S. 1901 (Introduced in Senate) — To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Authority reaffirmed

(a)

Reaffirmation— Section 19 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 988, chapter 576; 25 U.S.C. 5129) (commonly known as the “Indian Reorganization Act”), is amended—

(1)

in the first sentence—

(A)

by striking “The term” and inserting “Effective beginning on June 18, 1934, the term”; and

(B)

by striking “any recognized Indian tribe now under Federal jurisdiction” and inserting “any federally recognized Indian tribe”; and

(2)

by striking the third sentence and inserting the following: “In this Act, the terms “Indian tribe” and “tribe” mean any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to exist as an Indian tribe.”.

(b)

Effective Date— The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984, chapter 576; 25 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) (commonly known as the “Indian Reorganization Act”), on the date of the enactment of that Act.

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May 27, 2021viewing Introduced in Senate Mr. Tester (for himself, Mr. Moran, Ms. Warren, Ms. Smith, Mr. Luján, Mr. Markey, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kelly, Ms. Cortez Masto, and Mr. Heinrich) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs

To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Authority reaffirmed

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