,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #chi #aaith  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #dbhd
 ,report ,no4 #aai-ded1 ,part ,i ,,in   
,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives    
,july #b1 #bjbe,ms4 ,leger ,fernandez   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources1 and in addition to the      
,committee on ,agriculture1 for a period
 to be subsequently determined by the   
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,january #ad1 #bjbf;,additional sponsor3
 ,mr4 ,hurd of ,colorado  ,january #ad1 
#bjbf,reported from the ,committee on   
,natural ,resources  ,january #ad1      
#bjbf;,committee on ,agriculture        
discharged2 committed to the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union and ordered to be printed  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to amend the ,small ,tract    
,act of #aihc to authorize the          
,secretary of ,agriculture to convey1   
without consideration1 certain          

cemeteries1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,small ,cemetery ,conveyance ,act4 
#b4 ,conveyances of certain cemeteries  
7a7 ,amendments to ,small ,tract ,act of
 #aihc ,the ,small ,tract ,act of #aihc 
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #eba;c et seq47 is       
amended-- 7#a7 in section #b7;a7-- 7,a7 
in paragraph 7#a71 by striking and at   
the end2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by    
striking the period at the end and      
inserting and2 and  7,c7 by adding at   
the end the following3  7#c7 to convey1 
without consideration1 certain parcels  
used1 or previously used1 as cemeteries 
in accordance with section #i4  2  7#b7 
in section #c7f71 by striking a cemetery
 7including a parcel of not more than #a
 acre adjacent to the parcel used as a  
cemetery71 a landfill1 or and inserting 
a landfill or2 and  7#c7 by adding at   
the end the following3  #i4 ,conveyances
 of certain cemeteries  7a7 ,in general 
,the ,secretary may convey1 without     
consideration1 to a qualified person any

 parcel of land used1 or previously     
used1 as a cemetery 7including a parcel 
of not more than #a acre adjacent to the
 parcel used as a cemetery74  7b7       
,condition of conveyance ,a conveyance  
under subsection 7a7 shall be subject to
 the condition that the property        
conveyed under that subsection may only 
be used for the purpose of operating a  
cemetery4  7c7 ,reversion ,if the       
,secretary determines that at any time a
 parcel conveyed under subsection 7a7 is
 used for a purpose other than the      
purpose required under subsection 7b71  
all right1 title1 and interest in and to
 the parcel conveyed pursuant to such   
subsection1 including any improvements  
thereon1 shall1 at the discretion of the
 ,secretary1 revert to the ,united      
,states4  7d7 ,waiver of conveyance     
costs  7#a7 ,exception available ,the   
,secretary may waive the application of 
any requirement under section #d to a   
conveyance to a qualified person under  
this section if the ,secretary          

determines that such a waiver is        
appropriate based upon the demonstrated 
need of the qualified person4  7#b7     
,clarification of authority ,the waiver 
authority under paragraph 7#a7 shall be 
in addition to the authority available  
to the ,secretary pursuant to the last  
sentence of section #d4  7e7            
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,cemetery ,the term cemetery means a    
natural or prepared physical location   
7regardless of location below1 on1 or   
above the surface of the earth7 into    
which human remains are deposited-- 7,a7
 7i7 as part of-- 7,i7 a death rite or  
ceremony of a culture2 or  7,,ii7 a     
common burying ground of a community2 or
  7ii7 that is determined to be a       
cemetery by an ,indian ,tribe2 and  7,b7
 that1 as determined by the ,secretary1 
is a parcel of land less than or equal  
to #dj acres4  7#b7 ,indian ,tribe ,the 
term ,indian ,tribe means the governing 
body of any individually identified and 
federally recognized ,indian or ,alaska 

,native tribe1 band1 nation1 pueblo1    
village1 community1 affiliated ,tribal  
group1 or component reservation included
 on the most recent list published      
pursuant to section #ajd7;a7 of the     
,federally ,recognized ,indian ,tribe   
,list ,act of #aiid 7#be ,u4,s4,c4      
#eaca7;a774  7#c7 ,qualified land       
grant-merced ,the term qualified land   
grant-merced means a community land     
grant issued under the laws or customs  
of the ,government of ,spain or ,mexico 
that-- 7,a7 is recognized under ,new    
,mexico ,statutes ,chapter #di1         
,articles #a and #d 7or a successor     
statute72 and  7,b7 7i7 has a record of 
historical or traditional use on        
,federal land under the jurisdiction of 
the ,secretary2 or  7ii7 has a patented 
exterior boundary that is or was        
previously located on or adjacent to    
,federal land under the jurisdiction of 
the ,secretary4  7#d7 ,qualified person 
,the term qualified person means1 with  
respect to a cemetery1 a ,state or local

 government1 ,indian ,tribe1 or         
qualified land grant-merced that has a  
bona fide interest or historic claim to 
the cemetery4  4  7b7 ,rule of          
construction ,nothing in this section or
 an amendment made by this section may  
be construed to modify1 waive1 or       
otherwise affect the application of the 
,native ,american ,graves ,protection   
and ,repatriation ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4   
#cjja et seq474  ,january #ad1          
#bjbf,reported from the ,committee on   
,natural ,resources,january #ad1        
#bjbf;,committee on ,agriculture        
discharged2 committed to the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union and ordered to be printed