Sec. 904. ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH ON VIOLENCE AGAINST INDIAN WOMEN
555 words·~3 min read·
/statute-compilations/comps-14328/sec-904A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
## SEC. 904 ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH ON VIOLENCE AGAINST INDIAN WOMEN **[**[34 U.S.C. 10452 note](/us/usc/t34/s10452)**]** ###
(a)National Baseline Study ####
(1)In general Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, the National Institute of Justice, in consultation with the Office on Violence Against Women, shall conduct a national baseline study to examine violence against Indian women in Indian country and in Native villages (as defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602)). ####
(2)Scope #####
(A)In general The study shall examine violence committed against Indian women, including— ######
(i)domestic violence; ######
(ii)dating violence; ######
(iii)sexual assault; ######
(iv)stalking; ######
(v)murder; and ######
(vi)sex trafficking. #####
(B)Evaluation The study shall evaluate the effectiveness of Federal, State, tribal, and local responses to the violations described in subparagraph
(A)committed against Indian women. #####
(C)Recommendations The study shall propose recommendations to improve the effectiveness of Federal, State, tribal, and local responses to the violation described in subparagraph
(A)committed against Indian women. ####
(3)Task Force #####
(A)In general The Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Office on Violence Against Women, shall establish a task force to assist in the development and implementation of the study under paragraph
(1)and guide implementation of the recommendation in paragraph (2)(C). #####
(B)Members The Director shall appoint to the task force representatives from— ######
(i)national tribal domestic violence and sexual assault nonprofit organizations; ######
(ii)tribal governments; and ######
(iii)the national tribal organizations. ####
(4)Report Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report that describes the study. ####
(5)Authorization of Appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 and 2015, to remain available until expended. ###
(b)Injury Study ####
(1)In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Indian Health Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall conduct a study to obtain a national projection of— #####
(A)the incidence of injuries and homicides resulting from domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking committed against American Indian and Alaska Native women; and #####
(B)the cost of providing health care for the injuries described in subparagraph (A). ####
(2)Report Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report that describes the findings made in the study and recommends health care strategies for reducing the incidence and cost of the injuries described in paragraph (1). ####
(3)Authorization of Appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 and 2008, to remain available until expended.
Connectionstraces to 2
Traces to 2 documents
Citation graph
cites case law
Cites 2Cited by 0 across 0 sources