S. 1482Senate109th Congress (2005-2007)Passed Senate

A bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to provide for binding arbitration for Gila River Indian Community Reservation Contracts.

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Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

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July 27, 2005

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Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9053-9055; text as passed Senate: S9054)

July 26, 2005

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July 27, 2005

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Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

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July 27, 2005

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Sen. John McCainR-AZ · Jul 26, 2005

Mr. President, the Certification of Indian Rental Proceeds Act of 2005 was originally introduced as a component of the Native American Omnibus Act of 2005. I am pleased to be joined by the vice…

Mr. President, the Certification of Indian Rental Proceeds Act of 2005 was originally introduced as a component of the Native American Omnibus Act of 2005. I am pleased to be joined by the vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Senator Byron Dorgan, and Senator Tim Johnson as original co-sponsors of this bill.

The Certification of Indian rental proceeds amends Title 25 USC Section 488 to permit actual rental proceeds from a lease to constitute the rental value of that land, and to satisfy the requirement for appraisal of that land.

S. 1481--Indian Land Probate Reform Technical Corrections Act of 2005

Mr. President, the Indian Land Probate Reform Technical Corrections Act of 2005, was originally introduced as a component of the Native American Omnibus Act of 2005. I'm pleased to be joined by the vice chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, Byron Dorgan, on this bill.

The Indian probate reform technical corrections amendments, amends the American Indian Probate Reform Act of 2004 by correcting provisions relating to non-testamentary disposition, partition of highly fractionated Indian land, and Tribal probate codes.

s. 1482--gila river indian community reservation contracts act of 2005

Mr. President, the Gila River Indian Community Reservation Contracts Act of 2005 was originally introduced as a component of the Native American Omnibus Act of 2005. I'm pleased to be joined by the vice chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, Byron Dorgan, on this bill.

The Gila River Indian Community reservation contracts, is a technical amendment to allow binding arbitration in all contracts and not just leases on the Gila River Indian Community reservation.

S. 1483--Definition of Indian Student Count Act of 2005

Mr. President, the Definition of Indian Student Count Act of 2005 was originally introduced as a component of the Native American Omnibus Act of 2005. I'm pleased to be joined by the vice chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, Byron Dorgan, on this bill.

The definition of Indian student count, amends the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Act of 1998 to include the registration of Indian students in the Spring semester.

Sen. Susan M. CollinsR-ME · Jul 26, 2005

I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to en bloc consideration of the following bills introduced earlier today: S. 1480, S. 1481, S. 1482, S. 1483, S. 1484, and S. 1485. I further ask unanimous…

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Referred in HouseIssued July 27, 2005

        [Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1482 Referred in House (RFH)]

109th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1482

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 27, 2005

Referred to the Committee on Resources

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AN ACT

To amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to provide for binding arbitration
for Gila River Indian Community Reservation Contracts.

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 ``the 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 be
effective beginning on April 4, 2002.

Passed the Senate July 26, 2005.

Attest:

EMILY J. REYNOLDS,

Secretary.