An act to amend the PROTECT Act to make Indian tribes eligible for AMBER Alert grants
PL 115-166 (S.772), enacted 04/13/2018

132 STAT. 1274 
PUBLIC LAW 115–166—APR. 13, 2018 
Public Law 115–166 
115th Congress 
An Act 
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 ‘‘Ashlynne Mike AMBER Alert 
in Indian Country Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AMBER ALERT GRANTS FOR INDIAN TRIBES. 
Section 304 of the PROTECT Act (34 U.S.C. 20504) is 
amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Attorney General shall carry 
out a program to provide grants to States and Indian tribes for— 
‘‘(1) the development or enhancement of programs and 
activities for the support of AMBER Alert communications 
plans; and 
‘‘(2) the integration of tribal AMBER Alert systems into 
State AMBER Alert systems.’’; 
(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 fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(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 trans-
parency for grants awarded under’’; 
(5) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); 
Determination. 
Ashlynne Mike 
AMBER Alert in 
Indian Country 
Act. 
34 USC 10101 
note. 
Apr. 13, 2018 
[S. 772] 
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132 STAT. 1275 
PUBLIC LAW 115–166—APR. 13, 2018 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 772: 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 115–147 (Comm. on Indian Affairs). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 163 (2017): Nov. 29, considered and passed Senate. 
Vol. 164 (2018): Feb. 26, considered and passed House, amended. 
Mar. 22, Senate concurred in House amendment. 
(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 ‘‘2019’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graphs (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 integra-
tion 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 Rep-
resentatives. 
Approved April 13, 2018. 
Evaluation. 
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