A bill to amend the Not Invisible Act of 2019 to extend, and provide additional support for, the activities of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Justice Joint Commission on Reducing Violent Crime Against Indians, and for other purposes.
Bill: S.5087 | Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa (R-AK)
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
This act makes changes to the Joint Commission on Reducing Violent Crime Against Indians, which was established to increase intergovernmental coordination to identify and combat violent crime within Indian lands and against Indians.
Specifically, the act extends the joint commission for an additional 18 months. It also extends the deadline, from 18 months to 36 months, for the joint commission to make publicly available and submit recommendations to the Department of the Interior, the Department of Justice, and specified congressional committees.
Additionally, the act allows the joint commission to accept and use gifts or donations of services or property from Indian tribes or tribal entities, academic institutions, or other not-for-profit organizations.

[117th Congress Public Law 359]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 117-359
117th Congress

                                 An Act


 
To amend the Not Invisible Act of 2019 to extend, and provide additional 
 support for, the activities of the Department of the Interior and the 
Department of Justice Joint Commission on Reducing Violent Crime Against 
  Indians, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Jan. 5, 2023 -  [S. 5087]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF, AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE ACTIVITIES 
                              OF, THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
                              AND THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE JOINT 
                              COMMISSION ON REDUCING VIOLENT CRIME 
                              AGAINST INDIANS.

    (a) Extension of Commission and Activities of the Commission.--
Section 4 of the Not Invisible Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-166; 134 
Stat. 767) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by striking ``18 months after 
        the enactment'' and inserting ``36 months after the date of 
        enactment''; and
            (2) in subsection (e), by striking ``2 years'' and inserting 
        ``42 months''.

    (b) Additional Support for Activities of Commission.--Section 4(b) 
of the Not Invisible Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-166; 134 Stat. 767) is 
amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``; Operation'' 
        after ``Membership''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) Gifts.--The Commission may accept and use gifts or 
        donations of services or property from Indian tribes or Tribal

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        entities, academic institutions, or other not-for-profit 
        organizations as it considers necessary to carry out the duties 
        of the Commission described in subsection (c).''.

    Approved January 5, 2023.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 5087:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):
            Dec. 20, considered and passed Senate.
            Dec. 21, 22, considered and passed House.

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