This Act may be cited as the McCarran-Walter Technical Corrections Act.

Section 289 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1359U.S. Code — Title 8, Section 1359View official source on GovInfo) is amended by striking who possess at least 50 per centum of blood of the American Indian race. and inserting the following: “who— (1) are members, or are eligible to become members, of a federally recognized Indian Tribe in the United States; or (2) (A) has Indian status in Canada through registration under the Indian Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. I–5); or (B) holds membership in a self-governing First Nation in Canada..