S. 719 — Tribal Forest Protection Act Amendments Act of 2025

This section amends section 2 of the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 (i.e., authorizes grants to Indian tribes to protect Indian forest lands or rangelands from wildfire, insects, and disease) as follows: (1) revises the definition of "Indian forest land or rangeland" to include trust or restricted lands with grass/brush cover or restorable former vegetative cover, in addition to Indian forest land (as defined in 25 U.S.C. 3103), and land in Alaska held by Alaska Native Corporations under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.); (2) expands authorized grant purposes to include restoration of Indian forest land or rangeland and projects to protect or restore adjacent Federal land; (3) revises criteria for Federal land projects to prioritize lands with special geographic, historical, or cultural significance to the tribe that are adjacent to Indian forest land or rangeland or a watershed and owned by the United States; (4) updates a date reference from the date of enactment of the 2004 Act to the date of enactment of the Tribal Forest Protection Act Amendments Act of 2025; and (5) authorizes $15 million annually for FY2026 through FY2031.