(b) APPLICABLE LAW.—Section 1162 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (c) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) APPLICABLE LAW.—At the request of an Indian 
tribe, and after consultation with the Attorney General— 
‘‘(1) sections 1152 and 1153 of this title shall 
remain in effect in the areas of the Indian country 
of the Indian tribe; and 
‘‘(2) jurisdiction over those areas shall be con-
current among the Federal Government and State 
and tribal governments.’’. 
SEC. 202. INCENTIVES FOR STATE, TRIBAL, AND LOCAL 
LAW ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF COOPERATIVE ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM.—The Attorney General may provide grants, 
technical assistance, and other assistance to State, tribal, 
and local governments that enter into cooperative agree-
ments, including agreements relating to mutual aid, hot 
pursuit of suspects, and cross-deputization for the pur-
poses of— 
(1) improving law enforcement effectiveness; 
and 
(2) reducing crime in Indian country and near-
by communities. 
(b) PROGRAM PLANS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive as-
sistance under this section, a group composed of not 
less than 1 of each of a tribal government and a 
State or local government shall jointly develop and 
submit to the Attorney General a plan for a program 
to achieve the purpose described in subsection (a). 
(2) PLAN
REQUIREMENTS.—A joint program 
plan under paragraph (1) shall include a description 
of— 
(A) the proposed cooperative tribal and 
State or local law enforcement program for 
which funding is sought, including information 
on the population and each geographic area to 
be served by the program; 
(B) the need of the proposed program for 
funding under this section, the amount of fund-
ing requested, and the proposed use of funds, 
subject to the requirements listed in subsection 
(c); 
(C) the unit of government that will ad-
minister any assistance received under this sec-
tion, and the method by which the assistance 
will be distributed; 
(D) the types of law enforcement services 
to be performed on each applicable Indian res-
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ervation and the individuals and entities that 
will perform those services; 
(E) the individual or group of individuals 
who will exercise daily supervision and control 
over law enforcement officers participating in 
the program; 
(F) the method by which local and tribal 
government input with respect to the planning 
and implementation of the program will be en-
sured; 
(G) the policies of the program regarding 
mutual aid, hot pursuit of suspects, deputiza-
tion, training, and insurance of applicable law 
enforcement officers; 
(H) the recordkeeping procedures and 
types of data to be collected pursuant to the 
program; and 
(I) other information that the Attorney 
General determines to be relevant. 
(c) PERMISSIBLE USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible enti-
ty that receives a grant under this section may use the 
grant, in accordance with the program plan described in 
subsection (b)— 
(1) to hire and train new career tribal, State, 
or local law enforcement officers, or to make over-
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time payments for current law enforcement officers, 
that are or will be dedicated to— 
(A) policing tribal land and nearby lands; 
and 
(B) investigating alleged crimes on those 
lands; 
(2) procure equipment, technology, or support 
systems to be used to investigate crimes and share 
information between tribal, State, and local law en-
forcement agencies; or 
(3) for any other uses that the Attorney Gen-
eral determines will meet the purposes described in 
subsection (a). 
(d) FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION.—In determining 
whether to approve a joint program plan submitted under 
subsection (b) and, on approval, the amount of assistance 
to provide to the program, the Attorney General shall take 
into consideration the following factors: 
(1) The size and population of each Indian res-
ervation and nearby community proposed to be 
served by the program. 
(2) The complexity of the law enforcement 
problems proposed to be addressed by the program. 
(3) The range of services proposed to be pro-
vided by the program. 
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(4) The proposed improvements the program 
will make regarding law enforcement cooperation be-
yond existing levels of cooperation. 
(5) The crime rates of the tribal and nearby 
communities. 
(6) The available resources of each entity apply-
ing for a grant under this section for dedication to 
public safety in the respective jurisdictions of the en-
tities. 
(e) ANNUAL REPORTS.—To be eligible to renew or 
extend a grant under this section, a group described in 
subsection (b)(1) shall submit to the Attorney General, to-
gether with the joint program plan under subsection (b), 
a report describing the law enforcement activities carried 
out pursuant to the program during the preceding fiscal 
year, including the success of the activities, including any 
increase in arrests or prosecutions. 
(f) REPORTS BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.—Not later 
than January 15 of each applicable fiscal year, the Attor-
ney General shall submit to the Committee on Indian Af-
fairs of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives a report describ-
ing the law enforcement programs carried out using assist-
ance provided under this section during the preceding fis-
cal year, including the success of the programs. 
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(g) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—On receipt of a re-
quest from a group composed of not less than 1 tribal 
government and 1 State or local government, the Attorney 
General shall provide technical assistance to the group to 
develop successful cooperative relationships that effectively 
combat crime in Indian country and nearby communities. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 
2010 through 2014. 
TITLE III—EMPOWERING TRIBAL 
LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
AGEN-
CIES AND TRIBAL GOVERN-
MENTS 
SEC. 301. TRIBAL POLICE OFFICERS. 
(a) FLEXIBILITY IN TRAINING LAW ENFORCEMENT 
OFFICERS SERVING INDIAN COUNTRY.—Section 3(e) of 
the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act (25 U.S.C. 
2802(e)) (as amended by section 101(b)(4)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(e)(1) The Secretary’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(e) STANDARDS OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE 
AND CLASSIFICATION OF POSITIONS.— 
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‘‘(1) STANDARDS OF EDUCATION AND EXPERI-
ENCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) TRAINING.—The training standards 
established under subparagraph (A) shall per-
mit law enforcement personnel of the Office of 
Justice Services or an Indian tribe to obtain 
training at a State or tribal police academy, a 
local or tribal community college, or another 
training academy that meets the relevant Peace 
Officer Standards and Training.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Agencies’’ 
and inserting ‘‘agencies’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR OFFICERS.— 
The Office of Justice Services shall develop stand-
ards and deadlines for the provision of background 
checks for tribal law enforcement and corrections of-
ficials that ensure that a response to a request by 
an Indian tribe for such a background check shall be 
provided by not later than 60 days after the date of 
receipt of the request, unless an adequate reason for 
failure to respond by that date is provided to the In-
dian tribe.’’. 
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(b) SPECIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSIONS.— 
Section 5(a) of the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act 
(25 U.S.C. 2804(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) The Secretary may enter 
into an agreement’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) AGREEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of the Tribal Law and 
Order Act of 2009, the Secretary shall establish pro-
cedures to enter into memoranda of agreement’’; 
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘The 
Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) CERTAIN
ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) PROGRAM ENHANCEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) TRAINING SESSIONS IN INDIAN COUN-
TRY.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The procedures 
described in paragraph (1) shall include 
the development of a plan to enhance the 
certification and provision of special law 
enforcement commissions to tribal law en-
forcement officials, and, subject to sub-
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section (d), State and local law enforce-
ment officials, pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(ii) INCLUSIONS.—The plan under 
clause (i) shall include the hosting of re-
gional training sessions in Indian country, 
not less frequently than biannually, to edu-
cate and certify candidates for the special 
law enforcement commissions. 
‘‘(B) MEMORANDA OF AGREEMENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of 
the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009, the 
Secretary, in consultation with Indian 
tribes and tribal law enforcement agencies, 
shall develop minimum requirements to be 
included in special law enforcement com-
mission agreements pursuant to this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(ii) AGREEMENT.—Not later than 60 
days after the date on which the Secretary 
determines that all applicable requirements 
under clause (i) are met, the Secretary 
shall offer to enter into a special law en-
forcement commission agreement with the 
applicable Indian tribe.’’. 
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(c) INDIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT FOUNDATION.—The 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
(25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘TITLE VII—INDIAN LAW 
ENFORCEMENT FOUNDATION 
‘‘SEC. 701. INDIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT FOUNDATION. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary shall es-
tablish, under the laws of the District of Columbia and 
in accordance with this title, a foundation, to be known 
as the ‘Indian Law Enforcement Foundation’ (referred to 
in this section as the ‘Foundation’). 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Foundation shall— 
‘‘(1) encourage, accept, and administer, in ac-
cordance with the terms of each donation, private 
gifts of real and personal property, and any income 
from or interest in such gifts, for the benefit of, or 
in support of, public safety and justice services in 
American Indian and Alaska Native communities; 
and 
‘‘(2) assist the Office of Justice Services of the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian tribal govern-
ments in funding and conducting activities and pro-
viding education to advance and support the provi-
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sion of public safety and justice services in American 
Indian and Alaska Native communities.’’. 
(d) ACCEPTANCE AND ASSISTANCE.—Section 5 of the 
Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act (25 U.S.C. 2804) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) ACCEPTANCE
OF ASSISTANCE.—The Bureau 
may accept reimbursement, resources, assistance, or fund-
ing from— 
‘‘(1) a Federal, tribal, State, or other govern-
ment agency; or 
‘‘(2) the Indian Law Enforcement Foundation 
established under section 701(a) of the Indian Self- 
Determination and Education Assistance Act.’’. 
SEC. 302. DRUG ENFORCEMENT IN INDIAN COUNTRY. 
(a) EDUCATION AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS.—Sec-
tion 502 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 872) 
is amended in subsections (a)(1) and (c), by inserting ‘‘ 
tribal,’’ after ‘‘State,’’ each place it appears. 
(b) PUBLIC-PRIVATE EDUCATION PROGRAM.—Sec-
tion 503 of the Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control 
Act of 1996 (21 U.S.C. 872a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘tribal,’’ 
after ‘‘State,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘, tribal,’’ 
after ‘‘State’’. 
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(c) COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENTS.—Section 503 of 
the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 873) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘tribal,’’ after ‘‘State,’’ 
each place it appears; and 
(B) in paragraphs (6) and (7), by inserting 
‘‘, tribal,’’ after ‘‘State’’ each place it appears; 
and 
(2) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ‘‘, tribal,’’ 
after ‘‘State’’. 
(d) POWERS OF ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL.—Sec-
tion 508(a) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
878(a)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) 
by inserting ‘‘, tribal,’’ after ‘‘State’’. 
SEC. 303. ACCESS TO NATIONAL CRIMINAL INFORMATION 
DATABASES. 
(a) ACCESS TO NATIONAL CRIMINAL INFORMATION 
DATABASES.—Section 534 of title 28, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(4), by inserting ‘‘Indian 
tribes,’’ after ‘‘the States,’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 
following: 
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‘‘(d) INDIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.—The 
Attorney General shall permit tribal and Bureau of Indian 
Affairs law enforcement agencies— 
‘‘(1) to directly access and enter information 
into Federal criminal information databases; and 
‘‘(2) to directly obtain information from the 
databases.’’; 
(3) by redesignating the second subsection (e) 
as subsection (f); and 
(4) in paragraph (2) of subsection (f) (as redes-
ignated by paragraph (3)), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, tribal,’’ after 
‘‘Federal’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 
ensure that tribal law enforcement officials that 
meet applicable Federal or State requirements have 
access to national crime information databases. 
(2) SANCTIONS.—For purpose of sanctions for 
noncompliance with requirements of, or misuse of, 
national crime information databases and informa-
tion obtained from those databases, a tribal law en-
forcement agency or official shall be treated as Fed-
eral law enforcement agency or official. 
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(3) NCIC.—Each tribal justice official serving 
an Indian tribe with criminal jurisdiction over In-
dian country shall be considered to be an authorized 
law enforcement official for purposes of access to the 
National Crime Information Center of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation. 
SEC. 304. TRIBAL COURT SENTENCING AUTHORITY. 
(a) CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.—Section 202 of Pub-
lic Law 90–284 (25 U.S.C. 1302) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘No Indian tribe’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—No Indian tribe’’; 
(2) in paragraph (7) of subsection (a) (as des-
ignated by paragraph (1)), by striking ‘‘and a fine’’ 
and inserting ‘‘or a fine’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) TRIBAL COURTS AND PRISONERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding paragraph 
(7) of subsection (a) and in addition to the limita-
tions described in the other paragraphs of that sub-
section, no Indian tribe, in exercising any power of 
self-government involving a criminal trial that sub-
jects a defendant to more than 1 year imprisonment 
for any single offense, may— 
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‘‘(A) deny any person in such a criminal 
proceeding the assistance of a defense attorney 
licensed to practice law in any jurisdiction in 
the United States; 
‘‘(B) require excessive bail, impose an ex-
cessive fine, inflict a cruel or unusual punish-
ment, or impose for conviction of a single of-
fense any penalty or punishment greater than 
imprisonment for a term of 3 years or a fine of 
$15,000, or both; or 
‘‘(C) deny any person in such a criminal 
proceeding the due process of law. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY.—An Indian tribe exercising 
authority pursuant to this subsection shall— 
‘‘(A) require that each judge presiding over 
an applicable criminal case is licensed to prac-
tice law in any jurisdiction in the United 
States; and 
‘‘(B) make publicly available the criminal 
laws (including regulations and interpretive doc-
uments) of the Indian tribe. 
‘‘(3) SENTENCES.—A tribal court acting pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) may require a convicted of-
fender— 
‘‘(A) to serve the sentence— 
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‘‘(i) in a tribal correctional center that 
has been approved by the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs for long-term incarceration, in ac-
cordance with guidelines developed by the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs, in consultation 
with Indian tribes; 
‘‘(ii) in the nearest appropriate Fed-
eral facility, at the expense of the United 
States pursuant to a memorandum of 
agreement with Bureau of Prisons in ac-
cordance with paragraph (4); 
‘‘(iii) in a State or local government- 
approved detention or correctional center 
pursuant to an agreement between the In-
dian tribe and the State or local govern-
ment; or 
‘‘(iv) subject to paragraph (1), in an 
alternative rehabilitation center of an In-
dian tribe; or 
‘‘(B) to serve another alternative form of 
punishment, as determined by the tribal court 
judge pursuant to tribal law. 
‘‘(4) MEMORANDA OF AGREEMENT.—A memo-
randum of agreement between an Indian tribe and 
the Bureau of Prisons under paragraph (2)(A)(ii)— 
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‘‘(A) shall acknowledge that the United 
States will incur all costs involved, including the 
costs of transfer, housing, medical care, reha-
bilitation, and reentry of transferred prisoners; 
‘‘(B) shall limit the transfer of prisoners to 
prisoners convicted in tribal court of violent 
crimes, crimes involving sexual abuse, and seri-
ous drug offenses, as determined by the Bureau 
of Prisons, in consultation with tribal govern-
ments, by regulation; 
‘‘(C) shall not affect the jurisdiction, power 
of self-government, or any other authority of an 
Indian tribe over the territory or members of 
the Indian tribe; 
‘‘(D) shall contain such other requirements 
as the Bureau of Prisons, in consultation with 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs and tribal govern-
ments, may determine, by regulation; and 
‘‘(E) shall be executed and carried out not 
later than 180 days after the date on which the 
applicable Indian tribe first contacts the Bu-
reau of Prisons to accept a transfer of a tribal 
court offender pursuant to this subsection. 
‘‘(c) EFFECT OF SECTION.—Nothing in this section 
affects the obligation of the United States, or any State 
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government that has been delegated authority by the 
United States, to investigate and prosecute any criminal 
violation in Indian country.’’. 
(b) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.—Section 1007(b) of 
the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
2996f(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(2) to provide legal assistance with respect to 
any criminal proceeding, except to provide assistance 
to a person charged with an offense in an Indian 
tribal court;’’. 
SEC. 305. INDIAN LAW AND ORDER COMMISSION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a com-
mission to be known as the Indian Law and Order Com-
mission (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Commission’’). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Commission shall be 
composed of 9 members, of whom— 
(A) 3 shall be appointed by the President, 
in consultation with— 
(i) the Attorney General; and 
(ii) the Secretary of the Interior; 
(B) 2 shall be appointed by the majority 
leader of the Senate, in consultation with the 
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(2) MEETINGS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall 
meet at the call of the Chairperson. 
(B) INITIAL MEETING.—The initial meet-
ing shall take place not later than 30 days after 
the date described in paragraph (1). 
(3) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of 
the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a 
lesser number of members may hold hearings. 
(4) RULES.—The Commission may establish, by 
majority vote, any rules for the conduct of Commis-
sion business, in accordance with this Act and other 
applicable law. 
(d) COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE 
SYSTEM RELATING TO INDIAN COUNTRY.—The Commis-
sion shall conduct a comprehensive study of law enforce-
ment and criminal justice in tribal communities, includ-
ing— 
(1) jurisdiction over crimes committed in Indian 
country and the impact of that jurisdiction on— 
(A) the investigation and prosecution of 
Indian country crimes; and 
(B) residents of Indian land; 
(2) the tribal jail and Federal prisons systems 
and the effect of those systems with respect to— 
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(A) reducing Indian country crime; and 
(B) rehabilitation of offenders; 
(3)(A) tribal juvenile justice systems and the 
Federal juvenile justice system as relating to Indian 
country; and 
(B) the effect of those systems and related pro-
grams in preventing juvenile crime, rehabilitating In-
dian youth in custody, and reducing recidivism 
among Indian youth; 
(4) the impact of the Indian Civil Rights Act of 
1968 (25 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) on— 
(A) the authority of Indian tribes; and 
(B) the rights of defendants subject to 
tribal government authority; and 
(5) studies of such other subjects as the Com-
mission determines relevant to achieve the purposes 
of the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009. 
(e) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Taking into consideration 
the results of the study under paragraph (1), the Commis-
sion shall develop recommendations on necessary modifica-
tions and improvements to justice systems at the tribal, 
Federal, and State levels, including consideration of— 
(1) simplifying jurisdiction in Indian country; 
(2) improving services and programs— 
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(A) to prevent juvenile crime on Indian 
land; 
(B) to rehabilitate Indian youth in custody; 
and 
(C) to reduce recidivism among Indian 
youth; 
(3) enhancing the penal authority of tribal 
courts and exploring alternatives to incarceration; 
(4) the establishment of satellite United States 
magistrate or district courts in Indian country; 
(5) changes to the tribal jails and Federal pris-
on systems; and 
(6) other issues that, as determined by the 
Commission, would reduce violent crime in Indian 
country. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to 
the President and Congress a report that contains— 
(1) a detailed statement of the findings and 
conclusions of the Commission; and 
(2) the recommendations of the Commission for 
such legislative and administrative actions as the 
Commission considers to be appropriate. 
(g) POWERS.— 
(1) HEARINGS.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may 
hold such hearings, meet and act at such times 
and places, take such testimony, and receive 
such evidence as the Commission considers to 
be advisable to carry out the duties of the Com-
mission under this section. 
(B) PUBLIC REQUIREMENT.—The hearings 
of the Commission under this paragraph shall 
be open to the public. 
(2) WITNESS EXPENSES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A witness requested to 
appear before the Commission shall be paid the 
same fees as are paid to witnesses under section 
1821 of title 28, United States Code. 
(B) PER
DIEM
AND
MILEAGE.—The per 
diem and mileage allowance for a witness shall 
be paid from funds made available to the Com-
mission. 
(3) INFORMATION
FROM
FEDERAL, TRIBAL, 
AND STATE AGENCIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may 
secure directly from a Federal agency such in-
formation as the Commission considers to be 
necessary to carry out this section. 
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(B) TRIBAL AND STATE AGENCIES.—The 
Commission may request the head of any tribal 
or State agency to provide to the Commission 
such information as the Commission considers 
to be necessary to carry out this section. 
(4) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Commission may 
use the United States mails in the same manner and 
under the same conditions as other agencies of the 
Federal Government. 
(5) GIFTS.—The Commission may accept, use, 
and dispose of gifts or donations of services or prop-
erty. 
(h) COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.— 
(1) TRAVEL
EXPENSES.—A member of the 
Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, includ-
ing per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates author-
ized for an employee of an agency under subchapter 
I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while 
away from the home or regular place of business of 
the member in the performance of the duties of the 
Commission. 
(2) DETAIL OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—On the 
affirmative vote of 2⁄3 of the members of the Com-
mission and the approval of the appropriate Federal 
agency head, an employee of the Federal Govern-
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ment may be detailed to the Commission without re-
imbursement, and such detail shall be without inter-
ruption or loss of civil service status, benefits, or 
privileges. 
(3) PROCUREMENT OF TEMPORARY AND INTER-
MITTENT
SERVICES.—On request of the Commis-
sion, the Attorney General and Secretary shall pro-
vide to the Commission reasonable and appropriate 
office space, supplies, and administrative assistance. 
(i) CONTRACTS FOR RESEARCH.— 
(1) RESEARCHERS AND EXPERTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—On an affirmative vote 
of 2⁄3 of the members of the Commission, the 
Commission may select nongovernmental re-
searchers and experts to assist the Commission 
in carrying out the duties of the Commission 
under this section. 
(B) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE.— 
The National Institute of Justice may enter 
into a contract with the researchers and experts 
selected by the Commission under subpara-
graph (A) to provide funding in exchange for 
the services of the researchers and experts. 
(2) OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.—Nothing in this 
subsection limits the ability of the Commission to 
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enter into contracts with any other entity or organi-
zation to carry out research necessary to carry out 
the duties of the Commission under this section. 
(j) TRIBAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Commission shall 
establish a committee, to be known as the ‘‘Tribal 
Advisory Committee’’. 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(A) COMPOSITION.—The Tribal Advisory 
Committee shall consist of 2 representatives of 
Indian tribes from each region of the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs. 
(B) QUALIFICATIONS.—Each member of 
the Tribal Advisory Committee shall have expe-
rience relating to— 
(i) justice systems; 
(ii) crime prevention; or 
(iii) victim services. 
(3) DUTIES.—The Tribal Advisory Committee 
shall— 
(A) serve as an advisory body to the Com-
mission; and 
(B) provide to the Commission advice and 
recommendations, submit materials, documents, 
testimony, and such other information as the 
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Commission determines to be necessary to carry 
out the duties of the Commission under this 
section. 
(k) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this section, to remain available until 
expended. 
(l) TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.—The Commis-
sion shall terminate 90 days after the date on which the 
Commission submits the report of the Commission under 
subsection (c)(3). 
(m) NONAPPLICABILITY
OF FACA.—The Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply 
to the Commission. 
TITLE IV—TRIBAL JUSTICE 
SYSTEMS 
SEC. 401. INDIAN ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE. 
(a) CORRECTION OF REFERENCES.— 
(1) INTER-DEPARTMENTAL
MEMORANDUM
OF 
AGREEMENT.—Section 4205 of the Indian Alcohol 
and Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
of 1986 (25 U.S.C. 2411) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
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(I) by striking ‘‘the date of en-
actment of this subtitle’’ and inserting 
‘‘the date of enactment of the Tribal 
Law and Order Act of 2009’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘, the Attorney 
General,’’ after ‘‘Secretary of the In-
terior’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting 
‘‘, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Substance 
Abuse and Mental Health Services Admin-
istration,’’ after ‘‘Bureau of Indian Af-
fairs,’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘, 
Department of Justice, Substance Abuse 
and Mental Health Services Administra-
tion,’’ after ‘‘Bureau of Indian Affairs’’; 
(iv) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, 
Department of Justice, Substance Abuse 
and Mental Health Services Administra-
tion,’’ after ‘‘Bureau of Indian Affairs’’; 
(v) in paragraph (7), by inserting ‘‘, 
the Attorney General,’’ after ‘‘Secretary of 
the Interior’’; 
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(B) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘, the 
Attorney General,’’ after ‘‘Secretary of the Inte-
rior’’; and 
(C) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘the date 
of enactment of this subtitle’’ and inserting 
‘‘the date of enactment of the Tribal Law and 
Order Act of 2009’’. 
(2) TRIBAL ACTION PLANS.—Section 4206 of 
the Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention 
and Treatment Act of 1986 (25 U.S.C. 2412) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (b), in the first sentence, 
by inserting ‘‘, the Bureau of Justice Assist-
ance, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
Services Administration,’’ before ‘‘and the In-
dian Health Service service unit’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)(1)(A)(i), by inserting 
‘‘, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Sub-
stance Abuse and Mental Health Services Ad-
ministration,’’ before ‘‘and the Indian Health 
Service service unit’’; 
(C) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year 1993 and such sums as are necessary for 
each of the fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, 
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1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000’’ and inserting 
‘‘the period of fiscal years 2010 through 2014’’; 
(D) in subsection (e), in the first sentence, 
by inserting ‘‘, the Attorney General,’’ after 
‘‘the Secretary of the Interior’’; and 
(E) in subsection (f)(3), by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year 1993 and such sums as are necessary for 
each of the fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, 
1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000’’ and inserting 
‘‘the period of fiscal years 2010 through 2014’’. 
(3) DEPARTMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY.—Section 
4207 of the Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act of 1986 (25 U.S.C. 
2413) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, the 
Attorney General’’ after ‘‘Bureau of Indian Af-
fairs’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (1) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To improve coordina-
tion among the Federal agencies and depart-
ments carrying out this subtitle, there is estab-
lished within the Substance Abuse and Mental 
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Health Services Administration an office, to be 
known as the ‘Office of Indian Alcohol and 
Substance Abuse’ (referred to in this section as 
the ‘Office’). 
‘‘(B) DIRECTOR.—The director of the Of-
fice shall be appointed by the Director of the 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration— 
‘‘(i) on a permanent basis; and 
‘‘(ii) at a grade of not less than GS– 
15 of the General Schedule.’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘(2) In addition’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITIES OF OFFICE.—In addi-
tion’’; 
(II) by striking subparagraph (A) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) coordinating with other agencies to 
monitor the performance and compliance of the 
relevant Federal programs in achieving the 
goals and purposes of this subtitle and the 
Memorandum of Agreement entered into under 
section 4205;’’; 
(III) in subparagraph (B)— 
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(aa) by striking ‘‘within the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs’’; and 
(bb) by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(IV) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of the Tribal Law and Order Act 
of 2009, developing, in coordination and con-
sultation with tribal governments, a framework 
for interagency and tribal coordination that— 
‘‘(i) establish the goals and other de-
sired outcomes of this Act; 
‘‘(ii) prioritizes outcomes that are 
aligned with the purposes of affected agen-
cies; 
‘‘(iii) provides guidelines for resource 
and information sharing; 
‘‘(iv) provides technical assistance to 
the affected agencies to establish effective 
and permanent interagency communication 
and coordination; and 
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‘‘(v) determines whether collaboration 
is feasible, cost-effective, and within agency 
capability.’’; and 
(iii) by striking paragraph (3) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(3) APPOINTMENT OF EMPLOYEES.—The Di-
rector of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
Services Administration shall appoint such employ-
ees to work in the Office, and shall provide such 
funding, services, and equipment, as may be nec-
essary to enable the Office to carry out the respon-
sibilities under this subsection.’’; and 
(C) in subsection (c)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘of Alcohol and Sub-
stance Abuse’’ each place it appears; 
(ii) in paragraph (1), in the second 
sentence, by striking ‘‘The Assistant Sec-
retary of the Interior for Indian Affairs’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The Director of the Sub-
stance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (3)— 
(I) in the matter preceding sub-
paragraph (A), by striking ‘‘Youth’’ 
and inserting ‘‘youth’’; and 
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(II) by striking ‘‘programs of the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the applicable Federal pro-
grams’’. 
(4) REVIEW OF PROGRAMS.—Section 4208a(a) 
of the Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Preven-
tion and Treatment Act of 1986 (25 U.S.C. 
2414a(a)) is amended in the matter preceding para-
graph (1) by inserting ‘‘, the Attorney General,’’ 
after ‘‘the Secretary of the Interior’’. 
(5) FEDERAL
FACILITIES, 
PROPERTY, 
AND 
EQUIPMENT.—Section 4209 of the Indian Alcohol 
and Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
of 1986 (25 U.S.C. 2415) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, the 
Attorney General,’’ after ‘‘the Secretary of the 
Interior’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in the first sentence, by inserting 
‘‘, the Attorney General,’’ after ‘‘the Sec-
retary of the Interior’’; 
(ii) in the second sentence, by insert-
ing ‘‘, nor the Attorney General,’’ after 
‘‘the Secretary of the Interior’’; and 
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(iii) in the third sentence, by inserting 
‘‘, the Department of Justice,’’ after ‘‘the 
Department of the Interior’’; and 
(C) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘, the 
Attorney General,’’ after ‘‘the Secretary of the 
Interior’’. 
(6) NEWSLETTER.—Section 4210 of the Indian 
Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention and Treat-
ment Act of 1986 (25 U.S.C. 2416) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, 
by inserting ‘‘, the Attorney General,’’ after 
‘‘the Secretary of the Interior’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year 1993 and such sums as may be necessary 
for each of the fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, 
1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000’’ and inserting 
‘‘the period of fiscal years 2010 through 2014’’. 
(7) REVIEW.—Section 4211(a) of the Indian 
Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention and Treat-
ment Act of 1986 (25 U.S.C. 2431(a)) is amended 
in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting 
‘‘, the Attorney General,’’ after ‘‘the Secretary of the 
Interior’’. 
(b) INDIAN EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—Section 4212 
of the Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention Act 
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of 1986 (25 U.S.C. 2432) is amended by striking sub-
section (a) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of the Indian Al-
cohol and Substance Abuse Program, in coordination 
with the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, shall 
develop and implement programs in tribal schools 
and schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Edu-
cation (subject to the approval of the local school 
board or contract school board) to determine the ef-
fectiveness of summer youth programs in advancing 
the purposes and goals of this Act. 
‘‘(2) COSTS.—The head of the Indian Alcohol 
and Substance Abuse Program and the Assistant 
Secretary shall defray all costs associated with the 
actual operation and support of the summer youth 
programs in a school from funds appropriated to 
carry out this subsection. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
the programs under this subsection such sums as 
are necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 through 
2014.’’. 
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(c) EMERGENCY SHELTERS.—Section 4213(e) of the 
Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act of 1986 (25 U.S.C. 2433(e)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘as may be 
necessary’’ and all that follows through the end of 
the paragraph and inserting ‘‘as are necessary for 
each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$7,000,000’’ 
and all that follows through the end of the para-
graph and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2010 through 2014.’’; and 
(3) by indenting paragraphs (4) and (5) appro-
priately. 
(d) REVIEW OF PROGRAMS.—Section 4215(a) of the 
Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act of 1986 (25 U.S.C. 2441(a)) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘, the Attorney General,’’ after ‘‘the Sec-
retary of the Interior’’. 
(e) ILLEGAL
NARCOTICS
TRAFFICKING; SOURCE 
ERADICATION.—Section 4216 of the Indian Alcohol and 
Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1986 
(25 U.S.C. 2442) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
the comma at the end and inserting a 
semicolon; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘, and’’ at the end and inserting a semi-
colon; 
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) the Blackfeet Nation of Montana for 
the investigation and control of illegal narcotics 
traffic on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation 
along the border with Canada.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘United 
States Custom Service’’ and inserting ‘‘United 
States Customs and Border Protection’’; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (3) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection such sums as are necessary for each 
of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘as may be 
necessary’’ and all that follows through the end of 
the paragraph and inserting ‘‘as are necessary for 
each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.’’. 
(f) LAW ENFORCEMENT AND JUDICIAL TRAINING.— 
Section 4218 of the Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act of 1986 (25 U.S.C. 2451) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) TRAINING PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior, in coordination with the Attorney General, the 
Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administra-
tion, and the Director of the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation, shall ensure, through the establishment 
of a new training program or by supplementing ex-
isting training programs, that all Bureau of Indian 
Affairs and tribal law enforcement and judicial per-
sonnel have access to training regarding— 
‘‘(A) the investigation and prosecution of 
offenses relating to illegal narcotics; and 
‘‘(B) alcohol and substance abuse preven-
tion and treatment. 
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‘‘(2) YOUTH-RELATED
TRAINING.—Any train-
ing provided to Bureau of Indian Affairs or tribal 
law enforcement or judicial personnel under para-
graph (1) shall include training in issues relating to 
youth alcohol and substance abuse prevention and 
treatment.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘as may be 
necessary’’ and all that follows through the end of 
the subsection and inserting ‘‘as are necessary for 
each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.’’. 
(g) JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERS.—Section 4220 
of the Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention 
and Treatment Act of 1986 (25 U.S.C. 2453) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ the first 
place it appears and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘The Secretary shall’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) CONSTRUCTION
AND
OPERATION.—The 
Secretary shall’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this para-
graph, the Secretary, the Director of the Sub-
stance Abuse and Mental Health Services Ad-
ministration, the Director of the Indian Health 
Service, and the Attorney General, in consulta-
tion with tribal leaders and tribal justice offi-
cials, shall develop a long-term plan for the con-
struction, renovation, and operation of Indian 
juvenile detention and treatment centers and al-
ternatives to detention for juvenile offenders. 
‘‘(B) COORDINATION.—The plan under 
subparagraph (A) shall require the Bureau of 
Indian Education and the Indian Health Serv-
ice to coordinate with tribal and Bureau of In-
dian Affairs juvenile detention centers to pro-
vide services to those centers.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘such sums as may be nec-
essary for each of the fiscal years 1994, 1995, 
1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘such sums as are nec-
essary for each of fiscal years 2010 through 
2014’’; and 
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(B) by indenting paragraph (2) appro-
priately. 
SEC. 402. INDIAN TRIBAL JUSTICE; TECHNICAL AND LEGAL 
ASSISTANCE. 
(a) INDIAN TRIBAL JUSTICE.— 
(1) BASE SUPPORT FUNDING.—Section 103(b) 
of the Indian Tribal Justice Act (25 U.S.C. 
3613(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) the employment of tribal court personnel, 
including tribal court judges, prosecutors, public de-
fenders, guardians ad litem, and court-appointed 
special advocates for children and juveniles;’’. 
(2) TRIBAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS.—Section 201 of 
the Indian Tribal Justice Act (25 U.S.C. 3621) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘the provisions of sec-
tions 101 and 102 of this Act’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘sections 101 and 102’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the fiscal years 2000 
through 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2010 through 2014’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘the provisions of sec-
tion 103 of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 103’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the fiscal years 2000 
through 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 
2010 through 2014’’; 
(C) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘the fis-
cal years 2000 through 2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal years 2010 through 2014’’; and 
(D) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘the fis-
cal years 2000 through 2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal years 2010 through 2014’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND LEGAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) 
TRIBAL
CIVIL
LEGAL
ASSISTANCE 
GRANTS.—Section 102 of the Indian Tribal Justice 
Technical and Legal Assistance Act of 2000 (25 
U.S.C. 3662) is amended by inserting ‘‘(including 
guardians ad litem and court-appointed special advo-
cates for children and juveniles)’’ after ‘‘civil legal 
assistance’’. 
(2) TRIBAL
CRIMINAL
LEGAL
ASSISTANCE 
GRANTS.—Section 103 of the Indian Tribal Justice 
Technical and Legal Assistance Act of 2000 (25 
U.S.C. 3663) is amended by striking ‘‘criminal legal 
assistance to members of Indian tribes and tribal 
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justice systems’’ and inserting ‘‘criminal legal assist-
ance services to all defendants subject to tribal court 
jurisdiction and judicial services for tribal courts’’. 
(3) FUNDING.—The Indian Tribal Justice 
Technical and Legal Assistance Act of 2000 is 
amended— 
(A) in section 106 (25 U.S.C. 3666), by 
striking ‘‘2000 through 2004’’ and inserting 
‘‘2010 through 2014’’; and 
(B) in section 201(d) (25 U.S.C. 3681(d)), 
by striking ‘‘2000 through 2004’’ and inserting 
‘‘2010 through 2014’’. 
SEC. 403. TRIBAL RESOURCES GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 1701 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in each of paragraphs (1) through (4) 
and (6) through (17), by inserting ‘‘to’’ after 
the paragraph designation; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘State 
and’’ and inserting ‘‘State, tribal, or’’; 
(C) in paragraphs (9) and (10), by insert-
ing ‘‘, tribal,’’ after ‘‘State’’ each place it ap-
pears; 
(D) in paragraph (15)— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection 
(i) and section 1703, and in acknowledgment of the 
Federal nexus and distinct Federal responsibility to 
address and prevent crime in Indian country, the At-
torney General shall provide grants under this sec-
tion to Indian tribal governments, for fiscal year 
2010 and any fiscal year thereafter, for such period 
as the Attorney General determines to be appro-
priate to assist the Indian tribal governments in car-
rying out the purposes described in subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY
OF
FUNDING.—In providing 
grants to Indian tribal governments under this sub-
section, the Attorney General shall take into consid-
eration reservation crime rates and tribal law en-
forcement staffing needs of each Indian tribal gov-
ernment. 
‘‘(3) FEDERAL SHARE.—Because of the Federal 
nature and responsibility for providing public safety 
on Indian land, the Federal share of the cost of any 
activity carried out using a grant under this sub-
section shall be 100 percent. 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as are necessary to carry out this subsection for 
each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014. 
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‘‘(k) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this subsection, the Attorney General 
shall submit to Congress a report describing the extent 
and effectiveness of the Community Oriented Policing 
(COPS) initiative as applied in Indian country, including 
particular references to— 
‘‘(1) the problem of intermittent funding; 
‘‘(2) the integration of COPS personnel with 
existing law enforcement authorities; and 
‘‘(3) an explanation of how the practice of com-
munity policing and the broken windows theory can 
most effectively be applied in remote tribal loca-
tions.’’. 
SEC. 404. TRIBAL JAILS PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 20109 of the Violent 
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 
U.S.C. 13709) is amended by striking subsection (a) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) RESERVATION
OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of this part, of amounts made avail-
able to the Attorney General to carry out programs relat-
ing to offender incarceration, the Attorney General shall 
reserve $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 
2014 to carry out this section.’’. 
(b) REGIONAL DETENTION CENTERS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 20109 of the Violent 
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 
(42 U.S.C. 13709) is amended by striking sub-
section (b) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) GRANTS TO INDIAN TRIBES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts reserved 
under subsection (a), the Attorney General shall pro-
vide grants— 
‘‘(A) to Indian tribes for purposes of— 
‘‘(i) construction and maintenance of 
jails on Indian land for the incarceration 
of offenders subject to tribal jurisdiction; 
‘‘(ii) entering into contracts with pri-
vate entities to increase the efficiency of 
the construction of tribal jails; and 
‘‘(iii) developing and implementing al-
ternatives to incarceration in tribal jails; 
‘‘(B) to Indian tribes for the construction 
of tribal justice centers that combine tribal po-
lice, courts, and corrections services to address 
violations of tribal civil and criminal laws; 
‘‘(C) to consortia of Indian tribes for pur-
poses of constructing and operating regional de-
tention centers on Indian land for long-term in-
carceration of offenders subject to tribal juris-
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diction, as the applicable consortium determines 
to be appropriate. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY
OF
FUNDING.—in providing 
grants under this subsection, the Attorney General 
shall take into consideration applicable— 
‘‘(A) reservation crime rates; 
‘‘(B) annual tribal court convictions; and 
‘‘(C) bed space needs. 
‘‘(3) FEDERAL SHARE.—Because of the Federal 
nature and responsibility for providing public safety 
on Indian land, the Federal share of the cost of any 
activity carried out using a grant under this sub-
section shall be 100 percent.’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
20109(c) of the Violent Crime Control and Law En-
forcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13709(c)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘or consortium of Indian 
tribes, as applicable,’’ after ‘‘Indian tribe’’. 
(3) LONG-TERM PLAN.—Section 20109 of the 
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 
1994 (42 U.S.C. 13709) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(d) LONG-TERM PLAN.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this subsection, the Attorney 
General, in coordination with the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
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and in consultation with tribal leaders, tribal law enforce-
ment officers, and tribal corrections officials, shall submit 
to Congress a long-term plan to address incarceration in 
Indian country, including a description of— 
‘‘(1) proposed activities for construction of de-
tention facilities (including regional facilities) on In-
dian land; 
‘‘(2) proposed activities for construction of ad-
ditional Federal detention facilities on Indian land; 
‘‘(3) proposed activities for contracting with 
State and local detention centers, with tribal govern-
ment approval; 
‘‘(4) proposed alternatives to incarceration, de-
veloped in cooperation with tribal court systems; and 
‘‘(5) such other alternatives as the Attorney 
General, in coordination with the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs and in consultation with Indian tribes, deter-
mines to be necessary.’’. 
SEC. 405. TRIBAL PROBATION OFFICE LIAISON PROGRAM. 
Title II of the Indian Tribal Justice Technical and 
Legal Assistance Act of 2000 (25 U.S.C. 3681 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 203. ASSISTANT PAROLE AND PROBATION OFFICERS. 
‘‘To the maximum extent practicable, the Director of 
the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, in 
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