,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fahj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #b1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,carl 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,la,malfa1 ,ms4 ,davids of ,kansas1 ,ms4
 ,moore of ,wisconsin1 ,mr4 ,moore of   
,alabama1 ,ms4 ,sewell1 ,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4
 ,rogers of ,alabama1 and ,mr4 ,strong7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,natural 
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to reaffirm the 
applicability of the ,indian            
,reorganization ,act to the ,poarch     
,band of ,creek ,indians1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,poarch ,band of    
,creek ,indians ,lands ,act4  #b4       
,applicability of ,indian               
,reorganization ,act  7a7 ,in general   
,for the purposes of the ,act of ,june  
#ah1 #aicd 7commonly known as the       
,indian ,reorganization ,act2 #be       
,u4,s4,c4 #eaja et seq471 the ,poarch   
,band of ,creek ,indians is deemed to be
 a recognized ,indian tribe now under   

,federal jurisdiction4  7b7 ,lands taken
 into trust ,all lands taken into trust 
by the ,united ,states for the benefit  
of the ,poarch ,band of ,creek ,indians 
prior to the date of enactment of this  
section are reaffirmed as trust land1   
and the actions of the ,secretary of the
 ,interior in taking such lands into    
trust under the ,indian ,reorganization 
,act are ratified and confirmed4  7c7   
,effective ,date ,this section shall    
take effect as if enacted on ,june #ah1 
#aicd1 and shall apply to all claims1   
including claims challenging the        
validity of title or the effectiveness  
of any action of the ,secretary         
acquiring and taking land described in  
subsection 7a7 into trust1 that are     
pending on the date of enactment of this
 section1 or that are filed on or after 
that date4