HR 4496 · 97th Congress · Native Americans
Texas Band of Kickapoo Act
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EnactedLatest: Became Public Law No: 97-429.(1983-01-08)
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Texas Band of Kickapoo Reservation Act - Declares that all members of the Texas Band of Kickapoo Indians who are duly enrolled in the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma shall be nationals and citizens of the United States immediately upon the date of passage of this Act. Provides that all members of the band who apply for membership in the tribe within two years after such date shall be nationals and citizens of the United States at the time enrollment is approved. States that, thereafter, nationality and citizenship of the members of the band shall be determined in accordance with specified and applicable Federal laws. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to accept into trust, as soon as practicable, any lands in Maverick County, Texas, owned and voluntarily tendered by the band. Directs the Secretary to accept such lands on behalf of the band and to proclaim such lands to be an Indian reservation. Authorizes appropriations for the purchase of suitable additional reservation lands. Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress, within one year after the passage of this Act, a request for such an appropriation. Authorizes the Secretary to provide for additional reservation lands for the ban…
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