The text describes the Navajo-Hopi Board of Arbitration, which is tasked with mediating or arbitrating a settlement of the conflicting interests of the two tribes with respect to certain lands. The Board is authorized to make rules and request assistance from other agencies as necessary. If the tribes reach an agreement, it must be approved by the Attorney General and Congress in order for it to take effect. If the Board devises a plan of settlement, it must follow certain guidelines laid out in the text. Finally, the text makes provision for various aspects of any settlement that may be reached, including allotment of lands and payment of fair rental value for use of lands.