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 PUBLIC LAW 103-434—OCT. 31, 1994 108 STAT. 4535 shall be of United Auburn Indian Community ancestry and shall not be an enrolled member of another federally recognized Indian tribe. (c) CONCLUSIVE PROOF OF UNITED AUBURN INDIAN COMMUNITY ANCESTRY.—For the purpose of subsection (b), the Secretary shall accept any available evidence establishing United Auburn Indian Community ancestry. The Secretary shall accept as conclusive evidence of United Auburn Indian Community ancestry information contained in the Auburn Indian Rancheria distribution Ust compiled by the Bureau of Indian Affairs on August 13, 1959. SEC. 206. INTERIM GOVERNMENT. 25 USC 1300/-4. Until a new tribal constitution and bylaws are adopted and become effective under section 207, the Tribe's governing body shall be an Interim Council. The initial membership of the Interim Council shall consist of the members of the Executive Council of the Tribe on the date of the enactment of this title, and the Interim Council shall continue to operate in the manner prescribed for the Executive Council under the tribal constitution adopted July 20, 1991, as long as such constitution is not contrary to Federal law. Any new members filling vacancies on the Interim council shall meet the enrollment criteria set forth in section 205(b) and be elected in the same manner as are Executive Council members under the tribal constitution adopted July 20, 1991. SEC. 207. TRIBAL CONSTITUTION. 25 USC 1300Z-5. (a) ELECTION; TIME AND PROCEDURE.— Upon the completion of the tribal membership roll under section 205(a) and upon the written request of the Interim Council, the Secretary shall conduct, by secret ballot, an election for the purpose of adopting a constitution and bylaws for the Tribe. The election shall be held according to section 16 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 476), except that absentee balloting shall be permitted regardless of voter residence. (b) ELECTION OF TRIBAL OFFICIALS; PROCEDURES.—Not later than 120 days after the Tribe adopts a constitution and bylaws under subsection (a), the Secretary shall conduct an election by secret ballot for the purpose of electing tribal officials as provided in such tribal constitution. Such election shall be conducted according to the procedures specified in subsection (a) except to the extent that such procedures conflict with the tribal constitution. SEC. 208. DEFINITIONS. 25 USC 1300/-6. For purposes of this title: (1) The term "Tribe" means the United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria of California. (2) The term "Secretary^' means the Secretary of the Interior. (3) The term "Interim Council" means the governing body of the Tribe specified in section 206. (4) The term "member" means those persons meeting the enrollment criteria under section 205(b). (5) The term "State" means the State of California. (6) The term "reservation" means those lands acquired and held in trust by the Secretary for the benefit of the Tribe pursuant to section 204.

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