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Requires USDA-led Tribal budget consultations, funding analysis and reporting, an interagency task force to streamline economic development applications, and a Commerce-run public repository of Tribal programs.
Official title: To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish a budgetary Tribal Government consultation process at the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
Introduced September 1, 2026 by Sharice Davids · Last progress September 1, 2026
The bill strengthens Tribal consultation, transparency, and cross-agency coordination to improve Tribal and local access to federal programs, but it requires new administrative effort and funding and risks delays or limited gains if implementation and maintenance are under-resourced.
Indigenous and Tribal governments will get a formal, regular, and transparent consultation process with USDA (annual input on budgets and multi-year authorizations, predictable 30‑day notice, public reporting and a report to Congress), improving their ability to influence policies that affect Tribal communities.
Tribal entities and tribal producers will have clearer, centralized information and reporting about federal economic development and USDA program funding (public reports of funding delivered, a public repository with biennial updates), making it easier to find eligible programs and track dollars that reach Tribal communities.
Tribal governments could receive more tailored outreach and technical assistance and improved interagency coordination (plans to identify outreach, Office of Native American Business Development support, joint guidance across agencies), raising Tribal participation in federal programs and access to federal resources for projects and services.
Federal agencies (USDA and partner agencies) and taxpayers will face increased administrative costs and staff burdens to stand up and maintain consultations, reporting, a repository, verification systems, and an interagency task force.
Applicants and communities may experience delays or slower decision timelines because new consultation schedules, verification processes, and cross-agency harmonization could slow USDA rulemaking, budget timetables, and benefit delivery.
Tribal communities and applicants may see limited or slow improvements if outreach, technical assistance, or the repository are not backed by dedicated funding and active maintenance; benefits depend on ongoing resources and effective outreach.
Based on analysis of 6 sections of legislative text.
Creates new, formal consultation and reporting requirements to improve how USDA and other federal agencies support Tribal economic development. It requires the Secretary of Agriculture to implement an annual budgetary consultation process with Tribal governments, publish analyses of USDA funding available to Tribes, and to coordinate interagency efforts to streamline economic development program guidance and applications. Also directs creation of an interagency task force (USDA, HUD, Commerce) to reduce applicant burdens and an Office of Commerce-led public repository of federal economic development programs available to Tribal entities, with regular updates and outreach plans.