,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #heac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bb1 #bjbd,mr4  
,vasquez introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the 
,secretary of ,agriculture to carry out 
a demonstration project to allow ,tribal
 entities to purchase agricultural      
commodities under the commodity         
supplemental food program1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,,csfp ,tribal      
,nutrition ,sovereignty ,act4  #b4      
,commodity supplemental food program    
demonstration project for tribal        
organizations  7a7 ,demonstration       
project for tribal organizations  7#a7  
,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7  
,demonstration project ,the term        
demonstration project means the         
demonstration project established under 
paragraph 7#b74  7,b7 ,food distribution
 program ,the term food distribution    
program means the commodity supplemental

 food program under section #d of the   
,agriculture and ,consumer ,protection  
,act of #aigc 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fab;c      
note74  7,c7 ,indian reservation ,the   
term ,indian reservation has the meaning
 given the term reservation in section  
#c of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of  
#bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjab74  7,d7       
,indian tribe ,the term ,indian tribe   
has the meaning given such term in      
section #d of the ,indian               
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74 
7,e7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary    
means the ,secretary of ,agriculture4   
7,f7 ,self-determination contract ,the  
term self-determination contract has the
 meaning given such term in section #d  
of the ,indian ,self-,determination and 
,education ,assistance ,act 7#be        
,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd7 with modification as   
determined by the ,secretary4  7,g7     
,tribal entity ,the term ,tribal entity 
means-- 7i7 an ,indian reservation2     
7ii7 an ,indian tribe2 and  7iii7 a     

,tribal organization4  7,h7 ,tribal     
organization ,the term ,tribal          
organization has the meaning given such 
term in section #c of the ,food and     
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjab74  7#b7 ,establishment ,subject to
 the availability of appropriations1 the
 ,secretary shall establish a           
demonstration project under which #a or 
more ,tribal entities may enter into    
self-determination contracts to purchase
 agricultural commodities under the food
 distribution program for the ,indian   
reservation of that ,tribal entity4     
7#c7 ,eligibility  7,a7 ,consultation   
,the ,secretary shall consult with      
,tribal entities to determine the       
process under which each entity may     
participate in the demonstration        
project4  7,b7 ,criteria ,the ,secretary
 shall select for participation in the  
demonstration project ,tribal entities  
that-- 7i7 are successfully             
administering the food distribution     
program of the ,tribal entity2  7ii7    

have the capacity to purchase           
agricultural commodities in accordance  
with paragraph 7#d7 for the food        
distribution program of the ,tribal     
entity2 and  7iii7 meet any other       
criteria determined by the ,secretary1  
in consultation with the ,secretary of  
the ,interior and ,tribal entities4     
7#d7 ,procurement of agricultural       
commodities ,any agricultural           
commodities purchased by a ,tribal      
entity under the demonstration project  
shall-- 7,a7 be domestically produced2  
7,b7 not result in a material increase  
in the amount of food in the food       
package of that ,tribal entity compared 
to the amount of food that the          
,secretary authorized to be provided    
through the ,,csfp ,guide ,rate2  7,c7  
be of similar or higher nutritional     
value as the type of agricultural       
commodities that would be supplanted in 
the existing food package for that      
,tribal entity or be an agricultural    
commodity with ,tribal significance to  

that ,tribal entity2 and  7,d7 meet any 
other criteria determined by the        
,secretary4  7#e7 ,report ,not later    
than #a year after the date on which    
funds are appropriated under paragraph  
7#f71 and annually thereafter1 the      
,secretary shall submit to the          
,committee on ,agriculture of the ,house
 of ,representatives and the ,committee 
on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and        
,forestry of the ,senate a report       
describing the activities carried out   
under the demonstration project during  
the preceding year4  7#f7 ,funding  7,a7
 ,authorization of appropriations ,there
 is authorized to be appropriated to the
 ,secretary to carry out this subsection
 #e1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until  
expended4  7,b7 ,appropriations in      
advance ,with respect to any funds made 
available under subparagraph 7,a71 only 
funds appropriated in advance           
specifically to carry out this          
subsection shall be available to carry  
out this subsection4  7b7               

,administration of tribal               
self-,determination contracts  7#a7     
,administration ,the ,secretary shall   
appoint an existing office of the       
,department of ,agriculture to          
administer tribal self-determination    
contracts1 including-- 7,a7 awarding of 
,,fns nutrition program                 
self-determination contracts to selected
 ,tribal entities2 and  7,b7 hiring     
contract officers and program staff in  
order to manage the selection of ,tribal
 entities and execution of              
self-determination contracts4  7#b7     
,staffing minimum funding               
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 there is authorized to be          
appropriated to the ,secretary          
#a1bjj1jjj for each of fiscal years     
#bjbe through #bjbh for the payment of  
,department contract officers and       
program staff salaries and benefits4