Sec. 5. REAFFIRMATION OF STATUS AND ACTIONS

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## SEC. 5 REAFFIRMATION OF STATUS AND ACTIONS ###

(a)Administration Land placed into trust pursuant to this Act shall— ####

(1)be a part of the Pascua Yaqui Reservation and administered in accordance with the laws and regulations generally applicable to land held in trust by the United States for an Indian Tribe; and ####

(2)be deemed to have been acquired and taken into trust on September 18, 1978. ###

(b)Rules of Construction Nothing in this Act shall— ####

(1)enlarge, impair, or otherwise affect any right or claim of the Tribe to any land or interest in land in existence before the date of the enactment of this Act; ####

(2)affect any water right of the Tribe in existence before the date of the enactment of this Act; ####

(3)terminate or limit any access in any way to any right-of-way or right-of-use issued, granted, or permitted before the date of the enactment of this Act; or ####

(4)alter or diminish the right of the Tribe to seek to have additional land taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe.