12 2 STA T . 1 8 8 4PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 24 6—J U NE 18 , 2008 PARTI I —FO O D DI S TRI BU TIO N PRO G RA M ON INDIAN R E SER V ATIONS SEC.421 1. A SSESS INGTH EN U T R ITI O NA LV ALUE O F THE F DP IR FOOD PAC K AGE. (a)INGE NE RAL.—Section4 o f t h e F oo d and Nu t r ition A ct of 20 0 8 ( 7U .S. C . 20 13 )i s a m ended by stri k in g subsection (b) and inserting the fo l lo w ing
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‘(b) F O O DDIST RI BU TION P RO G RA M ON INDIAN R ESER V ATIONS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Distribution of commodities , with or without the su p plemental nutrition assistance program, shall be made whene v erare q uest for concurrent or separate food program operations, respectively, is made by a tribal organi z a - tion. ‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATION.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Sub j ect to subparagraphs ( B ) and (C), in the event of distribution on all or part of an Indian reservation, the appropriate agency of the State govern- ment in the area involved shall be responsible for the distribution. ‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATION B Y TRIBAL ORGANI Z ATION.—If the Secretary determines that a tribal organization is capable of effectively and efficiently administering a distribution described in paragraph (1), then the tribal organization shall administer the distribution. ‘‘(C) PRO H IBITION.— T he Secretary shall not approve any plan for a distribution described in paragraph (1) that permits any household on any Indian reservation to partici- pate simultaneously in the supplemental nutrition assist- ance program and the program established under this sub- section. ‘‘(3) DIS Q UALI F IED P ARTI C IPANTS.—An individual who is dis- qualified from participation in the food distribution program on Indian reservations under this subsection is not eligible to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program under this Act for a period of time to be determined by the Secretary. ‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary is authorized to pay such amounts for administrative costs and distribution costs on Indian reservations as the Secretary finds necessary for effective administration of such distribution by a State agency or tribal organization. ‘‘( 5 ) BISON MEAT.—Subject to the availability of appropria- tions to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary may purchase bison meat for recipients of food distributed under this sub- section, including bison meat from— ‘‘(A) Native American bison producers
and ‘‘(B) producer – owned cooperatives of bison ranchers. ‘‘( 6 ) TRADITIONAL AND LOCALLY-GRO W N FOOD FUND.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of appro- priations, the Secretary shall establish a fund for use in purchasing traditional and locally-grown foods for recipi- ents of food distributed under this subsection. ‘‘(B) NATIVE AMERICAN PRODUCERS.— W here prac- ticable, of the food provided under subparagraph (A), at
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