1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians Restoration Act of 2023 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Tribe consists of the 19 bands of Indians who occupied territory in what is now west Michigan, including the counties of Kent, Ottawa, Muskegon, Newaygo, and Oceana. (2) The Tribe consists of descendants of, and political successors to, signatories of the 1821 Treaty of Chicago, 1836 Treaty of Washington, and the 1855 Treaty of Detroit. (3) In 1994, Public Law 103–324 (108 Stat. 2156) recognized two Michigan Ottawa tribes whose histories are virtually identical to that of the Grand River Bands, the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians and the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians. (4) The Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Morris Thompson, and Congress, via Public Law 103–324 , specifically recognized that the Northern Michigan Ottawa Association and the Grand River Bands Descendant’s Committee, whose membership included the Grand River Bands, were functioning as or at least are accepted as tribal political entities by the Minneapolis Area and Great Lakes Agency . (5) The State of Michigan recognized the Tribe in 1996. (6) In 1997, the Michigan Indian Land Claims Settlement Act ( Public Law 105–143 ) reserved a percentage of the funds appropriated for payment of land claims to newly recognized or reaffirmed tribes described in section 110 . Section 110 of that law states that eligible non-recognized tribes are those— (A) that are signatory to either the 1836 Treaty or the 1855 Treaty; (B) whose members are predominately Chippewa and Ottawa