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[S. 550 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.550

                     One Hundred Nineteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Saturday,
          the third day of January, two thousand and twenty six


                                 An Act


 
To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes 
           regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS.
    (a) Jurisdiction Conferred on the United States Court of Federal 
Claims.--
        (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
    the United States Court of Federal Claims shall have jurisdiction 
    to hear, determine, and render judgment on a land claim of the 
    Miami Tribe of Oklahoma under its Treaty with the United States of 
    America signed at Grouseland August 21, 1805 (7 Stat. 91) (commonly 
    known as the ``Treaty of Grouseland''), without regard to the 
    statute of limitations, including section 2501 of title 28, United 
    States Code, and any delay-based defense, no matter how 
    characterized.
        (2) Jurisdiction expiration.--Not later than 1 year after the 
    date of enactment of this Act, the jurisdiction conferred to the 
    United States Court of Federal Claims under paragraph (1) shall 
    expire unless the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma files a land claim under 
    that paragraph.
    (b) Extinguishment of Title and Claims.--Except for a claim filed 
under subsection (a)(1), all other claims, including any and all future 
claims, of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, or any member, descendant, or 
predecessor in interest to the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, to land in the 
State of Illinois are extinguished.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.