PUBLIC LAW 109–162—JAN. 5, 2006
119 STAT. 3083
‘‘(G) maintain a liaison with the judicial branches of Federal, State, and tribal governments on matters relating to violence against Indian women; ‘‘(H) support enforcement of tribal protection orders and implementation of full faith and credit educational projects and comity agreements between Indian tribes and States; and ‘‘(I) ensure that adequate tribal technical assistance is made available to Indian tribes, tribal courts, tribal organizations, and tribal nonprofit organizations for all programs relating to violence against Indian women. ‘‘(c) AUTHORITY.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Deputy Director shall ensure that a portion of the tribal set-aside funds from any grant awarded under this Act, the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (title IV of Public Law 103–322; 108 Stat. 1902), or the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (division B of Public Law 106– 386; 114 Stat. 1491) is used to enhance the capacity of Indian tribes to address the safety of Indian women. ‘‘(2) ACCOUNTABILITY.—The Deputy Director shall ensure that some portion of the tribal set-aside funds from any grant made under this part is used to hold offenders accountable through— ‘‘(A) enhancement of the response of Indian tribes to crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking against Indian women, including legal services for victims and Indian-specific offender programs; ‘‘(B) development and maintenance of tribal domestic violence shelters or programs for battered Indian women, including sexual assault services, that are based upon the unique circumstances of the Indian women to be served; ‘‘(C) development of tribal educational awareness programs and materials; ‘‘(D) support for customary tribal activities to strengthen the intolerance of an Indian tribe to violence against Indian women; and ‘‘(E) development, implementation, and maintenance of tribal electronic databases for tribal protection order registries.’’. SEC. 908. ENHANCED CRIMINAL LAW RESOURCES.
(a) FIREARMS POSSESSION PROHIBITIONS.—Section 921(33)(A)(i) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read: ‘‘(i) is a misdemeanor under Federal, State, or Tribal law; and’’. (b) LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.—Section 4(3) of the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act (25 U.S.C. 2803(3) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’; (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the semicolon and inserting ‘‘, or’’; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(C) the offense is a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or violation of a protection order and has, as an element, the use or attempted use of physical force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, committed by a current or former spouse, parent, or guardian of the victim, by a person with whom the
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