,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cjdf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #aa1     
#bjah ,ms4 ,smith 7for herself1 ,ms4    
,heitkamp1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 
,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,mr4 ,udall1 and   
,ms4 ,harris7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,indian ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to allow the ,secretary of  
,agriculture to enter into              
self-determination contracts with       
,indian ,tribes and ,tribal             
organizations to carry out supplemental 
nutrition assistance programs4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,tribal ,food ,sovereignty ,act of  
#bjah4  #b4 ,self-determination for     
,,snap ,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 for ,,snap  7a7     
,agriculture self-,determination        
authorized ,the ,secretary of           

,agriculture shall enter into           
self-determination contracts1 in        
accordance with subsection 7b71 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 supplemental nutrition   
assistance program established under the
 ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g 
,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa et seq47 for the ,indian
 tribe4  7b7 ,self-,determination       
contract ,a self-determination contract 
entered into under subsection 7a7 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 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 section4  7c7       
,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