119th (2025–2027)
H.R. 7710
This bill expands the Defense Community Infrastructure Program to allow Indian tribes to participate and receive funding alongside state and local governments. Currently, the program helps communities near military installations plan and improve infrastructure projects, but tribes are excluded from eligibility. The legislation amends federal law to recognize Indian tribes as eligible applicants and beneficiaries under the same terms as local governments. The bill does not specify new funding amounts or implementation timelines, instead modifying existing program rules to include tribes in an ongoing initiative. This change would enable tribal governments near military installations to access federal support for community infrastructure improvements on the same basis as non-tribal jurisdictions.