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The bill extends DCIP eligibility to tribal governments to help bring infrastructure and services to tribal communities near military installations, at the cost of greater competition for limited funds and added administrative burden for DoD.
Tribal governments and communities near military installations are explicitly eligible to compete for Defense Community Infrastructure Program (DCIP) grants, enabling DCIP-funded infrastructure and service projects in those communities.
Clarifies statutory language governing DCIP authority for tribes, reducing administrative ambiguity and making it easier for the Secretary of Defense to apply program authorities to tribal applicants.
Expanding DCIP eligibility increases competition for limited program funds and could reduce funding available to non-tribal applicants such as local and state governments.
Creates additional administrative workload for the Department of Defense to process tribal applications and ensure tribal consultation and statutory compliance, which may slow implementation and burden federal staff.
Based on analysis of 4 sections of legislative text.
Adds Indian tribes as explicit eligible entities and defines "Indian tribe" for the Defense Community Infrastructure Program in 10 U.S.C. § 2391.
Introduced February 25, 2026 by Emily Randall · Last progress February 25, 2026
Expands the Defense Community Infrastructure Program to explicitly include Indian tribes as eligible entities. The law amends 10 U.S.C. § 2391 to add “Indian tribe” to multiple eligibility and reference points and defines “Indian tribe” by cross‑reference to the Indian Self‑Determination and Education Assistance Act definition.