I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6535 
To extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act 
of 2000. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 9, 2025 
Mr. NEGUSE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self- 
Determination Act of 2000. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS AND 
COMMUNITY SELF-DETERMINATION ACT OF 
2000. 
(a) SECURE PAYMENTS FOR STATES AND COUNTIES 
CONTAINING FEDERAL LAND.— 
(1) SECURE
PAYMENTS.—Section 101 of the 
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Deter-
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mination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7111) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking 
‘‘2023’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘2026’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 AND 
2025 PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) STATE PAYMENT.—If an eligible county in 
a State that will receive a share of the State pay-
ment for fiscal year 2024 or 2025 has already re-
ceived, or will receive, a share of the 25-percent pay-
ment for that fiscal year distributed to the State be-
fore the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
amount of the State payment shall be reduced by 
the amount of the share of the eligible county of the 
25-percent payment. 
‘‘(2) COUNTY PAYMENT.—If an eligible county 
that will receive a county payment for fiscal year 
2024 or 2025 has already received a 50-percent pay-
ment for that fiscal year, the amount of the county 
payment shall be reduced by the amount of the 50- 
percent payment. 
‘‘(3) PROMPT
PAYMENT.—Not later than 45 
days after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
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the Secretary of the Treasury shall make all pay-
ments under this title for each of fiscal years 2024 
and 2025.’’. 
(2) DISTRIBUTION OF PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE 
COUNTIES.—Section 103(d)(2) of the Secure Rural 
Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 
2000 (16 U.S.C. 7113(d)(2)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’. 
(b) PAYMENTS TO STATES AND COUNTIES.—Section 
102 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-De-
termination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7112) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(E) PAYMENTS
FOR
EACH
OF
FISCAL 
YEARS 2024 AND 2025.—The election otherwise 
required by subparagraph (A) shall not apply 
for each of fiscal years 2024 and 2025.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(C) FISCAL YEARS 2024 AND 2025.—The 
election described in paragraph (1)(A) applica-
ble to a county in fiscal year 2023 shall be ef-
fective for each of fiscal years 2024 and 
2025.’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(G) PAYMENTS
FOR
EACH
OF
FISCAL 
YEARS 2024 AND 2025.—The election made by 
an eligible county under subparagraph (B), (C), 
or (D) for fiscal year 2023, or deemed to be 
made by the county under paragraph (3)(B) for 
that fiscal year, shall be effective for each of 
fiscal years 2024 and 2025.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(E) PAYMENTS
FOR
EACH
OF
FISCAL 
YEARS
2024
AND
2025.—This paragraph does 
not apply for each of fiscal years 2024 and 
2025.’’. 
(c) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT SPE-
CIAL PROJECTS ON FEDERAL LAND.— 
(1) COMMITTEE COMPOSITION WAIVER AUTHOR-
ITY.—Section 205(d)(6)(C) of the Secure Rural 
Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 
2000 (16 U.S.C. 7125(d)(6)(C)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’. 
(2) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 208 
of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self- 
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