[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[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.