,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fai  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bb1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,huffman introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,a ,,bill  ,to extend ,federal          
recognition to the ,nor ,rel ,muk ,wintu
 ,nation1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,nor ,rel ,muk ,wintu ,nation       
,federal ,recognition ,act4  #b4        
,federal recognition  7a7 ,definitions  
,in this ,act3  7#a7 ,governing document
 ,the term governing document means the 
,constitution of the ,nor ,rel ,muk     
,wintu ,nation1 revised and adopted on  
,september #ai1 #bjbj 7and successor    
documents74  7#b7 ,secretary ,the term  
,secretary means the ,secretary of the  
,interior4  7#c7 ,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 or  7,b7 an     

individual who has been placed on the   
membership rolls of the ,tribe in       
accordance with this ,act4  7#d7 ,tribe 
,the term ,tribe means the ,nor ,rel    
,muk ,wintu ,nation4  7b7 ,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 #eaja
 et seq477 that are not inconsistent    
with this ,act shall be applicable to   
the ,tribe and ,tribal members4  7#c7   
,federal ,services and ,benefits  7,a7  
,in general ,on and after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 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-- 7i7 the existence of a      
reservation for the ,tribe2 or  7ii7 the

 location of the residence of any       
,tribal member on or near any ,indian   
reservation4  7,b7 ,service area ,for   
the purpose of the delivery of ,federal 
services to ,tribal members1 the service
 area of the ,tribe shall be considered 
to be ,trinity ,county1 ,california4    
7c7 ,membership  7#a7 ,in general ,as a 
condition of receiving recognition1     
services1 and benefits pursuant to this 
,act1 the ,tribe shall submit to the    
,secretary1 by not later than #ah months
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 a membership roll consisting of  
the name of each individual enrolled as 
a ,tribal member4  7#b7 ,determination  
of membership ,the qualifications for   
inclusion on the membership roll of the 
,tribe shall be determined in accordance
 with the governing document4  7#c7     
,maintenance of roll ,the ,tribe shall  
have the sole authority and             
responsibility to maintain the          
membership roll consistent with the     
governing document4  7d7 ,governing body

 ,the governing body of the ,tribe shall
 be--  7#a7 the governing body of the   
,tribe on the date of enactment of this 
,act1 consistent with the governing     
document2 or  7#b7 any subsequent       
governing body elected in accordance    
with the election procedures specified  
in the governing document4  7e7 ,treaty 
and reserved rights ,nothing in this    
,act expands1 reduces1 or in any manner 
affects any treaty rights or reserved   
rights of the ,tribe4