H.R. 5328

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5328 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5328

To amend the Indian Self-Determination Act and the Indian Health Care 
Improvement Act to provide advance appropriations authority for certain 
accounts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education 
of the Department of the Interior and the Indian Health Service of the 
Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 11, 2025

Ms. McCollum (for herself, Mr. Cole, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Ms. Chu, Mr. 
Garamendi, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Ms. Omar, Mr. 
Peters, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Vasquez, and Ms. Williams of Georgia) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 
Commerce, Education and Workforce, and the Budget, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned

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A BILL

To amend the Indian Self-Determination Act and the Indian Health Care 
Improvement Act to provide advance appropriations authority for certain 
accounts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education 
of the Department of the Interior and the Indian Health Service of the 
Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Indian Programs Advance 
Appropriations Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education.--The 
Indian Self-Determination Act (25 U.S.C. 5321 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 112. AUTHORIZATION FOR ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN 
ACCOUNTS.

``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Covered account.--The term `covered account' means 
the following:
``(A) Each of the following annual appropriations 
accounts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs:
``(i) Operation of Indian Programs.
``(ii) Contract Support Costs.
``(iii) Indian Guaranteed Loan Program.
``(iv) Construction.
``(v) Payments for Tribal Leases.
``(B) Each of the following annual appropriations 
accounts of the Bureau of Indian Education:
``(i) Operation of Indian Education 
Programs.
``(ii) Education Construction.
``(2) Department.--The term `Department' means the 
Department of the Interior.
``(3) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
of the Interior.
``(b) Advance Appropriations.--For each fiscal year, beginning with 
fiscal year 2026, new budget authority provided in an appropriations 
Act for the covered accounts shall--
``(1) be made available for that fiscal year; and
``(2) include, for each covered account, advance new budget 
authority that first becomes available for the first fiscal 
year after the budget year.
``(c) Estimates Required.--The Secretary shall include in documents 
submitted to Congress in support of the President's budget submitted 
pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, detailed 
estimates of the funds necessary for the covered accounts of the 
Department for the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the 
budget is submitted.
``(d) Annual Report.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than July 31 of each fiscal 
year, the Secretary, in consultation with Indian Tribes, shall 
submit to Congress a report on the sufficiency of the resources 
of the Department for the fiscal year beginning after the date 
of the submittal of the report.
``(2) Inclusion.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) 
shall include estimates of the workload and demand data for the 
fiscal year covered by the report.''.
(b) Indian Health Service.--Title VIII of the Indian Health Care 
Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:

``SEC. 833. AUTHORIZATION FOR ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN 
ACCOUNTS.

``(a) Definition of Covered Account.--In this section, the term 
`covered account' means each of the following annual appropriations 
accounts of the Indian Health Service:
``(1) Indian Health Services.
``(2) Contract Support Costs.
``(3) Payments for Tribal Leases.
``(4) Indian Health Facilities.
``(b) Advance Appropriations.--For each fiscal year, beginning with 
fiscal year 2026, new budget authority provided in an appropriations 
Act for the covered accounts shall--
``(1) be made available for that fiscal year; and
``(2) include, for each covered account, advance new budget 
authority that first becomes available for the first fiscal 
year after the budget year.
``(c) Estimates Required.--The Secretary shall include in documents 
submitted to Congress in support of the President's budget submitted 
pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, detailed 
estimates of the funds necessary for the covered accounts of the 
Department for the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the 
budget is submitted.
``(d) Annual Report.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than July 31 of each fiscal 
year, the Secretary, in consultation with Indian tribes, shall 
submit to Congress a report on the sufficiency of the resources 
of the Department for the fiscal year beginning after the date 
of the submittal of the report.
``(2) Inclusion.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) 
shall include estimates of the workload and demand data for the 
fiscal year covered by the report.''.

SEC. 3. INFORMATION ON APPROPRIATIONS ESTIMATES.

(a) Submission of Budget Request.--Section 1105(a) of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(39) information on estimates of appropriations for the 
fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the budget is 
submitted for the covered accounts described in--
``(A) section 112(a)(1) of the Indian Self-
Determination Act; and
``(B) section 833(a) of the Indian Health Care 
Improvement Act.''.
(b) Bureau of Indian Affairs.--Section 106 of the Indian Self-
Determination Act (25 U.S.C. 5325) is amended by striking subsection 
(i) and inserting the following:
``(i) Annual Budget Submission.--
``(1) Budget request.--The annual budget request for the 
programs of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, as submitted as part 
of the President's annual budget request under section 1105 of 
title 31, United States Code, shall include, in the amount 
requested and the budget justification, information on 
estimates of appropriations for the fiscal year following the 
fiscal year for which the budget is submitted for the covered 
accounts described in section 112(a)(1)(A).
``(2) Consultation.--In developing the budget request under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Interior shall consult 
with, and solicit the participation of, Indian Tribes and 
Tribal organizations.''.
(c) Bureau of Indian Education.--
(1) Administrative cost grant budget requests.--Section 
1128(l)(1) of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 
2008(l)(1)) is amended by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ``for the fiscal year for which the budget is 
submitted and for the fiscal year following that fiscal 
year.''.
(2) Division of budget analysis.--Section 1129(c) of the 
Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2009(c)) is amended, in 
the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``contains'' 
and inserting ``contains, for the fiscal year for which the 
budget is submitted and for the fiscal year following that 
fiscal year''.
(3) Annual budget request.--Section 1135(b) of the 
Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2015(b)) is amended--
(A) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
``; and'';
(B) by striking ``shall include the plans'' and 
inserting the following: ``shall include--
``(1) the plans''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) in the amount requested and the budget justification, 
information on estimates of appropriations for the fiscal year 
following the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted for 
the covered accounts described in section 112(a)(1)(B) of the 
Indian Self-Determination Act.''.
(d) Indian Health Service.--Section 826 of the Indian Health Care 
Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1680p) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
``justification, amounts that reflect any changes in--'' and 
inserting ``justification--''; and
(2) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the 
following:
``(1) amounts that reflect any changes in--
``(A) the cost of health services, as indexed for 
United States dollar inflation (as measured by the 
Consumer Price Index); and
``(B) the size of the population served by the 
Service; and
``(2) information on estimates of appropriations for the 
fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the budget is 
submitted for the covered accounts described in section 
833(a).''.
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