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(6) best practices for States, employers, health carriers, 
insurers, and other private entities in addressing issues related 
to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; 
and 
(7) barriers that impede victims’ ability to pursue legal 
action, including legal costs and filing fees, and complexities 
of the jurisdiction of law enforcement agencies. 
SEC. 705. GAO STUDY. 
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 
to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate a report that examines, with respect to 
survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking who are, or were, enrolled at institutions of higher edu-
cation and borrowed a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under 
title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 
et seq.) for which the survivors have not repaid the total interest 
and principal due, each of the following: 
(1) The implications of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking on a borrower’s ability to repay 
their Federal student loans. 
(2) The adequacy of policies and procedures regarding Fed-
eral student loan deferment, forbearance, and grace periods 
when a survivor has to suspend or terminate the survivor’s 
enrollment at an institution of higher education due to domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
(3) The adequacy of institutional policies and practices 
regarding retention or transfer of credits when a survivor has 
to suspend or terminate the survivor’s enrollment at an institu-
tion of higher education due to domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
(4) The availability or any options for a survivor of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking who 
attended an institution of higher education that committed 
unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices, or otherwise 
substantially misrepresented information to students, to be able 
to seek a defense to repayment of the survivor’s Federal student 
loan. 
(5) The limitations faced by a survivor of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking to obtain any relief 
or restitution on the survivor’s Federal student loan debt due 
to the use of forced arbitration, gag orders, or bans on class 
actions. 
TITLE VIII—SAFETY FOR INDIAN 
WOMEN 
Subtitle A—Tools to Enhance Public Safety 
for Indian Tribes 
SEC. 801. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) American Indians and Alaska Natives are—
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(A) 2.5 times as likely to experience violent crimes; 
and 
(B) at least 2 times more likely to experience rape 
or sexual assault crimes; 
(2) more than 4 in 5 American Indian and Alaska Native 
women have experienced violence in their lifetime; 
(3) the vast majority of American Indian and Alaska Native 
victims of violence—96 percent of women victims and 89 percent 
of male victims—have experienced sexual violence by a non- 
Indian perpetrator at least once in their lifetime; 
(4) Indian Tribes exercising special domestic violence 
criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians pursuant to section 204 
of Public Law 90–284 (25 U.S.C. 1304) (commonly known as 
the ‘‘Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968’’), restored by section 
904 of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 
2013 (Public Law 113–4; 127 Stat. 120), have reported signifi-
cant success holding violent offenders accountable for crimes 
of domestic violence, dating violence, and civil protection order 
violations; 
(5) Tribal prosecutors for Indian Tribes exercising special 
domestic violence criminal jurisdiction report that the majority 
of domestic violence cases involve children either as witnesses 
or victims, and the Department of Justice reports that American 
Indian and Alaska Native children suffer exposure to violence 
at one of the highest rates in the United States; 
(6) childhood exposure to violence can have immediate and 
long-term effects, including increased rates of altered neuro-
logical development, poor physical and mental health, poor 
school performance, substance abuse, and overrepresentation 
in the juvenile justice system; 
(7) according to the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion, homicide is— 
(A) the third leading cause of death among American 
Indian and Alaska Native women between 10 and 24 years 
of age; and 
(B) the fifth leading cause of death for American Indian 
and Alaska Native women between 25 and 34 years of 
age; 
(8) in some areas of the United States, Native American 
women are murdered at rates more than 10 times the national 
average; 
(9) according to a 2017 report by the Department of Justice, 
66 percent of criminal prosecutions for crimes in Indian country 
that United States Attorneys declined to prosecute involved 
assault, murder, or sexual assault; 
(10) investigation into cases of missing or murdered Indige-
nous women is made difficult for Tribal law enforcement agen-
cies due to a lack of resources, including a lack of— 
(A) necessary personnel, training, equipment, or 
funding; 
(B) interagency cooperation; 
(C) appropriate laws in place; and 
(D) access to Federal law enforcement databases; 
(11) domestic violence calls are among the most dangerous 
calls that law enforcement receives; 
(12) the complicated jurisdictional scheme that exists in 
Indian country—
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(A) has a significant impact on public safety in Indian 
communities; 
(B) according to Tribal justice officials, has been 
increasingly exploited by criminals; and 
(C) requires a high degree of commitment and coopera-
tion among Tribal, Federal, and State law enforcement 
officials; 
(13) restoring and enhancing Tribal capacity to address 
violence against women provides for greater local control, 
safety, accountability, and transparency; 
(14) Indian Tribes with restrictive settlement Acts, such 
as Indian Tribes in the State of Maine, and Indian Tribes 
located in States with concurrent authority to prosecute crimes 
in Indian country under the amendments made by the Act 
of August 15, 1953 (67 Stat. 590, chapter 506), face unique 
public safety challenges; and 
(15) Native Hawaiians experience a disproportionately high 
rate of human trafficking, with 64 percent of human trafficking 
victims in the State of Hawai’i identifying as at least part 
Native Hawaiian. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this subtitle are— 
(1) to clarify the responsibilities of Federal, State, Tribal, 
and local law enforcement agencies with respect to responding 
to cases of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, sex 
trafficking, sexual violence, crimes against children, and assault 
against Tribal law enforcement officers; 
(2) to increase coordination and communication among Fed-
eral, State, Tribal, and local law enforcement agencies; 
(3) to empower Tribal governments and Native American 
communities, including urban Indian communities and Native 
Hawaiian communities, with the resources and information 
necessary to effectively respond to cases of domestic violence, 
dating violence, stalking, sex trafficking, sexual violence, and 
missing or murdered Native Americans; and 
(4) to increase the collection of data related to missing 
or murdered Native Americans and the sharing of information 
among Federal, State, Tribal, and local officials responsible 
for responding to and investigating crimes impacting Indian 
Tribes and Native American communities, including urban 
Indian communities and Native Hawaiian communities, espe-
cially crimes relating to cases of missing or murdered Native 
Americans. 
SEC. 802. TRIBAL ACCESS PROGRAM. 
(a) ACCESS TO NATIONAL CRIME INFORMATION DATABASES BY 
INDIAN TRIBES.—Section 233(b) of the Tribal Law and Order Act 
of 2010 (34 U.S.C. 41107) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall ensure 
that— 
‘‘(A) tribal law enforcement officials that meet 
applicable Federal or State requirements shall be permitted 
access to national crime information databases; and 
‘‘(B) technical assistance and training is provided to 
Bureau of Indian Affairs and tribal law enforcement agen-
cies to gain access to, and the ability to use and input 
information into, the National Crime Information Center
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and other national crime information databases pursuant 
to section 534 of title 28, United States Code.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘with criminal jurisdiction 
over Indian country’’. 
(b) ACQUISITION, PRESERVATION, AND EXCHANGE OF IDENTIFICA-
TION RECORDS AND INFORMATION.—Section 534(d) of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subpara-
graphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting appropriately; 
(2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so redesig-
nated) by striking ‘‘The Attorney General’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) TRIBAL ACCESS PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall estab-
lish a program, to be known as the ‘Tribal Access Program’, 
to enhance the ability of tribal governments and their 
authorized agencies to access, enter information into, and 
obtain information from national criminal information 
databases under this section. 
‘‘(B) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Tribal Access 
Program under subparagraph (A) $6,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2023 through 2027, to remain available until 
expended. 
‘‘(3) INFORMATION SHARING.—To the extent otherwise per-
mitted by law, any report issued as a result of the analysis 
of information entered into national criminal information data-
bases or obtained from Federal criminal databases shall be 
shared with each Indian tribe of jurisdiction, including Indian 
tribes located in the State of Maine.’’. 
(c) IDENTIFICATION RECORDS.—The second paragraph of the 
matter under the heading ‘‘SALARIES
AND
EXPENSES’’ under the 
heading ‘‘FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION’’ of the Department 
of Justice Appropriation Act, 1973 (34 U.S.C. 41101) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or Tribal’’ after ‘‘if authorized by State’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, Tribal,’’ before ‘‘and local governments’’. 
SEC. 803. BUREAU OF PRISONS TRIBAL PRISONER PROGRAM. 
Section 234(c) of the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 (25 
U.S.C. 1302 note; Public Law 111–211) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘PILOT’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘pilot’’ each place it appears; 
(3) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Not later than 120 days 
after the date of enactment of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘Not 
later than 120 days after the date of enactment of the Violence 
Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022’’; 
(4) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘2 or more years’’ and 
inserting ‘‘1 or more years’’; and 
(5) by striking paragraphs (5) and (6). 
SEC. 804. TRIBAL JURISDICTION OVER COVERED CRIMES. 
Section 204 of Public Law 90–284 (25 U.S.C. 1304) (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968’’) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘CRIMES
OF 
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE’’ and inserting ‘‘COVERED CRIMES’’;
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(2) by striking ‘‘special domestic violence criminal jurisdic-
tion’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘special Tribal criminal 
jurisdiction’’; 
(3) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), 
(6), and (7) as paragraphs (6), (7), (8), (10), (11), (14), 
and (15), respectively; 
(B) by inserting before paragraph (6) (as so redesig-
nated) the following: 
‘‘(1) ASSAULT OF TRIBAL JUSTICE PERSONNEL.—The term 
‘assault of Tribal justice personnel’ means any violation of 
the criminal law of the Indian tribe that has jurisdiction over 
the Indian country where the violation occurs that involves 
the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force 
against an individual authorized to act for, or on behalf of, 
that Indian tribe or serving that Indian tribe during, or because 
of, the performance or duties of that individual in— 
‘‘(A) 
preventing, 
detecting, 
investigating, 
making 
arrests relating to, making apprehensions for, or pros-
ecuting a covered crime; 
‘‘(B) adjudicating, participating in the adjudication of, 
or supporting the adjudication of a covered crime; 
‘‘(C) detaining, providing supervision for, or providing 
services for persons charged with a covered crime; or 
‘‘(D) incarcerating, supervising, providing treatment 
for, providing rehabilitation services for, or providing 
reentry services for persons convicted of a covered crime. 
‘‘(2) CHILD.—The term ‘child’ means a person who has 
not attained the lesser of— 
‘‘(A) the age of 18; and 
‘‘(B) except in the case of sexual abuse, the age specified 
by the criminal law of the Indian tribe that has jurisdiction 
over the Indian country where the violation occurs. 
‘‘(3) CHILD VIOLENCE.—The term ‘child violence’ means the 
use, threatened use, or attempted use of violence against a 
child proscribed by the criminal law of the Indian tribe that 
has jurisdiction over the Indian country where the violation 
occurs. 
‘‘(4) COERCION; COMMERCIAL SEX ACT.—The terms ‘coercion’ 
and ‘commercial sex act’ have the meanings given the terms 
in section 1591(e) of title 18, United States Code. 
‘‘(5) COVERED CRIME.—The term ‘covered crime’ means— 
‘‘(A) assault of Tribal justice personnel; 
‘‘(B) child violence; 
‘‘(C) dating violence; 
‘‘(D) domestic violence; 
‘‘(E) obstruction of justice; 
‘‘(F) sexual violence; 
‘‘(G) sex trafficking; 
‘‘(H) stalking; and 
‘‘(I) a violation of a protection order.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated), by striking 
‘‘violence committed’’ and inserting ‘‘any violation of the 
criminal law of the Indian tribe that has jurisdiction over 
the Indian country where the violation occurs that is com-
mitted’’;
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violence against, contact or communication with, or 
physical proximity to, another person; 
‘‘(ii) was issued against the defendant; 
‘‘(iii) is enforceable by the participating tribe; and 
‘‘(iv) is consistent with section 2265(b) of title 18, 
United States Code.’’; 
(4) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting after ‘‘the powers of 
self-government of a participating tribe’’ the following: ‘‘, 
including any participating tribes in the State of Maine,’’; 
(5) in subsection (b)(4)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘EXCEPTIONS’’ 
and inserting ‘‘EXCEPTION IF VICTIM AND DEFENDANT ARE 
BOTH NON-INDIANS’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting ‘‘, other than 
obstruction of justice or assault of Tribal justice personnel,’’ 
after ‘‘over an alleged offense’’; 
(C) by striking subparagraph (B); 
(D) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking the subparagraph designation and 
heading and all that follows through ‘‘A participating’’ 
in clause (i) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A participating’’; and 
(ii) by redesignating clause (ii) as subparagraph 
(B) and indenting appropriately; and 
(E) in subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘subparagraph’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph’’; 
(6) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) CRIMINAL CONDUCT.—A participating tribe may exercise 
special Tribal criminal jurisdiction over a defendant for a covered 
crime that occurs in the Indian country of the participating tribe.’’; 
(7) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (3); and 
(8) by striking subsections (f), (g), and (h) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(f) PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—After a defendant has been sentenced 
by a participating tribe, the defendant may file a petition 
for a writ of habeas corpus in a court of the United States 
under section 203. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT.—An application for a writ of habeas 
corpus on behalf of a person in custody pursuant to an order 
of a Tribal court shall not be granted unless — 
‘‘(A) the applicant has exhausted the remedies avail-
able in the Tribal court system; 
‘‘(B) there is an absence of an available Tribal correc-
tive process; or 
‘‘(C) circumstances exist that render the Tribal correc-
tive process ineffective to protect the rights of the applicant. 
‘‘(g) NOTICE; HABEAS CORPUS PETITIONS.—A participating tribe 
that has ordered the detention of any person has a duty to timely 
notify in writing such person of their rights and privileges under 
this section and under section 203. 
‘‘(h) REIMBURSEMENT AND GRANTS TO TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) REIMBURSEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Attorney 
General 
may 
reimburse Tribal government authorities (or an authorized 
designee of a Tribal government) for expenses incurred 
in exercising special Tribal criminal jurisdiction.
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‘‘(B) 
ELIGIBLE
EXPENSES.—Eligible 
expenses 
for 
reimbursement under subparagraph (A) shall include 
expenses and costs incurred in, relating to, or associated 
with— 
‘‘(i) investigating, making arrests relating to, 
making apprehensions for, or prosecuting covered 
crimes (including costs involving the purchasing, col-
lecting, and processing of sexual assault forensic mate-
rials); 
‘‘(ii) detaining, providing supervision of, or pro-
viding services for persons charged with covered crimes 
(including costs associated with providing health care); 
‘‘(iii) providing indigent defense services for 1 or 
more persons charged with 1 or more covered crimes; 
and 
‘‘(iv) incarcerating, supervising, or providing treat-
ment, rehabilitation, or reentry services for 1 or more 
persons charged with 1 or more covered crimes. 
‘‘(C) PROCEDURE.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Reimbursements authorized 
under subparagraph (A) shall be in accordance with 
rules promulgated by the Attorney General, after con-
sultation with Indian tribes, and within 1 year after 
the date of enactment of the Violence Against Women 
Act Reauthorization Act of 2022. 
‘‘(ii) 
MAXIMUM
REIMBURSEMENT.—The 
rules 
promulgated by the Attorney General under clause 
(i)— 
‘‘(I) shall set a maximum allowable reimburse-
ment to any Tribal government (or an authorized 
designee of any Tribal government) in a 1-year 
period; and 
‘‘(II) may allow the Attorney General— 
‘‘(aa) to establish conditions under which 
a Tribal government (or an authorized des-
ignee of a Tribal government) may seek a 
waiver to the maximum allowable reimburse-
ment requirement established under subclause 
(I); and 
‘‘(bb) to waive the maximum allowable 
reimbursement 
requirements 
established 
under subclause (I) for a Tribal government 
(or an authorized designee of a Tribal govern-
ment) if the conditions established by the 
Attorney General under item (aa) are met by 
that Tribal government (or authorized des-
ignee). 
‘‘(iii) TIMELINESS
OF
REIMBURSEMENTS.—To the 
maximum extent practicable, the Attorney General 
shall— 
‘‘(I) not later than 90 days after the date on 
which the Attorney General receives a qualifying 
reimbursement request from a Tribal government 
(or an authorized designee of a Tribal govern-
ment)— 
‘‘(aa) reimburse the Tribal government (or 
authorized designee); or
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‘‘(bb) notify the Tribal government (or 
authorized designee) of the reason by which 
the Attorney General was unable to issue the 
reimbursement; and 
‘‘(II) not later than 30 days after the date 
on which a Tribal government (or an authorized 
designee of a Tribal government) reaches the 
annual maximum allowable reimbursement for the 
Tribal government (or an authorized designee) 
established by the Attorney General under clause 
(ii)(I), notify the Tribal government (or authorized 
designee) that the Tribal government has reached 
its annual maximum allowable reimbursement. 
‘‘(D) 
ELIGIBILITY
FOR
PARTICIPATING
TRIBES
IN 
ALASKA.—A Tribal government (or an authorized designee 
of a Tribal Government) of an Indian tribe designated 
as a participating Tribe under subtitle B of title VIII of 
the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 
2022 shall be eligible for reimbursement, in accordance 
with this paragraph, of expenses incurred in exercising 
special Tribal criminal jurisdiction under that subtitle. 
‘‘(2) GRANTS.—The Attorney General may award grants 
to Tribal governments (or authorized designees of Tribal govern-
ments), including a Tribal government (or an authorized des-
ignee of a Tribal government) of an Indian tribe designated 
as a participating Tribe under subtitle B of title VIII of the 
Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022— 
‘‘(A) to strengthen Tribal criminal justice systems to 
assist Indian tribes in exercising special Tribal criminal 
jurisdiction, including for— 
‘‘(i) law enforcement (including the capacity of law 
enforcement, court personnel, or other non-law enforce-
ment entities that have no Federal or State arrest 
authority agencies but have been designated by an 
Indian tribe as responsible for maintaining public 
safety within the territorial jurisdiction of the Indian 
tribe, to enter information into and obtain information 
from national crime information databases); 
‘‘(ii) prosecution; 
‘‘(iii) trial and appellate courts (including facilities 
maintenance, renovation, and rehabilitation); 
‘‘(iv) supervision systems; 
‘‘(v) detention and corrections (including facilities 
maintenance, renovation, and rehabilitation); 
‘‘(vi) treatment, rehabilitation, and reentry pro-
grams and services; 
‘‘(vii) culturally appropriate services and assistance 
for victims and their families; and 
‘‘(viii) criminal codes and rules of criminal proce-
dure, appellate procedure, and evidence; 
‘‘(B) to provide indigent criminal defendants with 
licensed defense counsel, at no cost to the defendant, in 
criminal proceedings in which a participating tribe pros-
ecutes covered crimes;
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‘‘(C) to ensure that, in criminal proceedings in which 
a participating tribe exercises special Tribal criminal juris-
diction, jurors are summoned, selected, and instructed in 
a manner consistent with all applicable requirements; and 
‘‘(D) to accord victims of covered crimes rights that 
are similar to the rights of a crime victim described in 
section 3771(a) of title 18, United States Code, consistent 
with Tribal law and custom. 
‘‘(i) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Amounts made available 
under this section shall supplement and not supplant any other 
Federal, State, or local government amounts made available to 
carry out activities described in this section. 
‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027— 
‘‘(A) to carry out subsection (h); and 
‘‘(B) to provide training, technical assistance, data 
collection, and evaluation of the criminal justice systems 
of participating tribes. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—Of the total amount made available 
under paragraph (1) for each fiscal year, not more than 40 
percent shall be used for reimbursements under subsection 
(h)(1).’’. 
Subtitle B—Alaska Tribal Public Safety 
Empowerment 
SEC. 811. FINDINGS; PURPOSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) according to the report of the Indian Law and Order 
Commission established by section 15 of the Indian Law 
Enforcement Reform Act (25 U.S.C. 2812), Alaska Native 
women— 
(A) are overrepresented in the domestic violence victim 
population by 250 percent; 
(B) in the State of Alaska, comprise— 
(i) 19 percent of the population of the State; but 
(ii) 47 percent of reported rape victims in the State; 
and 
(C) as compared to the populations of other Indian 
Tribes, suffer the highest rates of domestic and sexual 
violence; 
(2) most Alaska Native villages are located in remote areas 
that— 
(A) are often inaccessible by road; and 
(B) have no local law enforcement presence; 
(3) the Commission referred to in paragraph (1)— 
(A) determined that the Alaska Department of Public 
Safety— 
(i) has primary responsibility for law enforcement 
in rural Alaska; but 
(ii) provides only 1 to 1.4 field officers per 1,000,000 
acres; and 
(B) recommended that ‘‘devolving authority to Alaska 
Native communities is essential for addressing local crime. 
Their governments are best positioned to effectively arrest,
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prosecute, and punish, and they should have the authority 
to do so-or to work out voluntary agreements with each 
other, and with local governments and the State on mutu-
ally beneficial terms’’; and 
(4) the unique legal relationship of the United States to 
Indian Tribes creates a Federal trust responsibility to assist 
Tribal governments in safeguarding the lives of Indian women. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this subtitle are— 
(1) to increase coordination and communication among Fed-
eral, State, Tribal, and local law enforcement agencies; and 
(2) to empower Indian Tribes to effectively respond to cases 
of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, sex trafficking, 
sexual violence, and missing or murdered Alaska Natives 
through the exercise of special Tribal criminal jurisdiction. 
SEC. 812. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) ASSAULT
OF
TRIBAL
JUSTICE
PERSONNEL; COVERED 
CRIME; OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE; PROTECTION ORDER; VIOLATION 
OF A PROTECTION ORDER.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The terms ‘‘assault of Tribal justice 
personnel’’, ‘‘covered crime’’, ‘‘obstruction of justice’’, ‘‘protec-
tion order’’, and ‘‘violation of a protection order’’ have the 
meanings given the terms in section 204(a) of Public Law 
90–284 (25 U.S.C. 1304(a)) (commonly known as the 
‘‘Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968’’). 
(B) APPLICATION.—For purposes of the application of 
the definitions of ‘‘assault of Tribal justice personnel’’, 
‘‘obstruction of justice’’, and ‘‘violation of a protection order’’, 
and for purposes of the application of the defined terms 
contained in the definition of ‘‘covered crime’’, under section 
204(a) of Public Law 90–284 (25 U.S.C. 1304(a)) (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968’’) to the 
pilot program, the Attorney General shall modify any ref-
erence to ‘‘Indian country’’ to mean the Village of a partici-
pating Tribe. 
(2) INDIAN; INDIAN COURT; INDIAN TRIBE; POWERS OF SELF- 
GOVERNMENT.—The terms ‘‘Indian’’, ‘‘Indian court’’, ‘‘Indian 
tribe’’, and ‘‘powers of self-government’’ have the meanings 
given the terms in section 201 of Public Law 90–284 (25 U.S.C. 
1301) (commonly known as the ‘‘Indian Civil Rights Act of 
1968’’). 
(3) PARTICIPATING TRIBE.— The term ‘‘participating Tribe’’ 
means an Indian tribe that is designated under section 813(d)(1) 
as a participating Tribe to exercise special Tribal criminal 
jurisdiction. 
(4) PILOT PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘pilot program’’ means the 
pilot program established by section 813(d)(1). 
(5) SPECIAL TRIBAL CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.—The term ‘‘spe-
cial Tribal criminal jurisdiction’’ means the criminal jurisdiction 
that a participating Tribe may exercise under this subtitle 
but could not otherwise exercise. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of Alaska. 
(7) VILLAGE.—The term ‘‘Village’’ means the Alaska Native 
Village Statistical Area covering all or any portion of a Native 
village (as defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602)), as depicted on the applicable
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Tribal Statistical Area Program Verification map of the Bureau 
of the Census. 
SEC. 813. TRIBAL JURISDICTION IN ALASKA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to title II of Public Law 90–284 
(25 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) (commonly known as the ‘‘Indian Civil 
Rights Act of 1968’’), Congress recognizes and affirms the inherent 
authority of any Indian tribe occupying a Village in the State 
to exercise criminal and civil jurisdiction over all Indians present 
in the Village. 
(b) TRIBAL
CIVIL
JURISDICTION
TO
ENFORCE
PROTECTION 
ORDERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A court of any Indian tribe in the State 
shall have full civil jurisdiction to issue and enforce protection 
orders involving any person in matters— 
(A) arising within the Village of the Indian tribe; or 
(B) otherwise within the authority of the Indian tribe. 
(2) INCLUSIONS.—The full civil jurisdiction to issue and 
enforce protection orders under paragraph (1) includes the 
authority to enforce protection orders through— 
(A) civil contempt proceedings; 
(B) exclusion of violators from the Village of the Indian 
tribe; and 
(C) other appropriate mechanisms. 
(c) SPECIAL TRIBAL CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, in addition to all powers of self-government recognized 
and affirmed under subsection (a), the powers of self-govern-
ment of a participating Tribe include the inherent power of 
the participating Tribe, which is hereby recognized and 
affirmed, to exercise special Tribal criminal jurisdiction over 
a defendant for a covered crime that occurs in the Village 
of the participating Tribe. 
(2) CONCURRENT
JURISDICTION.—The exercise of special 
Tribal criminal jurisdiction by a participating Tribe shall be 
concurrent with the jurisdiction of the United States, the State, 
or both. 
(3) EXCEPTION IF VICTIM AND DEFENDANT ARE BOTH NON- 
INDIANS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A participating Tribe may not exer-
cise special Tribal criminal jurisdiction over an alleged 
offense of a covered crime, other than obstruction of justice 
or assault of Tribal justice personnel, if neither the defend-
ant nor the alleged victim is an Indian. 
(B) DEFINITION OF VICTIM.—In this paragraph and with 
respect to a criminal proceeding in which a participating 
Tribe exercises special Tribal criminal jurisdiction based 
on a violation of a protection order, the term ‘‘victim’’ 
means a person specifically protected by the protection 
order that the defendant allegedly violated. 
(d) PILOT PROGRAM FOR SPECIAL TRIBAL CRIMINAL JURISDICTION 
OVER PERSONS WHO ARE NOT INDIANS.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to title II of Public Law 90– 
284 (25 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) (commonly known as the ‘‘Indian 
Civil Rights Act of 1968’’), there is established a pilot program 
under which the Attorney General, subject to paragraph (5), 
shall designate not more than 5 Indian tribes per calendar
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year as participating Tribes to exercise the special Tribal 
criminal jurisdiction described in paragraph (6) over all persons 
present in the Village of the Indian tribe. 
(2) PROCEDURE.—At any time during the 1-year period 
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, an Indian tribe may request the Attorney General 
to designate the Indian tribe as a participating Tribe under 
paragraph (1). 
(3) DESIGNATION OF PARTICIPATING TRIBES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of the Interior and affected Indian 
tribes, shall establish a process to designate Indian tribes 
to participate in the pilot program, which process shall— 
(i) require that preference shall be given to Indian 
tribes occupying Villages— 
(I) the populations of which are predominantly 
Indian; and 
(II) that lack a permanent State law enforce-
ment physical presence; 
(ii) require that for each Indian tribe requesting 
to be designated as a participating Tribe, the Attorney 
General makes a determination that the criminal jus-
tice system of the Indian tribe has adequate safeguards 
in place to protect defendants’ rights, consistent with 
section 204(d) of Public Law 90–284 (25 U.S.C. 1304(d)) 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Indian Civil Rights Act of 
1968’’); and 
(iii) be subject to such other criteria as the 
Attorney General considers to be appropriate to achieve 
the purposes of this subtitle. 
(B) DESIGNATION.—The Attorney General shall des-
ignate Indian tribes to participate in the pilot program 
under paragraph (1) using the process established under 
subparagraph (A). 
(4) INTERTRIBAL PARTICIPATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—2 or more participating Tribes (or 
the Tribal organization (as defined in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
(25 U.S.C. 5304)) of the participating Tribe, if the Tribal 
organization is exercising delegated authority from the 
participating Tribe)— 
(i) may elect to participate jointly in the pilot 
program by providing shared resources to carry out 
the purposes of the pilot program; and 
(ii) on making an election pursuant to clause (i), 
shall be considered to be a single participating Tribe 
for purposes of the maximum number of participating 
Tribes under paragraphs (1) and (5). 
(B) ADDITIONAL PARTICIPATING TRIBES.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Additional participating Tribes 
may elect to join an established intertribal partnership 
under subparagraph (A) at any time after the inter-
tribal partnership is established. 
(ii) APPLICATION.—An intertribal partnership that 
additional participating Tribes elect to join pursuant
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to clause (i) shall be considered to be a single partici-
pating Tribe for purposes of the maximum number 
of participating Tribes under paragraphs (1) and (5). 
(5) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING TRIBES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), the Attorney General may designate not more than 
30 Indian tribes to participate in the pilot program. 
(B) EXCEPTION.—The limitation under subparagraph 
(A) shall not apply if the Attorney General submits to 
the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and publishes in the Federal Register, a writ-
ten notice of the intention to designate additional Indian 
tribes as participating Tribes, including the rationale for 
the designation, by not later than the date that is 180 
days before the date of designation. 
(6) DESCRIPTION
OF
JURISDICTION.—Congress recognizes 
and affirms that an Indian tribe selected to participate in 
the pilot program as a participating Tribe may exercise, subject 
to paragraph (7), special Tribal criminal jurisdiction with 
respect to covered crimes. 
(7) RIGHTS OF DEFENDANTS.—In exercising special Tribal 
criminal jurisdiction under the pilot program, a participating 
Tribe shall provide to each defendant all rights described in 
section 204(d) of Public Law 90–284 (25 U.S.C. 1304(d)) (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968’’). 
(e) SENTENCES.—In a criminal proceeding in which an Indian 
court of a participating Tribe, in exercising special Tribal criminal 
jurisdiction with respect to a covered crime, imposes a sentence 
of imprisonment of more than 1 year on a defendant pursuant 
to section 202(b) of Public Law 90–284 (25 U.S.C. 1302(b)) (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968’’), the Indian 
court may require the defendant— 
(1) to serve a sentence— 
(A) in a Tribal correctional center that has been 
approved by the Bureau of Indian Affairs for long-term 
incarceration, in accordance with guidelines set by the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs; 
(B) at the expense of the United States, in the nearest 
appropriate Federal facility pursuant to the Bureau of 
Prisons Tribal Prisoner Program established under section 
234(c)(1) of the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 (25 
U.S.C. 1302 note; Public Law 111–211); or 
(C) at the expense of the participating Tribe and, sub-
ject to section 204(f)(1) of Public Law 90–284 (25 U.S.C. 
1304(f)(1)) (commonly known as the ‘‘Indian Civil Rights 
Act of 1968’’), reimbursable by the Attorney General, in 
a detention or correctional center approved by the State 
or a local government of the State pursuant to a memo-
randum of agreement between the participating Tribe and 
the State or local government of the State; or 
(2) to serve another alternative form of punishment, as 
determined by the Indian court pursuant to Tribal law. 
(f) MEMORANDA OF AGREEMENT.—The Attorney General and 
the Secretary of the Interior may enter into such memoranda of 
agreement with participating Tribes and the State as are necessary 
and appropriate—
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(1) to coordinate respective law enforcement activities; 
(2) to share equipment and other resources; 
(3) to establish cross-deputization arrangements; 
(4) to coordinate appropriate training activities; and 
(5) to address any other matters that will facilitate the 
successful implementation of the pilot program, including inter-
governmental agreements regarding— 
(A) the incarceration of convicted persons; and 
(B) cooperation in the investigation and prosecution 
of crimes. 
(g) ALASKA TRIBAL PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Interior, affected Indian tribes, and 
the State, shall establish a committee, to be known as the 
‘‘Alaska Tribal Public Safety Advisory Committee’’ (referred 
to in this subsection as the ‘‘Committee’’). 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall consist of 1 or 
more representatives from— 
(A) participating Tribes and Indian tribes aspiring to 
participate in the pilot program; 
(B) Federal, Tribal, State, and local law enforcement; 
and 
(C) Tribal nonprofit organizations providing victim 
services. 
(3) DUTIES.—The Committee shall focus on— 
(A) improving the justice systems, crime prevention, 
and victim services of Indian tribes and the State; and 
(B) increasing coordination and communication among 
Federal, Tribal, State, and local law enforcement agencies. 
(4) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—A member of the Committee shall 
be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsist-
ence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies under sub-
chapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while 
away from their homes or regular places of business in the 
performance of services for the Committee. 
(5) NONAPPLICABILITY
OF
FACA.—The Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Com-
mittee. 
(6) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection such sums 
as may be necessary for the period of fiscal years 2023 through 
2027, to remain available until expended. 
(h) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 5 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Interior and affected Indian tribes, shall 
submit to Congress a report describing the results of the pilot 
program, including an explanation of any modifications to law nec-
essary to facilitate improved law enforcement in Villages. 
(i) APPLICABILITY.—Nothing in this subtitle— 
(1) limits, alters, expands, or diminishes the civil or 
criminal jurisdiction of the United States, the State, any sub-
division of the State, or any Indian tribe in the State; 
(2) creates or eliminates any Federal or State criminal 
jurisdiction over a Village; or
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(3) affects the authority of the United States or any 
authority delegated by the United States to the State to inves-
tigate and prosecute a criminal violation in a Village. 
TITLE IX—OFFICE ON VIOLENCE 
AGAINST WOMEN 
SEC. 901. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.— 
Section 2002 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10442) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘VIOLENCE AGAINST 
WOMEN OFFICE’’ and inserting ‘‘OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST 
WOMEN’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘a Violence Against Women 
Office’’ and inserting ‘‘an Office on Violence Against Women’’; 
(3) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘, not subsumed by any 
other office’’ after ‘‘within the Department of Justice’’; and 
(4) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘authorized or under-
taken under the’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘authorized 
or undertaken under— 
‘‘(A) the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (title 
IV of Public Law 103–322); 
‘‘(B) the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (division 
B of Public Law 106–386); 
‘‘(C) the Violence Against Women and Department of 
Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162; 
119 Stat. 2960); 
‘‘(D) the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act 
of 2013 (Public Law 113–4; 127 Stat. 54); and 
‘‘(E) the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization 
Act of 2022.’’. 
(b) DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.— 
Section 2003 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10443) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘VIOLENCE AGAINST 
WOMEN OFFICE’’ and inserting ‘‘OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST 
WOMEN’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the Violence Against Women Office’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Office on Violence Against Women’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘in this title referred to’’ and inserting 
‘‘in this part referred to’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or the Violence’’ and inserting ‘‘, the 
Violence’’; and 
(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘, the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162; 119 
Stat. 2960), the Violence Against Women Reauthorization 
Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4; 127 Stat. 54), or the 
Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022.’’. 
(c) DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE ON 
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.—Section 2004 of title I of the Omnibus
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domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking 
in culturally specific communities; 
‘‘(5) ensure that appropriate technical assistance, developed 
and provided by entities with expertise in culturally specific 
communities, is made available to grantees and potential 
grantees proposing to serve culturally specific communities; 
‘‘(6) ensure access to grants and technical assistance for 
culturally specific organizations; and 
‘‘(7) analyze the distribution of grant funding in order to 
identify barriers for culturally specific organizations. 
‘‘(c) QUALIFICATIONS.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of enactment of this section, the Director shall hire for the position 
established under subsection (a) an individual with personal, lived, 
and work experience from a culturally specific community, and 
a demonstrated history and expertise addressing domestic violence 
or sexual assault in a nongovernmental agency.’’. 
TITLE X—IMPROVING CONDITIONS FOR 
WOMEN IN FEDERAL CUSTODY 
SEC. 1001. IMPROVING THE TREATMENT OF PRIMARY CARETAKER 
PARENTS 
AND 
OTHER 
INDIVIDUALS 
IN 
FEDERAL 
PRISONS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Ramona 
Brant Improvement of Conditions for Women in Federal Custody 
Act’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT.—Chapter 303 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 4051. Treatment of primary caretaker parents and other 
individuals 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘correctional officer’ means a correctional 
officer of the Bureau of Prisons; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘covered institution’ means a Federal penal 
or correctional institution; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘Director’ means the Director of the Bureau 
of Prisons; 
‘‘(4) the term ‘post-partum recovery’ means the first 12- 
week period of post-partum recovery after giving birth; 
‘‘(5) the term ‘primary caretaker parent’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 31903 of the Family Unity Demonstra-
tion Project Act (34 U.S.C. 12242); 
‘‘(6) the term ‘prisoner’ means an individual who is incarcer-
ated in a Federal penal or correctional institution, including 
a vulnerable person; and 
‘‘(7) the term ‘vulnerable person’ means an individual who— 
‘‘(A) is under 21 years of age or over 60 years of 
age; 
‘‘(B) is pregnant; 
‘‘(C) is victim or witness of a crime; 
‘‘(D) has filed a nonfrivolous civil rights claim in Fed-
eral or State court; or 
‘‘(E) during the period of incarceration, has been deter-
mined to have experienced or to be experiencing severe 
trauma or to be the victim of gender-based violence—
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‘‘(i) by any court or administrative judicial pro-
ceeding; 
‘‘(ii) by any corrections official; 
‘‘(iii) by the individual’s attorney or legal service 
provider; or 
‘‘(iv) by the individual. 
‘‘(b) GEOGRAPHIC PLACEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—The Director shall estab-
lish within the Bureau of Prisons an office that determines 
the placement of prisoners. 
‘‘(2) PLACEMENT OF PRISONERS.—In determining the place-
ment of a prisoner, the office established under paragraph 
(1) shall— 
‘‘(A) if the prisoner has children, consider placing the 
prisoner as close to the children as possible; and 
‘‘(B) consider any other factor that the office determines 
to be appropriate. 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITION ON PLACEMENT OF PREGNANT PRISONERS OR 
PRISONERS IN POST-PARTUM RECOVERY IN SEGREGATED HOUSING 
UNITS.— 
‘‘(1) PLACEMENT IN SEGREGATED HOUSING UNITS.—A covered 
institution may not place a prisoner who is pregnant or in 
post-partum recovery in a segregated housing unit unless the 
prisoner presents an immediate risk of harm to the prisoner 
or others. 
‘‘(2) RESTRICTIONS.—Any placement of a prisoner described 
in paragraph (1) in a segregated housing unit shall be limited 
and temporary. 
‘‘(d) INTAKE AND ASSESSMENTS.—The Director shall assess the 
need for family-focused programming at intake, such as questions 
about children, gauge interest in parenting resources, and concerns 
about their child or caregiving, and administer ongoing assessment 
to better inform, identify, and make recommendations about the 
mother’s parental role and familial needs. 
‘‘(e) PARENTING CLASSES.—The Director shall provide voluntary 
parenting classes to each prisoner who is a primary caretaker 
parent, and such classes shall be made available to prisoners with 
limited English proficiency in compliance with title VI of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.). 
‘‘(f) TRAUMA SCREENING.—The Director shall provide training, 
including cultural competency training, to each correctional officer 
and each employee of the Bureau of Prisons who regularly interacts 
with prisoners, including each instructor and health care profes-
sional, to enable those correctional officers and employees to— 
‘‘(1) identify a prisoner who may have a mental or physical 
health need relating to trauma the prisoner has experienced; 
and 
‘‘(2) refer a prisoner described in paragraph (1) to the 
proper health care professional for diagnosis and treatment. 
‘‘(g) FAMILY NEEDS TRAINING.—The Director shall provide 
training to correctional officers and employees of the Bureau of 
Prisons who engage with prisoners’ families on— 
‘‘(1) how to interact with children in an age-appropriate 
manner, and the children’s caregivers; 
‘‘(2) basic childhood and adolescent development informa-
tion; and 
‘‘(3) basic customer service skills.
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‘‘(h) INMATE HEALTH.— 
‘‘(1) HEALTH CARE ACCESS.—The Director shall ensure that 
all prisoners receive adequate health care. 
‘‘(2) HYGIENIC PRODUCTS.—The Director shall make essen-
tial hygienic products, including shampoo, toothpaste, tooth-
brushes, and any other hygienic product that the Director deter-
mines appropriate, available without charge to prisoners. The 
Director shall make rules— 
‘‘(A) on the distribution and accessibility of sanitary 
products to prisoners, to ensure each prisoner who requires 
these products receives a quantity the prisoner deems suffi-
cient; and 
‘‘(B) providing that no visitor is prohibited from visiting 
a prisoner due to the visitor’s use of sanitary products. 
‘‘(3) GYNECOLOGIST ACCESS.—The Director shall ensure that 
all prisoners have access to a gynecologist as appropriate. 
‘‘(4) RELATION TO OTHER LAWS.—Nothing in paragraph (1) 
shall be construed to affect the requirements under the Prison 
Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (34 U.S.C. 30301 et seq.).’’. 
(c) SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT.—Section 3621(e) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) ELIGIBILITY OF PRIMARY CARETAKER PARENTS AND PREG-
NANT
WOMEN.—The Director of the Bureau of Prisons may 
not prohibit an eligible prisoner who is a primary caretaker 
parent (as defined in section 4051) or pregnant from partici-
pating in a program of residential substance abuse treatment 
provided under paragraph (1) on the basis of a failure by 
the eligible prisoner, before being committed to the custody 
of the Bureau of Prisons, to disclose to any official of the 
Bureau of Prisons that the prisoner had a substance abuse 
problem on or before the date on which the eligible prisoner 
was committed to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons.’’. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons 
shall implement this section and the amendments made by 
this section. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall 
submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and 
the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives 
a progress report on the implementation of this section and 
the amendments made by this section. 
(e) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of 
sections for chapter 303 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘4051. Treatment of primary caretaker parents and other individuals.’’. 
SEC. 1002. HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PREGNANT WOMEN AND MOTHERS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Infant 
Mortality and Recidivism Reduction Act’’ or the ‘‘SIMARRA Act’’. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 270 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Director’’) shall establish a 
pilot program (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Program’’) in
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accordance with this section to permit women incarcerated in Fed-
eral prisons and the children born to such women during incarcer-
ation to reside together while the inmate serves a term of imprison-
ment. 
(c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are to— 
(1) prevent infant mortality among infants born to incarcer-
ated mothers and greatly reduce the trauma and stress experi-
enced by pregnant inmates; 
(2) reduce the recidivism rates of federally incarcerated 
women and mothers, and enhance public safety by improving 
the effectiveness of the Federal prison system for women as 
a population with special needs; 
(3) utilize a female offender risk and needs assessment 
to encourage a more effective and efficient Federal prison 
system; 
(4) utilize a validated post-sentencing risk and needs 
assessment system that relies on dynamic factors to provide 
Federal prison officials with information regarding needs of 
Federal pregnant offenders and enhance public safety; 
(5) perform regular outcome evaluations of the effectiveness 
of programs and interventions for federally incarcerated preg-
nant women and mothers to assure that such programs and 
interventions are evidence-based and to suggest changes, dele-
tions, and expansions based on the results of such evaluations; 
and 
(6) assist the Department of Justice to address the under-
lying cost structure of the Federal prison system and ensure 
that the Department can continue to run parenting program-
ming safely and securely without compromising the scope or 
quality of the Department’s critical health, safety and law 
enforcement missions. 
(d) DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF BUREAU OF PRISONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out this section 
in consultation with— 
(A) the Director of the Administrative Office of the 
United States Courts; 
(B) the Director of the Office of Probation and Pretrial 
Services; and 
(C) the Director of the National Institute of Justice. 
(2) DUTIES.—The Director shall, in accordance with para-
graph (3), and in addition to the mandates under section 3631 
of title 18, United States Code— 
(A) evaluate the female offender risk and needs assess-
ment for its ability to address the particular health and 
sensitivities of federally incarcerated pregnant women and 
mothers in accordance with this subsection; 
(B) develop recommendations regarding recidivism 
reduction programs and productive activities in accordance 
with subsection (c); 
(C) conduct ongoing research and data analysis on— 
(i) the best practices relating to the use of offender 
risk and needs assessment tools for female offenders 
with a particular emphasis on how those tools address 
the health and sensitivities of federally incarcerated 
pregnant women and mothers; 
(ii) potential improvements to risk and needs 
assessment tools for female offenders to address the