,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bij  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #ca1 #bjai,mr4 
,udall 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,murk[ski1 &    
,ms4 ,smi?7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,indian ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
protect ,native *ildr5 & promote public 
safety 9 ,indian c\ntry4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,native 
,y\? & ,tribal ,(fic] ,protection ,act4 
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7
 ,am]ican ,indians & ,alaska ,natives   
are #b4e times m likely to exp]i5ce     
viol5t crimes & at lea/ #b times m      
likely to exp]i5ce rape or sexual       
assault crimes4  7#b7 ,! va/ majority ( 
,am]ican ,indian & ,alaska ,native      
victims1 #if p]c5t ( female & #hi p]c5t 
( male victims1 report be+ victimiz$ by 
a non-,indian4  7#c7 ,accord+ to a #bjaj
 ,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice report1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,attorneys decl9$ to     
prosecute ne>ly #eb p]c5t ( viol5t      
crimes t occur 9 ,indian c\ntry4  7#d7  

,m ?an #d 9 #e ,am]ican ,indian &       
,alaska ,native wom5 h exp]i5c$ viol5ce 
9 _! lifetime4  7#e7 ,accord+ to !      
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1
 homicide is ! ?ird lead+ cause ( dea?  
among ,am]ican ,indian & ,alaska ,native
 wom5 betwe5 #aj & #bd ye>s ( age & !   
fif? lead+ cause ( dea? = ,am]ican      
,indian & ,alaska ,native wom5 betwe5   
#be & #cd ye>s ( age4  7#f7 ,on "s      
res]vations1 ,am]ican ,indian wom5 are  
murd]$ at m ?an #aj times ! national    
av]age4  7#g7 ,tribal prosecutors report
 t ! majority ( dome/ic viol5ce cases   
involve *ildr5 ei!r z witnesses or      
victims1 & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice reports
 t ,am]ican ,indian & ,alaska ,native   
*ildr5 suff] exposure to viol5ce at "s (
 ! highe/ rates 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#h7
 ,*ildhood exposure to viol5ce has      
imm$iate & long t]m effects1 includ+    
increas$ rates ( alt]$ neurological     
developm5t1 poor physical & m5tal heal?1
 poor s*ool p]=mance1 sub/ance abuse1 & 
ov]repres5tation 9 ! juv5ile ju/ice     

sy/em4  7#i7 ,viol5ce aga9/ *ildr5 &    
crimes associat$ ) dat+ viol5ce &       
dome/ic viol5ce increase ! numb] (      
in/ances ( trauma 9 ,tribal communities1
 :i*--  7,a7 affects heal? outcomes2    
7,b7 r$uces educational atta9m5t2  7,c7 
h9d]s economic gr[?2 &  7,d7 und]m9es   
public safety4  7#aj7 ,dome/ic viol5ce  
calls are among ! mo/ dang]\s calls t   
law en=cem5t receives1 & ! ,f$]al       
,bureau ( ,inve/igation's ,uni=m ,crime 
,report %[s t police (fic]s1 includ+    
,tribal police (fic]s1 are assault$ :5  
respond+ to di/urbance calls m (t5 ?an  
"u any o!r circum/ances4  7#aa7 ,!      
complicat$ jurisdictional /ructure 9    
,indian c\ntry-- 7,a7 requires a high   
degree ( commitm5t & coop]ation among   
,tribal1 ,f$]al1 & ,/ate law en=cem5t   
(ficials2 &  7,b7 :5 t coop]ation breaks
 d[n1 results 9 a significant negative  
impact on ! ability to provide public   
safety to ,indian communities4  7#ab7 ,!
 ,indian ,law & ,ord] ,commission1      
e/abli%$ by ,congress to review ,f$]al  

crim9al ju/ice policies & practices 9   
,indian c\ntry1 issu$ a report 9 #bjac  
entitl$ ,a ,roadmap = ,mak+ ,native     
,am]ica ,saf] t recomm5ds ! re/oration (
 ! inh]5t au?ority ( ,tribal c\rts4     
7#ac7 ,re/or+ & enhanc+ local1 ,tribal  
capacity to address viol5t crimes       
provides = great] local control1 safety1
 acc\ntability1 & transp>5cy4  7#ad7    
,tribal communities %\ld be able to     
protect !mselves f dat+ viol5ce1 dome/ic
 viol5ce1 *ild viol5ce1 & viol5ce       
committ$ aga9/ memb]s ( ! ,tribal ju/ice
 sy/em4  #c4 ,protection ( ,native      
*ildr5 & ,tribal communities ,section   
#bjd ( ,public ,law #ij-bhd 7#be        
,u4,s4,c4 #acjd7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 !    
section head+1 by /rik+ dome/ic viol5ce 
& ins]t+ dome/ic viol5ce1 *ild viol5ce1 
& viol5ce aga9/ law en=cem5t (fic]s2    
7#b7 9 subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 
7#a71 by /rik+ means viol5ce & ins]t+   
means cov]$ conduct2  7,b7 9 p>agraph   
7#b7-- 7i7 by /rik+ means viol5ce &     
ins]t+ means cov]$ conduct2 &  7ii7 by  

/rik+ :]e ! viol5ce occurs & ins]t+ :]e 
! cov]$ conduct occurs2  7,c7 9 p>agraph
 7#d71 by /rik+ dome/ic viol5ce & ins]t+
 tribal2  7,d7 9 p>agraph 7#f7-- 7i7 9 !
 p>agraph head+1 by /rik+ dome/ic       
viol5ce & ins]t+ tribal2 &  7ii7 by     
/rik+ dome/ic viol5ce & ins]t+ tribal2  
7,e7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#f7 & 7#g7
 z p>agraphs 7#ab7 & 7#ac71             
respectively2  7,f7 by r$esignat+       
p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#e7 z p>agraphs   
7#f7 ?r\gh 7#aj71 respectively2  7,g7 by
 ins]t+ be=e p>agraph 7#f7 7z r$esignat$
 by subp>agraph 7,f77 ! foll[+3  7#a7   
,c>egiv] ,! t]m c>egiv] means-- 7,a7 !  
p>5t1 gu>dian1 or legal cu/odian ( !    
*ild2  7,b7 ! sp\se or intimate p>tn] ( 
a p>5t1 gu>dian1 or legal cu/odian ( !  
*ild2  7,c7 any relative ( ! *ild1      
includ+ a p>5t1 gr&p>5t1 great-gr&p>5t1 
/epp>5t1 bro!r1 si/]1 /epbro!r1 /epsi/]1
 half-bro!r1 or half-si/]2  7,d7 a p]son
 :o resides or has resid$ regul>ly or   
int]mitt5tly 9 ! same dwell+ z ! *ild2  
7,e7 a p]son :o provides or has provid$ 

c>e = ! *ild 9 or out ( ! home ( ! *ild2
  7,f7 any p]son :o ex]cises or has     
ex]cis$ tempor>y or p]man5t control ov] 
! *ild2 or  7,g7 any p]son :o tempor>ily
 or p]man5tly sup]vises or has sup]vis$ 
! *ild4  7#b7 ,*ild ,! t]m *ild means a 
p]son :o has n atta9$ ! less] (-- 7,a7 !
 age ( #ah2 or  7,b7 except 9 ! case (  
sexual abuse1 ! age specifi$ by ! *ild  
protection law ( ! p>ticipat+ tribe t   
has jurisdiction ov] ! ,indian c\ntry   
:]e ! *ild resides4  7#c7 ,*ild viol5ce 
,! t]m *ild viol5ce means cov]$ conduct 
committ$ aga9/ a *ild by a c>egiv] ( !  
*ild4  7#d7 ,cov]$ conduct ,! t]m cov]$ 
conduct means conduct t--  7,a7 involves
 ! use1 attempt$ use1 or ?reat5$ use (  
physical =ce aga9/ ! p]son or prop]ty ( 
ano!r2 &  7,b7 violates ! crim9al law ( 
! ,indian tribe t has jurisdiction ov] !
 ,indian c\ntry :]e ! conduct occurs4   
7#e7 ,cov]$ individual ,! t]m cov]$     
individual means an (fic] or employee ( 
an ,indian tribe1 or an individual      
au?oriz$ to act = or on behalf ( an     

,indian tribe or s]v+ an ,indian tribe1 
:o is--  7,a7 au?oriz$ "u law to-- 7i7  
engage 9 or sup]vise ! prev5tion1       
detection1 inve/igation1 arre/1 pretrial
 det5tion1 prosecution1 or adjudication 
( an (f5se or ! s5t5c+1 includ+ !       
probation1 p>ole1 inc>c]ation1 or       
rehabilitation1 ( an individual2 or     
7ii7 s]ve z a probation or pretrial     
s]vices (fic]2 &  7,b7 c>ry+ out an     
activity describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#aa77;,c74
  2 &  7,h7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph     
7#aj7 7z r$esignat$ by subp>agraph 7,f77
 ! foll[+3  7#aa7 ,relat$ conduct ,! t]m
 relat$ conduct means a violation ( !   
crim9al law ( an ,indian tribe t is     
committ$--  7,a7 aga9/ a cov]$          
individual2  7,b7 by a p]son--  7i7 :o  
is subject to special tribal crim9al    
jurisdiction2 &  7ii7 has committ$      
crim9al conduct t falls into "o or m ( !
 categories describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 & 
7#b7 ( subsection 7c72 &  7,c7 9 ! c\rse
 ( resi/+ or int]f]+ ) ! prev5tion1     
detection1 inve/igation1 arre/1 pretrial

 det5tion1 prosecution1 adjudication1 or
 s5t5c+1 includ+ ! probation1 p>ole1    
inc>c]ation1 or rehabilitation1 ( t     
p]son relat+ to t crim9al conduct4  2   
7#c7 9 subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 by /rik+   
dome/ic viol5ce ea* place x appe>s &    
ins]t+ tribal2 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph       
7#d77;,b77iii71 9 ! matt] prec$+        
subclause 7,i71 by /rik+ 1 or dat+ p>tn]
 & ins]t+ 1 dat+ p>tn]1 or c>egiv]2     
7#d7 9 subsection 7c7--  7,a7 9 ! matt] 
prec$+ p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ dome/ic  
viol5ce & ins]t+ tribal2  7,b7 9        
p>agraph 7#a7--  7i7 9 ! p>agraph head+1
 by /rik+ & dat+ viol5ce & ins]t+ 1 dat+
 viol5ce1 & *ild viol5ce2 &  7ii7 by    
/rik+ or dat+ viol5ce & ins]t+ 1 dat+   
viol5ce1 or *ild viol5ce2 &  7,c7 by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7 ,relat$   
conduct ,an act ( relat$ conduct t      
occurs 9 ! ,indian c\ntry ( ! p>ticipat+
 tribe4  2  7#e7 9 subsection 7d71 by   
/rik+ dome/ic viol5ce ea* place x appe>s
 & ins]t+ tribal2  7#f7 9 subsection    
7f7--  7,a7 by /rik+ special dome/ic    

viol5ce ea* place x appe>s & ins]t+     
special tribal2  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71  
by /rik+ prosecutes & all t foll[s ?r\gh
 ! semicolon at ! end & ins]t+ ! foll[+3
 8prosecutes--  7,a7 a crime ( dome/ic  
viol5ce2  7,b7 a crime ( dat+ viol5ce2  
7,c7 a crime ( *ild viol5ce2  7,d7 a    
crim9al violation ( a protection ord]2  
or  7,e7 a crime ( relat$ conduct2  2 & 
7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#d71 by ins]t+ *ild    
viol5ce1 relat$ conduct1 aft] dat+      
viol5ce12 &  7#g7 9 subsection 7h71 by  
/rik+ 8#bjad ?r\gh #bjah0 & ins]t+      
8#bjbj ?r\gh #bjbd04  #d4 ,increas$     
int]ag5cy coord9ation  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!  
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior & ! ,secret>y (  
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 7ref]r$ to 9   
?is section z ! ,secret>ies7 %all       
coord9ate ) ! ,attorney ,g5]al to       
ensure1 to ! maximum ext5t practicable1 
t ,f$]al programs to support ,tribal    
ju/ice sy/ems & to support provision (  
victim s]vices = ,indians are work+     
effectively toge!r to s]ve ! ne$s (     
,indian tribes & ,indians 7z su* t]ms   

are def9$ 9 section #d ( ! ,indian      
,self-,det]m9ation & ,education         
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd774 
7b7 ,coord9ation ( ,f$]al ,indian       
facilities ) national dome/ic viol5ce   
hotl9e grantees ,! ,secret>ies %all     
ensure t in=mation = contact+ any       
toll-free telephone hotl9e op]at$ by    
recipi5ts ( a grant au?oriz$ by section 
#cac ( ! ,family ,viol5ce ,protective   
,s]vices ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajdac71 is
 po/$ & readily visible 9 ea* publicly  
accessible ,f$]al facility utiliz$ by-- 
7#a7 ! ,indian ,heal? ,s]vices2  7#b7 ! 
,bureau ( ,indian ,affairs2 or  7#c7 !  
,bureau ( ,indian ,education4  7c7      
,coord9ation on tra9+ ,f$]al indian     
program employees ,to recognize &       
respond to dome/ic viol5ce ,!           
,secret>ies 7act+ ?r\gh ! ,assi/ant     
,secret>y = ,indian ,affairs1 !         
,director ( ! ,bureau ( ,indian         
,education1 & ! ,director ( ! ,indian   
,heal? ,s]vice7 %all coord9ate ) !      
,director ( ! ,(fice on ,viol5ce ,aga9/ 

,wom5 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice & !       
,associate ,commission] = ! ,family &   
,y\? ,s]vices ,bureau ( ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to ensure t    
tra9+ mat]ials on recogniz+ & respond+  
to dome/ic viol5ce are available to     
,tribal & ,f$]al employees (--  7#a7 !  
,indian ,heal? ,s]vices2  7#b7 ! ,bureau
 ( ,indian ,affairs2 &  7#c7 ! ,bureau (
 ,indian ,education4  #e4 ,report  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior 7act+
 ?r\gh ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,indian  
,affairs7 & ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &      
,human ,s]vices 7act+ ?r\gh ! ,director 
( ! ,indian ,heal? ,s]vice7 %all jo9tly 
submit a report to--  7#a7 ! ,committee 
on ,indian ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7#b7 
! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces ( !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7b7 ,cont5ts (
 ! report ,! report requir$ "u          
subsection 7a7 %all include a           
description ( ! degree ( effectiv5ess   
(--  7#a7 ,f$]al programs t are int5d$  
to build ! capacity ( crim9al ju/ice    
sy/ems ( ,indian tribes to inve/igate & 

prosecute (f5ses relat+ to dat+ viol5ce1
 dome/ic viol5ce1 *ild viol5ce1 & relat$
 conduct 7z def9$ 9 section #bjd (      
,public ,law #ij-bhd 7#be ,u4,s4,c4     
#acjd71 z am5d$ by section #c7b772  7#b7
 ! requir$ coord9ation activities       
requir$ "u section #d1 includ+          
compliance ) ! po/+ ( dome/ic viol5ce   
victim s]vice access in=mation requir$  
"u section #d7;b72 &  7#c7 ! int]ag5cy  
employee tra9+ mat]ial developm5t       
requir$ "u section #d7;c74  7c7 ,tim+ ,!
 ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior & ! ,secret>y ( 
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all submit !  
report requir$ "u subsection 7a7 by n   
lat] ?an #d ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act4