S. 2771

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

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.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES · September 11, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Luján · Committee: Committee on Indian Affairs

Table of contents

• S. 2771
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Authorization for advance appropriations
  • SEC. 3. Information on appropriations estimates

SEC. 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 () is amended by adding at the end the following: 25 U.S.C. 5321 et seq.
    • (a) Definitions
      • In this section:
        • The term covered account means the following:
        • The term Department means the Department of the Interior.
        • 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—
        • be made available for that fiscal year; and
        • 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 () is amended by adding at the end the following: 25 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.
    • (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:
        • Indian Health Services.
        • Contract Support Costs.
        • Payments for Tribal Leases.
        • 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—
        • be made available for that fiscal year; and
        • 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
  • 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) of the Indian Self-Determination Act; and
    • section 833(a) of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act.
  • Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
• (b) Bureau of Indian Affairs
  • Section 106 of the () is amended by striking subsection (i) and inserting the following: 25 U.S.C. 5325
    • (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 () is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting . 25 U.S.C. 2008(l)(1)
  • (2) Division of Budget Analysis
    • Section 1129(c) of the Education Amendments of 1978 () is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking containsand inserting contains, for the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted and for the fiscal year following that fiscal year. 25 U.S.C. 2009(c)
  • (3) Annual budget request
    • Section 1135(b) of the Education Amendments of 1978 () is amended— 25 U.S.C. 2015(b)
      • by striking the period at the end and inserting ;
      • by striking and inserting the following: “shall include—
        • the plans
        • 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.
      • by adding at the end the following:
• (d) Indian Health Service
  • Section 826 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act () is amended— 25 U.S.C. 1680p
    • in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking and inserting ; and

• amounts that reflect any changes in—
  • the cost of health services, as indexed for United States dollar inflation (as measured by the Consumer Price Index); and
  • the size of the population served by the Service; and
• 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).