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 Calendar No. 76
119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 719

 [Report No. 119-23]

To amend the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 to improve that Act, 
 and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 February 25, 2025

 Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Mr. Heinrich) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian 
 Affairs

 May 12, 2025

 Reported by Ms. Murkowski without amendment

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

To amend the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 to improve that Act, 
 and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal Forest Protection Act 
Amendments Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. TRIBAL FOREST PROTECTION ACT OF 2004 AMENDMENTS.

 

Section 2 of the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 (25 U.S.C. 
3115a) is amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (a) , by striking paragraph

    (2) and 
 inserting the following:
 ``

    (2) Indian forest land or rangeland.--The term `Indian 
 forest land or rangeland' means--
 ``
        (A) land that is held in trust by, or with a 
 restriction against alienation by, the United States 
 for an Indian tribe or a member of an Indian tribe, 
 and--
 ``
            (i) is Indian forest land (as defined in 
 

section 304 of the National Indian Forest 
 Resources Management Act (25 U.S.C. 3103));
 ``
            (ii) has a cover of grasses, brush, or 
 any similar vegetation; or
 ``
            (iii) formerly had a forest cover or 
 vegetative cover that is capable of 
 restoration; and
 ``
        (B) land that is in the State of Alaska and held 
 by an Alaska Native Corporation pursuant to the Alaska 
 Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et 
 seq.).'';

    (2) in subsection

    (b) --
        (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``or 
 Restore'' after ``Protect'';
        (B) in paragraph

    (1) , by striking ``to protect 
 Indian forest land or rangeland'' and all that follows 
 through ``Indian forest land or rangeland)'' and 
 inserting ``to protect or restore Indian forest land or 
 rangeland, or to carry out a project to protect or 
 restore Federal land''; and
            (C) in paragraph

    (3) , by striking ``that is--'' and 
 all that follows through the period at the end of 
 subparagraph
        (B) and inserting ``or Indian forest land 
 or rangeland.'';

    (3) in subsection
            (c) --
        (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``for 
 Federal Land'' after ``Criteria'';
        (B) by striking ``an Indian tribe,'' in the matter 
 preceding paragraph

    (1) and all that follows through 
 ``Indian tribe--'' in the matter preceding subparagraph
        (A) of paragraph

    (2) and inserting the following: 
 ``Federal land, are whether--
 ``

    (1) the Federal land has a special geographic, 
 historical, or cultural significance to the Indian tribe and--
 '';
            (C) in paragraph

    (1) (as so designated)--
            (i) in subparagraph
        (A) , by striking clause
            (i) and inserting the following:
 ``
            (i) Indian forest land or rangeland; 
 or''; and
            (ii) in subparagraph
        (B) , by inserting ``or 
 watershed'' after ``land'';
            (D) by redesignating paragraphs

    (3) and

    (4) as 
 paragraphs

    (2) and

    (3) , respectively;
        (E) in paragraph

    (2) (as so redesignated), by 
 striking ``subject'' and inserting ``Federal''; and
        (F) in paragraph

    (3) (as so redesignated), by 
 striking ``Forest Service or Bureau of Land 
 Management'' and inserting ``Federal'';

    (4) in subsection

    (g) , by striking ``date of enactment of 
 this Act'' and inserting ``date of enactment of the Tribal 
 Forest Protection Act Amendments Act of 2025''; and

    (5) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this Act $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2026 through 2031.''.
 Calendar No. 76

119th CONGRESS

 1st Session

 S. 719

 [Report No. 119-23]

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

To amend the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 to improve that Act, 
 and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 May 12, 2025

 Reported without amendment