#aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#gai  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the ,tribal 
,forest ,protection ,act of #bjjd to    
improve that ,act1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,tribal ,forest     
,protection ,act ,amendments ,act of    
#bjbe4  #b4 ,tribal ,forest ,protection 
,act of #bjjd amendments ,section #b of 
the ,tribal ,forest ,protection ,act of 
#bjjd 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #caae;a7 is        
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by    
striking paragraph 7#b7 and inserting   
the following3  7#b7 ,indian forest land
 or rangeland ,the term ,indian forest  
land or rangeland means-- 7,a7 land that
 is held in trust by1 or with a         
restriction against alienation by1 the  
,united ,states for an ,indian tribe or 
a member of an ,indian tribe1 and-- 7i7 
is ,indian forest land 7as defined in   
section #cjd of the ,national ,indian   
,forest ,resources ,management ,act 7#be
 ,u4,s4,c4 #cajc772  7ii7 has a cover of
 grasses1 brush1 or any similar         

vegetation2 or  7iii7 formerly had a    
forest cover or vegetative cover that is
 capable of restoration2 and  7,b7 land 
that is in the ,state of ,alaska and    
held by an ,alaska ,native ,corporation 
pursuant to the ,alaska ,native ,claims 
,settlement ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et
 seq474  2  7#b7 in subsection 7b7--    
7,a7 in the subsection heading1 by      
inserting or restore after protect2     
7,b7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking to  
protect ,indian forest land or rangeland
 and all that follows through ,indian   
forest land or rangeland7 and inserting 
to protect or restore ,indian forest    
land or rangeland1 or to carry out a    
project to protect or restore ,federal  
land2 and  7,c7 in paragraph 7#c71 by   
striking that is-- and all that follows 
through the period at the end of        
subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting or      
,indian forest land or rangeland42  7#c7
 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in the        
subsection heading1 by inserting for    
,federal land after criteria2  7,b7 by  

striking an ,indian tribe1 in the matter
 preceding paragraph 7#a7 and all that  
follows through ,indian tribe-- in the  
matter preceding subparagraph 7,a7 of   
paragraph 7#b7 and inserting the        
following3 8,federal land1 are whether--
  7#a7 the ,federal land has a special  
geographic1 historical1 or cultural     
significance to the ,indian tribe and-- 
2  7,c7 in paragraph 7#a7 7as so        
designated7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a71 
by striking clause 7i7 and inserting the
 following3  7i7 ,indian forest land or 
rangeland2 or  2 and  7ii7 in           
subparagraph 7,b71 by inserting or      
watershed after land2  7,d7 by          
redesignating paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d7  
as paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c71            
respectively2  7,e7 in paragraph 7#b7   
7as so redesignated71 by striking       
subject and inserting ,federal2 and     
7,f7 in paragraph 7#c7 7as so           
redesignated71 by striking ,forest      
,service or ,bureau of ,land ,management
 and inserting ,federal2  7#d7 in       

subsection 7g71 by striking date of     
enactment of this ,act and inserting    
date of enactment of the ,tribal ,forest
 ,protection ,act ,amendments ,act of   
#bjbe2 and  7#e7 by adding at the end   
the following3  7h7 ,authorization of   
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to carry out this ,act  
#ae1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjbf through #bjca4  4  ,passed the    
,senate ,december #aa1 #bjbe4,secretary