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This bill, the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015, amends the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), a federal law that governs the rights of most private-sector employees to organize, to bargain collectively, and to engage in concerted activities for their mutual aid or protection. Specifically, it clarifies that any business or institution owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on its lands is not considered an "employer" under the NLRA. This means that such tribal enterprises and institutions would be excluded from the coverage of the NLRA, allowing tribes to govern their own labor relations on their own lands without federal oversight under this particular law. The bill also defines key terms like "Indian tribe," "Indian," and "Indian lands" to ensure clarity in its application.