Sec. 801. Agricultural self-determination and self-governance

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Title I of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5321 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary of Agriculture shall enter into self-determination contracts, in accordance with subsection (c), with Tribal organizations, on the request of any Indian Tribe, by Tribal resolution— to plan, conduct, and administer any function, service, or activity provided by the Forest Service or the Natural Resources Conservation Service for the Indian Tribe; to carry out the food distribution program on Indian reservations established under section 4(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2013(b) ) for any individual or household within the jurisdiction of the Indian Tribe; or subject to subsection (b), to carry out the authority of the Food Safety and Inspection Service under the Federal Meat Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 601 et seq. ) and the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 ( 7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq. ).

Before requesting to enter into a self-determination contract described in subsection (a)(3), a Tribal organization shall adopt, by Tribal resolution, a food and agriculture code approved by the Secretary of Agriculture, after which the Secretary of Agriculture shall exercise the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture under Public Law 87–718 ( 7 U.S.C. 1633 ) with respect to the Indian Tribe governed by that Tribal organization. An Indian Tribe operating under a contract described in subsection (a)(3) shall be eligible for grant and loan programs under paragraphs

(19)and

(24)of section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1926(a) ). 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 entered into under subsection (a). The Office of Self-Governance of the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall provide technical assistance with respect to self-determination contracts under subsection (a)— to the Secretary of Agriculture; and to Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations that request that assistance. . Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of a Tribal self-governance demonstration project for appropriate programs, services, functions, and activities of the Department of Agriculture. Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report detailing— the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1); and a plan to establish an Office of Self-Governance in the Department of Agriculture to carry out— the results of that study; and the amendment made by subsection (a). The Secretary shall develop the plan described in paragraph (2)(B) in consultation with Indian Tribes, the Office of Tribal Relations of the Department of Agriculture, and the Tribal Advisory Committee established under section 309(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 ( 7 U.S.C. 6921(b) ). Not later than 18 months after the date on which the Secretary submits the report under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall implement the plan described in the report.

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