Sec. 4001. Food distribution program on Indian reservations
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Section 4(b)(6)(F) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2013(b)(6)(F) ) is amended by striking 2012 and inserting 2018 . Section 17 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2026 ) is amended by inserting at the end the following: The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of a tribal demonstration project for tribes, in lieu of State agencies or other administrating entities, to administer Federal food assistance programs, services, functions, and activities (or portions thereof).
In conducting the study, the Secretary shall consider— the probable effects on specific programs and program beneficiaries of such a demonstration project; statutory, regulatory, or other impediments to implementation of such a demonstration project; strategies for implementing such a demonstration project; probable costs or savings associated with such a demonstration project; methods to assure quality and accountability in such a demonstration project; and such other issues that may be determined by the Secretary or developed through consultation pursuant to paragraph (4).
Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that contains— the results of the study under this subsection; a list of programs, services, functions, and activities (or portions thereof) within each agency that would be feasible to include in a tribal demonstration project; a list of programs, services, functions, and activities (or portions thereof) included in the list described in subparagraph
(B)that could be included in a tribal demonstration project without amending existing law or without waiving regulations that the Secretary may not waive; and a list of legislative actions required in order to include those programs, services, functions, and activities (or portions thereof) included in the list described in subparagraph
(B)but not included in the list described in subparagraph
(C)in a tribal demonstration project. Prior to consultation, the Secretary shall consult with Indian tribes to determine a protocol for consultation. The protocol shall require, at a minimum, that— the government-to-government relationship with Indian tribes forms the basis for the consultation process; the Indian tribes and the Secretary jointly conduct the consultations required by this paragraph; and the consultation process allows for separate and direct recommendations from the Indian tribes and other entities referenced in this subsection. . Section 4(b)(6) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2013(b)(6) ) is amended— by redesignating subparagraph
(F)as subparagraph (G); and by inserting after subparagraph
(E)the following: A tribe that is authorized to administer the distribution described in paragraph
(1)shall have the option to use 5 percent of the program funding of the tribe to promote local purchase of traditional and locally-grown food to be used in the food package of the tribe by purchasing traditional and locally-grown foods from local Native American farmers, ranchers, and producers. .
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