Pub. L. 106-568, tit. VII, sec. 706
ORGANIZATION OF THE TRIBE; TRIBAL CONSTITUTION.
SEC. 706. ORGANIZATION OF THE TRIBE; TRIBAL CONSTITUTION. (a) Existing Constitution and Governing Body.—The existing constitution and bylaws of the Cherokee Shawnee and the officers and members of the Shawnee Tribal Business Committee, as constituted on the date of the enactment of this Act, are hereby recognized respectively as the governing documents and governing body of the Tribe. (b) Constitution.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Tribe shall have a right to reorganize its tribal government pursuant to section 3 of the Act of June 26, 1936 (49 Stat. 1967; 25 U.S.C. 503).