,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aica  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #d1    
#bjae,mr4 ,moran 7for himself and ,mr4  
,tester7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,indian ,affairs  ,a     
,,bill  ,to reaffirm that certain land  
has been taken into trust for the       
benefit of certain ,indian tribes4  #a4 
,ratification of existing trust land    
7a7 ,in general ,any land taken into    
trust by the ,united ,states prior to   
the date of enactment of this ,act for  
an ,indian tribe that was federally     
recognized on the date the land was     
taken into trust is reaffirmed as trust 
land1 and any action of the ,secretary  
of the ,interior in acquiring and taking
 into trust land under the ,act of ,june
 #ah1 #aicd 7commonly known as the      
,indian ,reorganization ,act7 7#be      
,u4,s4,c4 #dfa et seq471 is ratified and
 confirmed as fully and to all intents  
and purposes as if the action had1 by   

prior ,act of ,congress1 been           
specifically authorized and directed4   
7b7 ,indian country ,any land taken into
 trust that has been ratified and       
confirmed by this ,act shall remain     
,indian country in accordance with      
section #aaea of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code4  7c7 ,additional land    
,nothing in this ,act alters or         
diminishes the right of any federally   
recognized ,indian tribe or the         
authority of the ,secretary of the      
,interior with respect to taking        
additional land into trust for the      
benefit of the ,indian tribe4  7d7      
,application ,this ,act shall apply to  
all claims1 including claims challenging
 the validity of title or the           
effectiveness of any action of the      
,secretary of the ,interior acquiring   
and taking into trust land1 that are--  
7#a7 pending on the date of enactment of
 this ,act2 or  7#b7 filed on or after  
that date4