Tribal Food Sovereignty Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3046
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2018-06-11
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations

Food assistance and relief

Indian lands and resources rights

Indian social and development programs
Latest action: action_date: 2018-06-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-06-11
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Tribal Food Sovereignty Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Indian Self-Determination Act to direct the Department of Agriculture to enter into self-determination contracts upon the request of Indian tribes and tribal organizations to carry out supplemental nutrition assistance programs.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3046 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 11, 2018 Ms. Smith (for herself, Ms. Heitkamp , Ms. Warren , Ms. Baldwin , Ms. Cortez Masto , Mr. Udall , and Ms. Harris ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs A BILL To allow the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into self-determination contracts with Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations to carry out supplemental nutrition assistance programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tribal Food Sovereignty Act of 2018 . 2. Self-determination for SNAP Title I of the Indian Self-Determination Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5321 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 112. Self-determination for SNAP (a) Agriculture self-Determination authorized The Secretary of Agriculture shall enter into self-determination contracts, in accordance with subsection (b), with Indian tribes and tribal organizations, upon the request of any Indian tribe by tribal resolution, to plan, conduct, and administer any function, service, or activity of a supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) for the Indian tribe. (b) 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 under this section. (c) Technical assistance The Office of Self-Governance of the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall provide technical assistance regarding the self-determination contracts authorized under this section to the Secretary of Agriculture, and to Indian tribes and tribal organizations who request such assistance. .