[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 177 (Wednesday, December 19, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S13712-S13713]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. CAMPBELL (for himself and Mr. Inouye):
  S. 1857. A bill to Encourage the Negotiated Settlement of Tribal 
Claims; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                S. 1857

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SETTLEMENT OF TRIBAL CLAIMS.

       (a) In General.--Solely for purposes of providing an 
     opportunity to explore the settlement of tribal claims, 
     during fiscal year 2002, the statute of limitations shall be 
     deemed not to have run for any claim concerning losses to or 
     mismanagement of tribal trust funds.
       (b) No Preclusion of Findings.--Nothing in this section 
     precludes a court or other adjudicatory entity from 
     adjudicating a statute of limitations defense either:

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       (1) in an action filed on or after October 1, 2002; or
       (2) in any case, controversy, or other proceeding pending 
     on the date of enactment of this section against the United 
     States in which a court or adjudicatory entity is called on 
     to determine whether the statute of limitations on such a 
     claim has run.

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