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119th CONGRESS
2d Session |
To amend title 10, United States Code, to include Indian Tribes in the defense community infrastructure program, and for other purposes.
Mrs. Murray (for herself and Mr. Lankford) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services
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,
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—
(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
(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).”.