[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 106 (Monday, June 25, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4371]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3070. Ms. SMITH (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Udall) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 
2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other 
programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title XII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 12512. SELF-DETERMINATION FOR SNAP.

       Title I of the Indian Self-Determination 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, upon the request of any 
     Indian tribe by tribal resolution, to plan, conduct, and 
     administer any function, service, or activity of a 
     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 under this section.
       ``(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 the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, and to Indian tribes and tribal organizations 
     who request such assistance.''.
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