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Union Calendar No. 159 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 663 

[Report No. 118–196] 

To amend the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 31, 2023 

Mr. GALLEGO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 

Additional sponsors: Mr. NEWHOUSE, Ms. STANSBURY, Ms. PORTER, Mrs. 

PELTOLA, Mr. MULLIN, Ms. PETTERSEN, Ms. SALINAS, and Ms. 

KAMLAGER-DOVE

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 31, 2023] 


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A BILL 

To amend the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence 

Prevention Act. 


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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 ‘‘Native American Child 

5 Protection Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. INDIAN CHILD PROTECTION AND FAMILY VIOLENCE 

7 PREVENTION ACT AMENDMENTS. 

8 The Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Pre9 vention Act (25 U.S.C. 3202 et seq.) is amended as follows: 

10 (1) By amending section 403(3)(A) (25 U.S.C. 

11 3202(3)(A)) to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘(A) in any case in which— 

13 ‘‘(i)(I) a child is dead or exhibits evi14 dence of skin bruising, bleeding, malnutri15 tion, failure to thrive, burns, fracture of any 

16 bone, subdural hematoma, soft tissue swell17 ing; and 

18 ‘‘(II) such condition is not justifiably 

19 explained or may not be the product of an 

20 accidental occurrence; or 

21 ‘‘(ii) a child is subjected to sexual as22 sault, sexual molestation, sexual exploi23 tation, sexual contact, or prostitution; and’’. 

24 (2) In section 409 (25 U.S.C. 3208)— 

25 (A) in subsection (a)— 


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1 (i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of 

2 Health and Human Services, acting 

3 through the Service and in cooperation with 

4 the Bureau’’ and inserting ‘‘The Service, in 

5 cooperation with the Bureau’’; and 

6 (ii) by striking ‘‘sexual abuse’’ and in7 serting ‘‘abuse or neglect’’; 

8 (B) in subsection (b) through the end of the 

9 section, by striking ‘‘Secretary of Health and 

10 Human Services’’ each place it appears and in11 serting ‘‘Service’’; 

12 (C) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting after 

13 ‘‘Any Indian tribe or intertribal consortium’’ the 

14 following: ‘‘, on its own or in partnership with 

15 an urban Indian organization,’’; 

16 (D) in subsections (b)(2)(B) and (d), by 

17 striking ‘‘such Secretary’’ each place it appears 

18 and inserting ‘‘the Service’’; 

19 (E) by amending subsection (c) to read as 

20 follows: 

21 ‘‘(c) CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE TREATMENT.—In 

22 awarding grants under this section, the Service shall en23 courage the use of culturally appropriate treatment services 

24 and programs that respond to the unique cultural values, 

25 customs, and traditions of applicant Indian Tribes.’’; 


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1 (F) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ‘‘the 

2 Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘the Service’’; 

3 (G) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub4 section (f); and 

5 (H) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(e) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

8 of the enactment of the Native American Child Protection 

9 Act, the Service shall submit a report to Congress on the 

10 award of grants under this section. The report shall con11 tain— 

12 ‘‘(1) a description of treatment and services for 

13 which grantees have used funds awarded under this 

14 section; and 

15 ‘‘(2) any other information that the Service re16 quires.’’. 

17 (3) In section 410 (25 U.S.C. 3209)— 

18 (A) in the heading— 

19 (i) by inserting ‘‘NATIONAL’’ before 

20 ‘‘INDIAN’’; and 

21 (ii) by striking ‘‘CENTERS’’ and in22 serting ‘‘CENTER’’; 

23 (B) by amending subsections (a) and (b) to 

24 read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after the 

2 date of the enactment of the Native American Child Protec3 tion Act, the Secretary shall establish a National Indian 

4 Child Resource and Family Services Center. 

5 ‘‘(b) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

6 of the enactment of the Native American Child Protection 

7 Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau 

8 of Indian Affairs, shall submit a report to Congress on the 

9 status of the National Indian Child Resource and Family 

10 Services Center.’’; 

11 (C) in subsection (c)— 

12 (i) by striking ‘‘Each’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘The’’; and 

14 (ii) by striking ‘‘multidisciplinary’’; 

15 (D) in subsection (d)— 

16 (i) in the text before paragraph (1), by 

17 striking ‘‘Each’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; 

18 (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and 

19 inter-tribal consortia’’ and inserting ‘‘inter20 tribal consortia, and urban Indian organi21 zations’’; 

22 (iii) in paragraph (2), by inserting 

23 ‘‘urban Indian organizations,’’ after ‘‘tribal 

24 organizations,’’; 

25 (iv) in paragraph (3)— 


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1 (I) by inserting ‘‘and technical as2 sistance’’ after ‘‘training’’; and 

3 (II) by striking ‘‘and to tribal or4 ganizations’’ and inserting ‘‘, Tribal 

5 organizations, and urban Indian orga6 nizations’’; 

7 (v) in paragraph (4)— 

8 (I) by inserting ‘‘, State,’’ after 

9 ‘‘Federal’’; and 

10 (II) by striking ‘‘and tribal’’ and 

11 inserting ‘‘Tribal, and urban Indian’’; 

12 and 

13 (vi) by amending paragraph (5) to 

14 read as follows: 

15 ‘‘(5) develop model intergovernmental agreements 

16 between Tribes and States, and other materials that 

17 provide examples of how Federal, State, and Tribal 

18 governments can develop effective relationships and 

19 provide for maximum cooperation in the furtherance 

20 of prevention, investigation, treatment, and prosecu21 tion of incidents of family violence and child abuse 

22 and child neglect involving Indian children and fami23 lies.’’; 

24 (E) in subsection (e)— 


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1 (i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘MULTI2 DISCIPLINARY TEAM’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘TEAM’’; 

4 (ii) in the text before paragraph (1), 

5 by striking ‘‘Each multidisciplinary’’ and 

6 inserting ‘‘The’’; and 

7 (F) by amending subsections (f) and (g) to 

8 read as follows: 

9 ‘‘(f) CENTER ADVISORY BOARD.—The Secretary shall 

10 establish an advisory board to advise and assist the Na11 tional Indian Child Resource and Family Services Center 

12 in carrying out its activities under this section. The advi13 sory board shall consist of 12 members appointed by the 

14 Secretary from Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and 

15 urban Indian organizations with expertise in child abuse 

16 and child neglect. Members shall serve without compensa17 tion, but may be reimbursed for travel and other expenses 

18 while carrying out the duties of the board. The advisory 

19 board shall assist the Center in coordinating programs, 

20 identifying training and technical assistance materials, 

21 and developing intergovernmental agreements relating to 

22 family violence, child abuse, and child neglect. 

23 ‘‘(g) APPLICATION OF INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION

24 ACT TO THE CENTER.—The National Indian Child Re25 source and Family Services Center shall be subject to the 


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1 provisions of the Indian Self-Determination Act. The Sec2 retary may also contract for the operation of the Center 

3 with a nonprofit Indian organization governed by an In4 dian-controlled board of directors that have substantial ex5 perience in child abuse, child neglect, and family violence 

6 involving Indian children and families.’’. 

7 (4) In section 411 (25 U.S.C. 3210)— 

8 (A) in subsection (d)— 

9 (i) in paragraph (1)— 

10 (I) in subparagraph (A), by strik11 ing ‘‘abuse and child neglect’’ and in12 serting ‘‘abuse, neglect, or both’’; 

13 (II) in subparagraph (B), by 

14 striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

15 (III) by inserting after subpara16 graph (C), the following: 

17 ‘‘(D) development of agreements between 

18 Tribes, States, or private agencies on the coordi19 nation of child abuse and neglect prevention, in20 vestigation, and treatment services; 

21 ‘‘(E) child protective services operational 

22 costs including transportation, risk and protec23 tive factors assessments, family engagement and 

24 kinship navigator services, and relative searches, 


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1 criminal background checks for prospective 

2 placements, and home studies; and 

3 ‘‘(F) development of a Tribal child protec4 tion or multidisciplinary team to assist in the 

5 prevention and investigation of child abuse and 

6 neglect;’’; 

7 (ii) in paragraph (2)— 

8 (I) in subparagraph (A), by in9 serting ‘‘in culturally appropriate 

10 ways’’ after ‘‘incidents of family vio11 lence’’; and 

12 (II) in subparagraph (C), by in13 serting ‘‘that may include culturally 

14 appropriate programs’’ after ‘‘training 

15 programs’’; and 

16 (iii) in paragraph (3)— 

17 (I) in subparagraph (A), by in18 serting ‘‘and neglect’’ after ‘‘abuse’’; 

19 and 

20 (II) in subparagraph (B), by 

21 striking ‘‘cases, to the extent prac22 ticable,’’ and inserting ‘‘and neglect 

23 cases’’; 

24 (B) in subsection (f)— 


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1 (i) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘de2 velop, in consultation with Indian tribes, 

3 appropriate caseload standards and staffing 

4 requirements which are comparable to 

5 standards developed by the National Asso6 ciation of Social Work, the Child Welfare 

7 League of America and other professional 

8 associations in the field of social work and 

9 child welfare’’ and inserting ‘‘develop, not 

10 later than one year after the date of the en11 actment of the Native American Child Pro12 tection Act, in consultation with Indian 

13 Tribes, appropriate caseload standards and 

14 staffing requirements’’; 

15 (ii) in paragraph (3)(D), by striking 

16 ‘‘sexual abuse’’ and inserting ‘‘abuse and 

17 neglect, high incidence of family violence’’; 

18 (iii) by amending paragraph (4) to 

19 read as follows: 

20 ‘‘(4) The formula established pursuant to this sub21 section shall provide funding necessary to support not less 

22 than one child protective services or family violence case23 worker, including fringe benefits and support costs, for each 

24 Indian Tribe.’’; and 


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1 (iv) in paragraph (5), by striking 

2 ‘‘tribes’’ and inserting ‘‘Indian Tribes’’; and 

3 (C) by amending subsection (g) to read as 

4 follows: 

5 ‘‘(g) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

6 of the enactment of the Native American Child Protection 

7 Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau 

8 of Indian Affairs, shall submit a report to Congress on the 

9 award of grants under this section. The report shall con10 tain— 

11 ‘‘(1) a description of treatment and services for 

12 which grantees have used funds awarded under this 

13 section; and 

14 ‘‘(2) any other information that the Secretary of 

15 the Interior requires.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 159 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 663 

[Report No. 118–196] 

A BILL 

To amend the Indian Child Protection and Family 

Violence Prevention Act. 

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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