[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5247 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5247

To amend title 10, United States Code, to include Indian Tribes in the 
   defense community infrastructure program, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 5, 2026

  Mrs. Murray (for herself and Mr. Lankford) introduced the following 
   bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed 
                                Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to include Indian Tribes in the 
   defense community infrastructure program, 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 ``Defense Community Infrastructure 
Program Tribal Eligibility Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS IN THE DEFENSE COMMUNITY 
              INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.

    Section 2391 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ``Indian 
                Tribes,'' after ``local governments,''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``or local 
                government'' each place it appears and inserting 
                ``government, local government, or Indian Tribe''; and
            (2) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (4)(A)(ii)(I), by striking ``or 
                local government'' and inserting ``government, local 
                government, or Indian Tribe''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(7) The term `Indian Tribe' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 
        Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).''.
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