MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians Recognition Act
This bill extends federal recognition to the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians.
The bill makes the tribe and its members eligible for services and benefits provided to federally recognized tribes and their members, without regard to the existence of a reservation or the location of the residence of any member. The service area of the tribe is considered to be Washington and Mobile Counties, Alabama.
The tribe must submit a membership roll to the Department of the Interior. The tribe must maintain the membership roll.
Interior must take land, not to exceed 3,223 acres, into trust for the benefit of the tribe.