,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hhbi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #be1 #bjbd,ms4  
,om> 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,davids ( ,kansas1 
& ,mr4 ,grijalva7 introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
exp$ite new ,tribal c\rt assessm5ts &   
base support fund+1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,tribal ,c\rts ,support ,act4  #b4    
,indian ,tribal ,ju/ice ,act ,am5dm5ts  
,! ,indian ,tribal ,ju/ice ,act 7#be    
,u4,s4,c4 #cfja et seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7
 9 section #ajb 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #cfab71  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7d7 ,initial
 ,annual survey priorities ,9 ! c\rse ( 
! initial annual survey = an ,indian    
,tribe1 ! ,(fice may in/ruct !          
non-,f$]al entity1 :i* may be ei!r a    
=-pr(it or nonpr(it entity1 :i*         
conditions "u subsection 7b7 to         
prioritize1 exp$ite1 or bo?4  2 &  7#b7 
9 section #ajc 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #cfac7--  
7,a7 9 subsection 7c71 by add+ at ! end 

! foll[+3  7#e7 ,! ,secret>y %all h     
discretion to adju/ ! base support fund+
 =mula "u ?is subsection z ne$$ to      
provide initial base support fund+ to an
 ,indian ,tribe t has n receiv$ fund+4  
2 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3    
7d7 ,initial base support fund+  7#a7 ,!
 ,secret>y %all provide initial base    
support fund+ on an exp$it$ basis to an 
,indian ,tribe t has n previ\sly receiv$
 fund+ "u ?is section4  7#b7 ,9 det]m9+ 
! initial base support fund+ = an       
,indian ,tribe "u ?is subsection1 !     
,secret>y may consid] ! local conditions
 li/$ 9 subsection 7b7 ( section 7#ajb7 
& ! factors li/$ 9 subsection 7c77#c7 ( 
?is section1 to ! ext5t su* factors are 
available = t ,indian ,tribe4 ,!        
,secret>y may n delay ! initial base    
support fund+ to ! ,indian ,tribe due to
 ! unavailability ( su* in=mation4  4   
#c4 ,report on ,b>ri]s to ,tribal       
,ju/ice ,s]vices ,n lat] ?an #cfj days  
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,comptroll] ,g5]al %all conduct an audit

 ( & issue a report on b>ri]s t prev5t  
,indian ,tribes f access+ ,tribal ju/ice
 s]vices4 ,! report may include !       
foll[+3 7#a7 ,recomm5dations t may      
enable timely & effici5t provision (    
s]vices to ,indian ,tribes4  7#b7       
,in=mation on & an analysis ( ! foll[+3 
7,a7 ,! process by :i*-- 7i7 ,tribal    
c\rt assessm5ts are conduct$ by ,tribal 
,ju/ice ,support2 &  7ii7 approv$       
,tribal ,ju/ice ,support funds are      
di/ribut$ to ,indian ,tribes4  7,b7     
,:e!r ! l5g? ( su* an assessm5t process 
is necess>y 9 ! initial case ( a ,tribe 
seek+ to e/abli% a ,tribal c\rt &1 if n1
 :e!r & h[ su* an assessm5t process may 
be truncat$1 exp$it$1 or segm5t$ 9 !    
case ( a ,tribe seek+ to e/abli% a      
,tribal c\rt4  7,c7 ,f$]al funds t may  
be sav$ & return$ to ! ,bureau ( ,indian
 ,affairs ,tribal ,priority ,allocations
 due to a /reaml9$ initial c\rt         
e/abli%m5t assessm5t process4  7,d7     
,:e!r & h[ ! assessm5t process may be   
cu/omiz$ to ! p>ticul> judicial         

jurisdictions & cu/oms ( ea* ,indian    
,tribe4  7,e7 ,:e!r & h[ a ,indian      
,tribe may cont9ue access+ ,tribal      
,ju/ice ,support fund+ & s]vices :ile a 
p5d+ ,tribal c\rt assessm5t is be+      
process$4