Authorization for advance appropriations

(a) Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education The Indian Self-Determination Act (25 U.S.C. 5321 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 112. Authorization for advance appropriations for certain accounts (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered account The term covered account means the following: (A) Each of the following annual appropriations accounts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs: (i) Operation of Indian Programs. (ii) Contract Support Costs. (iii) Indian Guaranteed Loan Program. (iv) Construction. (v) Payments for Tribal Leases. (B) Each of the following annual appropriations accounts of the Bureau of Indian Education: (i) Operation of Indian Education Programs. (ii) Education Construction. (2) Department The term Department means the Department of the Interior. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (b) Advance appropriations For each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 2026, new budget authority provided in an appropriations Act for the covered accounts shall— (1) be made available for that fiscal year; and (2) include, for each covered account, advance new budget authority that first becomes available for the first fiscal year after the budget year. (c) Estimates Required The Secretary shall include in documents submitted to Congress in support of the President's budget submitted pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, detailed estimates of the funds necessary for the covered accounts of the Department for the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted. (d) Annual Report (1) In general Not later than July 31 of each fiscal year, the Secretary, in consultation with Indian Tribes, shall submit to Congress a report on the sufficiency of the resources of the Department for the fiscal year beginning after the date of the submittal of the report. (2) Inclusion Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include estimates of the workload and demand data for the fiscal year covered by the report.. (b) Indian Health Service Title VIII of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 833. Authorization for advance appropriations for certain accounts (a) Definition of covered account In this section, the term covered account means each of the following annual appropriations accounts of the Indian Health Service: (1) Indian Health Services. (2) Contract Support Costs. (3) Payments for Tribal Leases. (4) Indian Health Facilities. (b) Advance appropriations For each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 2026, new budget authority provided in an appropriations Act for the covered accounts shall— (1) be made available for that fiscal year; and (2) include, for each covered account, advance new budget authority that first becomes available for the first fiscal year after the budget year. (c) Estimates Required The Secretary shall include in documents submitted to Congress in support of the President's budget submitted pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, detailed estimates of the funds necessary for the covered accounts of the Department for the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted. (d) Annual Report (1) In general Not later than July 31 of each fiscal year, the Secretary, in consultation with Indian tribes, shall submit to Congress a report on the sufficiency of the resources of the Department for the fiscal year beginning after the date of the submittal of the report. (2) Inclusion Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include estimates of the workload and demand data for the fiscal year covered by the report..