PRIME Meat Processing in Indian Country Act

To amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to allow the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into self-determination contracts with Tribal organizations to carry out the authority of the Food Safety and Inspection Service, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting Regulatory Independence, Mastery, and Expansion for Meat Processing in Indian Country Act PRIME Meat Processing in Indian Country Act 2. Self-determination for Food Safety and Inspection Service authority Title I of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5321 et seq. 112. Self-determination for Food Safety and Inspection Service authority (a) Food Safety and Inspection Service self-determination authorized The Secretary of Agriculture shall enter into self-determination contracts, in accordance with subsection (c), with Tribal organizations, on the request of any Indian Tribe, by Tribal resolution, subject to subsection (b), to carry out the authority of the Food Safety and Inspection Service under the Federal Meat Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 601 et seq. 7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq. (b) Food Safety and Inspection Service contracts (1) In general A Tribal organization seeking to enter into a self-determination contract described in subsection (a) shall, before requesting to enter into that contract, adopt, by Tribal resolution, a food and agriculture code approved by the Secretary of Agriculture, after which the Secretary of Agriculture shall exercise the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture under Public Law 87–718 7 U.S.C. 1633 (2) Rural water, waste disposal, and community facilities loans and grants An Indian Tribe operating under a contract described in subsection (a) shall be eligible for grant and loan programs under section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1926(a) (c) Self-Determination contract A self-determination contract entered into under subsection (a) shall have the same terms and conditions, and be subject to the same procedures, regulations, and requirements, as a self-determination contract entered into under section 102, except that the Secretary of Agriculture and the Department of Agriculture shall be the appropriate Secretary and agency for purposes of a self-determination contract entered into under subsection (a). (d) Technical assistance The Office of Self-Governance of the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall provide technical assistance with respect to a self-determination contract authorized under subsection (a)— (1) to the Secretary of Agriculture; and (2) to Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations that request that assistance. .

Summary: Promoting Regulatory Independence, Mastery, and Expansion for Meat Processing in Indian Country Act or the PRIME Meat Processing in Indian Country Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to enter into self-determination contracts with tribal organizations, upon the request of an Indian tribe, to carry out the authority of the Food Safety and Inspection Service for meat processing inspection. A tribe operating under a self-determination contract shall be eligible for water and waste facility loans and grants.