,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bibi ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #ag1 #bjbe,mr4 ,davis of ,north ,carolina introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to extend the full measure of the ,federal ,government-to-government relationship between the ,united ,states and the ,haliwa ,saponi ,indian ,tribe of ,north ,carolina4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,haliwa ,saponi ,indian ,tribe of ,north ,carolina ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,haliwa ,saponi ,indian ,tribe of ,north ,carolina is a confederated ,tribe descended from the ,saponi ,nation1 ,nansemond1 and affiliated ,tribes that inhabited the ,piedmont and coastal regions of what are now ,virginia and ,north ,carolina4 7#b7 ,haliwa is a geographical designation that is derived from the physical location of the ,tribe1 which is primarily in ,halifax and ,warren ,counties1 ,north ,carolina4 7#c7 ,after the ,american ,revolution 7#agge-aghc71 the ,tribe's ancestors merged together for mutual protection and survival in ,halifax1 ,warren1 ,nash1 and ,franklin ,counties1 in an area known as ,the ,meadows4 7#d7 ,among the surrounding communities1 the ,haliwa ,saponi ,indian ,tribe has often been referred to as the ,meadows ,indians4 7#e7 ,in #ahhi1 ,warren ,county1 ,north ,carolina resident ,g4,b4 ,alston wrote to the ,smithsonian ,institution anthropologist ,james ,mooney and confirmed the residence of a ,tribe of #cjj-fjj ,indians in the ,meadows in ,halifax and ,warren ,counties4 7#f7 ,the ,tribe has continually existed as a separate community1 with leaders exhibiting clear political authority4 7#g7 ,since #aieg1 the ,state of ,north ,carolina has had continuous dealings with the recognized political leaders of the ,haliwa ,saponi4 7#h7 ,in #aieg1 the ,tribe opened the ,haliwa ,indian ,school for ,haliwa ,saponi children4 7#i7 ,between #aifj and #aifc1 students from the ,haliwa ,saponi ,indian ,tribe attended ,bacone ,college for ,indians in ,muscogee1 ,oklahoma4 7#aj7 ,in #aife1 the ,haliwa ,saponi ,indian ,tribe won a lawsuit against the ,north ,carolina ,division of ,vital ,statistics to correct the race of ,haliwa ,saponi citizens on official records to read ,indian4 7#aa7 ,in #aife1 the ,state of ,north ,carolina took formal legislative action recognizing the ,haliwa ,saponi ,indian ,tribe4 7#ab7 ,the ,united ,states has been providing ,federal funding to the ,tribe from the ,department of ,education's ,office of ,indian ,education for half a century4 7#ac7 ,the ,united ,states has been providing ,federal funding to the ,tribe for housing and related infrastructure development from the ,united ,states ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development pursuant to the ,federal ,native ,american ,housing and ,self-,determination ,act for more than #be years4 7#ad7 ,in #bjjj1 the ,tribe opened the ,haliwa ,saponi ,tribal ,school1 a charter school under the ,state of ,north ,carolina1 at the location of the original ,haliwa ,indian ,school1 and the school has received ,federal funds from the ,united ,states ,department of ,education1 ,office of ,indian ,education1 for ,haliwa ,saponi ,indian students4 #c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,member ,the term ,member means a member of the ,haliwa ,saponi ,indian ,tribe of ,north ,carolina4 7#b7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of the ,interior4 7#c7 ,tribe ,the term ,tribe means the ,haliwa ,saponi ,indian ,tribe of ,north ,carolina4 #d4 ,extension of full federal government-to-government relations ,the ,united ,states hereby extends to the ,haliwa ,saponi ,indian ,tribe the full measure of the ,federal ,government-to-government relationship to make 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 #eaja et seq477 that are not inconsistent with this ,act applicable to the ,tribe and ,tribal members4 #e4 ,federal services and benefit 7a7 ,in general ,the ,tribe and its 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 ,tribe1 including services and benefits under the ,act of #ai ,june #ah1 #aicd 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #eaja et seq474 7b7 ,service area ,for the purpose of the delivery of ,federal services and benefits to members1 the service area of the ,tribe shall include ,halifax1 ,warren1 ,nash1 ,franklin1 ,vance1 and ,granville counties in the ,state of ,north ,carolina4 7c7 ,service population ,for purpose of the delivery of ,federal services and benefits described in subsection 7a71 the ,tribal roll in effect on the date of enactment of this ,act shall1 subject to verification by the ,secretary1 define the service population of the ,tribe4 7d7 ,roll2 ,governing documents ,the membership roll and government 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 enactment of this ,act4 #f4 ,authorization to take land into trust ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 the ,secretary is authorized to take land into trust for the benefit of the ,tribe and proclaim a reservation for the ,tribe pursuant to the authorities granted to the ,secretary in the ,act of ,june #ah1 #aicd 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #eaja et seq471 and lands acquired in trust for the ,tribe and included in the first reservation proclamation for the ,tribe shall be treated as an initial reservation that meets the requirements of ,public ,law #ajj-dig1 section #bj7;b77#a77;,b77ii74