Defense Community Infrastructure Program Tribal Eligibility Act of 2026
Shown here: Introduced in House (2026-02-25)
To amend title 10, United States Code, to include Indian tribes in the defense community infrastructure program, and for other purposes.
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Defense Community Infrastructure Program Tribal Eligibility Act of 2026”.
2. Including Tribal governments in the defense community infrastructure program
Section 2391 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting “Indian tribes,” after “local governments,”; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking “or local government” each place such term appears and inserting “government, local government, or Indian tribe”; and
(2) in subsection (e)—
(A) in paragraph (4)(A)(ii)(I), by striking “or local government” and inserting “government, local government, or Indian tribe”; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(7) The term Indian tribe has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).