[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 25, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S1628]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 4782. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 4732 proposed by Mr. Husted to the amendment SA 4420
proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Schmitt) to the bill S. 1383, to
establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 7, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following:
(d) Tribal Identification Grant Program.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting
through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, shall establish a
program to provide grants to federally recognized Indian
Tribes to develop, enhance, and issue Tribal identification
documents that include the name of the individual, a
photograph of the individual, and an expiration date, as
determined by the issuing Indian Tribe.
(2) Administration.--Grants under this subsection shall be
administered in accordance with the Indian Self-Determination
and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.).
(3) Appropriation.--There are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $15,000,000
for fiscal year 2026, to provide grants under this
subsection. Amounts appropriated under the preceding sentence
shall remain available until expended.
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