S 1474 · 113th Congress · Native Americans

A bill to amend the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 to repeal a special rule for the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.

Introduced 2013-08-01· Sponsored by Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK]· Senate

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Latest: Became Public Law No: 113-275.(2014-12-18)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Alaska Safe Families and Villages Act of 2013 - Directs the Attorney General to establish the Alaska Safe Families and Villages Self Governance Program in the Office of Tribal Justice Programs to make grants to Indian tribes to implement intergovernmental agreements with Alaska that allow Indian tribes in Alaska to enforce certain state laws. Requires each Indian tribe that is selected to participate in the Project to carry out a specified planning phase. Provides that the intergovernmental agreements may describe the duties of Alaska and the applicable Indian tribe regarding: the employment of law enforcement, probation, and parole officers; state appointment and deputization of tribal law enforcement officers as special officers to assist in the enforcement of the state's criminal laws; the enforcement of punishments imposed by the Indian tribe under tribal law; the transfer of enforcement duties for state drug- and alcohol-related misdemeanor offenses to the Indian tribe; the Indian tribe's adjudication of those offenses; the transfer of information and evidence between tribal law enforcement entities and the state's court system; offender detention; searches and seizures of alc…

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S. 1474, Alaska Safe Families and Villages Act of 2014

Sep 15, 2014

As reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on August 26, 2014

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Republican