Sec. 404. COMPACTS
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## SEC. 404 COMPACTS **[**[25 U.S.C. 5364](/us/usc/t25/s5364)**]** ###
(a)In General The Secretary shall negotiate and enter into a written compact with each Indian Tribe participating in self-governance in a manner consistent with the trust responsibility of the Federal Government, treaty obligations, and the government-to-government relationship between Indian Tribes and the United States. ###
(b)Contents A compact under subsection
(a)shall— ####
(1)specify and affirm the general terms of the government-to-government relationship between the Indian Tribe and the Secretary; and ####
(2)include such terms as the parties intend shall control during the term of the compact. ###
(c)Amendment A compact under subsection
(a)may be amended only by agreement of the parties. ###
(d)Effective Date The effective date of a compact under subsection
(a)shall be— ####
(1)the date of the execution of the compact by the parties; or ####
(2)such date as is mutually agreed upon by the parties. ###
(e)Duration A compact under subsection
(a)shall remain in effect— ####
(1)for so long as permitted by Federal law; or ####
(2)until termination by written agreement, retrocession, or reassumption. ###
(f)Existing Compacts An Indian Tribe participating in self-governance under this title, as in effect on the date of enactment of the PROGRESS for Indian Tribes Act, shall have the option at any time after that date— ####
(1)to retain its negotiated compact (in whole or in part) to the extent that the provisions of the compact are not directly contrary to any express provision of this title; or ####
(2)to negotiate a new compact in a manner consistent with this title.
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