II 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2804 

To provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs 

of the Department of Agriculture for Indian Country. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 16, 2018 

Mr. HOEVEN (for himself and Mr. UDALL) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs 

A BILL 

To provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural 

and other programs of the Department of Agriculture 

for Indian Country. 

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 ‘‘Cultivating Resources, 

5 Opportunity, Prosperity, and Sustainability (CROPS) for 

6 Indian Country Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. REPORT ON CROP INSURANCE. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) The term ‘‘Indian country’’ has the mean2 ing given the term in section 1151 of title 18, 

3 United States Code. 

4 (2) The term ‘‘Indian country agriculture pro5 duction’’ means agricultural operations with not less 

6 than 1 operator who is American Indian or Alaska 

7 Native, as indicated by the 2012 National Census of 

8 Agriculture conducted by the National Agricultural 

9 Statistics Service. 

10 (3) The term ‘‘relevant Committees of Con11 gress’’ refers to— 

12 (A) the Committee on Agriculture of the 

13 House of Representatives; 

14 (B) the Committee on Financial Services 

15 of the House of Representatives; 

16 (C) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri17 tion, and Forestry of the Senate; 

18 (D) the Committee on Finance of the Sen19 ate; and 

20 (E) the Committee on Indian Affairs of the 

21 Senate. 

22 (b) STUDY ON INSURANCE UNDER THE FEDERAL

23 CROP INSURANCE ACT.—Not later than 1 year after the 

24 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting 


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1 through the Administrator of the Risk Management Agen2 cy, and in consultation with Indian Tribes, shall— 

3 (1) prepare a report describing the efficacy and 

4 applicability of policies and plans of insurance under 

5 the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et 

6 seq.) to agricultural production in Indian country; 

7 and 

8 (2) submit the report described in paragraph 

9 (1) to— 

10 (A) the Committee on Agriculture of the 

11 House of Representatives; 

12 (B) the Committee on Indian Affairs of the 

13 Senate; and 

14 (C) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri15 tion, and Forestry of the Senate. 

16 (c) STUDY ON THE RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY’S

17 CROP INSURANCE PRODUCTS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 

19 through the Administrator of the Risk Management 

20 Agency in partnership with the Office of Tribal Re21 lations and in consultation with the USDA Tribal 

22 Advisory Committee established under section 4, 

23 shall conduct a study ascertaining the efficacy and 

24 applicability of the Risk Management Agency’s crop 

25 insurance products (as of the date on which the 


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1 study begins) as those products relate to Indian 

2 country agriculture production. 

3 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after 

4 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

5 shall submit to the relevant Committees of Congress 

6 a report that— 

7 (A) discusses the adequacy of all crop in8 surance products in Indian country (as of the 

9 date of the report); 

10 (B) considers unique tribal production 

11 issues and any impediments these issues may 

12 pose to utilizing those crop insurance products; 

13 and 

14 (C) offers specific steps that may be taken 

15 administratively by the Risk Management 

16 Agency to mitigate these impediments. 

17 SEC. 3. FORESTRY RESEARCH PROGRAMS. 

18 (a) MCINTIRE-STENNIS COOPERATIVE FORESTRY

19 ACT.—Section 2 of Public Law 87–788 (commonly known 

20 as the ‘‘McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act’’) (16 

21 U.S.C. 582a–1) is amended in the second sentence— 

22 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘1890 Institu23 tions’’; and 

24 (2) by inserting ‘‘and 1994 Institutions (as de25 fined in section 532 of the Equity in Educational 


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1 Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; 

2 Public Law 103–382)) offering a baccalaureate de3 gree in forestry,’’ before ‘‘and (b)’’. 

4 (b) COMPETITIVE FORESTRY, NATURAL RESOURCES, 

5 AND ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS.—Section 1232(b)(1) of 

6 the Forest Stewardship Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 582a– 

7 8(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘university,’’ and insert8 ing ‘‘university (including a 1994 Institution (as defined 

9 in section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant 

10 Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103– 

11 382))),’’. 

12 SEC. 4. USDA TRIBAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 

13 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

14 (1) The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in 

15 this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall establish an advi16 sory committee to provide advice and guidance to 

17 the Secretary on matters relating to tribal and In18 dian affairs. 

19 (2) The advisory committee established under 

20 paragraph (1) shall be known as the ‘‘USDA Tribal 

21 Advisory Committee’’ (referred to in this Act as the 

22 ‘‘Committee’’). 

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1 tween the Department of Agriculture (referred to in 

2 this Act as the ‘‘Department’’) and Indian Tribes. 

3 (b) MEMBERSHIP.— 

4 (1) The Committee shall be composed of 9 

5 members appointed as follows: 

6 (A) Three members appointed by the Sec7 retary of Agriculture. 

8 (B) One member appointed by the Chair9 man, and one member appointed by the Rank10 ing Member, of the Committee on Agriculture 

11 of the House of Representatives. 

12 (C) One member appointed by the Chair13 man, and one member appointed by the Rank14 ing Member, of the Committee on Agriculture, 

15 Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. 

16 (D) One member appointed by the Chair17 man, and one member appointed by the Rank18 ing Member, of the Committee on Indian Af19 fairs of the Senate. 

20 (2) Nominations may be submitted by Indian 

21 Tribes, Tribal organizations, and national or re22 gional organizations with expertise in issues related 

23 to the Committee’s duties as identified in this sec24 tion. 


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1 (3) The Secretary shall ensure that membership 

2 on the Committee represents individuals with diverse 

3 expertise including expertise related to geographic, 

4 tribal, and agricultural industry issues, to the max5 imum extent feasible. 

6 (4) No member of the Committee may be an 

7 employee or officer of the Federal Government. 

8 (5) At least one representative from the Office 

9 of Tribal Relations of the Department shall be 

10 present at each meeting of the Committee. Such rep11 resentative shall not be a voting member of the 

12 Committee. 

13 (6) The Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs 

14 at the Department of the Interior (or a designee) 

15 shall be present at each meeting of the Committee. 

16 Such representative shall not be a voting member of 

17 the Committee. 

18 (c) TERM; VACANCIES.— 

19 (1) TERM.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

21 subparagraph (B), each member’s term shall be 

22 3 years. 

23 (B) INITIAL STAGGERING.—The first ap24 pointments made by the Secretary under sub25 paragraph (A) shall be for a term of 2 years. 


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1 (C) LIMIT ON TERMS.—No member may 

2 serve for more than 3 terms. 

3 (2) VACANCY.—The Secretary shall fill a va4 cancy in the Committee within 90 days in the same 

5 manner as the original appointment. 

6 (d) MEETINGS.—The Committee shall meet in-person 

7 not less frequently than twice each year. 

8 (e) DUTIES.—The duties of the Committee include 

9 the following: 

10 (1) DEPARTMENTAL REVIEW.—The Committee 

11 shall undertake the following review activities: 

12 (A) Identify evolving issues of relevance to 

13 Indian Tribes relating to programs of the De14 partment. 

15 (B) Communicate to the Secretary the 

16 findings of the Committee with respect to the 

17 issues identified under paragraph (1) and sub18 mit to the Secretary recommendations con19 cerning such issues. 

20 (C) Propose clarifications and other rec21 ommendations and solutions to address issues 

22 identified by the Committee or raised at tribal, 

23 regional, and national levels, especially regard24 ing any tribal consultations undertaken by the 

25 Department. 


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1 (D) Provide a forum for Indian Tribes and 

2 the Department to discuss issues and proposals 

3 for changes to Department regulations, policies, 

4 and procedures. 

5 (E) Identify priorities and provide advice 

6 on appropriate strategies for tribal consultation 

7 on issues at the tribal, regional, or national lev8 els. 

9 (F) Ensure that pertinent issues are 

10 brought to the attention of Indian Tribes in a 

11 timely manner, so that timely tribal feedback 

12 can be obtained. 

13 (G) Identify and propose solutions to any 

14 inter-departmental barriers between the Depart15 ment and other Federal agencies. 

16 (2) REPORTS.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently 

18 than once each year, the Committee shall sub19 mit a report describing the activities of the 

20 Committee during the previous year and con21 taining such recommendations as the Com22 mittee may have for legislative or administra23 tive action for the upcoming year to— 

24 (i) the Secretary; and 


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1 (ii) the relevant Committees of the 

2 House of Representatives and the Senate. 

3 (B) RESPONSE.—Not later than 45 days 

4 after the date on which the Secretary receives 

5 a report under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 

6 shall submit a written response to that report 

7 to— 

8 (i) the USDA Tribal Advisory Com9 mittee; and 

10 (ii) the relevant Committees of the 

11 House of Representatives and the Senate. 

12 (f) COMMITTEE PERSONNEL MATTERS.—Members of 

13 the Committee shall serve without pay, except that they 

14 shall be reimbursed at a rate equal to the daily equivalent 

15 of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of 

16 the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, 

17 United States Code, for each day (including travel time) 

18 for which the member is actually engaged in the business 

19 of the Committee. 

20 (g) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT EXEMP21 TION.—Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

22 (5 U.S.C. App. 14) shall not apply to the Committee. 

23 (h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

24 (1) The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ has the meaning 

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1 dian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

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

3 (2) The term ‘‘relevant Committees of the 

4 House of Representatives and the Senate’’ refers 

5 to— 

6 (A) the Committee on Agriculture of the 

7 House of Representatives; 

8 (B) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri9 tion, and Forestry of the Senate; and 

10 (C) the Committee on Indian Affairs of the 

11 Senate. 

12 (3) The term ‘‘Tribal organization’’ has the 

13 meaning given the term ‘‘tribal organization’’ in sec14 tion 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu15 cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 

16 SEC. 5. FOREIGN TRADE MISSIONS. 

17 (a) TRIBAL REPRESENTATION ON U.S. TRADE MIS18 SIONS.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta20 tion with the USDA Tribal Advisory Committee es21 tablished under section 4, shall seek to— 

22 (A) support greater inclusion of Tribal ag23 ricultural and food products in Federal trade 

24 related activities; and 


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1 (B) increase collaboration between Federal 

2 trade promotion efforts and other Federal trade 

3 related activities in support of such greater in4 clusion. 

5 (2) INTERDEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION.—In 

6 undertaking efforts to increase collaboration de7 scribed in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall coordi8 nate with— 

9 (A) the Secretary of Commerce; 

10 (B) the Secretary of State; 

11 (C) the Secretary of the Interior; and 

12 (D) the heads of any other relevant Fed13 eral agencies. 

14 (b) REPORTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY.— 

15 (1) Not later than 2 years after the date of en16 actment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a re17 port detailing the efforts of the Department and 

18 other Federal agencies under this section to— 

19 (A) the USDA Tribal Advisory Committee; 

20 (B) the Committee on Agriculture of the 

21 House of Representatives; 

22 (C) the Committee on Energy and Com23 merce of the House of Representatives; 

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1 (E) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

2 and Transportation of the Senate; and 

3 (F) the Committee on Indian Affairs of the 

4 Senate. 

5 (2) Not later than 90 days after the date of en6 actment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish 

7 goals, in an objective and quantifiable format, by 

8 which the inclusion of Indian Tribes and tribal agri9 cultural and food products in the Department’s 

10 trade related activities can be measured. 

11 SEC. 6. PROMISE ZONES. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the term ‘‘Tribal 

13 Promise Zone’’ means an area that— 

14 (1) is nominated by 1 or more Indian tribes (as 

15 defined in section 4(13) of the Native American 

16 Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 

17 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103(13))) for designation as a 

18 Tribal Promise Zone (in this section referred to as 

19 a ‘‘nominated zone’’); 

20 (2) has a continuous boundary; and 

21 (3) the Secretary of Agriculture designates as a 

22 Tribal Promise Zone, after consultation with the 

23 Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Education, 

24 the Attorney General, the Secretary of the Interior, 

25 the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 


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1 the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the 

2 Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of the Treasury, 

3 the Secretary of Transportation, and other agencies 

4 as appropriate. 

5 (b) AUTHORIZATION AND NUMBER OF DESIGNA6 TIONS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

7 of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall nominate 

8 a minimum number of nominated zones, as determined by 

9 the Secretary of Agriculture in consultation with Indian 

10 tribes, to be designated as Tribal Promise Zones. 

11 (c) PERIOD OF DESIGNATIONS.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture 

13 shall designate nominated zones as Tribal Promise 

14 Zones before January 1, 2020. 

15 (2) EFFECTIVE DATES OF DESIGNATIONS.— 

16 The designation of any Tribal Promise Zone shall 

17 take effect— 

18 (A) for purposes of priority consideration 

19 in Federal grant programs and initiatives 

20 (other than this section), upon execution of the 

21 Tribal Promise Zone agreement with the Sec22 retary of Agriculture; and 

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1 the date of the execution of the Tribal Promise 

2 Zone agreement. 

3 (3) TERMINATION OF DESIGNATIONS.—The 

4 designation of any Tribal Promise Zone shall end on 

5 the earlier of— 

6 (A)(i) with respect to a Tribal Promise 

7 Zone not described in paragraph (4), the end of 

8 the 10-year period beginning on the date that 

9 such designation takes effect; or 

10 (ii) with respect to a Tribal Promise Zone 

11 described in paragraph (4), the end of the 10- 

12 year period beginning on the date the area was 

13 designated as a Tribal Promise Zone before the 

14 date of the enactment of this Act; or 

15 (B) the date of the revocation of such des16 ignation. 

17 (4) APPLICATION TO CERTAIN ZONES ALREADY

18 DESIGNATED.—In the case of any area designated as 

19 a Tribal Promise Zone by the Secretary of Agri20 culture before the date of the enactment of this Act, 

21 such area shall be deemed a Tribal Promise Zone 

22 designated under this section (notwithstanding 

23 whether any such designation has been revoked be24 fore the date of the enactment of this Act) and shall 


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1 reduce the number of Tribal Promise Zones remain2 ing to be designated under paragraph (1). 

3 (d) LIMITATIONS ON DESIGNATIONS.—No area may 

4 be designated under this section unless— 

5 (1) the entities nominating the area have the 

6 authority to nominate the area of designation under 

7 this section; 

8 (2) such entities provide written assurances sat9 isfactory to the Secretary of Agriculture that the 

10 competitiveness plan described in the application 

11 under subsection (e) for such area will be imple12 mented and that such entities will provide the Sec13 retary of Agriculture with such data regarding the 

14 economic conditions of the area (before, during, and 

15 after the area’s period of designation as a Tribal 

16 Promise Zone) as such Secretary may require; and 

17 (3) the Secretary of Agriculture determines that 

18 any information furnished is reasonably accurate. 

19 (e) APPLICATION.—No area may be designated under 

20 this section unless the application for such designation— 

21 (1) demonstrates that the nominated zone satis22 fies the eligibility criteria described in subsection (a); 

23 and 

24 (2) includes a competitiveness plan that— 


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1 (A) addresses the need of the nominated 

2 zone to attract investment and jobs and im3 prove educational opportunities; 

4 (B) leverages the nominated zone’s eco5 nomic strengths and outlines targeted invest6 ments to develop competitive advantages; 

7 (C) demonstrates collaboration across a 

8 wide range of stakeholders; 

9 (D) outlines a strategy that connects the 

10 nominated zone to drivers of regional economic 

11 growth; and 

12 (E) proposes a strategy for focusing on in13 creased access to high quality affordable hous14 ing and improved public safety. 

15 (f) SELECTION CRITERIA.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—From among the nominated 

17 zones eligible for designation under this section, the 

18 Secretary of Agriculture shall designate Tribal 

19 Promise Zones on the basis of— 

20 (A) the effectiveness of the competitiveness 

21 plan submitted under subsection (e) and the as22 surances made under subsection (d); 

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1 cluding household income, labor force participa2 tion, and educational attainment; and 

3 (C) other criteria as determined by the 

4 Secretary of Agriculture. 

5 (2) MINIMAL STANDARDS.—The Secretary of 

6 Agriculture may set minimal standards for the levels 

7 of unemployment and poverty that must be satisfied 

8 for designation as a Tribal Promise Zone. 

9 SEC. 7. STUDY OF MARKETPLACE FRAUD OF UNIQUE TRA10 DITIONAL FOODS. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 

12 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

13 shall conduct a study on— 

14 (1) the market impact of traditional foods, trib15 ally produced products, and products that utilize 

16 traditional foods; 

17 (2) fraudulent foods that mimic tribal foods 

18 that are available in the commercial marketplace as 

19 of the date of enactment of this Act; and 

20 (3) the means by which authentic traditional 

21 foods and tribally produced foods might be protected 

22 against the impact of fraudulent foods in the mar23 ketplace. 

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1 foods in the marketplace occurs and an analysis of Federal 

2 laws administered by the Secretary, intellectual property 

3 laws, and trademark laws that might offer protections 

4 against fraudulent foods in a tribal foods context. 

5 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 

6 of completion of the study, the Comptroller General shall 

7 submit a report describing the results of the study to— 

8 (1) the Committee on Agriculture of the House 

9 of Representatives; 

10 (2) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

11 House of Representatives; 

12 (3) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 

13 and Forestry of the Senate; 

14 (4) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen15 ate; and 

16 (5) the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Sen17 ate. 

18 SEC. 8. EQUITY IN EDUCATIONAL LAND-GRANT STATUS ACT 

19 OF 1994. 

20 Section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant 

21 Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note) is amended— 

22 (1) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘Fort 

23 Berthold Community College’’ and inserting ‘‘Nueta 

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1 (2) in paragraph (21), by striking ‘‘Navajo 

2 Technical College’’ and inserting ‘‘Navajo Technical 

3 University’’; and 

4 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(36) Red Lake Nation College.’’. 

6 SEC. 9. SMITH-LEVER COMMUNITY EXTENSION PROGRAM. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(d) of the Smith-Lever 

8 Act (7 U.S.C. 343(d)) is amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting 

10 the following: 

11 ‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATION, TECHNICAL, AND EXTENSION

12 SERVICES.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; 

14 (2) in paragraph (1) (as designated by para15 graph (1)), by striking the second sentence; and 

16 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(2) COMPETITIVE FUNDING.—The Secretary 

18 of Agriculture may provide funding, on a competitive 

19 basis, to— 

20 ‘‘(A) a college or university eligible to re21 ceive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 

22 (7 U.S.C. 321–326a and 328), including 

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1 Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; 

2 Public Law 103–382)) for— 

3 ‘‘(i) the Children, Youth, and Families 

4 at Risk funding program under subsection 

5 (b)(3); and 

6 ‘‘(ii) the Federally Recognized Tribes 

7 Extension Program.’’. 

8 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

9 (1) Section 3(f) of the Smith Lever Act (7 

10 U.S.C. 343(f)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or, in the 

11 case of a 1994 Institution, subsection (d)’’ before 

12 the period at the end. 

13 (2) Section 533(a)(2)(A) of the Equity in Edu14 cational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 

15 301 note; Public Law 103–382) is amended by strik16 ing clause (ii) and inserting the following: 

17 ‘‘(ii) the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 

18 341 et seq.), except as provided under— 

19 ‘‘(I) section 3(b)(3) of that Act 

20 (7 U.S.C. 343(b)(3)); or 

21 ‘‘(II) paragraph (2) of section 

22 3(d) of that Act (7 U.S.C. 343(d)); 

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1 SEC. 10. SELF-DETERMINATION DEMONSTRATION PROJECT 

2 WITH DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 

3 Title I of the Indian Self-Determination Act (25 

4 U.S.C. 5321 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 

5 the following: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 112. SELF-DETERMINATION DEMONSTRATION 

7 PROJECT WITH DEPARTMENT OF AGRI8 CULTURE. 

9 ‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF COVERED PROGRAM.—In this 

10 section, the term ‘covered program’ means— 

11 ‘‘(1) a program of the Tribal Forest Protection 

12 Act of 2004 (25 U.S.C. 3115a et seq.); or 

13 ‘‘(2) a food distribution program under section 

14 4(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 

15 U.S.C. 2013(b)). 

16 ‘‘(b) AGRICULTURE SELF-DETERMINATION DEM17 ONSTRATION PROJECT AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 

18 Agriculture shall carry out a demonstration project 

19 through which the Secretary of Agriculture enters into 

20 self-determination contracts, in accordance with sub21 section (c), with Indian tribes and tribal organizations, 

22 upon the request of any Indian tribe by tribal resolution, 

23 to plan, conduct, and administer any function, service, or 

24 activity of 1 or more covered programs for the Indian 

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1 ‘‘(c) SELF-DETERMINATION CONTRACT.—A self-de2 termination contract entered into under subsection (b) 

3 shall have the same terms and conditions, and be subject 

4 to the same procedures, regulations, and requirements, as 

5 a self-determination contract entered into under section 

6 102, except that— 

7 ‘‘(1) the Secretary of Agriculture and the De8 partment of Agriculture shall be the appropriate 

9 Secretary and agency for purposes of a self-deter10 mination contract under this section; 

11 ‘‘(2) not later than 1 year after the date of en12 actment of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture 

13 shall develop a procedure, in consultation with In14 dian tribes, for Indian tribes to submit proposals for 

15 participation in the demonstration project; and 

16 ‘‘(3) to the extent that a self-determination con17 tract is requested regarding a covered program de18 scribed in subsection (a)(1) that is similar to func19 tions already carried out by a tribal organization 

20 under a self-determination contract with the Sec21 retary of the Interior under section 102, the Sec22 retary of Agriculture shall structure the self-deter23 mination contract under this section to be as similar 

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1 ‘‘(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Office of Self2 Governance of the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall provide 

3 technical assistance regarding the self-determination con4 tracts authorized under this section to the Secretary of 

5 Agriculture, and to Indian tribes and tribal organizations 

6 who request such assistance.’’. 

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