,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #eej  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #ab1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,mullin 7for himself and ,mr4 
,durbin7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,indian ,affairs  ,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 its ,treaty with the   
,united ,states of ,america signed at   
,grouseland ,august #ba1 #ahje 7#g      
,stat4 #ia7 7commonly known 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 no matter how characterized4   
7#b7 ,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 claims1   
including any and all future claims1 of 
the ,miami ,tribe of ,oklahoma1 or any  
member1 descendant1 or predecessor in   
interest to the ,miami ,tribe of        
,oklahoma1 to land in the ,state of     
,illinois are extinguished4