,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cdge  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ae1 
#bjbe,mrs4 ,gillibrand introduced the   
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,indian  
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize1     
ratify1 and confirm the ,agreement of   
,settlement and ,compromise to ,resolve 
the ,akwesasne ,mohawk ,land ,claim in  
the ,state of ,new ,york1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,agreement and transfers 
authorized1 ratified and confirmed ,the 
following are hereby authorized1        
ratified1 and confirmed3 7#a7 ,the      
,agreement of ,settlement and           
,compromise to ,resolve the ,akwesasne  
,mohawk ,land ,claim in the ,state of   
,new ,york 7hereafter in this ,act      
referred to as the ,settlement          
,agreement71 entered into by the ,saint 
,regis ,mohawk ,tribe1 the ,mohawk      
,council of ,akwesasne1 the ,state of   
,new ,york1 the ,counties of ,franklin  
and ,saint ,lawrence1 ,new ,york1 the   

,towns of ,fort ,covington and ,bombay1 
,new ,york1 and the ,new ,york ,power   
,authority4  7#b7 ,any transfer of land1
 right-of-way1 or easement that is the  
subject of the claims in the ,canadian  
,saint ,regis ,band of ,mohawk ,indians 
v4 ,new ,york et al4 7#hb-;,,cv-#ghc72  
the ,canadian ,saint ,regis ,band of    
,mohawk ,indians v4 ,new ,york et al4   
7#hb-;,,cv-#aaad72 and the ,saint ,regis
 ,mohawk ,tribe1 by the ,saint ,regis   
,mohawk ,tribal ,counciland the ,people 
of the ,longhouse at ,akwesasne1 by     
,mohawk ,nation ,council of ,chiefs v4  
,the ,state of ,new ,york1 et al4       
7#hi-;,,cv-#hbi74  #b4 ,lands owned by  
,saint ,regis ,mohawk ,tribe within     
settlement acquisition areas ,the       
following shall be ,indian ,country as  
defined in section #aaea7;a7 of title   
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 subject to  
the terms1 conditions1 and limitations  
of the ,settlement ,agreement3 7#a7     
,land owned on the effective date of the
 ,settlement ,agreement by the ,saint   

,regis ,mohawk ,tribe within the        
,settlement ,acquisition ,areas1 as     
defined in the ,settlement ,agreement4  
7#b7 ,land acquired by the ,saint ,regis
 ,mohawk ,tribe within the ,settlement  
,acquisition ,areas after the effective 
date of the ,settlement ,agreement4