#aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,s4 #gai
  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d ! ,tribal ,=e/   
,protection ,act ( #bjjd to improve t   
,act1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,tribal ,=e/ 
,protection ,act ,am5dm5ts ,act ( #bjbe4
  #b4 ,tribal ,=e/ ,protection ,act (   
#bjjd am5dm5ts ,section #b ( ! ,tribal  
,=e/ ,protection ,act ( #bjjd 7#be      
,u4,s4,c4 #caae;a7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9    
subsection 7a71 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#b7 &
 ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#b7 ,indian =e/ l&  
or rangel& ,! t]m ,indian =e/ l& or     
rangel& means-- 7,a7 l& t is held 9 tru/
 by1 or ) a re/riction aga9/ ali5ation  
by1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates = an ,indian tribe  
or a memb] ( an ,indian tribe1 &-- 7i7  
is ,indian =e/ l& 7z def9$ 9 section    
#cjd ( ! ,national ,indian ,=e/         
,res\rces ,managem5t ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4
 #cajc772  7ii7 has a cov] ( grasses1   
bru%1 or any simil> vegetation2 or      
7iii7 =m]ly _h a =e/ cov] or vegetative 
cov] t is capable ( re/oration2 &  7,b7 
l& t is 9 ! ,/ate ( ,alaska & held by an

 ,alaska ,native ,corporation pursuant  
to ! ,alaska ,native ,claims ,settlem5t 
,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq474  2  
7#b7 9 subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 9 !        
subsection head+1 by ins]t+ or re/ore   
aft] protect2  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by 
/rik+ to protect ,indian =e/ l& or      
rangel& & all t foll[s ?r\gh ,indian =e/
 l& or rangel&7 & ins]t+ to protect or  
re/ore ,indian =e/ l& or rangel&1 or to 
c>ry out a project to protect or re/ore 
,f$]al l&2 &  7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#c71 by  
/rik+ t is-- & all t foll[s ?r\gh !     
p]iod at ! end ( subp>agraph 7,b7 &     
ins]t+ or ,indian =e/ l& or rangel&42   
7#c7 9 subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 9 !        
subsection head+1 by ins]t+ = ,f$]al l& 
aft] crit]ia2  7,b7 by /rik+ an ,indian 
tribe1 9 ! matt] prec$+ p>agraph 7#a7 & 
all t foll[s ?r\gh ,indian tribe-- 9 !  
matt] prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a7 ( p>agraph
 7#b7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 8,f$]al l&1 are
 :e!r--  7#a7 ! ,f$]al l& has a special 
geographic1 hi/orical1 or cultural      
significance to ! ,indian tribe &--  2  

7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#a7 7z s designat$7--  
7i7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ clause 
7i7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7i7 ,indian =e/ 
l& or rangel&2 or  2 &  7ii7 9          
subp>agraph 7,b71 by ins]t+ or wat]%$   
aft] l&2  7,d7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs  
7#c7 & 7#d7 z p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c71    
respectively2  7,e7 9 p>agraph 7#b7 7z s
 r$esignat$71 by /rik+ subject & ins]t+ 
,f$]al2 &  7,f7 9 p>agraph 7#c7 7z s    
r$esignat$71 by /rik+ ,=e/ ,s]vice or   
,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t & ins]t+       
,f$]al2  7#d7 9 subsection 7g71 by /rik+
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act & ins]t+    
date ( enactm5t ( ! ,tribal ,=e/        
,protection ,act ,am5dm5ts ,act ( #bjbe2
 &  7#e7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7h7
 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is ,act #ae1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s
 #bjbf ?r\gh #bjca4  4  ,pass$ ! ,s5ate 
,decemb] #aa1 #bjbe4,secret>y