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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 4811 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4811

  To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to include Indian Tribes in 
       certain provisions relating to priority resource concerns.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 17, 2026

  Mr. Peters (for himself and Mrs. Fischer) introduced the following 
      bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                  Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 A BILL

 
  To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to include Indian Tribes in 
       certain provisions relating to priority resource concerns.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal Conservation Priorities 
Inclusion Act''.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF INDIAN TRIBES IN PROVISIONS RELATING TO PRIORITY 
              RESOURCE CONCERNS.

    (a) Environmental Quality Incentives Program.--Section 1240A(7) of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-1(7)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by inserting ``tribal,'' before ``or local''; 
                and
                    (B) by inserting ``or an area on tribal land (as 
                defined in section 2601 of the Energy Policy Act of 
                1992 (25 U.S.C. 3501))'' after ``of a State''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``or on tribal land 
        (as so defined)'' after ``State or region''.
    (b) Conservation Stewardship Program.--Section 1240I(5) of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-21(5)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by inserting ``tribal,'' before ``or local''; 
                and
                    (B) by inserting ``or an area on tribal land (as 
                defined in section 2601 of the Energy Policy Act of 
                1992 (25 U.S.C. 3501))'' after ``of a State''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``or on tribal land 
        (as so defined)'' after ``State or region''.
    (c) Stewardship Contracts.--Section 1240K(b)(3) of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-23(b)(3)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``that the Secretary determines are'' and 
        inserting ``as the Secretary determines to be''; and
            (2) by inserting ``tribal,'' before ``and local''.
    (d) Critical Conservation Areas.--Section 1271F(a)(2)(C) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871f(a)(2)(C)) is amended by 
inserting ``tribal,'' before ``or local''.
    (e) Technical Correction.--Section 1201(a)(14) of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3801(a)(14)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``section 4(e)'' and inserting ``section 
        4''; and
            (2) by striking ``450b(e)'' and inserting ``5304''.
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Tribal Conservation Priorities Inclusion Act

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