,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aghc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ca       
7legislative day1 ,may #cj71 #bjbc,mr4  
,mullin introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill
  ,to provide for the equitable         
settlement of certain ,indian land      
disputes regarding land in ,illinois1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,settlement
 of claims  7a7 ,jurisdiction conferred 
on the ,united ,states ,court of        
,federal ,claims  7#a7 ,in general      
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the ,united ,states ,court of      
,federal ,claims shall have jurisdiction
 to hear1 determine1 and render judgment
 on a land claim of the ,miami ,tribe of
 ,oklahoma under the ,treaty between the
 ,united ,states of ,america1 and the   
tribes of ,indians called the           
,delawares1 ,pottawatimies1 ,miames1    
,eel ,river1 and ,weas1 signed at       
,grouseland ,august #ba1 #ahje 7#g      

,stat4 #ia7 7commonly known and referred
 to in this ,act as the ,treaty of      
,grouseland71 without regard to the     
statute of limitations1 including       
section #beja of title #bh1 ,united     
,states ,code1 and any delay-based      
defense1 including laches1 estoppel1 or 
acquiescence1 no matter how             
characterized4  7#b7 ,liability of the  
,united ,states ,the ,united ,states    
shall be the only entity or individual  
liable for a land claim made under      
paragraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,jurisdiction     
expiration ,not later than #a year after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 the
 jurisdiction conferred to the ,united  
,states ,court of ,federal ,claims under
 paragraph 7#a7 shall expire unless the 
,miami ,tribe of ,oklahoma files a land 
claim under that paragraph4  7b7        
,extinguishment of title and claims     
,except for a claim filed under         
subsection 7a77#a71 all other claims of 
the ,miami ,tribe of ,oklahoma1 or any  
member1 descendant1 or predecessor in   

interest to the ,miami ,tribe of        
,oklahoma1 to title arising under the   
,treaty of ,grouseland are extinguished4