A bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.

This provision grants the United States Court of Federal Claims the authority to hear and decide a specific land claim brought by the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. This claim must be based on the Treaty of Grouseland, signed in 1805. Importantly, the bill waives standard legal barriers like the statute of limitations and any other defenses based on delay, ensuring the claim can proceed regardless of how old it is.

This section establishes a deadline for the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma to file its land claim in the United States Court of Federal Claims. The jurisdiction granted by the bill will expire one year after the bill becomes law if the Tribe has not filed its claim within that timeframe. This ensures that the legal process, once authorized, proceeds in a timely manner.

This provision explicitly states that, with the exception of the specific claim allowed under Section 1(a)(1), all other land claims by the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, or any individual member, descendant, or predecessor, to land within the State of Illinois are permanently extinguished. This includes any and all future claims, providing broad legal finality for land titles in the state.