118 STAT. 543 PUBLIC LAW 108–204—MAR. 2, 2004 SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. In this Act, except as otherwise provided in this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior. TITLE I—TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS AND OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO NATIVE AMERICANS Subtitle A—Technical Amendments SEC. 101. BOSQUE REDONDO MEMORIAL ACT. Section 206 of the Bosque Redondo Memorial Act (16 U.S.C. 431 note; Public Law 106–511) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2000’’ and inserting ‘‘2004’’; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2001 and 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2005 and 2006’’; and (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2007,’’. SEC. 102. NAVAJO HOPI LAND SETTLEMENT ACT. Section 25(a)(8) of Public Law 93–531 (commonly known as the ‘‘Navajo Hopi Land Settlement Act of 1974’’) (25 U.S.C. 640d– 24(a)(8)) is amended by striking ‘‘annually for fiscal years 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000’’ and inserting ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2008’’. SEC. 103. TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY. Section 16 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 476), is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(h) TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY.—Notwithstanding any other provi sion of this Act— ‘‘(1) each Indian tribe shall retain inherent sovereign power to adopt governing documents under procedures other than those specified in this section; and ‘‘(2) nothing in this Act invalidates any constitution or other governing document adopted by an Indian tribe after June 18, 1934, in accordance with the authority described in paragraph (1).’’. SEC. 104. COW CREEK BAND OF UMPQUA INDIANS. Section 7 of the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians Recognition Act (25 U.S.C. 712e) is amended in the third sentence by inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, and shall be treated as on reservation land for the purpose of processing acquisitions of real property into trust’’. SEC. 105. PUEBLO DE COCHITI; MODIFICATION OF SETTLEMENT. Section 1 of Public Law 102–358 (106 Stat. 960) is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘implement the settlement’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘implement— ‘‘(1) the settlement;’’; (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
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