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 PUBLIC LAW 105-143—DEC. 15, 1997 111 STAT. 2665 filed under part 83 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations, unless otherwise provided in the statute which recognized the tribe; (B) to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the newly recognized or reaffirmed tribe shall submit a membership list before the judgment distribution roll of descendants is approved by the Secretary, unless otherwise provided in the statute which recognized the tribe; and (C) before the judgment distribution roll of descendants is approved, the judgment funds shall be distributed per capita pursuant to section 106. SEC. 111. TREATMENT OF FUNDS IN RELATION TO OTHER LAWS. The eligibility for or receipt of distributions under this Act by a tribe or individual shall not be considered as income, resources, or otherwise when determining the eligibility for or computation of any payment or other benefit to such tribe, individual, or household under— (1) any financial aid program of the United States, including grants and contracts subject to the Indian Self- Determination Act; or (2) any other benefit to which such tribe, household, or individual would otherwise be entitled under any Federal or federally assisted program. SEC. 112. TREATIES NOT AFFECTED. No provision of this Act shall be construed to constitute an amendment, modification, or interpretation of any treaty to which a tribe mentioned in this Act is a party nor to any right secured to such a tribe or to any other tribe by any treaty. TITLE II—LIMITATION ON HEALTH CARE CONTRACTS AND COMPACTS FOR THE KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH SEC. 201. FINDINGS. Congress finds that— (1) the execution of more than 1 contract or compact between an Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough and the Secretary to provide for health care services in an area with a small population leads to duplicative and wasteful administrative costs; and (2) incurring the wasteful costs referred to in paragraph (1) leads to decrease in the quality of health care that is provided to Alaska Natives in an affected area. SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. In this title: (1) ALASKA NATIVE.— The term "Alaska Native" has the meaning given the term "Native" in section 3(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(b)). (2) ALASKA NATIVE VILLAGE OR REGIONAL OR VILLAGE CORPORATION,—The term "Alaska Native village or regional 39-194O- 97- 19:QL3Part3

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