To allow Indian tribes to participate in certain soil and water conservation programs.

SA 919. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the bill S. 954, to reauthorize agricultural programs through
2018; as follows:

At the end of subtitle F of title II, add the following:

SEC. 25___. SOIL AND WATER RESOURCE CONSERVATION.

(a) Congressional Policy and Declaration of Purpose.--
Section 4 of the Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of
1977 (16 U.S.C. 2003) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by inserting ``and tribal'' after
``State'' each place it appears; and
(2) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting ``, tribal,'' after
``State''.
(b) Continuing Appraisal of Soil, Water, and Related
Resources.--Section 5 of the Soil and Water Resources
Conservation Act of 1977 (16 U.S.C. 2004) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ``and State'' and
inserting ``, State, and tribal'';
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``, tribal'' after
``State'' each place it appears; and
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) by striking ``State soil'' and inserting ``State and
tribal soil''; and
(B) by striking ``local'' and inserting ``local, tribal,''.
(c) Soil and Water Conservation Program.--Section 6(a) of
the Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977 (16
U.S.C. 2005(a)) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``, tribal'' after ``State'' each place it
appears; and
(2) by inserting ``, tribal,'' after ``private''.
(d) Utilization of Available Information and Data.--Section
9 of the Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977
(16 U.S.C. 2008) is amended by inserting ``, tribal'' after
``State''.
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