,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cabf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #a1  
#bjba,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,wyden7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,indian ,affairs  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend the ,grand ,ronde     
,reservation ,act to address the        
hunting1 fishing1 trapping1 and animal  
gathering rights of the ,confederated   
,tribes of the ,grand ,ronde ,community1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,grand    
,ronde ,reservation ,act amendment      
,section #b of ,public ,law #ajj-dbe    
7commonly known as the ,grand ,ronde    
,reservation ,act7 7#ajb ,stat4 #aeie7  
is amended to read as follows3  #b4     
,hunting1 fishing1 trapping1 and animal 
gathering  7a7 ,definitions ,in this    
section3 7#a7 ,consent decree ,the term 
,consent ,decree means the final        
judgment and decree of the ,united      
,states ,district ,court for the        
,district of ,oregon1 in the action     

entitled ,confederated ,tribes of the   
,grand ,ronde ,community of ,oregon     
against the ,state of ,oregon1 entered  
on ,january #ab1 #aihg4  7#b7 ,grand    
,ronde ,hunting and ,fishing ,agreement 
,the term ,grand ,ronde ,hunting and    
,fishing ,agreement means the agreement 
entitled ,agreement ,among the ,state of
 ,oregon1 the ,united ,states of        
,america and the ,confederated ,tribes  
of the ,grand ,ronde ,community of      
,oregon to ,permanently ,define ,tribal 
,hunting1 ,fishing1 ,trapping1 and      
,animal ,gathering ,rights of the ,tribe
 and its ,members and entered into by   
the ,united ,states on ,december #b1    
#aihf4  7#c7 ,indian ,tribe ,the term   
,indian ,tribe has the meaning given the
 term in section #d of the ,indian      
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74 
7b7 ,hunting1 fishing1 trapping1 and    
animal gathering agreements  7#a7 ,in   
general ,the ,grand ,ronde ,hunting and 
,fishing ,agreement shall remain in     

effect until and unless replaced1       
amended1 or otherwise modified by #a or 
more successor government-to-government 
agreements between the ,confederated    
,tribes of the ,grand ,ronde ,community 
and the ,state of ,oregon relating to   
the hunting1 fishing1 trapping1 and     
animal gathering rights of the          
,confederated ,tribes of the ,grand     
,ronde ,community4  7#b7 ,amendments    
,the ,grand ,ronde ,hunting and ,fishing
 ,agreement or any successor agreement  
entered into under paragraph 7#a7 may be
 amended from time to time by mutual    
consent of the ,confederated ,tribes of 
the ,grand ,ronde ,community and the    
,state of ,oregon4  7c7 ,judicial review
 ,in any action brought in the ,united  
,states ,district ,court for the        
,district of ,oregon to rescind1        
overturn1 modify1 or provide relief     
under ,federal law from the ,consent    
,decree1 the ,united ,states ,district  
,court for the ,district of ,oregon     
shall review the application of the     

parties on the merits without regard to 
the defense of res judicata or          
collateral estoppel4  7d7 ,effect       
,nothing in this section enlarges1      
confirms1 adjudicates1 affects1 or      
modifies any treaty or other right of an
 ,indian ,tribe4  4