Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act of 2019

II Calendar No. 48 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 297 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MARCH 27, 2019 Received; read the first time MARCH 28, 2019 Read the second time and placed on the calendar AN ACT To extend the Federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Little Shell Tribe of 4 Chippewa Indians Restoration Act of 2019’’. 5 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 6 In this Act: 7 (1) MEMBER.—The term ‘‘member’’ means an 8 individual who is enrolled in the Tribe pursuant to 9 section 6. 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:54 Mar 28, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H297.PCS H297 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 HR 297 PCS (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 1 the Secretary of the Interior. 2 (3) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the Lit- 3 tle Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana. 4 SEC. 3. FEDERAL RECOGNITION. 5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Federal recognition is extended to 6 the Tribe. 7 (b) EFFECT OF FEDERAL LAWS.—Except as other- 8 wise provided in this Act, all Federal laws (including regu- 9 lations) of general application to Indians and Indian 10 tribes, including the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 11 5101 et seq.) (commonly known as the ‘‘Indian Reorga- 12 nization Act’’), shall apply to the Tribe and members. 13 SEC. 4. FEDERAL SERVICES AND BENEFITS. 14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of enact- 15 ment of this Act, the Tribe and each member shall be eligi- 16 ble for all services and benefits provided by the United 17 States to Indians and federally recognized Indian tribes, 18 without regard to— 19 (1) the existence of a reservation for the Tribe; 20 or 21 (2) the location of the residence of any member 22 on or near an Indian reservation. 23 (b) SERVICE AREA.—For purposes of the delivery of 24 services and benefits to members, the service area of the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:54 Mar 28, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H297.PCS H297 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 3 HR 297 PCS Tribe shall be considered to be the area comprised of 1 Blaine, Cascade, Glacier, and Hill Counties in the State 2 of Montana. 3 SEC. 5. REAFFIRMATION OF RIGHTS. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act diminishes 5 any right or privilege of the Tribe or any member that 6 existed before the date of enactment of this Act. 7 (b) CLAIMS OF TRIBE.—Except as otherwise pro- 8 vided in this Act, nothing in this Act alters or affects any 9 legal or equitable claim of the Tribe to enforce any right 10 or privilege reserved by, or granted to, the Tribe that was 11 wrongfully denied to, or taken from, the Tribe before the 12 date of enactment of this Act. 13 SEC. 6. MEMBERSHIP ROLL. 14 (a) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving rec- 15 ognition, services, and benefits pursuant to this Act, the 16 Tribe shall submit to the Secretary, by not later than 18 17 months after the date of enactment of this Act, a member- 18 ship roll consisting of the name of each individual enrolled 19 as a member of the Tribe. 20 (b) DETERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP.—The quali- 21 fications for inclusion on the membership roll of the Tribe 22 shall be determined in accordance with sections 1 through 23 3 of article 5 of the constitution of the Tribe dated Sep- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:54 Mar 28, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H297.PCS H297 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 4 HR 297 PCS tember 10, 1977 (including amendments to the constitu- 1 tion). 2 (c) MAINTENANCE OF ROLL.—The Tribe shall main- 3 tain the membership roll under this section. 4 SEC. 7. TRANSFER OF LAND. 5 (a) HOMELAND.—The Secretary shall acquire, for the 6 benefit of the Tribe, trust title to 200 acres of land within 7 the service area of the Tribe to be used for a tribal land 8 base. 9 (b) ADDITIONAL LAND.—The Secretary may acquire 10 additional land for the benefit of the Tribe pursuant to 11 section 5 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 5108) 12 (commonly known as the ‘‘Indian Reorganization Act’’). 13 Passed the House of Representatives March 26, 2019. Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, Clerk. VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:54 Mar 28, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H297.PCS H297 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:54 Mar 28, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H297.PCS H297 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS Calendar No. 48 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 297 AN ACT To extend the Federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana, and for other purposes. MARCH 28, 2019 Read the second time and placed on the calendar VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:54 Mar 28, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H297.PCS H297 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS