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PUBLIC LAW 93-196-DEC. 20, 1973

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Public Law 93-196 December 20, 1973 [S. J. R e s. 1 8 0 ]

93rd Congre s s. Second s e s s ion.

...^..i^^.^JOINT RESOLUTION Relative to the convening of the second session of the Ninety-third Congress.

Resolved by the Senate mid House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the second regular session of the Ninety-third Congress shall begin at noon on Monday, January 21, 1974, or at noon on the second day after their respective Members are notified to reassemble in accordance with section 2 of this resolution, whichever event first occurs. SEC. 2. The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate, or the Majority Leader of the Senate and the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, or the Minority Leader of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, shall notify the Members of the Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively, to reassemble whenever in their opinion the public interest shall warrant it. Approved December 20, 1973. Public Law 93-197

December 22, 1973 [H. R.10717]

Menominee Restoration Act. Definitions.

Menominee Indian Tribe, Wis., Federal recognition.

Repeal; reinstatement of tribal rights and privileges.

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AN ACT To repeal the Act terminating Federal supervision over the property and members of the Menominee Indian Trilie of Wisconsin; to reinstitute the jVIenominee Indian Tribe of Wisconain as a federally recognized sovereign Indian tribe; uiid to restore to the Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin those Federal services furnished to American Indians because of their status as American Indians; and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate ami House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Menominee Restoration Act". SEC. 2. For the purposes of this Act— (1) The term "tribe" means the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin. (2) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior. (3) The term "Menominee Restoration Committee" means that committee of nine Menominee Indians who shall be elected pursuant to subsections 4(a) and 4(b) of this Act. SEC. 3. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Act of June 17, 1954 (68 Stat. 250; 25 U.S.C. 891-902), as amended, or any other law, Federal recognition is hereby extended to the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin and the provisions of the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984; 25 LLS.C. 461 et seq.), as amended, are made applicable to it. (b) The Act of June 17, 1954 (68 Stat. 250; 25 U.S.C. 891-902), as amended, is hereby repealed and there are hereby reinstated all rights and privileges of the tribe or its members under Federal treaty, statute, or otherwise which may have been diminished or lost pursuant to such Act. (c) Xothing contained in this Act shall diminish any rights or privileges enjoyed by the tribe or its members now or prior to June 17, 1954, under Federal treaty, statute, or otherwise, which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act. (d) Except as specifically provided in this Act, nothing contained in this Act shall alter any property rights or obligations, any con-

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