(1) Until a tribal constitution is adopted pursuant to section
1300m–6 of this title, an individual shall be placed on the membership roll if such individual is living, is not an enrolled member of another federally recognized Indian tribe, is of Nomlaki Indian ancestry, and if
(A) such individuals name was listed on the Paskenta Indian Rancheria distribution roll compiled on February 26, 1959, by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and approved by the Secretary of the Interior on July 7, 1959, pursuant to Public Law 85671;
(B) such individual was not listed on the Paskenta Indian Rancheria distribution list, but met the requirements that had to be met to be listed on the Paskenta Indian Rancheria list;
(C) such individual is identified as an Indian from Paskenta in any of the official or unofficial rolls of Indians prepared by the Bureau of Indian Affairs; or
(D) such individual is a lineal descendant of an individual, living or dead, identified in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).
(2) After adoption of a tribal constitution pursuant to section
1300m–6 of this title, such tribal constitution shall govern membership in the Tribe.
