S.Amdt. 3070

SA 3070. Ms. SMITH (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Udall)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R.
2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other
programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle E of title XII, insert the
following:

SEC. 12512. SELF-DETERMINATION FOR SNAP.

Title I of the Indian Self-Determination Act (25 U.S.C.
5321 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 112. SELF-DETERMINATION FOR SNAP.

``(a) Agriculture Self-determination Authorized.--The
Secretary of Agriculture shall enter into self-determination
contracts, in accordance with subsection (b), with Indian
tribes and tribal organizations, upon the request of any
Indian tribe by tribal resolution, to plan, conduct, and
administer any function, service, or activity of a
supplemental nutrition assistance program established under
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.)
for the Indian tribe.
``(b) Self-determination Contract.--A self-determination
contract entered into under subsection (a) shall have the
same terms and conditions, and be subject to the same
procedures, regulations, and requirements, as a self-
determination contract entered into under section 102, 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 under this section.
``(c) Technical Assistance.--The Office of Self-Governance
of the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall provide technical
assistance regarding the self-determination contracts
authorized under this section to the Secretary of
Agriculture, and to Indian tribes and tribal organizations
who request such assistance.''.
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