,,ii #aadth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bghe ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #ab1 #bjaf ,mr4 ,tester 7for himself and ,mr4 ,franken7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,indian ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to protect ,native children and promote public safety in ,indian country4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,tribal ,youth and ,community ,protection ,act of #bjaf4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds that-- 7#a7 children in ,indian country should be protected from violence2 7#b7 tribal communities should be able to protect themselves from offenders bringing illegal drugs onto ,indian reservations2 7#c7 violence against children and crime associated with illegal drugs increase the number of instances of trauma in tribal communities1 which-- 7,a7 affects health outcomes2 7,b7 reduces educational attainment2 7,c7 hinders economic growth2 and 7,d7 undermines public safety2 7#d7 ,congress established the ,indian ,law and ,order ,commission to advise the ,federal ,government on how to improve criminal justice in ,indian country2 7#e7 the ,indian ,law and ,order ,commission issued a report entitled ,a ,roadmap for ,making ,native ,america ,safer-- 7,a7 which recommends the restoration of the inherent authority of tribal courts2 and 7,b7 on which the ,committee on ,indian ,affairs of the ,senate1 on ,february #ab1 #bjad1 held an oversight hearing and received testimony2 and 7#f7 recognition of the inherent authority of ,indian tribes to protect ,native children from violence1 and tribal communities from illegal drugs1 will reduce instances of trauma experienced by ,indians4 #c4 ,extension of authorizations 7a7 ,indian alcohol and substance abuse prevention and treatment grants ,section #dbjf of the ,indian ,alcohol and ,substance ,abuse ,prevention and ,treatment ,act of #aihf 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #bdab7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking appropriate11 each place it appears and inserting appropriate12 7#b7 in subsection 7c77#a77;,a77iv71 by striking ,indians as provided under section #dbbh1 and and inserting ,indians2 and2 7#c7 in subsection 7d77#b71 by striking #bjaa through #bjae and inserting #bjaf through #bjbj2 and 7#d7 in subsection 7f77#c71 by striking #bjaa through #bjae and inserting #bjaf through #bjbj4 7b7 ,bureau of ,indian ,affairs law enforcement and judicial training ,section #dbah7;b7 of the ,indian ,alcohol and ,substance ,abuse ,prevention and ,treatment ,act of #aihf 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #bdea7;b77 is amended by striking #bjaa through #bjae and inserting #bjaf through #bjbj4 #d4 ,protection of ,native children and tribal communities ,section #bjd of ,public ,law #ij-bhd 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #acjd7 is amended-- 7#a7 in the section heading1 by striking violence and inserting and child violence and drug offenses2 7#b7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking means violence and inserting includes felony or misdemeanor violations of the criminal law of the ,indian tribe that has jurisdiction over the ,indian country where the violations occur that are2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by striking means violence and inserting includes felony or misdemeanor violations of the criminal law of the ,indian tribe that has jurisdiction over the ,indian country where the violations occur that are2 and 7ii7 by striking an ,indian tribe that has jurisdiction over the ,indian country where the violence occurs and inserting the ,indian tribe2 7,c7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking domestic violence and inserting tribal2 7,d7 in paragraph 7#f7-- 7i7 in the paragraph heading1 by striking domestic violence and inserting tribal2 and 7ii7 by striking domestic violence and inserting tribal2 7,e7 by redesignating-- 7i7 paragraphs 7#c7 through 7#g7 as paragraphs 7#g7 through 7#aa71 respectively2 and 7ii7 paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 as paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e71 respectively2 7,f7 by inserting before paragraph 7#d7 7as so redesignated7 the following3 7#a7 ,caregiver ,the term caregiver means-- 7,a7 the parent1 guardian1 or legal custodian of the child2 7,b7 any relative of the child1 including a parent1 grandparent1 great-grandparent1 stepparent1 brother1 sister1 stepbrother1 stepsister1 half-brother1 or half-sister2 7,c7 a person who resides or has resided regularly or intermittently in the same dwelling as the child2 7,d7 a person who provides or has provided care for the child in or out of the home of the child2 7,e7 any person who exercises or has exercised temporary or permanent control over the child2 or 7,f7 any person who temporarily or permanently supervises or has supervised the child4 7#b7 ,child ,the term child means a person who has not attained the lesser of-- 7,a7 the age of #ah2 or 7,b7 except in the case of sexual abuse1 the age specified by the child protection law of the participating tribe that has jurisdiction over the ,indian country where the child resides4 7#c7 ,child violence ,the term child violence includes felony or misdemeanor violations of the criminal law of the ,indian tribe that has jurisdiction over the ,indian country where the violations occur that are committed against a child by a caregiver or a person that would be subject to special tribal criminal jurisdiction if the crime was committed against the parent1 legal custodian1 or guardian of the child under the child protection1 domestic1 or family violence law of the ,indian tribe4 2 7,g7 by inserting before paragraph 7#g7 7as so redesignated7 the following3 7#f7 ,drug offense ,the term drug offense includes drug-related felony or misdemeanor violations of the criminal law of the ,indian tribe that has jurisdiction over the ,indian country where the violations occur4 2 and 7,h7 by adding at the end the following3 7#ab7 ,related conduct ,the term related conduct means conduct committed by the defendant that occurs in connection with the exercise of special tribal criminal jurisdiction that is a violation of the criminal laws or contempt authority of the tribal court of the ,indian tribe that has jurisdiction over the ,indian country where the underlying offense occurred4 2 7#c7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 by striking domestic violence each place it appears and inserting tribal2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#d7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a77i7 7as so amended71 by inserting 7other than a drug offense7 before if neither2 and 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,i7 in the matter preceding clause 7i7 7as so amended71 by inserting for a crime of domestic violence or dating violence or a violation of a protection order before only if2 and 7,,ii7 in clause 7iii71 by striking 1 or dating partner and inserting 1 dating partner1 or caregiver2 7#d7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking domestic violence and inserting tribal2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 in the paragraph heading1 by striking and dating violence and inserting 1 dating violence1 and child violence2 and 7ii7 by striking or dating violence and inserting 1 dating violence1 or child violence2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 ,related conduct ,an act of related conduct that occurs in the ,indian country of the participating tribe4 7#d7 ,drug offenses ,a drug offense that occurs in the ,indian country of the participating tribe4 2 7#e7 in subsection 7d71 by striking domestic violence each place it appears and inserting tribal2 7#f7 in subsection 7f7-- 7,a7 by striking special domestic violence each place it appears and inserting special tribal2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking prosecutes and all that follows through the semicolon at the end and inserting the following3 8prosecutes-- 7,a7 a crime of domestic violence2 7,b7 a crime of dating violence2 7,c7 a crime of child violence2 7,d7 a drug offense2 7,e7 a criminal violation of a protection order2 or 7,f7 a crime of related conduct2 2 and 7,c7 in paragraph 7#d71 by inserting child violence1 related conduct1 after dating violence12 and 7#g7 in subsection 7h7-- 7,a7 by striking #e1jjj1jjj and inserting #aj1jjj1jjj2 and 7,b7 by striking #bjad through #bjah and inserting #bjaf through #bjbj4 #e4 ,report ,not later than #d years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,assistant ,secretary for ,indian ,affairs shall submit to the ,committee on ,indian ,affairs of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,natural ,resources of the ,house of ,representatives a report describing the degree of effectiveness of ,federal programs that are intended to build the capacity of criminal justice systems of ,indian tribes to investigate and prosecute offenses relating to illegal drugs4