‘‘(4) the term ‘strangling’ means intentionally, 
knowingly, or recklessly impeding the normal breath-
ing or circulation of the blood of a person by apply-
ing pressure to the throat or neck, regardless of 
whether that conduct results in any visible injury or 
whether there is any intent to kill or protractedly in-
jure the victim; and 
‘‘(5) the term ‘suffocating’ means intentionally, 
knowingly, or recklessly impeding the normal breath-
ing of a person by covering the mouth of the person, 
the nose of the person, or both, regardless of wheth-
er that conduct results in any visible injury or 
whether there is any intent to kill or protractedly in-
jure the victim.’’. 
(b) INDIAN MAJOR CRIMES.—Section 1153(a) of title 
18, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘assault 
with intent to commit murder, assault with a dangerous 
weapon, assault resulting in serious bodily injury (as de-
fined in section 1365 of this title)’’ and inserting ‘‘a felony 
assault under section 113’’. 
(c) REPEAT OFFENDERS.—Section 2265A(b)(1)(B) 
of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
‘‘or tribal’’ after ‘‘State’’. 
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SEC. 8. ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH ON VIOLENCE AGAINST 
INDIAN WOMEN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 904(a) of the Violence 
Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–10 note) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The National’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of the Stand Against Violence and 
Empower Native Women Act, the National’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and in Native villages 
(as defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602)), and 
Native Hawaiian women’’ before the period at 
the end; 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A)— 
(A) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (v), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vi) sex trafficking.’’; 
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(3) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Stand Against Violence and Empower 
Native Women Act’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘this section 
$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 and 2008’’ 
and inserting ‘‘this subsection $1,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2014 and 2015’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
905(b)(2) of the Violence Against Women and Depart-
ment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (28 U.S.C. 
534 note) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2007 
through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2014 through 
2018’’. 
SEC. 9. INDIAN LAW AND ORDER COMMISSION. 
Section 15(f) of the Indian Law Enforcement Reform 
Act (25 U.S.C. 2812(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2 years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘3 years’’. 
SEC. 10. REPORT ON ALASKA RURAL JUSTICE AND LAW EN-
FORCEMENT COMMISSION. 
The Attorney General, after consultation with the At-
torney General of the State of Alaska, the Commissioner 
of Public Safety of the State of Alaska, the Alaska Fed-
eration of Natives, and federally recognized Indian tribes 
in the State of Alaska, shall report to Congress not later 
than one year after enactment of this Act with respect 
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to whether the Alaska Rural Justice and Law Enforce-
ment Commission established under section 112(a)(1) of 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 should be con-
tinued and whether appropriations should be authorized 
for the continued work of the commission. The report may 
contain recommendations for legislation with respect to 
the scope of the work and composition of the commission. 
SEC. 11. GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE ARREST POLICIES AND 
ENFORCEMENT OF PROTECTION ORDERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part U of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3796hh et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 2101 (42 U.S.C. 3796hh)— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘States,’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘units of local government’’ 
and inserting ‘‘grantees’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (1), by inserting 
‘‘and enforcement of protection orders 
across State and tribal lines’’ before the 
period; 
(iii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘and training in police departments to im-
prove tracking of cases’’ and inserting 
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‘‘data collection systems, and training in 
police departments to improve tracking of 
cases and classification of complaints’’; 
(iv) in paragraph (4), by inserting 
‘‘and provide the appropriate training and 
education about domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking’’ after 
‘‘computer tracking systems’’; 
(v) in paragraph (5), by inserting 
‘‘and other victim services’’ after ‘‘legal ad-
vocacy service programs’’; 
(vi) in paragraph (6), by striking 
‘‘judges’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal, State, 
tribal, territorial, and local judges, courts, 
and court-based and court-related per-
sonnel’’; 
(vii) in paragraph (8), by striking 
‘‘and sexual assault’’ and inserting ‘‘dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking’’; 
(viii) in paragraph (10), by striking 
‘‘non-profit, non-governmental victim serv-
ices organizations,’’ and inserting ‘‘victim 
service providers, staff from population 
specific organizations,’’; and 
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(ix) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(14) To develop and implement training pro-
grams for prosecutors and other prosecution-related 
personnel regarding best practices to ensure offender 
accountability, victim safety, and victim consultation 
in cases involving domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking. 
‘‘(15) To develop or strengthen policies, proto-
cols, and training for law enforcement, prosecutors, 
and the judiciary in recognizing, investigating, and 
prosecuting instances of domestic violence, dating vi-
olence, sexual assault, and stalking against immi-
grant victims, including the appropriate use of appli-
cations for nonimmigrant status under subpara-
graphs (T) and (U) of section 101(a)(15) of the Im-
migration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)). 
‘‘(16) To develop and promote State, local, or 
tribal legislation and policies that enhance best prac-
tices for responding to the crimes of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, 
including the appropriate treatment of victims. 
‘‘(17) To develop, implement, or enhance sexual 
assault nurse examiner programs or sexual assault 
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