,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aca  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjag,mr4 ,cole introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,natural ,resources  ,a   
,,bill  ,to reaffirm the trust status of
 land taken into trust by the ,united   
,states pursuant to the ,act of ,june   
#ah1 #aicd1 for the benefit of an       
,indian tribe that was federally        
recognized on the date that the land was
 taken into trust1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,reaffirmation of status 
and actions  7a7 ,reaffirmation of trust
 status ,land taken into trust by the   
,united ,states pursuant to the ,act of 
,june #ah1 #aicd 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dfe71  
before the date of enactment of this    
,act for the benefit of an ,indian tribe
 that was federally recognized on the   
date that the land was taken into trust 
is reaffirmed as trust land4  7b7       
,ratification of actions of the         
,secretary ,any action taken by the     

,secretary of the ,interior for the     
purpose of acquiring and taking land    
into trust under the ,act of ,june #ah1 
#aicd 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dfe71 is hereby   
ratified and confirmed as fully and for 
all intents and purposes as if that     
action had been taken under a ,federal  
law specifically authorizing or         
directing that action4  7c7 ,application
 ,this ,act shall apply to all claims   
7including claims challenging the       
validity of title or the effectiveness  
of any action of the ,secretary         
acquiring and taking land into trust7   
pending on the date of the enactment of 
this ,act or filed on or after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act4  7d7     
,indian country ,any land taken into    
trust that has been ratified and        
confirmed pursuant to this ,act shall   
remain ,indian country pursuant to      
section #aaea of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code4  7e7 ,additional land    
,nothing in this ,act shall alter or    
diminish the right of any federally     

recognized ,indian tribe or the         
authority of the ,secretary with respect
 to land taken into trust after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act for the  
benefit of a federally recognized       
,indian tribe4