Bill > S2757

This bill, the SNAP Tribal Food Sovereignty Act of 2021, allows the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into self-determination contracts with Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations to carry out the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for their respective Tribes. This empowers Tribes to plan, conduct, and administer SNAP functions, services, and activities for their communities. The bill specifies that these self-determination contracts will have the same terms and conditions as those under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Department of Agriculture being the appropriate entities for these SNAP-related contracts. The bill also directs the Office of Self-Governance of the Bureau of Indian Affairs to provide technical assistance to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Tribes and Tribal organizations regarding these self-determination contracts.