S.Amdt. 4447

SA 4447. Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Schumer) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr.
Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. CATAWBA INDIAN NATION LANDS.

(a) Application of Current Law.--
(1) Lands in south carolina.--Section 14 of the Catawba
Indian Tribe of South Carolina Claims Settlement Act of 1993
(Public Law 103-116) shall only apply to gaming conducted by
the Catawba Indian Nation on lands located in South Carolina.
(2) Lands in states other than south carolina.--Gaming
conducted by the Catawba Indian Nation on lands located in
States other than South Carolina shall be subject to the
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) and
sections 1166 through 1168 of title 18, United States Code.
(b) Reaffirmation of Status and Actions.--
(1) Ratification of trust status.--The action taken by the
Secretary on July 10, 2020, to place approximately 17 acres
of land located in Cleveland County, North Carolina, into
trust for the benefit of the Catawba Indian Nation is hereby
ratified and confirmed as if that action had been taken under
a Federal law specifically authorizing or directing that
action.
(2) Administration.--The land placed into trust for the
benefit of the Catawba Indian Nation by the Secretary on July
10, 2020, shall--
(A) be a part of the Catawba Reservation and administered
in accordance with the laws and regulations generally
applicable to land held in trust by the United States for an
Indian Tribe; and
(B) be deemed to have been acquired and taken into trust as
part of the restoration of lands for an Indian tribe that is
restored to Federal recognition pursuant to section
20(b)(1)(B)(iii) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25
U.S.C. 2719(b)(1)(B)(iii)).
(3) Rules of construction.--Nothing in this section shall--
(A) enlarge, impair, or otherwise affect any right or claim
of the Catawba Indian Nation to any land or interest in land
in existence before the date of the enactment of this Act;
(B) affect any water right of the Catawba Indian Nation in
existence before the date of the enactment of this Act;
(C) terminate or limit any access in any way to any right-
of-way or right-of-use issued, granted, or permitted before
the date of the enactment of this Act; or
(D) alter or diminish the right of the Catawba Indian
Nation to seek to have additional land taken into trust by
the United States for the benefit of the Catawba Indian
Nation.
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