Release point 116-138not113 · current through 04/10/2020
Current through Public Law 116-138 (04/10/2020), except 116-113.
116-142 is not ingested; this is Title 25 as published at 116-138not113 (2020-04-10), which is the latest release point at or before it that carries this title.
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§ 2701.
Findings
The Congress finds that—
(1)
numerous Indian tribes have become engaged in or have licensed gaming activities on Indian lands as a means of generating tribal governmental revenue;
(2)
Federal courts have held that section 81 of this title requires Secretarial review of management contracts dealing with Indian gaming, but does not provide standards for approval of such contracts;
(3)
existing Federal law does not provide clear standards or regulations for the conduct of gaming on Indian lands;
(4)
a principal goal of Federal Indian policy is to promote tribal economic development, tribal self-sufficiency, and strong tribal government; and
(5)
Indian tribes have the exclusive right to regulate gaming activity on Indian lands if the gaming activity is not specifically prohibited by Federal law and is conducted within a State which does not, as a matter of criminal law and public policy, prohibit such gaming activity.
“That this Act [enacting this chapter and sections 1166 to 1168 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure] may be cited as the ‘Indian Gaming Regulatory Act’.”