of ,june #ah1  
#aicd 7commonly known as the ,indian    
,reorganization ,act7 7#dh ,stat4 #ihh1 
chapter #egf2 #be ,u4,s4,c4 #eabi71 is  
amended in the first sentence-- 7,a7 by 
striking ,the term and inserting        
,effective beginning on ,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 7#dh ,stat4 #ihd1 chapter    
#egf2 #be ,u4,s4,c4 #eaja et seq47      
7commonly known as the ,indian          
,reorganization ,act71 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 7commonly  
known as the ,indian ,reorganization    
,act7 7#dh ,stat4 #ihd1 chapter #egf2   
#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 7commonly 
known as the ,indian ,reorganization    
,act7 7#dh ,stat4 #ihd1 chapter #egf2   
#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 7commonly  
known as the ,indian ,reorganization    
,act7 7#dh ,stat4 #ihd1 chapter #egf2   
#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 7commonly     
known as the ,indian ,reorganization    
,act7 7#dh ,stat4 #ihd1 chapter #egf2   

#be ,u4,s4,c4 #eaja et seq471 contained 
in any other ,federal law shall be      
considered a reference to that ,act as  
amended by subsection 7a74