Sec. 203. Justice for Indian youth

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Section 102 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5602 ) is amended— by striking State and local each place it appears and inserting State, tribal, and local ; in paragraph (2), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (3)— by striking information on effective programs and inserting information on effective and evidence-based programs and practices ; and by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: to support a continuum of evidence-based or promising programs (including delinquency prevention, intervention, mental health and substance abuse treatment, family services, and services for children exposed to violence) that are trauma-informed, reflect the science of adolescent development, and designed to meet the needs of at-risk youth and youth who come into contact with the justice system. .

Section 204(b) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5614(b) ) is amended— in paragraph (6), by striking section 223(a)(15) and inserting section 223(a)(14) ; and by striking paragraph

(7)and inserting the following: not less frequently than biannually, consult with Indian tribes regarding— the implementation of this Act; strengthening the government-to-government relationship between the Federal Government and Indian tribes; improving juvenile delinquency programs, services, and activities affecting Indian youth and Indian tribes; improving coordination among Federal departments and agencies to reduce juvenile offenses, delinquency, and recidivism; the means by which traditional or cultural tribal programs may serve or be developed as promising or evidence-based programs; and any other matters relating to improving juvenile justice for Indian youth; and not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, issue a tribal consultation policy for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to govern the consultation to be conducted under subparagraph (A). . Section 206 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5616 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1)— by inserting the Director of the Indian Health Service, after the Secretary of Health and Human Services, ; and by striking Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization and inserting Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Secretary of the Interior, the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs ; and in paragraph (2), by striking United States and inserting Federal Government ; and in subsection (c)— in paragraph (1)— in the first sentence, by inserting , tribal, after State ; and in the second sentence, by inserting tribal, before and local ; and in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate, before and the Chairman . Section 207 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5617 ) is amended— in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking a fiscal year and inserting each fiscal year ; in paragraph (1)— in subparagraph (A), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: , and whether the offense occurred in Indian country (as defined in section 1151 of title 18, United States Code) ; and in subparagraph (B), by striking and gender of the juveniles and inserting , gender, and ethnicity (as defined by the Bureau of the Census) of the juveniles, and, for any Indian juvenile, the tribal membership or affiliation of the Indian juvenile ; and by adding at the end the following: A description of— the amount of funding provided to Indian tribes under this Act, or for a juvenile delinquency or prevention program under the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 ( 25 U.S.C. 2801 note; Public Law 111–211 ) or the amendments made by that Act, including direct Federal grants and funding provided to Indian tribes through a State or unit of local government; and recommendations of the Council for improving resource and service delivery to Indian tribal communities. . Section 223(a) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5633(a) ) is amended— in paragraph (3)(A)(ii)— in subclause (VII), by striking and at the end; in subclause (VIII), by adding and at the end; and by adding at the end the following: for States in which 1 or more Indian tribes are located, at least 1 Indian tribal representative with knowledge of services or issues relating to law enforcement, juvenile justice, behavioral health, youth, and social services in Indian tribal communities, as nominated by the applicable Indian tribes; ; by striking paragraph

(4)and inserting the following: subject to the condition that nothing in the plan requirements, or any regulations promulgated to carry out those requirements, shall prohibit or impede the State from making grants to, or entering into contracts with, local private agencies or the advisory group, provide for— active consultation with, and participation of, units of local government or combinations of those units in the development of a State plan that adequately takes into account the needs and requests of units of local government; and notice to an Indian tribe in any case in which a juvenile member of that Indian tribe comes in contact with the juvenile justice system of the State or other unit of local government; and intervention by, the provision of services by, or coordination with, such an Indian tribe for any Indian juvenile member of that Indian tribe in the juvenile justice system of the State or other unit of local government; ; in paragraph (5)(C), by striking the comma at the end and inserting a semicolon; in paragraph (7)(A), by striking performs law enforcement functions and inserting has jurisdiction, or in Indian country (as defined in section 1151 of title 18, United States Code) ; in paragraph (8)— by striking existing and inserting evidence-based and promising ; and by inserting Indian tribes, before public ; in paragraph (9)— in subparagraph (G), by inserting tribal, after State, each place it appears; in subparagraph (L)(ii), by striking by the provision ; in subparagraph (R), by striking and at the end; in subparagraph (S), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: tribal cultural or traditional programs designed to reduce delinquency among Indian youth; ; in paragraph (20), by inserting tribal, after State, each place it appears; and in paragraph (21)(B), by inserting , tribal, after State . Section 241(a) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5651(a) ) is amended— in paragraph (4), by inserting tribal, after State, each place it appears; in paragraph (22), by striking between State educational agencies and local educational agencies and inserting among State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and Bureau-funded schools (as defined in section 1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 ( ; 25 U.S.C. 2021 )) in paragraph (24), by striking and at the end; by redesignating paragraph

(25)as paragraph (26); and by inserting after paragraph

(24)the following: tribal cultural or traditional programs designed to reduce delinquency among Indian youth; and . Section 245(a) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5655(a) ) is amended— in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting , an Indian tribe, or a tribal organization after local government ; and in paragraph (1), by striking

(25)and inserting

(26). Section 251 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5661 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1)(B)— in clause (ix), by striking the State and inserting a State or tribal ; and in clause (x)(I), by striking the States each place it appears and inserting States or Indian tribes ; and in paragraph (4)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), in the first sentence— by striking the State child and inserting a State or tribal child ; and by striking the State. and inserting a State or Indian tribe. ; and in subparagraph (D), by striking State and inserting States and Indian tribes ; and in subsection (e)(2), by inserting , tribal, after State . Section 299A(d) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5672(d) ) is amended by inserting , Indian tribes, after States . Section 504 of the Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs Act of 2002 ( 42 U.S.C. 5783 ) is amended— in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking tribe and inserting tribes ; and in subsection (d)(4), by striking 2011 through 2015 and inserting 2017 through 2021 .

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