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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1836 

To enhance training and cooperation between law enforcement officers to 

respond to and prevent domestic violence and sexual assault in Indian 

country, to swiftly bring perpetrators to justice, to commission a GAO 

study, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 6, 2013 

Mrs. NOEM introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 

for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 

for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 

committee concerned 

A BILL 

To enhance training and cooperation between law enforcement officers to respond to and prevent domestic violence 

and sexual assault in Indian country, to swiftly bring 

perpetrators to justice, to commission a GAO study, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protect our Native 

5 Women Act of 2013’’. 

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1 SEC. 2. ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY DOMESTIC 

2 VIOLENCE TRIBAL LIAISONS. 

3 Section 13(b) of the Indian Law Enforcement Re4 form Act (25 U.S.C. 2810(b)) is amended— 

5 (1) by redesignating paragraph (9) as para6 graph (10); and 

7 (2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(9) Serving as domestic violence tribal liaison 

10 by doing the following: 

11 ‘‘(A) Encouraging and assisting in arrests 

12 and Federal prosecution for crimes, including 

13 misdemeanor crimes, of domestic violence, dat14 ing violence, sexual assault, and stalking that 

15 occur in Indian country. 

16 ‘‘(B) Conducting training sessions for law 

17 enforcement officers and other individuals and 

18 entities responsible for responding to crimes in 

19 Indian country to ensure that such officers, in20 dividuals, and entities— 

21 ‘‘(i) understand their arrest authority 

22 over offenders; and 

23 ‘‘(ii) are prepared to respond to vic24 tims of such crimes. 

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1 ‘‘(C) Developing multidisciplinary teams to 

2 combat domestic and sexual violence offenses 

3 against Indians. 

4 ‘‘(D) Consulting and coordinating with 

5 tribal justice officials and victims’ advocates to 

6 address any backlog in the prosecution of 

7 crimes, including misdemeanor crimes, of do8 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 

9 and stalking that occur in Indian country. 

10 ‘‘(E) Developing working relationships and 

11 maintaining communication with tribal leaders, 

12 tribal community and victims’ advocates, and 

13 tribal justice officials to gather information 

14 from, and share appropriate information with, 

15 tribal justice officials.’’. 

16 SEC. 3. SPECIAL ATTORNEYS. 

17 Section 543(a) of title 28, United States Code, is 

18 amended— 

19 (1) by striking ‘‘, including’’ and all that fol20 lows through ‘‘Indian country’’; and 

21 (2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The 

22 Attorney General shall appoint qualified tribal pros23 ecutors and other qualified attorneys to assist in 

24 prosecuting Federal offenses committed in the In25 dian country of no fewer than 10 federally recogmstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

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1 nized tribes, with a preference given to those tribes 

2 with the highest rates of domestic violence and sex3 ual assault, compared to other federally recognized 

4 tribes.’’. 

5 SEC. 4. GAO STUDY. 

6 The Comptroller General of the United States shall 

7 submit to the Congress a report on— 

8 (1) the prevalence of domestic violence and sex9 ual assault in Indian Country; 

10 (2) the efforts of Federal law enforcement 

11 agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investiga12 tion and Bureau of Indian Affairs, to investigate 

13 these crimes; and 

14 (3) Federal initiatives, such as grants, training, 

15 and technical assistance, to help address and prevent 

16 such violence. 

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