Sec. 4. Membership rolls

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Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, after consultation with the Tribe, compile a membership roll of the Tribe. Until a tribal constitution is adopted pursuant to section 6, an individual shall be placed on the Ruffey Rancheria membership roll if the individual is living, is not an enrolled member of another federally recognized Indian tribe, and if— such individual’s name was listed on the Ruffey Rancheria distribution list compiled by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and approved by the Secretary and published in the Federal Register on April 11, 1961, under Public Law 85–671 ; such individual was not listed on, but met the requirements that had to be met to be listed on the Ruffey Rancheria distribution list; or the individual is a lineal descendant of an individual, living or dead, identified in subparagraph

(A)or (B), and has never been an enrolled member of any other Federally recognized Indian tribe. After adoption of a tribal constitution under section 6, such tribal constitution shall govern membership in the Tribe. For the purpose of subsection (b), the Secretary shall accept any available evidence establishing Ruffey Rancheria Indian ancestry. The Secretary shall accept as conclusive evidence of Ruffey Rancheria Indian ancestry information contained in the letter regarding certain lands purchased for the use of Ruffey and other Indians near Etna, California, sent by Charles E. Kelsey, Special Agent for the California Indians, to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs dated June 24, 1913; residence on or adjacent to lands purchased or leased in Siskiyou County, California, by Special Agent Charles E. Kelsey, provided that such lands were occupied by an individual with a bona fide relationship to the Ruffey Rancheria; and in the Ruffey Rancheria distribution list compiled by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and approved by the Secretary and published in the Federal Register on April 11, 1961.

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