,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bibc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ac1 #bjad    
,mr4 ,te/] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ,indian ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to re/ore
 an opportunity = economic developm5t by
 ! ,alabama-,c\%atta ,tribe on t]ms t   
are equal & fair1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! 
,alabama-,c\%atta ,tribe ( ,texas ,equal
 & ,fair ,opportunity ,settlem5t ,act 4 
#b4 ,f9d+s2 purposes  7a7 ,f9d+s        
,congress f9ds t-- 7#a7 x is ! policy ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates to promote tribal       
self-det]m9ation & economic             
self-suffici5cy & to support !          
resolution ( disputes ov] hi/orical     
claims2  7#b7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 pursuant 
to ,f$]al law & 9 accordance ) sev]al   
,f$]al c\rt decisions1 has affirm$ !    
rights ( tribes1 includ+ !              
,alabama-,c\%atta ,tribe1 to free &     
undi/urb$ use & occupancy ( ! aborig9al 
l& ( ! tribes1 includ+ ! "r to          

comp5sation :5 ^? rights are violat$2   
7#c7 9 ,june #bjjj1 9 ! case entitl$    
,alabama-,c\%atta ,tribe ( ,texas v4    
,u4,s4 7,f$4 ,cl4 ,jun #ai1 #bjjj7 7,no4
 #c-hc71 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,c\rt ( ,f$]al 
,claims rul$ t-- 7,a7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
violat$ ! fiduci>y obligations ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates by kn[+ly fail+ to protect
 #b1hej1jjj acres ( ! aborig9al l& ( !  
,alabama-,c\%atta ,tribe2  7,b7 t       
failure w\ld h consitut$ a claim        
eligible to be he>d by ! ,indian ,claims
 ,commission e/abli%$ by ! fir/ section 
( ! ,act ( ,augu/ #ac1 #aidf 7commonly  
kn[n z ! ,indian ,claims ,commission    
,act7 7#fj ,/at4 #ajdi1 *apt] #iei7 7&  
t]m9at$ by section #bc ( t ,act 7#gj    
,/at4 #fbd1 *apt] #fgi772 &  7,c7 z     
describ$ 9 ,h\se ,resolution #fi 7#ih?  
,congress7 7,novemb] #a1 #aihc71 x 0 !  
s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t !    
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t %\ld pay full monet>y  
comp5sation to ! ,alabama-,c\%atta      
,tribe = ! #b1hej1jbh acres ( aborig9al 
l& illegally occupi$ by non-,indian     

settl]s aft] #ahde2  7#d7 9 ,octob]     
#bjjb1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,c\rt ( ,f$]al   
,claims aw>d$ #bgj1fjj1jjj z ! jo9tly   
/ipulat$ am\nt ( economic damages to be 
recov]$ by ! ,alabama-,c\%atta ,tribe f 
! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#e7 ?is ,act       
repres5ts a good fai? ef=t on ! "p (    
,congress to provide ! ,alabama-,c\%atta
 ,tribe ) ! comp5sation t ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,c\rt ( ,claims has det]m9$ is   
ow$ to ! ,alabama-,c\%atta ,tribe4  7b7 
,purposes ,! purposes ( ?is ,act are--  
7#a7 to recognize ! loss by !           
,alabama-,c\%atta ,tribe ( ! aborig9al  
l& & ! result+ loss ( any economically  
productive use ( ! aborig9al l& =       
decades2  7#b7 to re/ore an economic    
developm5t opportunity to !             
,alabama-,c\%atta ,tribe on t]ms t are  
equal & fair2 &  7#c7 to protect !      
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t & taxpay]s f liability 
aris+ out ( or relat+ to claims on !    
aborig9al l&4  #c4 ,re/oration ,act     
am5dm5t ,section #bjg ( ,public ,law    
#ajj-hi 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #gcg7 is repeal$4

  #d4 ,dismissal ( claims ,n lat] ?an   
#ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & !               
,alabama-,c\%atta ,tribe %all execute & 
file 9 ea* applicable c\rt a motion =   
dismissal ( any p5d+ claim aris+ out (  
or relat+ to ! aborig9al l& or an int]e/
 9 ! aborig9al l&4  #e4 ,approval (     
invalid transf]s2 ext+ui%m5t ( claims & 
aborig9al title  7a7 ,ext+ui%m5t (      
claims ,any claim 7includ+ any claim =  
damages = trespass or = use & occupancy7
 by1 or on behalf (1 ! ,alabama-,c\%atta
 ,tribe aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates or ! ,/ate
 ( ,texas = ! loss ( aborig9al title    
%all be deem$ to be ext+ui%$4  7b7      
,con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is subsection--   
7#a7 affects or limits any p]sonal claim
 7except = a ,f$]al common law fraud    
claim7 ( an individual ,indian t is     
pursu$ "u any law ( g5]al applicability 
t protects non-,indians & ,indians2 or  
7#b7 alt]s ! /atus ( l& held 9 tru/ by !
 ,unit$ ,/ates on behalf ( !            
,alabama-,c\%atta ,tribe4