GSA Disposal Process Tribal Parity Act of 2024

Section 550 of title 40, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in subsection (a)—

(A) by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through includes the and inserting the following:; and

In this section:

The term State includes the

(B) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so designated) the following:

The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).

(2) by striking to a State each place it appears and inserting to an Indian Tribe, a State; and

(3) by striking the State each place it appears and inserting the Indian Tribe, State.

Section 553 of title 40, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in subsection (a)—

(A) by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through includes the and inserting the following:; and

In this section:

The term State includes the

(B) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so designated) the following:; and

The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).

(2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking a State, or political subdivision or instrumentality of a State, and inserting an Indian Tribe, a State, or a political subdivision or instrumentality of a State.

Section 554 of title 40, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in subsection (a)—

(A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and

(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:; and

The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).

(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking a State or and inserting an Indian Tribe, a State, or.

Section 501 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411) is amended—

(1) in subsection (c)(2)(A), in the second sentence, by striking State and and inserting Tribal, State, and; and

(2) in subsection (i)(4), by striking State or local government agency, or private nonprofit organization, which and inserting Tribal government, agency of a Tribal government, State or local government agency, or private nonprofit organization that.

Section 47151(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking to a State and inserting to an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)), a State.

The first section of the Act of May 19, 1948 (16 U.S.C. 667b), is amended, in the first sentence—

(1) in paragraph (1)—

(A) by inserting Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)) or before agency of the State; and

(B) by inserting jurisdiction of the Indian Tribe (as so defined) or before wildlife resources of the State; and

(2) in paragraph (2)(a), by striking such State agency and inserting such Indian Tribe (as so defined) or State agency.

In this section:

The term Administrator means the Administrator of General Services.

The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the outreach conducted by the Administrator to Indian Tribes for purposes of notifying Indian Tribes on the availability of surplus Federal real property available for disposal.

Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include a list of any surplus Federal real property conveyed to Indian Tribes in the year covered by the report.

Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in coordination with other heads of Federal agencies, as determined necessary by the Administrator, shall establish a process by which the Administrator will manage competing applications for Federal surplus real property made by States, political subdivisions or instrumentalities of States, municipalities, and Indian Tribes.