Sec. 3. Report on Barriers to Tribal Justice Services
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Not later than 360 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall conduct an audit of and issue a report on barriers that prevent Indian Tribes from accessing Tribal justice services. The report may include the following: Recommendations that may enable timely and efficient provision of services to Indian Tribes. Information on and an analysis of the following: The process by which— Tribal court assessments are conducted by Tribal Justice Support; and approved Tribal Justice Support funds are distributed to Indian Tribes.
Whether the length of such an assessment process is necessary in the initial case of a Tribe seeking to establish a Tribal court and, if not, whether and how such an assessment process may be truncated, expedited, or segmented in the case of a Tribe seeking to establish a Tribal court. Federal funds that may be saved and returned to the Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Priority Allocations due to a streamlined initial court establishment assessment process. Whether and how the assessment process may be customized to the particular judicial jurisdictions and customs of each Indian Tribe.
Whether and how a Indian Tribe may continue accessing Tribal Justice Support funding and services while a pending Tribal court assessment is being processed.