IIB 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4957 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence 
Prevention Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Native American Child 
Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INDIAN CHILD PROTECTION AND FAMILY VIOLENCE 
PREVENTION ACT AMENDMENTS. 
The Indian Child Protection and Family Violence 
Prevention Act (25 U.S.C. 3202 et seq.) is amended as 
follows: 
(1) By amending section 403(3)(A) (25 U.S.C. 
3202(3)(A)) to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) in any case in which— 
‘‘(i)(I) a child is dead or exhibits evi-
dence of skin bruising, bleeding, malnutri-
tion, failure to thrive, burns, fracture of 
any bone, subdural hematoma, soft tissue 
swelling; and 
‘‘(II) such condition is not justifiably 
explained or may not be the product of an 
accidental occurrence; or 
‘‘(ii) a child is subjected to sexual as-
sault, sexual molestation, sexual exploi-
tation, sexual contact, or prostitution;’’. 
(2) In section 409 (25 U.S.C. 3208)— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of 
Health 
and 
Human 
Services, 
acting 
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through the Service and in cooperation 
with the Bureau’’ and inserting ‘‘The Serv-
ice, in cooperation with the Bureau’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘sexual abuse’’ and in-
serting ‘‘abuse or neglect’’; 
(B) in subsection (b) through the end of 
the section, by striking ‘‘Secretary of Health 
and Human Services’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘Service’’; 
(C) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting after 
‘‘Any Indian tribe or intertribal consortium’’ 
the following: ‘‘, on its own or in partnership 
with an urban Indian organization,’’; 
(D) in subsections (b)(2)(B) and (d), by 
striking ‘‘such Secretary’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘the Service’’; 
(E) by amending subsection (c) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(c) CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE TREATMENT.—In 
awarding grants under this section, the Service shall en-
courage the use of culturally appropriate treatment serv-
ices and programs that respond to the unique cultural val-
ues, customs, and traditions of applicant Indian Tribes.’’; 
(F) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ‘‘the 
Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘the Service’’; 
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(G) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (f); 
(H) by inserting after subsection (d) the 
following: 
‘‘(e) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of the Native American Child Protection 
Act, the Service shall submit a report to Congress on the 
award of grants under this section. The report shall con-
tain— 
‘‘(1) a description of treatment and services for 
which grantees have used funds awarded under this 
section; and 
‘‘(2) any other information that the Service re-
quires.’’; and 
(I) by amending subsection (f) (as so re-
designated by subparagraph (G) of this para-
graph), to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2026.’’. 
(3) In section 410 (25 U.S.C. 3209)— 
(A) in the heading— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘NATIONAL’’ before 
‘‘INDIAN’’; and 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘CENTERS’’ and in-
serting ‘‘CENTER’’; 
(B) by amending subsections (a) and (b) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of the Native American 
Child Protection Act, the Secretary shall establish a Na-
tional Indian Child Resource and Family Services Center. 
‘‘(b) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of the Native American Child Protection 
Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bu-
reau of Indian Affairs, shall submit a report to Congress 
on the status of the National Indian Child Resource and 
Family Services Center.’’; 
(C) in subsection (c)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Each’’ and inserting 
‘‘The’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘multidisciplinary’’; 
(D) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in the text before paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘Each’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and 
inter-tribal consortia’’ and inserting ‘‘inter- 
tribal consortia, and urban Indian organi-
zations’’; 
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(iii) in paragraph (2), by inserting 
‘‘urban Indian organizations,’’ after ‘‘tribal 
organizations,’’; 
(iv) in paragraph (3)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘and technical 
assistance’’ after training; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘and to tribal or-
ganizations’’ and inserting ‘‘, Tribal 
organizations, and urban Indian orga-
nizations’’; 
(v) in paragraph (4)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘, State,’’ after 
‘‘Federal’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘and tribal’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Tribal, and urban Indian’’; 
and 
(vi) by amending paragraph (5) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(5) develop model intergovernmental agree-
ments between Tribes and States, and other mate-
rials that provide examples of how Federal, State, 
and Tribal governments can develop effective rela-
tionships and provide for maximum cooperation in 
the furtherance of prevention, investigation, treat-
ment, and prosecution of incidents of family violence 
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