,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cggc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #e1 #bjbe,mr4  
,larsen of ,washington 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,zinke1 ,ms4 ,perez1 ,mr4          
,newhouse1 ,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4 ,hurd of    
,colorado1 and ,mr4 ,simpson7 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 amend the ,stored        
,communications ,act to include ,tribal 
courts as courts of competent           
jurisdiction1 to amend the ,indian      
,civil ,rights ,act of #aifh to confer  
,tribal jurisdiction over controlled    
substances1 related offenses1 and       
firearms1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,protection for ,reservation        

,occupants against ,trafficking and     
,evasive ,communications ,today ,act of 
#bjbe or the ,,protect ,act of #bjbe4   
#b4 ,tribal courts as courts of         
competent jurisdiction under ,stored    
,communications ,act  7a7 ,definitions  
,section #bgaa of title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in    
paragraph 7#c7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph   
7,b71 by striking or at the end2  7,b7  
by redesignating subparagraph 7,c7 as   
subparagraph 7,d72 and  7,c7 by         
inserting after subparagraph 7,b7 the   
following3  7,c7 a ,tribal court2 or  2 
and  7#b7 by striking paragraph 7#d7 and
 inserting the following3  7#d7 the term
 governmental entity means a department 
or agency of-- 7,a7 the ,united ,states2
  7,b7 any ,state or political          
subdivision thereof2 or  7,c7 any       
,indian ,tribe or political subdivision 
thereof2  7#e7 the term ,indian ,tribe  
means any ,indian or ,alaska ,native    
tribe1 band1 nation1 pueblo1 village1   
community1 component band1 or component 

reservation individually identified     
7including parenthetically7 on the most 
recent list published by the ,secretary 
of the ,interior under section #ajd of  
the ,federally ,recognized ,indian      
,tribe ,list ,act of #aiid 7#be         
,u4,s4,c4 #eaca72 and  7#f7 the term    
,tribal court means a court of general  
criminal jurisdiction of an ,indian     
,tribe authorized by the law of that    
,indian ,tribe to issue search warrants4
  4  7b7 ,required disclosure of        
customer communications or records      
,section #bgjc of title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subsection 7a71 by striking the first   
sentence and inserting the following3   
7#a7 ,in storage #ahj days or less ,a   
governmental entity may require the     
disclosure by a provider of electronic  
communication service of the contents of
 a wire or electronic communication1    
that is in electronic storage in an     
electronic communications system for    
#ahj days or less1 only pursuant to a   

warrant issued by a court of competent  
jurisdiction-- 7,a7 using the procedures
 described in the ,federal ,rules of    
,criminal ,procedure2  7,b7 in the case 
of a ,state court1 using ,state warrant 
procedures2  7,c7 in the case of a      
court-martial or other proceeding under 
chapter #dg of title #aj 7the ,uniform  
,code of ,military ,justice71 under     
section #hdf of that title1 in          
accordance with regulations prescribed  
by the ,president2 or  7,d7 in the case 
of a ,tribal court1 using the warrant   
procedures described in section         
#bjb7;a77#b7 of ,public ,law #ij-bhd    
7commonly known as the ,indian ,civil   
,rights ,act of #aifh7 7#be ,u4,s4,c4   
#acjb7;a77#b774  7#b7 ,in storage more  
than #ahj days  2  7#b7 in subsection   
7b77#a7--  7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by
 striking using the procedures described
 in the ,federal ,rules of ,criminal    
,procedure and all that follows through 
prescribed by the ,president7 and       
inserting in accordance with subsection 

7a77#a72 and  7,b7 in subparagraph      
7,b77i71 by inserting 1 ,tribal1 after a
 ,federal each place it appears2 and    
7#c7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in        
paragraph 7#a77;,a71 by striking using  
the procedures described in the ,federal
 ,rules of ,criminal ,procedure and all 
that follows through prescribed by the  
,president7 and inserting in accordance 
with subsection 7a77#a72 and  7,b7 in   
paragraph 7#b71 in the undesignated     
matter following subparagraph 7,f71 by  
inserting 1 ,tribal1 after a ,federal   
each place it appears4  7c7 ,delayed    
notice ,section #bgje7;a77#a77;,b7 of   
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by inserting 1 ,tribal1 after a 
,federal each place it appears4  7d7    
,civil action ,section #bgjg7;g7 of     
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended1 in the second sentence1 by     
inserting ,tribal1 after ,state14  7e7  
,wrongful disclosure of video tape      
rental or sale records ,section #bgaj of
 title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   

amended--  7#a7 in subsection           
7b77#b77;,c71 by inserting after an     
equivalent ,state warrant1 the          
following3 a warrant issued by a ,tribal
 court using the warrant procedures     
described in section #bjb7;a77#b7 of    
,public ,law #ij-bhd 7commonly known as 
the ,indian ,civil ,rights ,act of      
#aifh7 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #acjb7;a77#b7712  
and  7#b7 in subsection 7d71 by striking
 or a political subdivision of a ,state 
and inserting a political subdivision of
 a ,state1 or an ,indian ,tribe4  #c4   
,tribal jurisdiction over controlled    
substances1 related offenses1 and       
firearms ,section #bjd of ,public ,law  
#ij-bhd 7commonly known as the ,indian  
,civil ,rights ,act of #aifh7 7#be      
,u4,s4,c4 #acjd7 is amended-- 7#a7 in   
subsection 7a7--  7,a7 by redesignating 
paragraphs 7#e71 7#f71 7#g71 7#h71 7#i71
 7#aj71 7#aa71 7#ab71 7#ac71 7#ad71     
7#ae71 7#af71 and 7#ag7 as paragraphs   
7#f71 7#g71 7#h71 7#aj71 7#aa71 7#ab71  
7#ac71 7#ad71 7#ae71 7#af71 7#ag71      

7#ah71 and 7#ai71 respectively2  7,b7 by
 inserting after paragraph 7#d7 the     
following3  7#e7 ,controlled            
substance-related offense  7,a7 ,in     
general ,the term controlled            
substance-related offense means a       
violation of the criminal law of the    
,indian tribe that has jurisdiction over
 the ,indian country where the violation
 occurs that involves-- 7i7 drug        
trafficking2  7ii7 unlawful drug        
possession2 or  7iii7 unlawful          
possession of drug paraphernalia4  7,b7 
,associated definitions ,for purposes of
 this paragraph3 7i7 ,controlled        
substance ,the term controlled substance
 means--  7,i7 a controlled substance   
7as defined in section #ajb of the      
,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba       
,u4,s4,c4 #hjb772  7,,ii7 a counterfeit 
substance 7as defined in that section72 
and  7,,iii7 a controlled substance     
analogue 7as defined in that section74  
7ii7 ,drug paraphernalia ,the term drug 
paraphernalia has the meaning given the 

term in section #dbb7;d7 of the         
,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba       
,u4,s4,c4 #hfc7;d774  7iii7 ,drug       
trafficking ,the term drug trafficking  
means-- 7,i7 the manufacture1           
cultivation1 delivery1 distribution1 or 
dispensing of a controlled substance2   
7,,ii7 the possession of a controlled   
substance with the intent to            
manufacture1 deliver1 distribute1 or    
dispense the controlled substance2 and  
7,,iii7 the solicitation of1 or the     
attempt or conspiracy to do1 an act     
described in subclause 7,i7 or 7,,ii74  
7iv7 ,unlawful drug possession ,the term
 unlawful drug possession means a       
violation of the criminal law of the    
,indian tribe that has jurisdiction over
 the ,indian country where the violation
 occurs that involves the possession of 
a controlled substance4  7v7 ,unlawful  
possession of drug paraphernalia ,the   
term unlawful possession of drug        
paraphernalia means a violation of the  
criminal law of the ,indian tribe that  

has jurisdiction over the ,indian       
country where the violation occurs that 
involves the possession of drug         
paraphernalia4  2  7,c7 in paragraph    
7#f7 7as so redesignated7-- 7i7 in      
subparagraph 7,h71 by striking and at   
the end2  7ii7 in subparagraph 7,i71 by 
striking the period at the end and      
inserting a semicolon2 and  7iii7 by    
adding at the end the following3  7,j7 a
 controlled substance-related offense2  
and  7,k7 a firearms offense4  2 and    
7,d7 by inserting after paragraph 7#h7  
7as so redesignated7 the following3     
7#i7 ,firearms offense ,the term        
firearms offense means a violation of   
the criminal law of the ,indian tribe   
that has jurisdiction over the ,indian  
country where the violation occurs that 
involves the use or possession of a     
firearm--  7,a7 in furtherance of a     
covered crime2 or  7,b7 by a person who 
has been convicted of domestic violence4
  2 and  7#b7 in subsection             
7b77#d77;,a71 by striking or assault of 

,tribal justice personnel1 and inserting
 1 assault of ,tribal justice personnel1
 a controlled substance-related offense1
 or a firearms offense14  #d4 ,bureau of
 ,prisons ,tribal ,prisoner ,program    
,section #bcd7;c77#b77;,b7 of the       
,tribal ,law and ,order ,act of #bjaj   
7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #acjb;a7#b77;,b77 is     
amended by inserting or offenders       
convicted pursuant to the exercise of   
special ,tribal criminal jurisdiction   
described in section #bjd of ,public    
,law #ij-bhd 7commonly known as the     
,indian ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifh7   
7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #acjd7 after 7comparable 
to the violent crimes described in      
section #aaec7;a7 of title #ah1 ,united 
,states ,code74