Summary

Grants the U.S. Court of Federal Claims exclusive, one-year authority to hear a land claim by the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma based on the 1805 Treaty of Grouseland and waives statute-of-limitations and delay defenses for that claim. If the tribe does not file in the Court of Federal Claims within one year, the special jurisdiction expires; except for any timely-filed claim, the bill extinguishes all other existing and future land claims by the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma (including members, descendants, or predecessors in interest) to land located in Illinois.

• Grants the U.S. Court of Federal Claims exclusive jurisdiction for one year to hear a Miami Tribe of Oklahoma land claim under the Treaty of Grouseland.
• Waives statute-of-limitations defenses, including 28 U.S.C. § 2501, and delay-based defenses for the covered claim.
• The exclusive jurisdiction automatically expires one year after enactment unless the tribe files a claim in that court within the year.
• Except for any claim timely filed under this special jurisdiction, all other existing and future Miami Tribe land claims to land in Illinois are extinguished.
• Affects tribe members, descendants, and predecessors in interest who might otherwise assert land claims in Illinois.
• Does not provide funding, create programs, or impose new administrative duties on federal, state, or local agencies.
• Reduces future litigation uncertainty in Illinois by extinguishing claims not brought under the one-year window.
• Could raise legal and political debate about tribal land rights, treaty enforcement, and limits on tribal claims.