[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7663 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7663
To amend title 40, United States Code, to include Indian Tribes among
entities that may receive Federal surplus real property for certain
purposes, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 13, 2024
Mr. Johnson of South Dakota (for himself and Ms. Davids of Kansas)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Oversight and Accountability
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A BILL
To amend title 40, United States Code, to include Indian Tribes among
entities that may receive Federal surplus real property for certain
purposes, 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 ``GSA Disposal Process Tribal Parity
Act of 2024''.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF INDIAN TRIBES IN GSA DISPOSAL PROCESSES.
(a) Disposal of Real Property for Certain Purposes.--Section 550 of
title 40, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking the subsection designation and
heading and all that follows through ``includes the''
and inserting the following:
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(2) State.--The term `State' includes the''; and
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so
designated) the following:
``(1) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the
meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).'';
(2) by striking ``to a State'' each place it appears and
inserting ``to an Indian Tribe, a State''; and
(3) by striking ``the State'' each place it appears and
inserting ``the Indian Tribe, State''.
(b) Property for Correctional Facility, Law Enforcement, and
Emergency Management Response Purposes.--Section 553 of title 40,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking the subsection designation and
heading and all that follows through ``includes the''
and inserting the following:
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(2) State.--The term `State' includes the''; and
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so
designated) the following:
``(1) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the
meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).'';
and
(2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ``a State, or political subdivision or
instrumentality of a State,'' and inserting ``an Indian Tribe,
a State, or a political subdivision or instrumentality of a
State''.
(c) Property for Development or Operation of a Port Facility.--
Section 554 of title 40, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph
(3); and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
``(2) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the
meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).'';
and
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``a State or'' and
inserting ``an Indian Tribe, a State, or''.
(d) Use of Unutilized and Underutilized Public Buildings and Real
Property To Assist the Homeless.--Section 501 of the McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(2)(A), in the second sentence, by
striking ``State and'' and inserting ``Tribal, State, and'';
and
(2) in subsection (i)(4), by striking ``State or local
government agency, or private nonprofit organization, which''
and inserting ``Tribal government, agency of a Tribal
government, State or local government agency, or private
nonprofit organization that''.
(e) Authority To Transfer an Interest in Surplus Property for
Public Airports.--Section 47151(a) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``to a
State'' and inserting ``to an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of
the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
5304)), a State''.
(f) Transfer of Certain Real Property for Wildlife Conservation
Purposes.--The first section of the Act of May 19, 1948 (16 U.S.C.
667b), is amended, in the first sentence--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by inserting ``Indian Tribe (as defined in
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)) or'' before
``agency of the State''; and
(B) by inserting ``jurisdiction of the Indian Tribe
(as so defined) or'' before ``wildlife resources of the
State''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)(a), by striking ``such State agency''
and inserting ``such Indian Tribe (as so defined) or State
agency''.
SEC. 3. ANNUAL REPORT ON OUTREACH TO INDIAN TRIBES; COMPETING
APPLICATIONS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of General Services.
(2) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the
meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
(b) Annual Report on Outreach to Indian Tribes.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the outreach
conducted by the Administrator to Indian Tribes for purposes of
notifying Indian Tribes on the availability of surplus Federal
real property available for disposal.
(2) Requirement.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1)
shall include a list of any surplus Federal real property
conveyed to Indian Tribes in the year covered by the report.
(c) Competing Applications Process.--Not later than 2 years after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in coordination
with other heads of Federal agencies, as determined necessary by the
Administrator, shall establish a process by which the Administrator
will manage competing applications for Federal surplus real property
made by States, political subdivisions or instrumentalities of States,
municipalities, and Indian Tribes.
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