H.R. 1333

To amend chapter 40 of title 18, United States Code, to exempt the transportation, shipment, receipt, or importation of explosive materials for delivery to a federally recognized Indian tribe or an agency of such a tribe from various Federal criminal prohibitions relating to explosives.

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111th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1333

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

October 1, 2009

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

AN ACT

To amend chapter 40 of title 18, United States Code, to exempt the transportation, shipment, receipt, or importation of explosive materials for delivery to a federally recognized Indian tribe or an agency of such a tribe from various Federal criminal prohibitions relating to explosives.

1.

Exemption of the transportation, shipment, receipt, or importation of explosive materials for delivery to a federally recognized Indian tribe or an agency of such a tribe from various Federal criminal prohibitions relating to explosives

(a)

In general

Section 845(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking to any agency of the United States or to any State or any political subdivision thereof and inserting to any agency of the United States, to any State or any political subdivision thereof, or to any federally recognized Indian tribe or agency thereof.

(b)

Indian tribe defined

Section 841 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:


(t)

Indian tribe has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 479a).

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Passed the House of Representatives September 30, 2009.

Lorraine C. Miller,

Clerk.