The bill grants the U.S. Court of Federal Claims jurisdiction to settle a land claim of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma related to a treaty signed in 1805. This jurisdiction overrides the statute of limitations and any delay-based defense. However, this jurisdiction will expire within one year unless the tribe files a land claim. Additionally, apart from the specific claim under consideration, all other claims of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma to land in Illinois are extinguished. This bill primarily impacts the resolution of land claims of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma.
This bill confers jurisdiction to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims for the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma's land claim arising under the Treaty of Grouseland. The court must render judgement without regard to the statute of limitations or any delay-based defense. This jurisdiction expires unless such a claim is filed within one year.
All other claims, including any future claims, of the tribe to land in Illinois are extinguished.