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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 5608 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5608

To extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act 
                    of 2000, and for other purposes.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 30, 2026

    Mr. Crapo (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Merkley) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL

 
To extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act 
                    of 2000, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization 
Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SELF-
              DETERMINATION ACT OF 2000.

    (a) Secure Payments for States and Counties Containing Federal 
Land.--
            (1) Secure payments.--Section 101 of the Secure Rural 
        Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 
        7111) is amended, in subsections (a) and (b), by striking 
        ``2026'' each place it appears and inserting ``2029''.
            (2) Distribution of payments to eligible counties.--Section 
        103(d)(2) of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
        Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7113(d)(2)) is amended by 
        striking ``2026'' and inserting ``2029''.
    (b) Extension of Authority To Conduct Special Projects on Federal 
Land.--
            (1) Committee composition waiver authority.--Section 
        205(d)(6)(C) of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
        Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7125(d)(6)(C)) is amended 
        by striking ``2026'' and inserting ``2029''.
            (2) Extension of authority.--Section 208 of the Secure 
        Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 
        U.S.C. 7128) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``2028'' and 
                inserting ``2031''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``2029'' and 
                inserting ``2032''.
    (c) Extension of Authority To Expend County Funds.--Section 305 of 
the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 
(16 U.S.C. 7144) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``2028'' and inserting 
        ``2031''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``2029'' and inserting 
        ``2032''.

SEC. 3. RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE PILOT PROGRAM EXTENSION.

    Section 205(g)(5) of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7125(g)(5)) is amended by striking 
``2026'' and inserting ``2029''.

SEC. 4. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

    (a) Definition.--Section 3(2)(A)(ii) of the Secure Rural Schools 
and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7102(2)(A)(ii)) 
is amended by inserting ``of'' before ``acres''.
    (b) Submission of Project Proposals.--Section 203(b)(6)(A) of the 
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 
U.S.C. 7123(b)(6)(A)) is amended by striking ``the project,'' and 
inserting ``project''.
    (c) Resource Advisory Committees.--Section 205(a)(3) of the Secure 
Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 
7125(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``may,'' and inserting ``may''.
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Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2026

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