,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bedj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bf1 #bjbc,mr4   
,lujn introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,food & ,nutrition   
,act ( #bjjh to all[ = increas$         
flexibility 9 ! food di/ribution program
 on ,indian res]vations1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,tribal ,nutrition         
,flexibility ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4         
,increas$ flexibility "u food           
di/ribution program on ,indian          
res]vations ,section #d7;b7 ( ! ,food & 
,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#bjac7;b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph   
7#e7-- 7,a7 9 ! matt] prec$+ subp>agraph
 7,a71 by /rik+ p>agraph & ins]t+       
subp>agraph2 &  7,b7 by r$esignat+      
subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b7 z clauses 7i7 &
 7ii71 respectively1 & ind5t+           
appropriately2  7#b7 by r$esignat+      
p>agraph 7#e7 z subp>agraph 7,b7 &      

ind5t+ appropriately2  7#c7 by ins]t+   
aft] subp>agraph 7,d7 ( p>agraph 7#d7 ! 
foll[+3  7#e7 ,dome/ic commodities  7,a7
 ,requirem5t  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,except z    
provid$ 9 clause 7ii71 commodities      
provid$ ?r\gh ! food di/ribution program
 on ,indian res]vations "u ?is          
subsection %all be products ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates4  7ii7 ,exception ,not)/&+ any   
o!r provision ( law1 9 ! case ( a       
disa/]1 em]g5cy1 or sev]e supply *a9    
disruption1 ! ,secret>y may1 on reque/ (
 a ,tribal organization or ,/ate ag5cy1 
tempor>ily waive ! requirem5t "u clause 
7i74  2  7#d7 9 p>agraph 7#f7-- 7,a7 by 
r$esignat+ subp>agraphs 7,c71 7,d71 &   
7,e7 z subp>agraphs 7,g71 7,e71 & 7,f71 
respectively1 & reord]+ accord+ly2 &    
7,b7 by ins]t+ aft] subp>agraph 7,b7 !  
foll[+3  7,c7 ,traditional & cultural   
foods ,= purposes ( ! requirem5t "u     
p>agraph 7#e77;,a71 any traditional or  
culturally appropriate food s\rc$ "u ?is
 p>agraph by a ,tribal organization or !
 ,secret>y f a ,tribal b& ( ! recipi5t  

,tribe t is locat$ across an            
int]national b\nd>y l9e %all be consid]$
 a product ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7,d7     
,foods provid$ on regional or national  
basis ,! ,secret>y %all h ! au?ority to 
di/ribute traditional & culturally      
appropriate foods on a regional basis1 9
 addition to a national basis4  2  7#e7 
by r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#g7 z p>agraph  
7#i72 &  7#f7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph   
7#f7 ! foll[+3  7#g7 ,waiv] au?ority    
7,a7 ,def9ition ( cov]$ regulation ,!   
t]m cov]$ regulation means a regulation 
issu$ by ! ,secret>y pursuant to ?is    
subsection on det]m9ation by ! ,secret>y
 t ! regulation is necess>y or          
appropriate = ! effective & effici5t    
adm9i/ration ( ! food di/ribution       
program on ,indian res]vations "u ?is   
subsection4  7,b7 ,purpose ,! purpose ( 
?is p>agraph is to facilitate !         
effective op]ation ( ! food di/ribution 
program on ,indian res]vations "u ?is   
subsection 9 p>tn]%ip ) ,tribal         
organizations & ,/ate ag5cies4  7,c7    

,waiv]  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y may   
waive a cov]$ regulation on ! reque/ (  
an ,indian ,tribe4  7ii7 ,reque/ ,an    
,indian ,tribe %all reque/ a waiv] "u   
clause 7i7 ?r\gh ! ,(fice ( ,tribal     
,relations1 :i* %all consult ) any      
implicat$ ag5cy reg>d+ ! waiv]4  7iii7  
,det]m9ation  7,i7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an 
#cj days aft] receiv+ a reque/ "u clause
 7ii71 ! ,secret>y %all respond 9 writ+ 
) a det]m9ation4  7,,ii7 ,d5ial ,if !   
,secret>y det]m9es "u subclause 7,i7 t !
 waiv] is d5i$1 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7aa7 
include 9 ! writt5 response any curative
 adju/m5ts necess>y to approve ! waiv]2 
&  7bb7 p]mit ! ,indian ,tribe to       
resubmit a waiv] reque/ ) ^? curative   
adju/m5ts n lat] ?an #cj days aft] !    
receipt ( ! response ( ! ,secret>y "u   
subclause 7,i74  7,,iii7 ,subsequ5t     
approval ,! ,secret>y %all grant a waiv]
 to an ,indian ,tribe n lat] ?an #cj    
days aft] det]m9+ t a resubmitt$ reque/ 
"u subclause 7,,ii77bb7 satisfactorily  
cures ! reasons = ! initial d5ial ( !   

reque/4  7#h7 ,s\rc+ = nutrition        
education  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to !  
availability ( appropriations & ! funds 
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 ! ,secret>y
 %all e/abli% a fund f :i* ! ,secret>y  
may-- 7i7 provide funds to ,tribal      
organizations or ,/ate ag5cies adm9i/]+ 
! food di/ribution program on ,indian   
res]vations "u ?is subsection = !       
pur*ase ( traditional locally- &        
regionally-gr[n h]bs & spices = use 9   
nutrition education programm+ =         
recipi5ts ( food di/ribut$ "u t program2
 or  7ii7 on reque/ ( a ,tribal         
organization or ,/ate ag5cy1 pur*ase !  
h]bs & spices describ$ 9 clause 7i7 on  
behalf ( ! ,tribal organization or ,/ate
 ag5cy = ! purposes describ$ 9 t clause4
  7,b7 ,nutrition education fund+ ,if   
appropriat$ funds are n available1      
,tribal organizations & ,/ate ag5cies   
may use to c>ry out subp>agraph 7,a7    
nutrition education funds o!rwise       
provid$ by ! ,secret>y = ! food         
di/ribution program on ,indian          

res]vations "u ?is subsection4  7,c7    
,nutrition education programm+ ,tribal  
organizations %all h broad discretion 9 
det]m9+ ! =mat & cont5t ( nutrition     
education programm+ provid$ to recipi5ts
 ( food di/ribut$ "u ! food di/ribution 
program on ,indian res]vations "u ?is   
subsection4  4