,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bhjd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #af1 #bjah
 ,mr4 ,hoeven 7for himself and ,mr4     
,udall7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,indian ,affairs  ,a     
,,bill  ,to provide for the reform and  
continuation of agricultural and other  
programs of the ,department of          
,agriculture for ,indian ,country4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,cultivating ,resources1            
,opportunity1 ,prosperity1 and          
,sustainability 7,,crops7 for ,indian   
,country ,act4  #b4 ,report on crop     
insurance  7a7 ,definitions ,in this    
section3  7#a7 ,the term ,indian country
 has the meaning given the term in      
section #aaea of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code4  7#b7 ,the term ,indian  
country agriculture production means    
agricultural operations with not less   
than #a operator who is ,american       
,indian or ,alaska ,native1 as indicated

 by the #bjab ,national ,census of      
,agriculture conducted by the ,national 
,agricultural ,statistics ,service4     
7#c7 ,the term relevant ,committees of  
,congress refers to-- 7,a7 the          
,committee on ,agriculture of the ,house
 of ,representatives2  7,b7 the         
,committee on ,financial ,services of   
the ,house of ,representatives2  7,c7   
the ,committee on ,agriculture1         
,nutrition1 and ,forestry of the        
,senate2  7,d7 the ,committee on        
,finance of the ,senate2 and  7,e7 the  
,committee on ,indian ,affairs of the   
,senate4  7b7 ,study on insurance under 
the ,federal ,crop ,insurance ,act ,not 
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary1 
acting through the ,administrator of the
 ,risk ,management ,agency1 and in      
consultation with ,indian ,tribes1      
shall--  7#a7 prepare a report          
describing the efficacy and             
applicability of policies and plans of  
insurance under the ,federal ,crop      

,insurance ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aeja et  
seq47 to agricultural production in     
,indian country2 and  7#b7 submit the   
report described in paragraph 7#a7 to-- 
7,a7 the ,committee on ,agriculture of  
the ,house of ,representatives2  7,b7   
the ,committee on ,indian ,affairs of   
the ,senate2 and  7,c7 the ,committee on
 ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry
 of the ,senate4  7c7 ,study on the     
,risk ,management ,agency's crop        
insurance products  7#a7 ,in ,general   
,the ,secretary1 acting through the     
,administrator of the ,risk ,management 
,agency in partnership with the ,office 
of ,tribal ,relations and in            
consultation with the ,,usda ,tribal    
,advisory ,committee established under  
section #d1 shall conduct a study       
ascertaining the efficacy and           
applicability of the ,risk ,management  
,agency's crop insurance products 7as of
 the date on which the study begins7 as 
those products relate to ,indian country
 agriculture production4  7#b7 ,report  

,not later than #ah months after the    
date of enactment of this ,act1 the     
,secretary shall submit to the relevant 
,committees of ,congress a report that--
  7,a7 discusses the adequacy of all    
crop insurance products in ,indian      
country 7as of the date of the report72 
7,b7 considers unique tribal production 
issues and any impediments these issues 
may pose to utilizing those crop        
insurance products2 and  7,c7 offers    
specific steps that may be taken        
administratively by the ,risk           
,management ,agency to mitigate these   
impediments4  #c4 ,forestry research    
programs  7a7 ,mc,intire-,stennis       
,cooperative ,forestry ,act ,section #b 
of ,public ,law #hg-ghh 7commonly known 
as the ,mc,intire-,stennis ,cooperative 
,forestry ,act7 7#af ,u4,s4,c4          
#ehb;a-#a7 is amended in the second     
sentence--  7#a7 by striking and before 
#ahij ,institutions2 and  7#b7 by       
inserting and #aiid ,institutions 7as   
defined in section #ecb of the ,equity  

in ,educational ,land-,grant ,status    
,act of #aiid 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cja note2  
,public ,law #ajc-chb77 offering a      
baccalaureate degree in forestry1 before
 and 7b74  7b7 ,competitive forestry1   
natural resources1 and environmental    
grants ,section #abcb7;b77#a7 of the    
,forest ,stewardship ,act of #aiij 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #ehb;a-#h7;b77#a77 is amended 
by striking university1 and inserting   
university 7including a #aiid           
,institution 7as defined in section #ecb
 of the ,equity in ,educational         
,land-,grant ,status ,act of #aiid 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #cja note2 ,public ,law       
#ajc-chb77714  #d4 ,,usda ,tribal       
,advisory ,committee  7a7 ,establishment
  7#a7 ,the ,secretary of ,agriculture  
7referred to in this ,act as the        
,secretary7 shall establish an advisory 
committee to provide advice and guidance
 to the ,secretary on matters relating  
to tribal and ,indian affairs4  7#b7    
,the advisory committee established     
under paragraph 7#a7 shall be known as  

the ,,usda ,tribal ,advisory ,committee 
7referred to in this ,act as the        
,committee74  7#c7 ,the ,committee shall
 facilitate1 but not supplant1          
government-to-government consultation   
between the ,department of ,agriculture 
7referred to in this ,act as the        
,department7 and ,indian ,tribes4  7b7  
,membership  7#a7 ,the ,committee shall 
be composed of #i members appointed as  
follows3 7,a7 ,three members appointed  
by the ,secretary of ,agriculture4  7,b7
 ,one member appointed by the ,chairman1
 and one member appointed by the        
,ranking ,member1 of the ,committee on  
,agriculture of the ,house of           
,representatives4  7,c7 ,one member     
appointed by the ,chairman1 and one     
member appointed by the ,ranking        
,member1 of the ,committee on           
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
of the ,senate4  7,d7 ,one member       
appointed by the ,chairman1 and one     
member appointed by the ,ranking        
,member1 of the ,committee on ,indian   

,affairs of the ,senate4  7#b7          
,nominations may be submitted by ,indian
 ,tribes1 ,tribal organizations1 and    
national or regional organizations with 
expertise in issues related to the      
,committee's duties as identified in    
this section4  7#c7 ,the ,secretary     
shall ensure that membership on the     
,committee represents individuals with  
diverse expertise including expertise   
related to geographic1 tribal1 and      
agricultural industry issues1 to the    
maximum extent feasible4  7#d7 ,no      
member of the ,committee may be an      
employee or officer of the ,federal     
,government4  7#e7 ,at least one        
representative from the ,office of      
,tribal ,relations of the ,department   
shall be present at each meeting of the 
,committee4 ,such representative shall  
not be a voting member of the           
,committee4  7#f7 ,the ,assistant       
,secretary for ,indian ,affairs at the  
,department of the ,interior 7or a      
designee7 shall be present at each      

meeting of the ,committee4 ,such        
representative shall not be a voting    
member of the ,committee4  7c7 ,term2   
vacancies  7#a7 ,term  7,a7 ,in ,general
 ,except as provided in subparagraph    
7,b71 each member's term shall be #c    
years4  7,b7 ,initial staggering ,the   
first appointments made by the          
,secretary under subparagraph 7,a7 shall
 be for a term of #b years4  7,c7 ,limit
 on terms ,no member may serve for more 
than #c terms4  7#b7 ,vacancy ,the      
,secretary shall fill a vacancy in the  
,committee within #ij days in the same  
manner as the original appointment4  7d7
 ,meetings ,the ,committee shall meet   
in-person not less frequently than twice
 each year4  7e7 ,duties ,the duties of 
the ,committee include the following3   
7#a7 ,departmental review ,the          
,committee shall undertake the following
 review activities3 7,a7 ,identify      
evolving issues of relevance to ,indian 
,tribes relating to programs of the     
,department4  7,b7 ,communicate to the  

,secretary the findings of the          
,committee with respect to the issues   
identified under paragraph 7#a7 and     
submit to the ,secretary recommendations
 concerning such issues4  7,c7 ,propose 
clarifications and other recommendations
 and solutions to address issues        
identified by the ,committee or raised  
at tribal1 regional1 and national       
levels1 especially regarding any tribal 
consultations undertaken by the         
,department4  7,d7 ,provide a forum for 
,indian ,tribes and the ,department to  
discuss issues and proposals for changes
 to ,department regulations1 policies1  
and procedures4  7,e7 ,identify         
priorities and provide advice on        
appropriate strategies for tribal       
consultation on issues at the tribal1   
regional1 or national levels4  7,f7     
,ensure that pertinent issues are       
brought to the attention of ,indian     
,tribes in a timely manner1 so that     
timely tribal feedback can be obtained4 
7,g7 ,identify and propose solutions to 

any inter-departmental barriers between 
the ,department and other ,federal      
agencies4  7#b7 ,reports  7,a7 ,in      
,general ,not less frequently than once 
each year1 the ,committee shall submit a
 report describing the activities of the
 ,committee during the previous year and
 containing such recommendations as the 
,committee may have for legislative or  
administrative action for the upcoming  
year to--  7i7 the ,secretary2 and  7ii7
 the relevant ,committees of the ,house 
of ,representatives and the ,senate4    
7,b7 ,response ,not later than #de days 
after the date on which the ,secretary  
receives a report under subparagraph    
7,a71 the ,secretary shall submit a     
written response to that report to--    
7i7 the ,,usda ,tribal ,advisory        
,committee2 and  7ii7 the relevant      
,committees of the ,house of            
,representatives and the ,senate4  7f7  
,committee personnel matters ,members of
 the ,committee shall serve without pay1
 except that they shall be reimbursed at

 a rate equal to the daily equivalent of
 the annual rate of basic pay prescribed
 for level ,,iv of the ,executive       
,schedule under section #ecae of title  
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 for each day 
7including travel time7 for which the   
member is actually engaged in the       
business of the ,committee4  7g7        
,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act      
exemption ,section #ad of the ,federal  
,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 
,app4 #ad7 shall not apply to the       
,committee4  7h7 ,definitions ,in this  
section3 7#a7 ,the term ,indian ,tribe  
has the meaning given the term ,indian  
tribe in section #d of the ,indian      
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74 
7#b7 ,the term relevant ,committees of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,senate refers to-- 7,a7 the ,committee 
on ,agriculture of the ,house of        
,representatives2  7,b7 the ,committee  
on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and        
,forestry of the ,senate2 and  7,c7 the 

,committee on ,indian ,affairs of the   
,senate4  7#c7 ,the term ,tribal        
organization has the meaning given the  
term tribal organization in section #d  
of the ,indian ,self-,determination and 
,education ,assistance ,act 7#be        
,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74  #e4 ,foreign trade   
missions  7a7 ,tribal representation on 
,u4,s4 ,trade ,missions  7#a7 ,in       
general ,the ,secretary1 in consultation
 with the ,,usda ,tribal ,advisory      
,committee established under section #d1
 shall seek to--  7,a7 support greater  
inclusion of ,tribal agricultural and   
food products in ,federal trade related 
activities2 and  7,b7 increase          
collaboration between ,federal trade    
promotion efforts and other ,federal    
trade related activities in support of  
such greater inclusion4  7#b7           
,interdepartmental coordination ,in     
undertaking efforts to increase         
collaboration described in paragraph    
7#a71 the ,secretary shall coordinate   
with--  7,a7 the ,secretary of          

,commerce2  7,b7 the ,secretary of      
,state2  7,c7 the ,secretary of the     
,interior2 and  7,d7 the heads of any   
other relevant ,federal agencies4  7b7  
,reporting and accountability  7#a7 ,not
 later than #b years after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall submit a report detailing the     
efforts of the ,department and other    
,federal agencies under this section    
to--  7,a7 the ,,usda ,tribal ,advisory 
,committee2  7,b7 the ,committee on     
,agriculture of the ,house of           
,representatives2  7,c7 the ,committee  
on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house  
of ,representatives2  7,d7 the          
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
and ,forestry of the ,senate2  7,e7 the 
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate2 and     
7,f7 the ,committee on ,indian ,affairs 
of the ,senate4  7#b7 ,not later than   
#ij days after the date of enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary shall         
establish goals1 in an objective and    

quantifiable format1 by which the       
inclusion of ,indian ,tribes and tribal 
agricultural and food products in the   
,department's trade related activities  
can be measured4  #f4 ,promise ,zones   
7a7 ,in general ,in this section1 the   
term ,tribal ,promise ,zone means an    
area that-- 7#a7 is nominated by #a or  
more ,indian tribes 7as defined in      
section #d7ac7 of the ,native ,american 
,housing ,assistance and                
,self-,determination ,act of #aiif 7#be 
,u4,s4,c4 #dajc7ac777 for designation as
 a ,tribal ,promise ,zone 7in this      
section referred to as a nominated      
zone72  7#b7 has a continuous boundary2 
and  7#c7 the ,secretary of ,agriculture
 designates as a ,tribal ,promise ,zone1
 after consultation with the ,secretary 
of ,commerce1 the ,secretary of         
,education1 the ,attorney ,general1 the 
,secretary of the ,interior1 the        
,secretary of ,housing and ,urban       
,development1 the ,secretary of ,health 
and ,human ,services1 the ,secretary of 

,labor1 the ,secretary of the ,treasury1
 the ,secretary of ,transportation1 and 
other agencies as appropriate4  7b7     
,authorization and number of            
designations ,not later than #a year    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,agriculture    
shall nominate a minimum number of      
nominated zones1 as determined by the   
,secretary of ,agriculture in           
consultation with ,indian tribes1 to be 
designated as ,tribal ,promise ,zones4  
7c7 ,period of designations  7#a7 ,in   
general ,the ,secretary of ,agriculture 
shall designate nominated zones as      
,tribal ,promise ,zones before ,january 
#a1 #bjbj4  7#b7 ,effective dates of    
designations ,the designation of any    
,tribal ,promise ,zone shall take       
effect-- 7,a7 for purposes of priority  
consideration in ,federal grant programs
 and initiatives 7other than this       
section71 upon execution of the ,tribal 
,promise ,zone agreement with the       
,secretary of ,agriculture2 and  7,b7   

for purposes of this section1 on        
,january #a of the first calendar year  
beginning after the date of the         
execution of the ,tribal ,promise ,zone 
agreement4  7#c7 ,termination of        
designations ,the designation of any    
,tribal ,promise ,zone shall end on the 
earlier of-- 7,a7 7i7 with respect to a 
,tribal ,promise ,zone not described in 
paragraph 7#d71 the end of the #aj-year 
period beginning on the date that such  
designation takes effect2 or  7ii7 with 
respect to a ,tribal ,promise ,zone     
described in paragraph 7#d71 the end of 
the #aj-year period beginning on the    
date the area was designated as a       
,tribal ,promise ,zone before the date  
of the enactment of this ,act2 or  7,b7 
the date of the revocation of such      
designation4  7#d7 ,application to      
certain zones already designated ,in the
 case of any area designated as a       
,tribal ,promise ,zone by the ,secretary
 of ,agriculture before the date of the 
enactment of this ,act1 such area shall 

be deemed a ,tribal ,promise ,zone      
designated under this section           
7notwithstanding whether any such       
designation has been revoked before the 
date of the enactment of this ,act7 and 
shall reduce the number of ,tribal      
,promise ,zones remaining to be         
designated under paragraph 7#a74  7d7   
,limitations on designations ,no area   
may be designated under this section    
unless-- 7#a7 the entities nominating   
the area have the authority to nominate 
the area of designation under this      
section2  7#b7 such entities provide    
written assurances satisfactory to the  
,secretary of ,agriculture that the     
competitiveness plan described in the   
application under subsection 7e7 for    
such area will be implemented and that  
such entities will provide the          
,secretary of ,agriculture with such    
data regarding the economic conditions  
of the area 7before1 during1 and after  
the area's period of designation as a   
,tribal ,promise ,zone7 as such         

,secretary may require2 and  7#c7 the   
,secretary of ,agriculture determines   
that any information furnished is       
reasonably accurate4  7e7 ,application  
,no area may be designated under this   
section unless the application for such 
designation--  7#a7 demonstrates that   
the nominated zone satisfies the        
eligibility criteria described in       
subsection 7a72 and  7#b7 includes a    
competitiveness plan that-- 7,a7        
addresses the need of the nominated zone
 to attract investment and jobs and     
improve educational opportunities2  7,b7
 leverages the nominated zone's economic
 strengths and outlines targeted        
investments to develop competitive      
advantages2  7,c7 demonstrates          
collaboration across a wide range of    
stakeholders2  7,d7 outlines a strategy 
that connects the nominated zone to     
drivers of regional economic growth2 and
  7,e7 proposes a strategy for focusing 
on increased access to high quality     
affordable housing and improved public  

safety4  7f7 ,selection criteria  7#a7  
,in general ,from among the nominated   
zones eligible for designation under    
this section1 the ,secretary of         
,agriculture shall designate ,tribal    
,promise ,zones on the basis of--  7,a7 
the effectiveness of the competitiveness
 plan submitted under subsection 7e7 and
 the assurances made under subsection   
7d72  7,b7 unemployment rates1 poverty  
rates1 vacancy rates1 crime rates1 and  
such other factors as the ,secretary of 
,agriculture may identify1 including    
household income1 labor force           
participation1 and educational          
attainment2 and  7,c7 other criteria as 
determined by the ,secretary of         
,agriculture4  7#b7 ,minimal standards  
,the ,secretary of ,agriculture may set 
minimal standards for the levels of     
unemployment and poverty that must be   
satisfied for designation as a ,tribal  
,promise ,zone4  #g4 ,study of          
marketplace fraud of unique traditional 
foods  7a7 ,in general ,not later than  

#a year after the date of enactment of  
this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general    
shall conduct a study on--  7#a7 the    
market impact of traditional foods1     
tribally produced products1 and products
 that utilize traditional foods2  7#b7  
fraudulent foods that mimic tribal foods
 that are available in the commercial   
marketplace as of the date of enactment 
of this ,act2 and  7#c7 the means by    
which authentic traditional foods and   
tribally produced foods might be        
protected against the impact of         
fraudulent foods in the marketplace4    
7b7 ,inclusions ,the study shall include
 a consideration of the circumstances   
under which such fraudulent foods in the
 marketplace occurs and an analysis of  
,federal laws administered by the       
,secretary1 intellectual property laws1 
and trademark laws that might offer     
protections against fraudulent foods in 
a tribal foods context4  7c7 ,report    
,not later than #fj days after the date 
of completion of the study1 the         

,comptroller ,general shall submit a    
report describing the results of the    
study to--  7#a7 the ,committee on      
,agriculture of the ,house of           
,representatives2  7#b7 the ,committee  
on the ,judiciary of the ,house of      
,representatives2  7#c7 the ,committee  
on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and        
,forestry of the ,senate2  7#d7 the     
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,senate2 and  7#e7 the ,committee on    
,indian ,affairs of the ,senate4  #h4   
,equity in ,educational ,land-,grant    
,status ,act of #aiid ,section #ecb of  
the ,equity in ,educational ,land-,grant
 ,status ,act of #aiid 7#g ,u4,s4,c4    
#cja note7 is amended--  7#a7 in        
paragraph 7#aa71 by striking ,fort      
,berthold ,community ,college and       
inserting ,nueta ,hidatsa ,sahnish      
,college2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#ba71 by  
striking ,navajo ,technical ,college and
 inserting ,navajo ,technical           
,university2 and  7#c7 by adding at the 
end the following3  7#cf7 ,red ,lake    

,nation ,college4  4  #i4 ,smith-,lever 
community extension program  7a7 ,in    
general ,section #c7;d7 of the          
,smith-,lever ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4        
#cdc7;d77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking 
,the ,secretary and inserting the       
following3  7d7 ,administration1        
technical1 and extension services  7#a7 
,in general ,the ,secretary  2  7#b7 in 
paragraph 7#a7 7as designated by        
paragraph 7#a771 by striking the second 
sentence2 and  7#c7 by adding at the end
 the following3  7#b7 ,competitive      
funding ,the ,secretary of ,agriculture 
may provide funding1 on a competitive   
basis1 to--  7,a7 a college or          
university eligible to receive funds    
under the ,act of ,august #cj1 #ahij 7#g
 ,u4,s4,c4 #cba-cbf;a and #cbh71        
including ,tuskegee ,university2 or     
7,b7 a #aiid ,institution 7as defined in
 section #ecb of the ,equity in         
,educational ,land-,grant ,status ,act  
of #aiid 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cja note2       
,public ,law #ajc-chb77 for--  7i7 the  

,children1 ,youth1 and ,families at     
,risk funding program under subsection  
7b77#c72 and  7ii7 the ,federally       
,recognized ,tribes ,extension ,program4
  4  7b7 ,conforming amendments  7#a7   
,section #c7;f7 of the ,smith ,lever    
,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cdc7;f77 is amended 
by inserting or1 in the case of a #aiid 
,institution1 subsection 7d7 before the 
period at the end4  7#b7 ,section       
#ecc7;a77#b77;,a7 of the ,equity in     
,educational ,land-,grant ,status ,act  
of #aiid 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cja note2       
,public ,law #ajc-chb7 is amended by    
striking clause 7ii7 and inserting the  
following3  7ii7 the ,smith-,lever ,act 
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cda et seq471 except as  
provided under-- 7,i7 section #c7;b77#c7
 of that ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4             
#cdc7;b77#c772 or  7,,ii7 paragraph 7#b7
 of section #c7;d7 of that ,act 7#g     
,u4,s4,c4 #cdc7;d772 or  4  #aj4        
,self-determination demonstration       
project with department of agriculture  
,title ,i of the ,indian                

,self-,determination ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4
 #ecba et seq47 is amended by adding at 
the end the following3  #aab4           
,self-determination demonstration       
project with ,department of ,agriculture
  7a7 ,definition of covered program ,in
 this section1 the term covered program 
means-- 7#a7 a program of the ,tribal   
,forest ,protection ,act of #bjjd 7#be  
,u4,s4,c4 #caae;a et seq472 or  7#b7 a  
food distribution program under section 
#d7;b7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act 
of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjac7;b774  7b7 
,agriculture self-,determination        
demonstration project authorized ,the   
,secretary of ,agriculture shall carry  
out a demonstration project through     
which the ,secretary of ,agriculture    
enters into self-determination          
contracts1 in accordance with subsection
 7c71 with ,indian tribes and tribal    
organizations1 upon the request of any  
,indian tribe by tribal resolution1 to  
plan1 conduct1 and administer any       
function1 service1 or activity of #a or 

more covered programs for the ,indian   
tribe4  7c7 ,self-,determination        
contract ,a self-determination contract 
entered into under subsection 7b7 shall 
have the same terms and conditions1 and 
be subject to the same procedures1      
regulations1 and requirements1 as a     
self-determination contract entered into
 under section #ajb1 except that--  7#a7
 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 section2  7#b7 not  
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this section1 the          
,secretary of ,agriculture shall develop
 a procedure1 in consultation with      
,indian tribes1 for ,indian tribes to   
submit proposals for participation in   
the demonstration project2 and  7#c7 to 
the extent that a self-determination    
contract is requested regarding a       
covered program described in subsection 
7a77#a7 that is similar to functions    

already carried out by a tribal         
organization under a self-determination 
contract with the ,secretary of the     
,interior under section #ajb1 the       
,secretary of ,agriculture shall        
structure the self-determination        
contract under this section to be as    
similar to the earlier                  
self-determination contract as is       
practicable4  7d7 ,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 ,agriculture1 and to      
,indian tribes and tribal organizations 
who request such assistance4  4