118 HR 7663 IH: GSA Disposal Process Tribal Parity Act of 2024
U.S. House of Representatives
2024-03-13
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7663
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 13, 2024
Mr. Johnson of South Dakota (for himself and Ms. Davids of Kansas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability
A BILL
To amend title 40, United States Code, to include Indian Tribes among entities that may receive Federal surplus real property for certain purposes, and for other purposes.
1.

Short title
This Act may be cited as the “GSA Disposal Process Tribal Parity Act of 2024”.
2.

Inclusion of Indian Tribes in GSA disposal processes
(a)

Disposal of real property for certain purposes
Section 550 of title 40, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)—
(A)
by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through “includes the” and inserting the following:
“(a)

Definitions
In this section:
(2)

State
The term State includes the”; and
(B)
by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so designated) the following:
“(1)

Indian Tribe
The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).”;
(2)
by striking “to a State” each place it appears and inserting “to an Indian Tribe, a State”; and
(3)
by striking “the State” each place it appears and inserting “the Indian Tribe, State”.
(b)

Property for correctional facility, law enforcement, and emergency management response purposes
Section 553 of title 40, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)—
(A)
by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through “includes the” and inserting the following:
“(a)

Definitions
In this section:
(2)

State
The term State includes the”; and
(B)
by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so designated) the following:
“(1)

Indian Tribe
The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).”; and
(2)
in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “a State, or political subdivision or instrumentality of a State,” and inserting “an Indian Tribe, a State, or a political subdivision or instrumentality of a State”.
(c)

Property for development or operation of a port facility
Section 554 of title 40, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)—
(A)
by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
(B)
by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
“(2)

Indian Tribe
The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).”; and
(2)
in subsection (c)(1), by striking “a State or” and inserting “an Indian Tribe, a State, or”.
(d)

Use of unutilized and underutilized public buildings and real property To assist the homeless
Section 501 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (c)(2)(A), in the second sentence, by striking “State and” and inserting “Tribal, State, and”; and
(2)
in subsection (i)(4), by striking “State or local government agency, or private nonprofit organization, which” and inserting “Tribal government, agency of a Tribal government, State or local government agency, or private nonprofit organization that”.
(e)

Authority To transfer an interest in surplus property for public airports
Section 47151(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “to a State” and inserting “to an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)), a State”.
(f)

Transfer of certain real property for wildlife conservation purposes
The first section of the Act of May 19, 1948 (16 U.S.C. 667b), is amended, in the first sentence—
(1)
in paragraph (1)—
(A)
by inserting “Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)) or” before “agency of the State”; and
(B)
by inserting “jurisdiction of the Indian Tribe (as so defined) or” before “wildlife resources of the State”; and
(2)
in paragraph (2)(a), by striking “such State agency” and inserting “such Indian Tribe (as so defined) or State agency”.
3.

Annual report on outreach to Indian Tribes; competing applications
(a)

Definitions
In this section:
(1)

Administrator
The term Administrator means the Administrator of General Services.
(2)

Indian Tribe
The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
(b)

Annual report on outreach to Indian Tribes
(1)

In general
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the outreach conducted by the Administrator to Indian Tribes for purposes of notifying Indian Tribes on the availability of surplus Federal real property available for disposal.
(2)

Requirement
Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include a list of any surplus Federal real property conveyed to Indian Tribes in the year covered by the report.
(c)

Competing applications process
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in coordination with other heads of Federal agencies, as determined necessary by the Administrator, shall establish a process by which the Administrator will manage competing applications for Federal surplus real property made by States, political subdivisions or instrumentalities of States, municipalities, and Indian Tribes.