diff --git a/src/registrar/templates/application_tribal_government.html b/src/registrar/templates/application_tribal_government.html
index 84a7d83b3..bdca60907 100644
--- a/src/registrar/templates/application_tribal_government.html
+++ b/src/registrar/templates/application_tribal_government.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   {% with sublabel_text="Please include the entire name of your tribe as recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs." %}
     {% with link_text="Bureau of Indian Affairs" %}
       {% with link_href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/01/12/2023-00504/indian-entities-recognized-by-and-eligible-to-receive-services-from-the-united-states-bureau-of" %}
-        {% with class="usa-link usa-link--external" rel="noopener noreferrer" target_blank="true" %}
+        {% with external_link="true" target_blank="true" %}
           {% input_with_errors forms.0.tribe_name %}
         {% endwith %}
       {% endwith %}
diff --git a/src/registrar/templates/includes/input_with_errors.html b/src/registrar/templates/includes/input_with_errors.html
index 2adc08984..a7f15b9c8 100644
--- a/src/registrar/templates/includes/input_with_errors.html
+++ b/src/registrar/templates/includes/input_with_errors.html
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ error messages, if necessary.
         {% with link_index=sublabel_text|find_index:link_text %}
           {{ sublabel_text|slice:link_index }}
           {% comment %} HTML will convert a new line into a space, resulting with a space before the fullstop in case link_text is at the end of sublabel_text, hence the unfortunate line below {% endcomment %}
-          <a {% if target_blank == "true" %}target="_blank" {% endif %}href="{{ link_href }}">{{ link_text }}</a>{% with sublabel_part_after=sublabel_text|slice_after:link_text %}{{ sublabel_part_after }}{% endwith %}
+          <a {% if external_link == "true" %}class="usa-link--external" {% endif %}{% if target_blank == "true" %}target="_blank" {% endif %}href="{{ link_href }}">{{ link_text }}</a>{% with sublabel_part_after=sublabel_text|slice_after:link_text %}{{ sublabel_part_after }}{% endwith %}
         {% endwith %}
       {% else %}
         {{ sublabel_text }}