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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · S. 5453 (Introduced in Senate) — To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide Tribal courts and law enforcement with more tools to combat the opi... · Sec. 3

Sec. 3. Tribal jurisdiction over drug trafficking, related offenses, and firearms

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Section 204 of Public Law 90–284 ( 25 U.S.C. 1304 ) (commonly known as the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (5)— in subparagraph (H), by striking and at the end; in subparagraph (I), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and by inserting at the end the following: drug trafficking and related offenses; and firearms offense. ; and by inserting at the end the following: The term drug trafficking and related offenses means a violation of the criminal law of the Indian tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian country where the violation occurs that involves the manufacture, delivery, or possession, or attempt or conspiracy to do the same, of— a controlled substance as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act, ( 21 U.S.C. 802 ); a counterfeit substance as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 802 ); or drug paraphernalia, as defined in section 422(d) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 863(d) ).
The term firearms offense means a violation of the criminal law of the Indian tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian country where the violation occurs that involves the use or possession of a firearm in furtherance of a covered crime or the use or possession of a firearm by a person who has been convicted of domestic violence. ; and in subsection (b)(4)(A), by striking or assault of Tribal justice personnel, and inserting , assault of Tribal justice personnel, drug trafficking or related offenses, or a firearms offense, .
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