,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fdc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #bj1      
#bjbe,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  7#c7 ,contents of   
new agreement or future amendments ,no  
successor agreement or amended agreement
 entered into under paragraph 7#a7      
shall-- 7,a7 purport to affirm1         
recognize1 establish1 expand1           
adjudicate1 waive1 limit1 abrogate or   
otherwise affect the ancestral1         
aboriginal1 treaty1 statutory1          

equitable1 or other applicable rights of
 the ,confederated ,tribes of the ,grand
 ,ronde ,community or any other ,indian 
,tribe2  7,b7 limit the ,state of       
,oregon from entering into separate     
agreements with other ,indian ,tribes   
that address the authority to take      
species within the geographic scope of  
the agreement2 or  7,c7 be used in a    
civil or criminal action in a court of  
competent jurisdiction to enlarge1      
confirm1 adjudicate1 affect1 or modify  
any treaty or other right of an ,indian 
,tribe4  7#d7 ,source of ,authority ,all
 hunting1 fishing1 trapping1 and animal 
gathering rights of the ,confederated   
,tribes of the ,grand ,ronde ,community 
in any successor agreement or amended   
agreement entered into under paragraph  
7#a7 after the date of enactment of this
 paragraph shall derive solely from the 
authority of 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 section1 or in any     
successor agreement or amended agreement
 entered into under paragraph 7#a71     
shall have the force or effect of       
determining1 defining1 affirming1       
recognizing1 abrogating1 limiting1 or   
affecting the rights or claims of any   
,indian ,tribe1 including any treaty and
 other sovereign rights4  4