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[H.R. 4068 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.4068
One Hundred Fifth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twenty-seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-
eight
An Act
To make certain technical corrections in laws relating to Native
Americans, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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The second sentence of subsection (a) of the first section of the
Act entitled ``An Act to authorize the leasing of restricted Indian
lands for public, religious, educational, recreational, residential,
business, and other purposes requiring the grant of long-term leases'',
approved August 9, 1955 (25 U.S.C. 415(a)), is amended--
(1) by inserting ``lands held in trust for the Confederated
Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon,'' after ``lands held
in trust for the Cahuilla Band of Indians of California,''; and
(2) by inserting ``the Cabazon Indian Reservation,'' after
``the Navajo Reservation,''.

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Section 1(c) of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish a
reservation for the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of
Oregon, and for other purposes'', approved September 9, 1988 (25 U.S.C.
713f note; 102 Stat. 1594), is amended--
(1) by striking ``10,120.68 acres of land'' and inserting
``10,311.60 acres of land''; and
(2) by striking all in the table after:
``4                          7            30      Lots 3, 4, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\,        240'';
SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/
4\
and inserting the following:
``6                          8             1      N\1/2\SW\1/4\                        29.59
6                           8            12      W\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/          21.70
4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/
2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/
4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\
6                           8            13      W\1/2\E\1/2\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\            5.31
6                           7             7      E\1/2\E\1/2\                         57.60
6                           7             8      SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, W\1/          22.46
2\SW\1/4\
6                           7            17      NW\1/4\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\SW\1/          10.84
4\NW\1/4\
6                           7            18      E\1/2\NE\1/4\                        43.42
------------
Total       10,311.60''

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Section 12 of the Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Settlement Act of 1996
(110 Stat. 3653) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(C), by inserting ``of surface water''
after ``on such lands''; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``subsection (a)(3)'' each
place it appears and inserting ``subsection (a)(1)(C)''.

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(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall take such
action as may be necessary to extend the terms of the projects referred
to in section 512 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C.
1660b) so that the term of each such project expires on October 1,
2002.
(b) Amendment to Indian Health Care Improvement Act.--Section 512
of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1660b) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(c) In addition to the amounts made available under section 514
to carry out this section through fiscal year 2000, there are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry
out this section for each of fiscal years 2001 and 2002.''.

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RESERVATION ACT.
Section 7(b) of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Restoration Act
(25 U.S.C. 714e(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(4) In Lane County, Oregon, a parcel described as beginning
at the common corner to sections 23, 24, 25, and 26 township 18
south, range 12 west, Willamette Meridian; then west 25 links; then
north 2 chains and 50 links; then east 25 links to a point on the
section line between sections 23 and 24; then south 2 chains and 50
links to the place of origin, and containing .062 of an acre, more
or less, situated and lying in section 23, township 18 south, range
12 west, of Willamette Meridian.''.

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Section 2(b) of the Hoopa Valley Reservation South Boundary
Adjustment Act (25 U.S.C. 1300i-1 note) is amended--
(1) by striking ``north 72 degrees 30 minutes east'' and
inserting ``north 73 degrees 50 minutes east''; and
(2) by striking ``south 15 degrees 59 minutes east'' and
inserting ``south 14 degrees 36 minutes east''.

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INDIANS OF OREGON.
Section 2 of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish a reservation
for the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon'', approved
September 4, 1980 (25 U.S.C. 711e note; 94 Stat. 1073), is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(c) Subject to the express limitations under sections 4 and 5,
for purposes of determining eligibility for Federal assistance
programs, the service area of the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz
Indians of Oregon shall include Benton, Clackamas, Lane, Lincoln, Linn,
Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Tillamook, Washington, and Yamhill Counties in
Oregon.''.

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Lower Sioux Indian
Community in Minnesota is hereby authorized to sell, convey, and
warrant to a buyer, without further approval of the United States, all
the Community's interest in the following real property located in
Redwood County, Minnesota:
A tract of land located in the Northeast Quarter (NE\1/4\) of
Section Five (5), Township One Hundred Twelve (112) North, Range
Thirty-five (35) West, County of Redwood and State of Minnesota,
described as follows: Commencing at the north quarter corner of
Section 5 in Township 112 North, Range 35 West of the 5th Principal
Meridian; thence east a distance of 678 feet; thence south a
distance of 650 feet; thence South 45 degrees West a distance of
367.7 feet; thence west a distance of 418 feet to a point situated
on the north and south quarter line of said Section 5; thence north
a distance of 910 feet to the place of beginning, subject to
highway easements of record, and containing 13.38 acres, more or
less.
Nothing in this section is intended to authorize the Lower Sioux Indian
Community in Minnesota to sell any of its lands that are held in trust
by the United States.

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The Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians Recognition Act (25
U.S.C. 712 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
``SEC. 7. CERTAIN PROPERTY TAKEN INTO TRUST.
``The Secretary of the Interior shall accept title to 2000 acres of
real property and may accept title to any additional number of acres of
real property located in Umpqua River watershed upstream from
Scottsburg, Oregon, or the northern slope of the Rogue River watershed
upstream from Agness, Oregon, if such real property is conveyed or
otherwise transferred to the United States by or on behalf of the
Tribe. The Secretary shall take into trust for the benefit of the Tribe
all real property conveyed or otherwise transferred to the United
States pursuant to this section. Real property taken into trust
pursuant to this section shall become part of the Tribe's reservation.
Real property taken into trust pursuant to this section shall not be
considered to have been taken into trust for gaming (as that term is
used in the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.)).''.

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SETTLEMENT ACT.
(a) Section 8(e)(3) of the Jicarilla Apache Tribe Water Rights
Settlement Act, as amended by Public Law 104-261, is further amended by
striking ``December 31, 1998'' and inserting ``December 31, 2000''.
(b) The Jicarilla Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act (Public
Law 102-441) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 12. APPROVAL OF STIPULATION.
``Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal law, including
section 2116 of the Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 177), the Stipulation
and Settlement Agreement, dated October 7, 1997, between the Jicarilla
Apache Tribe and other parties to State of New Mexico v. Aragon, No.
CIV-7941 JC, U.S. Dist. Ct., D.N.M., approved by the United States
District Court in that proceeding, is hereby approved.''.

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Section 105(c) of the San Luis Rey Indian Water Rights Settlement
Act (Public Law 100-675; 102 Stat. 4000), as amended by section 117 of
the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
1992 (Public Law 102-154; 105 Stat. 1012-1013), is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Until''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), prior to completion of the
final settlement and as soon as feasible, the Secretary is authorized
and directed to disburse a total of $8,000,000, of which $1,600,000
will go to each of the Bands, from the interest income which has
accrued to the Fund. The disbursed funds shall be invested or used for
economic development of the Bands, the Bands' reservation land, and
their members and may not be used for per capita payments to members of
any Band. The United States shall not be liable for any claim or causes
of action arising from the Bands' use or expenditure of moneys
distributed from the Fund.''.

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(a) Eligibility.--Section 10(a)(1) of the Native Hawaiian Health
Care Improvement Act (42 U.S.C. 11709(a)(1)) is amended by striking
``meet the requirements of section 338A of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 2541)'' and inserting ``meet the requirements of
paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 338A(b) of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254l(b))''.
(b) Terms and Conditions.--Section 10(b)(1) of the Native Hawaiian
Health Care Improvement Act (42 U.S.C. 11709(b)(1)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``identified in the
Native Hawaiian comprehensive health care master plan implemented
under section 4'' after ``health care professional'';
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (D) as
subparagraphs (C) through (E), respectively;
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
``(B) the primary health services covered under the scholarship
assistance program under this section shall be the services
included under the definition of that term under section 12(8);'';
(4) by striking subparagraph (D), as redesignated, and
inserting the following:
``(D) the obligated service requirement for each scholarship
recipient shall be fulfilled through the full-time clinical or
nonclinical practice of the health profession of the scholarship
recipient, in an order of priority that would provide for
practice--
``(i) first, in any one of the five Native Hawaiian health
care systems; and
``(ii) second, in--
``(I) a health professional shortage area or medically
underserved area located in the State of Hawaii; or
``(II) a geographic area or facility that is--
``(aa) located in the State of Hawaii; and
``(bb) has a designation that is similar to a
designation described in subclause (I) made by the
Secretary, acting through the Public Health Service;'';
(5) in subparagraph (E), as redesignated, by striking the
period and inserting a comma; and
(6) by adding at the end the following:
``(F) the obligated service of a scholarship recipient shall
not be performed by the recipient through membership in the
National Health Service Corps; and
``(G) the requirements of sections 331 through 338 of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254d through 254k), section
338C of that Act (42 U.S.C. 254m), other than subsection (b)(5) of
that section, and section 338D of that Act (42 U.S.C. 254n)
applicable to scholarship assistance provided under section 338A of
that Act (42 U.S.C. 254l) shall not apply to the scholarship
assistance provided under subsection (a) of this section.''.

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(a) Authorization.--Section 711(h) of the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1665j(h)) is amended by striking ``of the
fiscal years'' and inserting ``of fiscal years''.
(b) Reference.--Section 4(12)(B) of the Native American Housing
Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103(12)(B))
is amended by striking ``Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act of 1975'' and inserting ``Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.)''.

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Section 326(d)(1) of Public Law 105-83 is repealed and section
1004(a) of Public Law 104-324 is amended by inserting ``sale or''
before ``use''.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.

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