To establish an Office of Tribal Relations in the Department of Agriculture.

Bill: 113-hr-1894
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2013-05-08
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Department of Agriculture

Executive agency funding and structure

Federal-Indian relations

Indian lands and resources rights

Indian social and development programs
Latest action: action_date: 2013-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-05-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish an Office of Tribal Relations within the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to advise the Secretary on policies related to Indian tribes.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1894 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 8, 2013 Mrs. Noem introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To establish an Office of Tribal Relations in the Department of Agriculture.

1. Office of tribal relations (a) In general Title III of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 is amended by adding after section 308 ( 7 U.S.C. 3125a note; Public Law 103–354) the following new section: 309. Office of tribal relations The Secretary shall establish in the Office of the Secretary an Office of Tribal Relations to advise the Secretary on policies related to Indian tribes. . (b) Conforming amendments Section 296(b) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 ( 7 U.S.C. 7014(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (6)(C), by striking or at the end; (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (8) the authority of the Secretary to establish in the Office of the Secretary the Office of Tribal Relations in accordance with section 309. .