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97 STAT. 1068 PUBLIC LAW 98-165—NOV. 22, 1983 Name exclusion, appeal. Publication in Federal Register. ment, and (B) age, for purposes of voting rights under subsection (d), shall be made upon oath before the Secretary whose determination thereon shall be final. (2) After the election of the members of the Interim Council is held pursuant to section 5(b), but before the first election of the members of the tribal governing body is held pursuant to section 6(d), the verification of descendancy and age shall be made upon oath before the Interim Council, or its authorized representative. An individual may appeal the exclusion of his name from the member- ship roll of the tribe to the Secretary, who shall make a final determination of each such appeal within ninety days after such an appeal has been filed with him. The determination of the Secretary with respect to such an appeal shall be final. (3) After the first election of the members of the tribal governing body is held pursuant to section 6(d), the provisions of the constitu- tion and bylaws adopted in accordance with section 6(a) shall govern the verification of any requirements for membership in the tribe. The Interim Council and the Secretary shall deliver their records and files and any other material relating to the enrollment of tribal members to such tribal governing body. (4) Not less than sixty days before the election under section 6(a), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a certified copy of the membership roll of the tribe as of the date of such publication. Such membership roll shall include the names of all individuals who were enrolled by the Secretary, either directly under paragraph (1) or pursuant to an appeal under paragraph (2), and by the Interim Council under paragraph (2). (d) VOTING RIGHTS OF MEMBER.— Each member who is eighteen years of age or older shall be eligible to attend, participate in, and vote at each general council meeting. Each such member may nominate candidates for any office, run for any office, and vote in any election of members to the Interim Council and to such other tribal governing body as may be established under the constitution and bylaws adopted in accordance with section 6. 25 USC 713f. Plan submittal to congressional committees. ESTABLISHMENT OF TRIBAL RESERVATION SEC. 8. (a) PLAN FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF RESERVATION.—(1) Any reservation for the tribe shall be established by an Act of Congress enacted after the enactment of this Act. (2) The Secretary shall enter into negotiations with the tribal governing body with respect to establishing a reservation for the tribe and, in accordance with this section and within two years of the date of the enactment of this Act, develop a plan for the establishment of such a reservation. Upon the approval of such plan by the tribal governing body (and after consultation with interested parties pursuant to subsection (b)), the Secretary shall submit such plan to the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate for distribution to the committees of the respective Houses of the Congress with jurisdiction over the subject matter. (b) CONSULTATION WITH STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS REQUIRED. — To assure that legitimate State and local interests are not preju- diced by the proposed enlargement of the reservation, the Secretary shall notify and consult all appropriate officials of the State of Oregon, all appropriate local governmental officials in the State of Oregon, and any other interested party in developing any plan under subsection (a). The Secretary shall provide complete informa-