118th CONGRESS 2d Session |
To amend the Buy Indian Act to include the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
May 21, 2024
Mrs. Peltola (for herself and Ms. Davids of Kansas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
To amend the Buy Indian Act to include the Secretary of Agriculture, 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. Buy indian act modifications.
Section 23 of the Act of the Act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 861, chapter 431; 25 U.S.C. 47; commonly known as the “Buy Indian Act”), is amended—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking “and” at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
“(C) the Secretary of Agriculture.”;
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking “and the Department of Health and Human Services” and inserting “, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Agriculture”; and
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking “and the Indian Health Service” and inserting “, the Indian Health Service, and the Department of Agriculture”; and
(3) in subsection (d)(1), by striking “Committee on Indian Affairs” and all that follows through “House of Representatives” and inserting “Committees on Indian Affairs and Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committees on Natural Resources and Agriculture of the House of Representatives”.