Title: AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act of 2017
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act of 2017
This bill amends the PROTECT Act to reauthorize the AMBER Alert grant program for FY2018.
The bill also modifies the program to:

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3147 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3147

To amend the PROTECT Act to make Indian tribes eligible for AMBER Alert 
                                grants.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 29, 2017

  Mrs. Noem introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the PROTECT Act to make Indian tribes eligible for AMBER Alert 
                                grants.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. AMBER ALERT GRANTS FOR INDIAN TRIBES.

    Section 304 of the PROTECT Act (42 U.S.C. 5791c) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``and Indian tribes'' 
        after ``States'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph 
                (5); and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) the integration of State or regional AMBER Alert 
        communication plans with an Indian tribe; and'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``The Federal'' and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        Federal''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Waiver of federal share.--If the Attorney General 
        determines that an Indian tribe does not have sufficient funds 
        available to comply with the Federal share requirement under 
        paragraph (1) for the cost of activities funded by a grant for 
        the purpose described in subsection (b)(4), the Attorney 
        General may increase the Federal share of the costs for such 
        activities to the extent the Attorney General determines 
        necessary.'';
            (4) in subsection (e), by striking ``for grants under'' and 
        inserting ``and standards to improve accountability and 
        transparency for grants awarded under'';
            (5) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g);
            (6) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
    ``(f) Definition of Indian Tribe.--In this section, the term 
`Indian tribe' means a federally recognized Indian tribe or a Native 
village, Regional Corporation, or Village Corporation (as those terms 
are defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 
U.S.C. 1602)).''; and
            (7) in subsection (g)(1), as so redesignated--
                    (A) by striking ``2004'' each place it appears and 
                inserting ``2018''; and
                    (B) by striking ``subsection (b)(3)'' and inserting 
                ``paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (b)''.

SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Attorney General shall submit a report evaluating the readiness, 
education, and training needs, technological challenges, and specific 
obstacles encountered by Indian tribes in the integration of State or 
regional AMBER Alert communication plans to--
            (1) the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate;
            (2) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
            (3) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
        Representatives; and
            (4) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
        Representatives.
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