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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7663 

To amend title 40, United States Code, to include Indian Tribes among 

entities that may receive Federal surplus real property for certain purposes, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 13, 2024 

Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself and Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 

A BILL 

To amend title 40, United States Code, to include Indian 

Tribes among entities that may receive Federal surplus 

real property for certain purposes, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘GSA Disposal Process 

5 Tribal Parity Act of 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF INDIAN TRIBES IN GSA DISPOSAL 

2 PROCESSES. 

3 (a) DISPOSAL OF REAL PROPERTY FOR CERTAIN

4 PURPOSES.—Section 550 of title 40, United States Code, 

5 is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a)— 

7 (A) by striking the subsection designation 

8 and heading and all that follows through ‘‘in9 cludes the’’ and inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

11 ‘‘(2) STATE.—The term ‘State’ includes the’’; 

12 and 

13 (B) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as 

14 so designated) the following: 

15 ‘‘(1) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian Tribe’ 

16 has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 

17 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

18 Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).’’; 

19 (2) by striking ‘‘to a State’’ each place it ap20 pears and inserting ‘‘to an Indian Tribe, a State’’; 

21 and 

22 (3) by striking ‘‘the State’’ each place it ap23 pears and inserting ‘‘the Indian Tribe, State’’. 

24 (b) PROPERTY FOR CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, LAW

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1 SPONSE PURPOSES.—Section 553 of title 40, United 

2 States Code, is amended— 

3 (1) in subsection (a)— 

4 (A) by striking the subsection designation 

5 and heading and all that follows through ‘‘in6 cludes the’’ and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 ‘‘(2) STATE.—The term ‘State’ includes the’’; 

9 and 

10 (B) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as 

11 so designated) the following: 

12 ‘‘(1) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian Tribe’ 

13 has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 

14 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

15 Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).’’; and 

16 (2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding 

17 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘a State, or political sub18 division or instrumentality of a State,’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘an Indian Tribe, a State, or a political subdivision 

20 or instrumentality of a State’’. 

21 (c) PROPERTY FOR DEVELOPMENT OR OPERATION

22 OF A PORT FACILITY.—Section 554 of title 40, United 

23 States Code, is amended— 

24 (1) in subsection (a)— 


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1 (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

2 paragraph (3); and 

3 (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

4 following: 

5 ‘‘(2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian Tribe’ 

6 has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 

7 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

8 Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).’’; and 

9 (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘a State 

10 or’’ and inserting ‘‘an Indian Tribe, a State, or’’. 

11 (d) USE OF UNUTILIZED AND UNDERUTILIZED PUB12 LIC BUILDINGS AND REAL PROPERTY TO ASSIST THE

13 HOMELESS.—Section 501 of the McKinney-Vento Home14 less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411) is amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (c)(2)(A), in the second sen16 tence, by striking ‘‘State and’’ and inserting ‘‘Tribal, 

17 State, and’’; and 

18 (2) in subsection (i)(4), by striking ‘‘State or 

19 local government agency, or private nonprofit orga20 nization, which’’ and inserting ‘‘Tribal government, 

21 agency of a Tribal government, State or local gov22 ernment agency, or private nonprofit organization 

23 that’’. 

24 (e) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AN INTEREST IN SUR25 PLUS PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC AIRPORTS.—Section 


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1 47151(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended, in 

2 the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘to a 

3 State’’ and inserting ‘‘to an Indian Tribe (as defined in 

4 section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 

5 Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)), a State’’. 

6 (f) TRANSFER OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY FOR

7 WILDLIFE CONSERVATION PURPOSES.—The first section 

8 of the Act of May 19, 1948 (16 U.S.C. 667b), is amended, 

9 in the first sentence— 

10 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

11 (A) by inserting ‘‘Indian Tribe (as defined 

12 in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination 

13 and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 

14 5304)) or’’ before ‘‘agency of the State’’; and 

15 (B) by inserting ‘‘jurisdiction of the Indian 

16 Tribe (as so defined) or’’ before ‘‘wildlife re17 sources of the State’’; and 

18 (2) in paragraph (2)(a), by striking ‘‘such State 

19 agency’’ and inserting ‘‘such Indian Tribe (as so de20 fined) or State agency’’. 

21 SEC. 3. ANNUAL REPORT ON OUTREACH TO INDIAN 

22 TRIBES; COMPETING APPLICATIONS. 

23 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis2 trator’’ means the Administrator of General Serv3 ices. 

4 (2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 

5 has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 

6 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

7 Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 

8 (b) ANNUAL REPORT ON OUTREACH TO INDIAN

9 TRIBES.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

11 the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 

12 thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to Con13 gress a report on the outreach conducted by the Ad14 ministrator to Indian Tribes for purposes of noti15 fying Indian Tribes on the availability of surplus 

16 Federal real property available for disposal. 

17 (2) REQUIREMENT.—Each report submitted 

18 under paragraph (1) shall include a list of any sur19 plus Federal real property conveyed to Indian Tribes 

20 in the year covered by the report. 

21 (c) COMPETING APPLICATIONS PROCESS.—Not later 

22 than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

23 Administrator, in coordination with other heads of Federal 

24 agencies, as determined necessary by the Administrator, 

25 shall establish a process by which the Administrator will 


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1 manage competing applications for Federal surplus real 

2 property made by States, political subdivisions or instru3 mentalities of States, municipalities, and Indian Tribes. 

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