§ 1756. — Practice and procedure.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC1756]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 19--INDIAN LAND CLAIMS SETTLEMENTS
SUBCHAPTER IV--CONNECTICUT INDIAN LAND CLAIMS SETTLEMENT
Sec. 1756. Practice and procedure
(a) Constitutionality
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the constitutionality of
this subchapter may not be drawn into question in any action unless such
question has been raised in--
(1) a pleading contained in a complaint filed before the end of
the one-hundred-and-eighty-day period beginning on October 18, 1983,
or
(2) an answer contained in a reply to a complaint before the end
of such period.
(b) Jurisdiction
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, exclusive jurisdiction
of any action in which the constitutionality of this subchapter is drawn
into question is vested in the United States District Court for the
District of Connecticut.
(c) Removal of actions
Any action to which subsection (a) of this section applies and which
is brought in the court of any State may be removed by the defendant to
the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.
(d) Jurisdictional acts; implied consent to sue the United States
Except as provided in this subchapter, no provision of this
subchapter shall be construed to constitute a jurisdictional act, to
confer jurisdiction to sue, or to grant implied consent to any Indian,
Indian nation, or tribe or band of Indians to sue the United States or
any of its officers with respect to the claims extinguished by the
operation of this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 98-134, Sec. 7, Oct. 18, 1983, 97 Stat. 855.)
Codification
In subsec. (a)(1), ``October 18, 1983'' substituted for ``the date
of the enactment of this Act'', meaning the date of approval of Pub. L.
98-134.
