[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 327 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.327
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the fourth day of January, two thousand and five
An Act
To allow binding arbitration clauses to be included in all contracts
affecting land within the Gila River Indian Community Reservation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. BINDING ARBITRATION FOR GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY
RESERVATION CONTRACTS.
(a) Amendments.--Subsection (f) of the first section of the Act of
August 9, 1955 (25 U.S.C. 415(f)), is amended--
(1) in the first sentence--
(A) by striking ``Any lease'' and all that follows through
``affecting land'' and inserting ``Any contract, including a
lease, affecting land''; and
(B) by striking ``such lease or contract'' and inserting
``such contract''; and
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ``Such leases or
contracts entered into pursuant to such Acts'' and inserting ``Such
contracts''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
take effect as if included in Public Law 107-159 (116 Stat. 122).
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.