; and (2) the section 8 waivers and releases, except those in section 8(b)(2), have been executed. (b) Term of the agreement The term of the Settlement Agreement shall commence on the effective date and shall continue perpetually. 10. Judicial proceedings Upon the date of enactment of this Act, the judicial proceeding described in Article 10 of the Settlement Agreement shall be and is hereby authorized to be commenced. 11. Miscellaneous provisions (a) Waiver of sovereign immunity by the united states Except as provided in subsections (a) through (c) of section 208 of the Department of Justice Appropriation Act, 1953 ( 43 U.S.C. 666 ), nothing in this Act waives the sovereign immunity of the United States. (b) Performance by the United States Performance by the United States of its obligations under the Settlement Agreement that depend upon the appropriation of funds by Congress and the disbursement of such funds shall be contingent on such appropriation and disbursement. No liability that depends upon the appropriation of such funds shall accrue to the United States for failure to perform an obligation under the Settlement Agreement where funds necessary to enable such performance are not appropriated or paid. (c) Other tribes not adversely affected Nothing in this Act quantifies or diminishes any land or water rights, or any claim or entitlement to land or water, of an Indian Tribe, band, or community other than the Tribe. (d) Limitation on claims for reimbursement With respect to Indian land within the Reservation— (1) the United States shall not submit against any Indian-owned land located within the Reservation any claim for reimbursement of the cost to the United States of carrying out this Act and the Settlement Agreement