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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National High Performance Passenger 
Rail Transportation-Oriented Development Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation (in this Act 
referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall establish an initiative to 
promote passenger rail operations and transportation-oriented 
development by creating incentives for communities to encourage 
dedicated revenue sources for urban and regional rail corridor 
development.
    (b) Implementation.--The Secretary shall appoint a Planning 
Developer to oversee implementation of this initiative. The Planning 
Developer shall report to the Secretary.
    (c) Coordinating Committee.--The Secretary shall harmonize planning 
requirements and direct coordination and administration of the 
initiative between the Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal 
Transit Administration. The Secretary shall appoint a Transportation-
Oriented Development Coordinating Committee composed of the Planning 
Developer as Chair, the Administrator of the Federal Railroad 
Administration, and the Administrator of the Federal Transit 
Administration.

SEC. 3. FEDERAL INCENTIVES.

    (a) Qualified Projects.--
            (1) Criteria.--The Secretary shall establish criteria for 
        the designation of projects qualified for Federal incentives 
        pursuant to this section and the amendments made by this 
        section.
            (2) Types of projects that may qualify.--Projects that may 
        qualify for Federal incentives pursuant to this section and the 
        amendments made by this section are those that contribute to 
        the generation of revenue by the capture of increasing value 
        from development around station areas, as defined by the 
        Secretary, which are likely to make long-term contributions to 
        rail corridor development funds or similar mechanisms that help 
        finance intercity and urban passenger rail infrastructure or 
        operating expenses. Such commercial development or other 
        projects designated as qualified by the Secretary may generate 
        revenue for transportation-oriented development and rail 
        operations in the region by increasing the tax base, promoting 
        job growth, promoting cost effectiveness, facilitating 
        intermodal connectivity, combining congestion relief with 
        station development, stimulating economic development, or any 
        other appropriate means. The capture of increased value shall 
        be through the establishment of special assessment districts or 
        similar mechanisms, and distribution of revenues shall be 
        through rail corridor development funds or similar mechanisms 
        established within the regions.
            (3) Designated coordinating authority.--The Secretary shall 
        designate a State authority, or regional commission in 
        appropriate regions of the country as defined by the Secretary, 
        that petitions the Secretary to participate in the initiative 
        established under section 2. Such designated entity shall 
        provide for coordination among stakeholders, local governments, 
        and private developers in the defined region, and shall endorse 
        each project of, and be the lead party in, an application for 
        Federal incentives pursuant to this section and the amendments 
        made by this section.
    (b) Railroad Rehabilitation Improvement Financing.--Section 502 of 
the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 
U.S.C. 822) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
                (5);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
                (6) and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(7) persons conducting a qualified project (as defined in 
        section 8 of the National High Performance Passenger Rail 
        Transportation-Oriented Development Act of 2012).''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (B);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of 
                subparagraph (C) and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
                    ``(D) conduct a qualified project (as defined by 
                the Secretary under section 3 of the National High 
                Performance Passenger Rail Transportation-Oriented 
                Development Act of 2012.''.
    (c) Transportation Infrastructure Finance.--Section 601(a)(8) of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(E) a qualified project (as defined by the 
                Secretary under section 3 of the National High 
                Performance Passenger Rail Transportation-Oriented 
                Development Act of 2012).''.
    (d) Application Priority.--In general, Federal applications to the 
Federal Railroad Administration and Federal Transit Administration for 
railroad projects that participate in the transportation-oriented 
development program under this Act shall receive a priority for funding 
in the application decision process.
    (e) Administrative Costs.--For administrative costs to carry out 
this Act, including contracting with and support for the Planning 
Developer and transportation-oriented development initial 
administrative costs of the Federal Railroad Administration and Federal 
Transit Administration for the first 5 years, the Secretary may use 
such funds as necessary which are appropriated for carrying out chapter 
6 of title 23, United States Code.
    (f) Revenue Neutral Program Cost.--The Secretary may establish a 
mechanism whereby amounts used under subsection (e) will be repaid to 
the Secretary for use in carrying out chapter 6 of title 23, United 
States Code. Repayment shall be derived from a small fee to all 
recipients of funding provided under subsection (e). The repayment 
shall commence upon substantial completion of qualified projects.

SEC. 4. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    (a) National Technical Assistance.--The program established under 
this Act shall provide technical assistance to the States with respect 
to--
            (1) identification of transportation-oriented development 
        opportunities;
            (2) establishment of special assessment districts in 
        regions;
            (3) establishment of rail corridor development funds; and
            (4) expediting Federal, State, and local regulatory 
        approvals.
    (b) States and Regions Outside the Northeast Corridor.--The 
Secretary, through the initiative established by this Act, shall 
provide technical assistance to the States and regions outside the 
Northeast Corridor as identified by the Secretary, and shall provide--
            (1) technical assistance on the establishment of Regional 
        Advisory Committees appropriate to carrying out the purposes of 
        this Act at the regional level; and
            (2) technical assistance at the request of a State or 
        qualified entity provided by the Planning Developer that will 
        identify stations and potential stations within a given region, 
        and conduct a preliminary survey of property available and 
        potentially available, to maximize development and commercial 
        revenue generation to financially support the development of a 
        high performance rail passenger corridor.
    (c) Northeast Corridor.--The Secretary, through the initiative 
established under this Act, shall provide technical assistance to the 
States and entities along the Northeast Corridor as identified by the 
Secretary--
            (1) on the establishment, by the Northeast Corridor 
        Infrastructure and Operations Advisory Commission established 
        under section 24905 of title 49, United States Code, of a 
        Northeast Corridor Transportation-Oriented Development Working 
        Group, which shall--
                    (A) include outside members with expertise in 
                transportation-oriented development;
                    (B) be chaired by the Planning Developer; and
                    (C) advise the Secretary and the Northeast Corridor 
                Infrastructure and Operations Advisory Commission on 
                the ways and means for carrying out the purposes of 
                this Act at the regional level; and
            (2) technical assistance provided by the Planning Developer 
        to the Secretary and identified States and entities, not more 
        than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, that 
        will identify Northeast Corridor stations and potential 
        stations, and conduct a preliminary survey of property 
        available and potentially available, to maximize development 
        and commercial revenue generation to financially support the 
        creation of a true high-speed rail corridor in the Northeast 
        Corridor.
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National High Performance Passenger Rail Transportation-Oriented Development Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish an initiative to promote passenger rail operations and transportation-oriented development by creating rail projects qualified for federal incentives for communities to encourage dedicated revenue sources for urban and regional rail corridor development.

Amends the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 to direct the Secretary to provide direct loans and loan guarantees for qualified rail projects. Authorizes the Secretary to make secured loans, loan guarantees, or lines of credit for such projects.

Directs the Secretary to provide technical assistance to: (1) states to identify transportation-oriented development opportunities, (2) states and regions outside the Northeast Corridor to establish Regional Advisory Committees and identify stations and potential stations within the region to maximize development and commercial revenue generation to support financially the development of a high performance rail passenger corridor, and (3) states and entities along the Northeast Corridor to establish a Northeast Corridor Transportation-Oriented Development Working Group and identify Northeast Corridor stations and potential stations to maximize development and commercial revenue generation to support financially the creation of a true high-speed rail corridor in the Northeast Corridor.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Travel Facilitation and Safety Act 
of 2015''.

SEC. 2. RECOVERY OF INITIAL PRECLEARANCE OPERATION COSTS.

    (a) Cost Sharing Agreements With Relevant Airport Authorities.--The 
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection may enter into a 
cost sharing agreement with airport authorities in foreign countries at 
which preclearance operations are to be established or maintained if--
            (1) an executive agreement to establish or maintain such 
        preclearance operations pursuant to the authorities under 
        section 629 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1629) and 
        section 103(a)(7) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
        U.S.C. 1103(a)(7)) has been signed, but has not yet entered 
        into force; and
            (2) U.S. Customs and Border Protection has incurred, or 
        expects to incur, initial preclearance operations costs in 
        order to establish or maintain preclearance operations under 
        the agreement described in paragraph (1).
    (b) Contents of Cost Sharing Agreements.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 13031(e) of the 
        Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 
        U.S.C. 58c(e)) and section 286(g) of the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(g)), any cost sharing agreement 
        authorized under subsection (a) may provide for the airport 
        authority's payment to U.S. Customs and Border Protection of 
        its initial preclearance operations costs.
            (2) Timing of payments.--The airport authority's payment to 
        U.S. Customs and Border Protection for its initial preclearance 
        operations costs may be made in advance of the incurrence of 
        the costs or on a reimbursable basis.
    (c) Account.--
            (1) In general.--All amounts collected pursuant to any cost 
        sharing agreement authorized under subsection (a)--
                    (A) shall be credited as offsetting collections to 
                the currently applicable appropriation, account, or 
                fund of U.S. Customs and Border Protection;
                    (B) shall remain available, until expended, for the 
                purposes for which such appropriation, account, or fund 
                is authorized to be used; and
                    (C) may be collected and shall be available only to 
                the extent provided in appropriations Acts.
            (2) Return of unused funds.--Any advances or reimbursements 
        not used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection may be returned 
        to the relevant airport authority.
            (3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may 
        be construed to preclude the use of appropriated funds, from 
        sources other than the payments collected under this Act, to 
        pay initial preclearance operation costs.
    (d) Initial Preclearance Operations Costs Defined.--
            (1) In general.--In this section, the term ``initial 
        preclearance operations costs'' means the costs incurred, or 
        expected to be incurred, by U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
        to establish or maintain preclearance operations at an airport 
        in a foreign country, including costs relating to--
                    (A) hiring, training, and equipping new officers of 
                U.S. Customs and Border Protection who will be 
                stationed at United States domestic ports of entry or 
                other facilities of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
                to backfill such officers to be stationed at an airport 
                in a foreign country to conduct preclearance 
                operations; and
                    (B) visits to the airport authority conducted by 
                personnel of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
                necessary to prepare for the establishment or 
                maintenance of preclearance operations at such airport, 
                including the compensation, travel expenses, and 
                allowances payable to such personnel attributable to 
                such visits.
            (2) Exception.--The costs described in paragraph (1)(A) 
        shall not include the salaries and benefits of new officers of 
        U.S. Customs and Border Protection once such officers are 
        permanently stationed at a domestic United States port of entry 
        or other domestic facility of U.S. Customs and Border 
        Protection after being hired, trained, and equipped.

SEC. 3. COLLECTION AND DISPOSITION OF FUNDS COLLECTED FOR IMMIGRATION 
              INSPECTION SERVICES AND PRECLEARANCE ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Immigration and Nationality Act.--Section 286(i) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(i)) is amended by 
striking the last sentence and inserting ``Reimbursements under this 
subsection may be collected in advance of the provision of such 
immigration inspection services. Notwithstanding subsection (h)(1)(B), 
and only to the extent provided in appropriations Acts, any amounts 
collected under this subsection shall be credited as offsetting 
collections to the currently applicable appropriation, account, or fund 
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, remain available until expended, 
and be available for the purposes for which such appropriation, 
account, or fund is authorized to be used.''.
    (b) Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002.--Section 
10412(b) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 
U.S.C. 8311(b)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Funds Collected for Preclearance.--Funds collected for 
preclearance activities--
            ``(1) may be collected in advance of the provision of such 
        activities;
            ``(2) shall be credited as offsetting collections to the 
        currently applicable appropriation, account, or fund of U.S. 
        Customs and Border Protection;
            ``(3) shall remain available until expended;
            ``(4) shall be available for the purposes for which such 
        appropriation, account, or fund is authorized to be used; and
            ``(5) may be collected and shall be available only to the 
        extent provided in appropriations Acts.''.

SEC. 4. EXPANSION OF PRECLEARANCE AT FOREIGN AIRPORTS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Preclearance operations provide the ultimate ability 
        for the United States to address potential threats at the 
        earliest possible moment and prior to departure, through the 
        forward deployment of officers of U.S. Customs and Border 
        Protection to last points of departure in a foreign country.
            (2) With inspections and examination operations of U.S. 
        Customs and Border Protection located in a foreign country, 
        preclearance provides the capability to interdict, address, and 
        work with host-country law enforcement in furtherance of both 
        aviation security and border security in the United States.
            (3) Under current preclearance operations, officers of the 
        U.S. Customs and Border Protection collect biometrics in the 
        same way that is currently done upon arrival in the United 
        States, in accordance with current regulation, and as part of 
        the routine entry process from certain aliens who are not 
        citizens of the United States prior to boarding flights 
        destined to the United States.
            (4) Preclearance operations provide the best means for 
        existing and future biometric security capabilities beyond the 
        United States. Support for preclearance expansion will greatly 
        increase border and aviation security in the United States and 
        foreign countries.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that each 
country designated as a visa waiver program country under section 217 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187) should seek to 
participate in the preclearance program with the United States, to 
jointly address security concerns through additional exchange of 
information and to improve joint ability to secure the that visa waiver 
program while maintaining the original intent of the program.

SEC. 5. BIOMETRIC DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS AT PRECLEARANCE LOCATIONS.

    (a) Authority.--The Secretary of Homeland Security is authorized to 
select preclearance locations, including preclearance expansion 
locations, and enter into an agreement with a foreign government or 
airport to conduct a collaborative biometric demonstration program at 
such a location to test emerging biometric technologies. The scope of 
the demonstration program may encompass travelers other than those 
utilizing preclearance at such a location, provided that such program 
includes means for information sharing with U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection operations.
    (b) International Cooperation and Coordination.--Section 233(a) of 
the Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 
983(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``, and to establish and maintain, in partnership 
        with foreign governments, demonstration programs to test 
        emerging biometric technologies at foreign airports at which 
        the Secretary has established preclearance operations.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting a semicolon and ``and''; and
                    (C) by adding the following:
                    ``(C) lease, loan, provide, or otherwise assist in 
                the deployment of biometric technologies at foreign 
                airports at which the Secretary has established 
                preclearance operations under such terms and conditions 
                as the Secretary prescribes, including nonreimbursable 
                loans or the transfer of ownership of such 
                technologies, and provide the necessary training and 
                technical assistance related to the biometric 
                demonstration programs referred to in paragraph (1).''.

SEC. 6. VISA WAIVER PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Information Sharing Process.--The Director of National 
Intelligence shall--
            (1) develop a process to share information derived from the 
        Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment (TIDE) database and 
        the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB), including biometric 
        and biographic information, with countries participating in the 
        visa waiver program established under section 217(a) of the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(a)); and
            (2) not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, certify to Congress that such process may be 
        utilized by such countries.
    (b) Continuing Qualification and Designation Terminations.--
Subsection (c) of section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1187) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Attorney General,'' and 
        inserting ``Secretary of Homeland Security,''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (C)(iii)--
                            (i) by striking ``and the Committee on 
                        International Relations'' and inserting ``, the 
                        Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee 
                        on Homeland Security''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``and the Committee on 
                        Foreign Relations'' and inserting ``, the 
                        Committee on Foreign Relations, and the 
                        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
                        Affairs''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G) Border security.--The government of the 
                country utilizes the process developed by the Director 
                of National Intelligence under section 6(a) of the 
                Travel Facilitation and Safety Act of 2015 to utilize 
                information derived from the Terrorist Identities 
                Datamart Environment (TIDE) database and the Terrorist 
                Screening Database (TSDB) for border security and 
                immigration purposes, including the screening of aliens 
                seeking asylum or refugee status in that country.''.
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Travel Facilitation and Safety Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to enter into cost-sharing agreements with airport authorities in foreign countries at which preclearance operations will be established or maintained if certain circumstances apply. Any cost-sharing agreement may provide for an airport authority's payment to the CBP of its initial preclearance operations costs. The Immigration and Nationality Act is amended with respect to reimbursements to the Department of Justice received from commercial aircraft or vessel owners, operators, or agents, or from any airport or seaport authority, for expenses incurred for immigration inspection services they have requested. Such reimbursements may be collected in advance of those services, and shall be credited as offsetting collections to the currently applicable CBP appropriation, account, or fund. The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 is amended to make the same disposition for reimbursements to the Department of Agriculture for preclearance of animals or articles at locations outside the United States for movement into the United States. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that each visa waiver program country should seek to participate in the U.S. preclearance program. DHS may select preclearance locations and enter into agreements with foreign governments or airports to conduct a collaborative demonstration program at those locations to test emerging biometric technologies.  The Office of the Director of National Intelligence shall develop a process to share information derived from the Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment database and the Terrorist Screening Database with countries participating in the visa waiver program.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Mohegan Nation of Connecticut Land 
Claims Settlement Act of 1994''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
        (1) The Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut received 
    recognition by the United States pursuant to the administrative 
    process under part 83 of title 25 of the Code of Federal 
    Regulations.
        (2) The Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut is the 
    successor in interest to the aboriginal entity known as the Mohegan 
    Indian Tribe.
        (3) The Mohegan Tribe has existed in the geographic area that 
    is currently the State of Connecticut for a long period preceding 
    the colonial period of the history of the United States.
        (4) Certain lands were sequestered as tribal lands by the 
    Colony of Connecticut and subsequently by the State of Connecticut.
        (5) The Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut v. State of 
    Connecticut, et al. (Civil Action No. H-77-434, pending before the 
    United States District Court for the Southern District of 
    Connecticut) relates to the ownership of certain lands within the 
    State of Connecticut.
        (6) Such action will likely result in economic hardships for 
    residents of the State of Connecticut, including residents of the 
    town of Montville, Connecticut, by encumbering the title to lands 
    in the State, including lands that are not currently the subject of 
    the action.
        (7) The State of Connecticut and the Mohegan Tribe have 
    executed agreements for the purposes of resolving all disputes 
    between the State of Connecticut and the Mohegan Tribe and 
    providing a settlement for the action referred to in paragraph (5).
        (8) In order to implement the agreements referred to in 
    paragraphs (5) and (6) of section 3 that address matters of 
    jurisdiction with respect to certain offenses committed by and 
    against members of the Mohegan Tribe and other Indians in Indian 
    country and matters of gaming-related development, it is necessary 
    for the Congress to enact legislation.
        (9) The town of Montville, Connecticut, will--
            (A) be affected by the loss of a tax base from, and 
        jurisdiction over, lands that will be held in trust by the 
        United States on behalf of the Mohegan Tribe; and
            (B) serve as the host community for the gaming operations 
        of the Mohegan Tribe.
        (10) The town of Montville and the Mohegan Tribe have entered 
    into an agreement to resolve issues extant between them and to 
    establish the basis for a cooperative government-to-government 
    relationship.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are as follows:
        (1) To facilitate the settlement of claims against the State of 
    Connecticut by the Mohegan Tribe.
        (2) To facilitate the removal of any encumbrance to any title 
    to land in the State of Connecticut that would have resulted from 
    the action referred to in subsection (a).

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act:
        (1) Lands or natural resources.--The term ``lands or natural 
    resources'' means any real property or natural resources, or any 
    interest in or right involving any real property or natural 
    resources, including any right or interest in minerals, timber, or 
    water, and any hunting or fishing rights.
        (2) Mohegan tribe.--The term ``Mohegan Tribe'' means the 
    Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, a tribe of American 
    Indians recognized by the United States pursuant to part 83 of 
    title 25, Code of Federal Regulations, and the State of Connecticut 
    pursuant to section 47-59a(b) of the Connecticut General Statutes.
        (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
    the Interior.
        (4) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Connecticut.
        (5) State agreement.--The term ``State Agreement'' means the 
    Agreement between the Mohegan Tribe and the State of Connecticut, 
    executed on May 17, 1994, by the Governor of the State of 
    Connecticut and the Chief of the Mohegan Tribe, that was filed with 
    the Secretary of State of the State of Connecticut.
        (6) Town agreement.--The term ``Town Agreement'' means the 
    agreement executed on June 16, 1994, by the Mayor of the town of 
    Montville and the Chief of the Mohegan Tribe.
        (7) Transfer.--The term ``transfer'' includes any sale, grant, 
    lease, allotment, partition, or conveyance, any transaction the 
    purpose of which is to effect a sale, grant, lease, allotment, 
    partition, or conveyance, or any event that results in a change of 
    possession or control of land or natural resources.

SEC. 4. ACTION BY SECRETARY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to carry out the 
duties specified in subsection (b) at such time as the Secretary makes 
a determination that--
        (1) in accordance with the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 
    U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), the State of Connecticut has entered into a 
    binding compact with the Mohegan Tribe providing for class III 
    tribal gaming operations (as defined in section 4(8) of such Act 
    (25 U.S.C. 2703(8)));
        (2) the compact has been approved by the Secretary pursuant to 
    section 11(d)(8) of such Act (25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(8)); and
        (3) pursuant to transfers carried out pursuant to the State 
    Agreement, the United States holds title to lands described in 
    exhibit B of the State Agreement in trust for the Mohegan Tribe to 
    be used as the initial Indian reservation of the Mohegan Tribe.
    (b) Publication by Secretary.--If the Secretary makes a 
determination under subsection (a) that the conditions specified in 
paragraphs (1) through (3) of that subsection have been met, the 
Secretary shall publish the determination, together with the State 
Agreement, in the Federal Register.
    (c) Effect of Publication.--
        (1) In general.--Upon the publication of the determination and 
    the State Agreement in the Federal Register pursuant to subsection 
    (b), a transfer, waiver, release, relinquishment, or other 
    commitment made by the Mohegan Tribe in accordance with the terms 
    and conditions of the State Agreement shall be in full force and 
    effect.
        (2) Approval by the united states.--(A) The United States 
    hereby approves any transfer, waiver, release, relinquishment, or 
    other commitment carried out pursuant to paragraph (1).
        (B) A transfer made pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be deemed 
    to have been made in accordance with all provisions of Federal law 
    that specifically apply to transfers of lands or natural resources 
    from, by, or on behalf of an Indian, Indian nation, or tribe of 
    Indians (including the Act popularly known as the ``Trade and 
    Intercourse Act of 1790''; section 4 of the Act of July 22, 1790 (1 
    Stat. 137, chapter 33)). The approval of the United States made 
    pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall apply to the transfer beginning 
    on the date of the transfer.
    (d) Extinguishment of Claims.--
        (1) In general.--Subject to subsections (f)(2) and (g), the 
    following claims are hereby extinguished:
            (A) Any claim to land within the State of Connecticut based 
        upon aboriginal title by the Mohegan Tribe.
            (B) Any other claim that the Mohegan Tribe may have with 
        respect to any public or private lands or natural resources in 
        Connecticut, including any claim or right based on recognized 
        title, including--
                (i) any claim that the Mohegan Tribe may have to the 
            tribal sequestered lands bounded out to the Tribe in 1684, 
            consisting of some 20,480 acres lying between the Thames 
            River, New London bounds, Norwich bounds, and Colchester 
            bounds;
                (ii) any claim that the Mohegan Tribe may have based on 
            a survey conducted under the authority of the Connecticut 
            General Assembly in 1736 of lands reserved and sequestered 
            by the General Assembly for the sole use and improvement of 
            the Mohegan Indian Tribe; and
                (iii) any claim that the Mohegan Tribe may have based 
            on any action by the State carried out in 1860 or 1861 or 
            otherwise made by the State to allot, reallot, or confirm 
            any lands of the Mohegan Tribe to individual Indians or 
            other persons.
        (2) Approval by the united states.--An extinguishment made 
    pursuant to this subsection shall be deemed to have been made in 
    accordance with all provisions of Federal law that specifically 
    apply to transfers of lands or natural resources from, by, or on 
    behalf of an Indian, Indian nation, or tribe of Indians (including 
    the Act popularly known as the ``Trade and Intercourse Act of 
    1790''; section 4 of the Act of July 22, 1790 (1 Stat. 137, chapter 
    33)).
    (e) Transfers.--Subject to subsection (g), any transfer of lands or 
natural resources located within the State of Connecticut, including 
any such transfer made pursuant to any applicable Federal or State law 
(including any applicable treaty), made by, from, or on behalf of the 
Mohegan Tribe or any predecessor or successor in interest of the 
Mohegan Tribe shall be deemed to be in full force and effect, as 
provided in subsection (c)(1).
    (f) Limitation.--
        (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2) and 
    subject to subsection (g), by virtue of the approval by the United 
    States under this section of a transfer of land or the 
    extinguishment of aboriginal title, any claim by the Mohegan Tribe 
    against the United States, any State or political subdivision of a 
    State, or any other person or entity, by the Mohegan Tribe, that--
            (A) arises after the transfer or extinguishment is carried 
        out; and
            (B) is based on any interest in or right involving any 
        claim to lands or natural resources described in this section, 
        including claims for trespass damages or claims for use and 
        occupancy,
    shall, beginning on the date of the transfer of land or the 
    extinguishment of aboriginal title, be considered an extinguished 
    claim.
        (2) Exception.--The limitation under paragraph (1) shall not 
    apply to any interest in lands or natural resources that is 
    lawfully acquired by the Mohegan Tribe or a member of the Mohegan 
    Tribe after the applicable date specified in paragraph (1).
    (g) Statutory Construction.--
        (1) Aboriginal interests.--Nothing in this section may be 
    construed to extinguish any aboriginal right, title, interest, or 
    claim to lands or natural resources, to the extent that such right, 
    title, interest, or claim is an excepted interest, as defined under 
    section 1(a) of the State Agreement.
        (2) Personal claims.--Nothing in this section may be construed 
    to offset or eliminate the personal claim of any individual Indian 
    if the individual Indian pursues such claim under any law of 
    general applicability.
SEC. 5. CONVEYANCE OF LANDS TO THE UNITED STATES TO BE HELD IN TRUST 
FOR THE MOHEGAN TRIBE.
    (a) In General.--Subject to the environmental requirements that 
apply to land acquisitions covered under part 151 of title 25, Code of 
Federal Regulations (or any subsequent similar regulation), the 
Secretary shall take such action as may be necessary to facilitate the 
conveyance to the United States of title to lands described in exhibits 
A and B of the State Agreement. Such lands shall be held by the United 
States in trust for the use and benefit of the Mohegan Tribe as the 
initial Indian reservation of the Mohegan Tribe.
    (b) Consultation.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary shall consult with the 
    appropriate official of the town of Montville concerning any tract 
    of land subject to exhibit B of the State Agreement but not 
    specifically identified in such exhibit with respect to the impact 
    on the town resulting from--
            (A) the removal of the land from taxation by the town;
            (B) problems concerning the determination of jurisdiction; 
        and
            (C) potential land use conflicts.
        (2) Statutory construction.--Nothing in this Act may affect the 
    right of the town of Montville to participate, under any applicable 
    law, in decisionmaking processes concerning the acquisition of any 
    lands by the Federal Government to be held in trust for the Mohegan 
    Tribe.
SEC. 6. CONSENT OF UNITED STATES TO STATE ASSUMPTION OF CRIMINAL 
JURISDICTION.
    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the consent of the 
United States is hereby given to the assumption of jurisdiction by the 
State of Connecticut over criminal offenses committed by or against 
Indians on the reservation of the Mohegan Tribe. The State shall have 
such jurisdiction to the same extent as the State has jurisdiction over 
such offenses committed elsewhere within the State. The criminal laws 
of the State shall have the same force within such reservation and 
Indian country as such laws have elsewhere within the State.
    (b) Statutory Construction.--
        (1) Effect on concurrent jurisdiction of the mohegan tribe.--
    The assumption of criminal jurisdiction by the State pursuant to 
    subsection (a) shall not affect the concurrent jurisdiction of the 
    Mohegan Tribe over matters concerning such criminal offenses.
        (2) Statutory construction.--The assumption of criminal 
    jurisdiction by the State pursuant to subsection (a) shall not be 
    construed as a waiver of the jurisdiction of the United States 
    under section 1153 of title 18, United States Code.

SEC. 7. RATIFICATION OF TOWN AGREEMENT.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
consent of the United States is hereby given to the Town Agreement and 
the Town Agreement shall be in full force and effect.
    (b) Approval of Town Agreement.--The Secretary shall approve any 
subsequent amendments made to the Town Agreement after the date of 
enactment of this Act that are--
        (1) mutually agreed on by the parties to the Town Agreement; 
    and
        (2) consistent with applicable law.
SEC. 8. GENERAL DISCHARGE AND RELEASE OF OBLIGATIONS OF STATE OF 
CONNECTICUT.
    Except as expressly provided in this Act, the State Agreement, or 
the Town Agreement, this Act shall constitute a general discharge and 
release of all obligations of the State of Connecticut and the 
political subdivisions, agencies, departments, officers, or employees 
of the State of Connecticut arising from any treaty or agreement with, 
or on behalf of, the Mohegan Tribe or the United States as trustee for 
the Mohegan Tribe.

SEC. 9. EFFECT OF REVOCATION OF STATE AGREEMENT.

    (a) In General.--If, during the 15-year period beginning on the 
date on which the Secretary publishes a determination pursuant to 
section 4(b), the State Agreement is invalidated by a court of 
competent jurisdiction, or if the gaming compact described in section 
4(a)(1) or any agreement between the State of Connecticut and the 
Mohegan Tribe to implement the compact is invalidated by a court of 
competent jurisdiction--
        (1) the transfers, waivers, releases, relinquishments, and 
    other commitments made by the Mohegan Tribe under section 1(a) of 
    the State Agreement shall cease to be of any force or effect;
        (2) section 4 of this Act shall not apply to the lands or 
    interests in lands or natural resources of the Mohegan Tribe or any 
    of its members, and the title to the lands or interests in lands or 
    natural resources shall be determined as if such section were never 
    enacted; and
        (3) the approval by the United States of prior transfers and 
    the extinguishment of claims and aboriginal title of the Mohegan 
    Tribe otherwise made under section 4 shall be void.
    (b) Right of Mohegan Tribe To Reinstate Claim.--
        (1) In general.--If a State Agreement or compact or agreement 
    described in subsection (a) is invalidated by a court of competent 
    jurisdiction, the Mohegan Tribe or its members shall have the right 
    to reinstate a claim to lands or interests in lands or natural 
    resources to which the Tribe or members are entitled as a result of 
    the invalidation, within a reasonable time, but not later than the 
    later of--
            (A) 180 days after the Mohegan Tribe receives written 
        notice of such determination of an invalidation described in 
        subsection (a); or
            (B) if the determination of the invalidation is subject to 
        an appeal, 180 days after the court of last resort enters a 
        judgment.
        (2) Defenses.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a 
    party to an action described in paragraph (1) reinstates the action 
    during the period described in paragraph (1)(B)--
            (A) no defense, such as laches, statute of limitations, law 
        of the case, res judicata, or prior disposition may be asserted 
        based on the withdrawal of the action and reinstatement of the 
        action; and
            (B) the substance of any discussions leading to the State 
        Agreement may not be admissible in any subsequent litigation, 
        except that, if any such action is reinstated, any defense that 
        would have been available to the State of Connecticut at the 
        time the action was withdrawn--
                (i) may be asserted; and
                (ii) is not waived by anything in the State Agreement 
            or by subsequent events occurring between the withdrawal 
            action and commencement of the reinstated action.

SEC. 10. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

    (a) Jurisdiction.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and 
ending on the date that is 180 days after such date, the United States 
District Court for the Southern District of Connecticut shall have 
exclusive jurisdiction over any action to contest the constitutionality 
of this Act or the validity of any agreement entered into under the 
authority of this Act or approved by this Act.
    (b) Deadline for Filing.--Effective with the termination of the 
period specified in subsection (a), no court shall have jurisdiction 
over any action to contest the constitutionality of this Act or the 
validity of any agreement entered into under the authority of this Act 
or approved by this Act, unless such action was filed prior to the date 
of termination of the period specified in subsection (a).







                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.







                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
answer:

Mohegan Nation of Connecticut Land Claims Settlement Act of 1994 - Provides for the settlement of land claims between the Mohegan Tribe and the State of Connecticut and its subdivisions. 
Ratifies the Agreement between the Tribe and the Town of Montville. 
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to take and hold certain lands in trust for the Mohegan Tribe as its initial reservation upon satisfaction of certain environmental requirements. 
Extends Connecticut criminal jurisdiction over the Mohegan Reservation.