,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dghe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ae1     
#bjbf,ms4 ,smith 7for herself and ,mr4  
,hoeven7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,indian ,affairs  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend the ,indian           
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act to allow the ,secretary
 of ,agriculture to enter into          
self-determination contracts with       
,tribal organizations to carry out the  
food distribution program on ,indian    
reservations1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,,fdpir ,tribal ,food           
,sovereignty ,act of #bjbf4  #b4        
,self-determination for food            
distribution program on ,indian         
reservations ,title ,i of the ,indian   
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecba et
 seq47 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  #aab4                   

,self-determination for food            
distribution program on ,indian         
reservations  7a7 ,food distribution    
program on ,indian reservations ,the    
,secretary of ,agriculture shall enter  
into self-determination contracts1 in   
accordance with subsection 7b71 with    
,tribal organizations1 on the request of
 any ,indian ,tribe by ,tribal          
resolution1 to carry out the food       
distribution program on ,indian         
reservations established under section  
#d7;b7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act 
of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjac7;b774  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 entered into under subsection  
7a74  7c7 ,technical assistance ,the    
,office of ,self-,governance of the     
,bureau of ,indian ,affairs shall       
provide technical assistance with       
respect to a self-determination contract
 authorized under subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 
to the ,secretary of ,agriculture2 and  
7#b7 to ,indian ,tribes and ,tribal     
organizations that request that         
assistance4  4