,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ahcf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #f1 #bjac ,mrs4  
,noem introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1 &
 9 addition to ! ,committee on ,natural 
,res\rces1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly  
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to enhance tra9+ & coop]ation 
betwe5 law en=cem5t (fic]s to respond to
 & prev5t dome/ic viol5ce & sexual      
assault 9 ,indian c\ntry1 to swiftly br+
 p]petrators to ju/ice1 to commission a 
,,gao /udy1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,protect our ,native ,wom5 ,act ( #bjac4
  #b4 ,assi/ant ,unit$ ,/ates attorney  
dome/ic viol5ce tribal liaisons ,section
 #ac7;b7 ( ! ,indian ,law ,en=cem5t     
,re=m ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #bhaj7;b77 is 
am5d$--  7#a7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph    
7#i7 z p>agraph 7#aj72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+
 aft] p>agraph 7#h7 ! foll[+3  7#i7     

,s]v+ z dome/ic viol5ce tribal liaison  
by do+ ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,enc\rag+ &      
assi/+ 9 arre/s & ,f$]al prosecution =  
crimes1 includ+ misdemeanor crimes1 (   
dome/ic viol5ce1 dat+ viol5ce1 sexual   
assault1 & /alk+ t occur 9 ,indian      
c\ntry4  7,b7 ,conduct+ tra9+ sessions =
 law en=cem5t (fic]s & o!r individuals &
 entities responsible = respond+ to     
crimes 9 ,indian c\ntry to ensure t su* 
(fic]s1 individuals1 & entities--  7i7  
und]/& _! arre/ au?ority ov] (f5d]s2 &  
7ii7 are prep>$ to respond to victims ( 
su* crimes4  7,c7 ,develop+             
multidiscipl9>y teams to combat dome/ic 
& sexual viol5ce (f5ses aga9/ ,indians4 
7,d7 ,consult+ & coord9at+ ) tribal     
ju/ice (ficials & victims' advocates to 
address any backlog 9 ! prosecution (   
crimes1 includ+ misdemeanor crimes1 (   
dome/ic viol5ce1 dat+ viol5ce1 sexual   
assault1 & /alk+ t occur 9 ,indian      
c\ntry4  7,e7 ,develop+ work+           
relation%ips & ma9ta9+ communication )  
tribal lead]s1 tribal community &       

victims' advocates1 & tribal ju/ice     
(ficials to ga!r in=mation f1 & %>e     
appropriate in=mation )1 tribal ju/ice  
(ficials4  4  #c4 ,special attorneys    
,section #edc7;a7 ( title #bh1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ 
1 includ+ & all t foll[s ?r\gh ,indian  
c\ntry2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3 ,! ,attorney ,g5]al %all appo9t 
qualifi$ tribal prosecutors & o!r       
qualifi$ attorneys to assi/ 9 prosecut+ 
,f$]al (f5ses committ$ 9 ! ,indian      
c\ntry ( no few] ?an #aj f$]ally        
recogniz$ tribes1 ) a pref]5ce giv5 to  
^? tribes ) ! highe/ rates ( dome/ic    
viol5ce & sexual assault1 comp>$ to o!r 
f$]ally recogniz$ tribes44  #d4 ,,gao   
/udy ,! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates %all submit to ! ,congress a     
report on--  7#a7 ! preval5ce ( dome/ic 
viol5ce & sexual assault 9 ,indian      
,c\ntry2  7#b7 ! ef=ts ( ,f$]al law     
en=cem5t ag5cies1 includ+ ! ,f$]al      
,bureau ( ,inve/igation & ,bureau (     
,indian ,affairs1 to inve/igate ^!      

crimes2 &  7#c7 ,f$]al initiatives1 su* 
z grants1 tra9+1 & te*nical assi/ance1  
to help address & prev5t su* viol5ce4