Sec. 2. Findings
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Congress finds that— children in Indian country should be protected from violence; tribal communities should be able to protect themselves from offenders bringing illegal drugs onto Indian reservations; violence against children and crime associated with illegal drugs increase the number of instances of trauma in tribal communities, which— affects health outcomes; reduces educational attainment; hinders economic growth; and undermines public safety; Congress established the Indian Law and Order Commission to advise the Federal Government on how to improve criminal justice in Indian country; the Indian Law and Order Commission issued a report entitled A Roadmap for Making Native America Safer — which recommends the restoration of the inherent authority of tribal courts; and on which the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate, on February 12, 2014, held an oversight hearing and received testimony; and recognition of the inherent authority of Indian tribes to protect Native children from violence, and tribal communities from illegal drugs, will reduce instances of trauma experienced by Indians.