S. 4832

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4832 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4832

To amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 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.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 18, 2026

Ms. Smith (for herself and Mr. Rounds) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs

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A BILL

To amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 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.

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 ``SNAP Tribal Food Sovereignty Act of 
2026''.

SEC. 2. SELF-DETERMINATION FOR SNAP.

Title I of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5321 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``SEC. 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, on the request of any Indian Tribe by Tribal resolution, 
to plan, conduct, and administer any function, service, or activity of 
the 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 entered into under 
subsection (a).
``(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--
``(1) the Secretary of Agriculture; and
``(2) Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations that request 
that assistance.''.
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