92 STAT. 712
PUBLIC LAW 9 5 - 3 7 5 — S E P T. 18, 1978
Public Law 95-375 95th Congress An Act Sept. 18, 1978 [S. 1633]
To provide for the extension of certain Federal benefits, services, and assistance to the Pascua Yaqui Indians of Arizona, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Pascua Yaqui United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) the Pascua Indians, Ariz., Yaqui Indian people who are members of the Pascua Yaqui Associaextension of tion, Incorporated, an Arizona corporation, or who hereafter become Federal benefits. members of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe in accordance with section 3 of 25 USC 1300f. this Act, are recognized as, and declared to be, eligible, on and after the date of the enactment of this Act, for the services and assistance provided to Indians because of their status as Indians by or through any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States, or under any statute of the United States. For the purposes of section 2 of the Act of August 16, 1957 (71 Stat. 371; 42 U.S.C. 2005a), the Pascua Yaqui Indians are to be considered as if they were being provided hospital and medical care by or at the expense of the Public Health Service on August 16, 1957. 25 USC 461 et (b) The provisions of the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 484), as seq. amended, are extended to such members described in subsection (a). (c) The Secretary of the Interior is directed, upon request of the Pascua Yaqui Association, Incorporated, and without monetary consideration, to accept on behalf of the United States and in trust iov the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, the title to the real property conveyed by the United States to such association under the Act of October 8, 1964 (78 Stat. 1197), and such lands shall be held as Indian lands are h e l d: Provided, That the State of Arizona shall exercise criminal and civil jurisdiction over such lands as if it had assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the Act of August 15, 1953 (67 Stat. 588), as amended by the Act of 25 USC 1323. April 11, 1968 (82 Stat. 79). Repeal. (d) Section 4 of the Act of October 8, 1964 (78 Stat. 1197), is hereby repealed. 25 USC 1300f-l. SEC. 2. W i t h i n t h i r t y months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Pascua Yaqui Tribe shall adopt a constitution and bylaws or Publication in other governing documents and a membership roll. The Secretary of Federal Register. the Interior shall review such documents to insure that they comply with the provisions of this Act and shall publish such documents and membership roll in the Federal Register. Publication of such roll shall not affect or delay the immediate eligibility of the members of the Association under section 1 of this Act. SEC. 3. For the purposes of section 1 of this Act, membership of 25 USC 1300f-2. the Pascua Yaqui Tribe shall consist of— (A) the members of the Pascua Yaqui Association, Incorporated, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, who apply for enrollment in the Pascua Yaqui Tribe within one year from the date of enactment of this Act pursuant to the membership criteria and procedures provided for in the official governing documents of the Pascua Yaqui T r i b e;
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