,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cief  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ab1 #bjbe,ms4 
,davids of ,kansas 7for herself and ,mr4
 ,lucas7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the  
,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh to   
authorize the ,secretary of ,agriculture
 to enter into self-determination       
contracts and self-governance agreements
 with ,indian entities to administer the
 food distribution program on ,indian   
reservations4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,food          
,distribution ,program on ,indian       
,reservations 7,,fdpir7 ,act of #bjbe4  
#b4 ,food distribution program on       
,indian reservations under              
self-determination contracts and        
self-governance agreements ,section     
#d7;b7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act 
of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjac7;b77 is    
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating         
paragraph 7#g7 as paragraph 7#h72 and   

7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#f7  
the following3  7#g7 ,self determination
 contracts and self-governance          
agreements for ,indian entities  7,a7   
,definitions ,in this paragraph3 7i7    
,indian entity ,the term ,indian entity 
means ,indian ,tribes and ,tribal       
,organizations given the terms in       
section #d of the ,indian               
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74 
7ii7 ,self-determination contract and   
self-governance agreement ,the terms    
self-determination contract and         
self-governance funding agreement has   
the meaning given the term in section #d
 and section #dja of the ,indian        
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act4  7,b7 ,establishment  
,at the request of an ,indian entity1   
the ,secretary shall negotiate and enter
 into self-determination contracts or   
self-governance agreements to purchase  
agricultural commodities under the food 
distribution program under this         

subsection for the ,indian reservation  
of that ,indian entity and to administer
 programs1 functions1 services1 or      
activities 7or portions thereof7 related
 to the operations of the food          
distribution program of that ,indian    
entity4  7,c7 ,eligibility  7i7         
,criteria ,the ,secretary shall presume 
an ,indian entity is eligible to        
purchase agricultural commodities and   
assume the administration of a food     
distribution program on the ,indian     
reservation of that ,indian entity under
 section #d7;b77#g7 if the ,indian      
entity meets the eligibility            
requirements in title ,i or ,,iv of the 
,indian ,self-,determination and        
,education ,assistance ,act of #aige4   
7ii7 ,consultation ,the ,secretary shall
 consult with the ,indian ,tribes to    
determine the process under which a     
,tribal organization may participate4   
7,d7 ,purchase of agricultural          
commodities ,any agricultural           
commodities purchased by a ,indian      

entity under the subsection shall-- 7i7 
be domestically produced2  7ii7 shall   
not result in a material increase or    
decrease in the total amount of food in 
the food package of that ,indian entity 
compared to the amount of food the      
,secretary authorizes to be provided    
through the ,,fdpir ,guide ,rate2 and   
7iii7 be of similar or higher           
nutritional value as the type of        
agricultural commodities that would be  
supplanted in the existing food package 
for that ,indian entity or be an        
agricultural commodity with ,tribal     
significance to that ,indian entity4    
7,e7 ,report ,not later than #a year    
after the effective date of this        
paragraph and annually thereafter1 the  
,secretary shall submit1 to the         
,committee on ,agriculture of the ,house
 of ,representatives and the ,committee 
on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and        
,forestry of the ,senate1 a report      
describing the activities carried out by
 ,indian entities under                 

self-determination contracts and        
self-governance agreements during the   
preceding year4  4  #c4 ,application of 
governing law ,the negotiation1         
execution1 and flexible administration  
of all self-determination or            
self-governance agreements authorized   
under this paragraph 7#g7 shall be      
governed by the requirements of title ,i
 with respect to self-determination     
agreements1 or title ,,iv with respect  
to self-governance agreements1 of the   
,indian ,self-,determination and        
,education ,assistance ,act of #aige and
 the regulations duly promulgated       
thereunder by the ,department of the    
,interior4 ,the application of such     
statutory and regulatory provisions     
shall be adapted to the ,department of  
,agriculture programs1 functions1       
services1 and activities only with the  
negotiated consent of the ,indian entity
 affected1 on a case by case basis4 ,all
 such adaptations shall adhere to the   
rule of construction in section #djf7;i7

 of such ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecff7;i77 
that each provision shall be liberally  
construed for the benefit of the ,indian
 entity and any ambiguity shall be      
resolved in factor of the ,indian       
entity4  #d4 ,termination of            
demonstration program ,demonstration    
projects under section #djjc7;b7 of the 
,agriculture ,improvement ,act of #bjah 
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjac note7 shall cease to
 be effective beginning on the date     
following the end of the period of      
performance for all ,tribes holding     
contracts under such section4