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Defense Community Infrastructure Program Tribal Eligibility Act of 2026
To amend title 10, United States Code, to include Indian Tribes in the defense community infrastructure program, and for other purposes.
Summary
- Expands the defense community infrastructure program to include Indian Tribes as eligible participants alongside state and local governments.
- Allows Indian Tribes to participate in infrastructure projects and grants that were previously available only to local and state governments.
- Defines "Indian Tribe" for this program using the definition from the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.
- Updates program language throughout to formally recognize Indian Tribes as eligible recipients for defense community infrastructure funding and benefits.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK)
Actions (2)
- Aug 5, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. · senate
- Aug 5, 2026 Introduced in Senate
Text versions (1)
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
August 5, 2026
Mrs. Murray (for herself and Mr. Lankford) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to include Indian Tribes in the defense community infrastructure program, 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 “Defense Community Infrastructure Program Tribal Eligibility Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS IN THE DEFENSE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.
Section 2391 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting “Indian Tribes,” after “local governments,”; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking “or local government” each place it appears and inserting “government, local government, or Indian Tribe”; and
(2) in subsection (e)—
(A) in paragraph (4)(A)(ii)(I), by striking “or local government” and inserting “government, local government, or Indian Tribe”; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(7) The term ‘Indian Tribe’ has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).”. <all>
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