,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ahcf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #f1 #bjac ,mrs4 
,noem introduced the following bill2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary1 and in addition to the  
,committee on ,natural ,resources1 for a
 period to be subsequently determined by
 the ,speaker1 in each case for         
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
enhance training and cooperation between
 law enforcement officers to respond to 
and prevent domestic violence and sexual
 assault in ,indian country1 to swiftly 
bring perpetrators to justice1 to       
commission a ,,gao study1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,protect our ,native
 ,women ,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,assistant  
,united ,states attorney domestic       
violence tribal liaisons ,section       
#ac7;b7 of the ,indian ,law ,enforcement
 ,reform ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #bhaj7;b77 

is amended--  7#a7 by redesignating     
paragraph 7#i7 as paragraph 7#aj72 and  
7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#h7  
the following3  7#i7 ,serving as        
domestic violence tribal liaison by     
doing the following3  7,a7 ,encouraging 
and assisting in arrests and ,federal   
prosecution for crimes1 including       
misdemeanor crimes1 of domestic         
violence1 dating violence1 sexual       
assault1 and stalking that occur in     
,indian country4  7,b7 ,conducting      
training sessions for law enforcement   
officers and other individuals and      
entities responsible for responding to  
crimes in ,indian country to ensure that
 such officers1 individuals1 and        
entities--  7i7 understand their arrest 
authority over offenders2 and  7ii7 are 
prepared to respond to victims of such  
crimes4  7,c7 ,developing               
multidisciplinary teams to combat       
domestic and sexual violence offenses   
against ,indians4  7,d7 ,consulting and 
coordinating with tribal justice        

officials and victims' advocates to     
address any backlog in the prosecution  
of crimes1 including misdemeanor crimes1
 of domestic violence1 dating violence1 
sexual assault1 and stalking that occur 
in ,indian country4  7,e7 ,developing   
working relationships and maintaining   
communication with tribal leaders1      
tribal community and victims' advocates1
 and tribal justice officials to gather 
information from1 and share appropriate 
information with1 tribal justice        
officials4  4  #c4 ,special attorneys   
,section #edc7;a7 of title #bh1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 by    
striking 1 including and all that       
follows through ,indian country2 and    
7#b7 by adding at the end the following3
 ,the ,attorney ,general shall appoint  
qualified tribal prosecutors and other  
qualified attorneys to assist in        
prosecuting ,federal offenses committed 
in the ,indian country of no fewer than 
#aj federally recognized tribes1 with a 
preference given to those tribes with   

the highest rates of domestic violence  
and sexual assault1 compared to other   
federally recognized tribes44  #d4 ,,gao
 study ,the ,comptroller ,general of the
 ,united ,states shall submit to the    
,congress a report on--  7#a7 the       
prevalence of domestic violence and     
sexual assault in ,indian ,country2     
7#b7 the efforts of ,federal law        
enforcement agencies1 including the     
,federal ,bureau of ,investigation and  
,bureau of ,indian ,affairs1 to         
investigate these crimes2 and  7#c7     
,federal initiatives1 such as grants1   
training1 and technical assistance1 to  
help address and prevent such violence4