,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ccbd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #bd1 
#bjbj,mr4 ,young 7for himself and ,mr4  
,braun7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,indian ,affairs  ,a     
,,bill  ,to permit the ,miami ,nation of
 ,indiana to apply for acknowledgment as
 a federally recognized ,indian tribe1  
and for other purposes4  #a4            
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,acknowledgment ,the term acknowledgment
 means acknowledgment as a federally    
recognized ,indian tribe4  7#b7         
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of the ,interior4  #b4   
,miami ,nation of ,indiana permitted to 
petition for acknowledgment  7a7 ,in    
general ,notwithstanding any other      
provision of law 7including regulations7
 that denies acknowledgment to an entity
 that previously petitioned for and was 
denied acknowledgment1 the ,miami       
,nation of ,indiana may submit a        

petition to the ,secretary1 under part  
#hc of title #be1 ,code of ,federal     
,regulations 7as in effect on the date  
of enactment of this ,act71 for         
acknowledgment4  7b7 ,effect on         
determination ,in reviewing and making a
 determination on a petition for        
acknowledgment that the ,miami ,nation  
of ,indiana submitted1 the ,secretary   
shall not use1 as a reason to deny the  
petition for acknowledgment that the    
,miami ,nation of ,indiana submitted1   
any previous denial of a petition for   
acknowledgment that the ,miami ,nation  
of ,indiana submitted1 including-- 7#a7 
a denial by the ,secretary of a         
petition2  7#b7 a court decision        
affirming a denial of a petition2 and   
7#c7 any other denial of a petition4