[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2771 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2771
To amend the Indian Self-Determination Act and the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act to provide advance appropriations authority for certain
accounts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education
of the Department of the Interior and the Indian Health Service of the
Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 11, 2025
Mr. Lujan (for himself, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Gallego, and Ms. Smith)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Indian Affairs
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A BILL
To amend the Indian Self-Determination Act and the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act to provide advance appropriations authority for certain
accounts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education
of the Department of the Interior and the Indian Health Service of the
Department of Health and Human Services, 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 ``Indian Programs Advance
Appropriations Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education.--The
Indian Self-Determination Act (25 U.S.C. 5321 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 112. AUTHORIZATION FOR ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN
ACCOUNTS.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Covered account.--The term `covered account' means
the following:
``(A) Each of the following annual appropriations
accounts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs:
``(i) Operation of Indian Programs.
``(ii) Contract Support Costs.
``(iii) Indian Guaranteed Loan Program.
``(iv) Construction.
``(v) Payments for Tribal Leases.
``(B) Each of the following annual appropriations
accounts of the Bureau of Indian Education:
``(i) Operation of Indian Education
Programs.
``(ii) Education Construction.
``(2) Department.--The term `Department' means the
Department of the Interior.
``(3) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
``(b) Advance Appropriations.--For each fiscal year, beginning with
fiscal year 2026, new budget authority provided in an appropriations
Act for the covered accounts shall--
``(1) be made available for that fiscal year; and
``(2) include, for each covered account, advance new budget
authority that first becomes available for the first fiscal
year after the budget year.
``(c) Estimates Required.--The Secretary shall include in documents
submitted to Congress in support of the President's budget submitted
pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, detailed
estimates of the funds necessary for the covered accounts of the
Department for the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the
budget is submitted.
``(d) Annual Report.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than July 31 of each fiscal
year, the Secretary, in consultation with Indian Tribes, shall
submit to Congress a report on the sufficiency of the resources
of the Department for the fiscal year beginning after the date
of the submittal of the report.
``(2) Inclusion.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1)
shall include estimates of the workload and demand data for the
fiscal year covered by the report.''.
(b) Indian Health Service.--Title VIII of the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``SEC. 833. AUTHORIZATION FOR ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN
ACCOUNTS.
``(a) Definition of Covered Account.--In this section, the term
`covered account' means each of the following annual appropriations
accounts of the Indian Health Service:
``(1) Indian Health Services.
``(2) Contract Support Costs.
``(3) Payments for Tribal Leases.
``(4) Indian Health Facilities.
``(b) Advance Appropriations.--For each fiscal year, beginning with
fiscal year 2026, new budget authority provided in an appropriations
Act for the covered accounts shall--
``(1) be made available for that fiscal year; and
``(2) include, for each covered account, advance new budget
authority that first becomes available for the first fiscal
year after the budget year.
``(c) Estimates Required.--The Secretary shall include in documents
submitted to Congress in support of the President's budget submitted
pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, detailed
estimates of the funds necessary for the covered accounts of the
Department for the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the
budget is submitted.
``(d) Annual Report.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than July 31 of each fiscal
year, the Secretary, in consultation with Indian tribes, shall
submit to Congress a report on the sufficiency of the resources
of the Department for the fiscal year beginning after the date
of the submittal of the report.
``(2) Inclusion.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1)
shall include estimates of the workload and demand data for the
fiscal year covered by the report.''.
SEC. 3. INFORMATION ON APPROPRIATIONS ESTIMATES.
(a) Submission of Budget Request.--Section 1105(a) of title 31,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(39) information on estimates of appropriations for the
fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the budget is
submitted for the covered accounts described in--
``(A) section 112(a)(1) of the Indian Self-
Determination Act; and
``(B) section 833(a) of the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act.''.
(b) Bureau of Indian Affairs.--Section 106 of the Indian Self-
Determination Act (25 U.S.C. 5325) is amended by striking subsection
(i) and inserting the following:
``(i) Annual Budget Submission.--
``(1) Budget request.--The annual budget request for the
programs of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, as submitted as part
of the President's annual budget request under section 1105 of
title 31, United States Code, shall include, in the amount
requested and the budget justification, information on
estimates of appropriations for the fiscal year following the
fiscal year for which the budget is submitted for the covered
accounts described in section 112(a)(1)(A).
``(2) Consultation.--In developing the budget request under
paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Interior shall consult
with, and solicit the participation of, Indian Tribes and
Tribal organizations.''.
(c) Bureau of Indian Education.--
(1) Administrative cost grant budget requests.--Section
1128(l)(1) of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C.
2008(l)(1)) is amended by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``for the fiscal year for which the budget is
submitted and for the fiscal year following that fiscal
year.''.
(2) Division of budget analysis.--Section 1129(c) of the
Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2009(c)) is amended, in
the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``contains''
and inserting ``contains, for the fiscal year for which the
budget is submitted and for the fiscal year following that
fiscal year''.
(3) Annual budget request.--Section 1135(b) of the
Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2015(b)) is amended--
(A) by striking the period at the end and inserting
``; and'';
(B) by striking ``shall include the plans'' and
inserting the following: ``shall include--
``(1) the plans''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) in the amount requested and the budget justification,
information on estimates of appropriations for the fiscal year
following the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted for
the covered accounts described in section 112(a)(1)(B) of the
Indian Self-Determination Act.''.
(d) Indian Health Service.--Section 826 of the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1680p) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``justification, amounts that reflect any changes in--'' and
inserting ``justification--''; and
(2) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the
following:
``(1) amounts that reflect any changes in--
``(A) the cost of health services, as indexed for
United States dollar inflation (as measured by the
Consumer Price Index); and
``(B) the size of the population served by the
Service; and
``(2) information on estimates of appropriations for the
fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the budget is
submitted for the covered accounts described in section
833(a).''.
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