Sec. 1204. Review on Native American interactions with law enforcement
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Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall conduct a comprehensive review of law enforcement and other crime prevention programs targeting criminal offenses that affect Native Hawaiians, including child sexual exploitation, child abuse, intimate partner violence, human trafficking, missing or murdered individuals, and substance abuse and submit to Congress a report thereon. The review shall include for each such program the amount of Federal funding for the program that is received by Native Hawaiian-serving organizations as a percentage of the total amount disbursed by the program.
The review shall also include recommendations relating to— social, educational, economic, and any other factor that may contribute to a Native Hawaiian becoming a missing or murdered Native Hawaiian; and legislation to reduce the likelihood that a Native Hawaiian may become a missing or murdered Native Hawaiian. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall conduct a comprehensive review of programs that provide services to victims of criminal offenses affecting Native Hawaiians, including child sexual exploitation, child abuse, intimate partner violence, human trafficking, and substance abuse.
The report shall include for each such program the amount of Federal funding that is received by Native Hawaiian-serving organizations as a percentage of— the total amount disbursed by the program; and the total amount of Federal funds disbursed by the program. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, acting through the National Institute of Justice, in coordination with the Bureau of Justice Statistics, shall report on the interaction of Native Hawaiians with the criminal justice system, including the percentage of persons who are Native Hawaiians out of the total of— all persons arrested; all persons detained in Federal, State, and local jails; all persons subject to pretrial supervision; all persons subject to post-conviction supervision; all persons incarcerated in Federal and State prisons; and all persons subject to post-release supervision.
The report shall also include the programs and services available to and used by Native Hawaiians in various jurisdictions, including diversion programs, in-prison education programs, and reentry services. The report shall also include the number of culturally relevant programs available to Native Hawaiians who interact with the criminal justice system. The report shall also include data on the number of Native Hawaiians who are incarcerated and placed in Federal and private facilities more than 200 miles from their place of residence.
The report shall also include recommendations relating to— social, educational, economic, and any other factor that may contribute to a Native Hawaiian becoming involved in the criminal justice system; and legislation to reduce the likelihood that a Native Hawaiian may become involved in the criminal justice system.