1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tribal Connect Act of 2023 . 2. Tribal essential community-serving institutions and universal service support Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 254 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (h)(4), by inserting , except as provided in subsection (m)(2)(C), before is a library or library consortium ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (m) Tribal essential community-Serving institutions and universal service support (1) Definitions In this subsection— (A) the term broadband internet access service has the meaning given the term in section 8.1(b) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation); (B) the term E-rate program means the universal service support mechanism for schools and libraries authorized under subsection (h)(1)(B), the rules of which are set forth under subpart F of part 54 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations), as authorized under subsection (h)(2)(A); (C) the term essential community-serving institution means a facility exclusively owned by an Indian Tribe, including— (i) a Tribal government building, chapter house, longhouse, community center, senior center, or after-school facility; or (ii) any other public building similar to a building described in clause (i); (D) the term High-Cost Program means the program under which universal service support is awarded in high-cost areas in accordance with subpart D of part 54 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations), as authorized under subsection (e)