S.Amdt. 629Senate118th Congress (2023-2025)
S.Amdt. 629
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Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI)
Submitted July 13, 2023
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SA 629. Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end, add the following: DIVISION F--INDIAN AFFAIRS TITLE XLI--URBAN INDIAN ORGANIZATION CONFER POLICY SEC. 6101. URBAN INDIAN ORGANIZATION CONFER POLICY. Section 514 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1660d) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: ``(b) Requirement.--The Secretary shall ensure that the Service and the other agencies and offices of the Department confer, to the maximum extent practicable, with urban Indian organizations in carrying out-- ``(1) this Act; and ``(2) other provisions of law relating to Indian health care.''. TITLE XLII--NATIVE AMERICAN TOURISM GRANT PROGRAMS SEC. 6201. NATIVE AMERICAN TOURISM GRANT PROGRAMS. The Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act (25 U.S.C. 4351 et seq.) is amended-- (1) by redesignating section 6 (25 U.S.C. 4355) as section 7; and (2) by inserting after section 5 (25 U.S.C. 4354) the following: ``SEC. 6. NATIVE AMERICAN TOURISM GRANT PROGRAMS. ``(a) Bureau of Indian Affairs Program.--The Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs may make grants to and enter into agreements with Indian tribes and tribal organizations to carry out the purposes of this Act, as described in section 2. ``(b) Office of Native Hawaiian Relations.--The Director of the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations may make grants to and enter into agreements with Native Hawaiian organizations to carry out the purposes of this Act, as described in section 2. ``(c) Other Federal Agencies.--The heads of other Federal agencies, including the Secretaries of Commerce, Transportation, Agriculture, Health and Human Services, and Labor, may make grants under this authority to and enter into agreements with Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations to carry out the purposes of this Act, as described in section 2. ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $35,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2024 through 2028.''. TITLE XLIII--TRANSFER OF LAND IN TRUST FOR THE PALA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS SEC. 6301. TRANSFER OF LAND IN TRUST FOR THE PALA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS. (a) Transfer and Administration.-- (1) Transfer of lands into trust.--If, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Tribe transfers title to the land referred to in subsection (b) to the United States, the Secretary, not later than 180 days after such transfer, shall take that land into trust for the benefit of the Tribe. (2) Administration.--The land transferred under paragraph (1) shall be part of the Pala Indian Reservation and administered in accordance with the laws and regulations generally applicable to land held in trust by the United States for an Indian Tribe. (b) Land Description.--The land referred to in subsection (a)(1) is the approximately 721.12 acres of land located in San Diego County, California, generally depicted as ``Gregory Canyon Property Boundary'' on the map titled ``Pala Gregory Canyon Property Boundary and Parcels''. (c) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this title shall-- (1) enlarge, impair, or otherwise affect any right or claim of the Tribe to any land or interest in land that is in existence before the date of the enactment of this Act; (2) affect any water right of the Tribe in existence before the date of the enactment of this Act; or (3) terminate or limit any access in any way to any right- of-way or right-of-use issued, granted, or permitted before the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Restricted Use of Transferred Lands.--The Tribe may not conduct, on the land taken into trust for the Tribe pursuant to this title, gaming activities-- (1) as a matter of claimed inherent authority; or (2) under any Federal law, including the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) and regulations promulgated by the Secretary or the National Indian Gaming Commission under that Act. (e) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section: (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior. (2) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Pala Band of Mission Indians. TITLE XLIV--MODIFICATION OF TRIBAL LEASES AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY ACROSS INDIAN LAND SEC. 6401. MODIFICATION OF TRIBAL LEASES AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY ACROSS INDIAN LAND. (a) Extension of Tribal Lease Period.--The first section of the Act of August 9, 1955 (69 Stat. 539, chapter 615; 25 U.S.C. 415) (commonly known as the ``Long-Term Leasing Act''), is amended-- (1) by striking ``That (a)'' and all that follows through the end of subsection (a) and inserting the following: ``SECTION 1. LEASES OF RESTRICTED LAND. ``(a) Authorized Purposes; Term; Approval by Secretary.-- ``(1) In general.--Any restricted Indian lands, regardless of whether that land is tribally or individually owned, may be leased by the Indian owner of the land, with the approval of the Secretary, for-- ``(A) a public, religious, educational, recreational, residential, business, or grazing purposes; or ``(B) a farming purpose that requires the making of a substantial investment in the improvement of the land for the production of 1 or more specialized crops as determined by the Secretary. ``(2) Inclusions.--A lease under paragraph (1) may include the development or use of natural resources in connection with operations under that lease. ``(3) Term.-- ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a lease under paragraph (1) [[Page S2732]] shall be for a term of not more than 99 years, including any renewals. ``(B) Exception for grazing purposes.--A lease under paragraph (1) for grazing purposes may be for a term of not more than 10 years, including any renewals. ``(4) Requirement.--Each lease and renewal under this subsection shall be made in accordance with such terms and regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary. ``(5) Conditions for approval.--Before the approval of any lease or renewal of an existing lease pursuant to this subsection, the Secretary shall determine that adequate consideration has been given to-- ``(A) relationship between the use of the leased lands and the use of neighboring land; ``(B) the height, quality, and safety of any structures or other facilities to be constructed on the leased land; ``(C) the availability of police and fire protection and other services on the leased land; ``(D) the availability of judicial forums for all criminal and civil causes of action arising on the leased land; and ``(E) the effects on the environment of the uses to which the leased lands will be subject.''; (2) in subsection (b)-- (A) by striking ``(b) Any lease'' and inserting the following: ``(b) Exception for Secretary Approval.--Any lease''; (B) by striking ``of the Interior'' each place it appears; and (C) by striking ``clause (3)'' and inserting ``paragraph''; (3) by redesignating subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) as subsections (b), (c), (d), and (a), respectively, and moving the subsections so as to appear in alphabetical order; and (4) by striking ``subsection (a)'' each place it appears and inserting ``subsection (b)''. (b) Technical Correction.--Section 2 of the Act of August 9, 1955 (69 Stat. 539, chapter 615; 25 U.S.C. 415a) (commonly known as the ``Long-Term Leasing Act''), is amended by inserting ``of the Interior'' after ``Secretary'' each place it appears. (c) Modification of Rights-of-Way Across Indian Land.--The first section of the Act of February 5, 1948 (62 Stat. 17, chapter 45; 25 U.S.C. 323), is amended-- (1) by striking ``That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is empowered to'' and inserting the following: ``SECTION 1. RIGHTS-OF-WAY FOR ALL PURPOSES ACROSS INDIAN LAND. ``(a) Rights-of-Way.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Interior may''; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(b) Exception.--A right-of-way granted by an Indian tribe for the purposes authorized under this section shall not require the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, subject to the condition that-- ``(1) the right-of-way approval process by the Indian tribe substantially complies with subsection (h) of the first section of the Act of August 9, 1955 (69 Stat. 539, chapter 615; 25 U.S.C. 415(h)); or ``(2) the Indian tribe has tribal regulations approved by the Secretary of the Interior under that subsection.''. TITLE XLV--KEWEENAW BAY INDIAN COMMUNITY LAND CLAIMS SETTLEMENT SEC. 6501. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-- (1) the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community is a federally recognized Indian Tribe residing on the L'Anse Indian Reservation in Baraga County in the Upper Peninsula of the State of Michigan; (2) the Community is a successor in interest to the Treaty with the Chippewa Indians of the Mississippi and Lake Superior, made and concluded at La Pointe of Lake Superior October 4, 1842 (7 Stat. 591) (referred to in this section as the ``1842 Treaty''), which, among other things, guaranteed the usufructuary rights of the Community over a large area of land that was ceded to the United States, until such time that those usufructuary rights were properly and legally extinguished; (3) the Community is also a successor in interest to the Treaty with the Chippewa Indians of Lake Superior and the Mississippi, made and concluded at La Pointe September 30, 1854 (10 Stat. 1109) (referred to in this section as the ``1854 Treaty''); (4) article 2, paragraph 1 of the 1854 Treaty created the L'Anse Indian Reservation as a permanent reservation; (5) pursuant to article 13 of the 1854 Treaty, the 1854 Treaty became ``obligatory on the contracting parties'' when ratified by the President and the Senate on January 10, 1855; (6) in 1850, Congress enacted the Act of September 28, 1850 (commonly known and referred to in this section as the ``Swamp Land Act'') (9 Stat. 519, chapter 84), which authorized the State of Arkansas and other States, including the State of Michigan, to ``construct the necessary levees and drains to reclaim'' certain unsold ``swamp and overflowed lands, made unfit thereby for cultivation'' and stating that those lands ``shall remain unsold at the passage of this act . . . .''; (7) following enactment of the Swamp Land Act, the State claimed thousands of acres of swamp land in the State pursuant to that Act; (8) between 1893 and 1937, the General Land Office patented 2,743 acres of land to the State that were located within the exterior boundaries of the Reservation (referred to in this section as ``Reservation Swamp Lands''); (9) the right of the Community to use and occupy the unsold land within the Reservation had not been extinguished when the United States patented the Reservation Swamp Lands to the State; (10) in 1852, Congress enacted the Act of August 26, 1852 (10 Stat. 35, chapter 92) (referred to in this section as the ``Canal Land Act''), to facilitate the building of the Sault Ste. Marie Canal at the Falls of the St. Mary's River, to connect Lake Superior to Lake Huron; (11) pursuant to the Canal Land Act, the United States granted the State the right to select 750,000 acres of unsold public land within the State to defray the cost of construction of the Sault Ste. Marie Canal; (12) the State identified and selected, among other land, a minimum of 1,333.25 and up to 2,720 acres within the exterior boundaries of the Reservation (referred to in this section as the ``Reservation Canal Lands''); (13) the Department of the Interior approved the land selections of the State, including the Reservation Canal Lands, after ratification of the 1854 Treaty; (14) the Secretary noted that the approval described in paragraph (13) was ``subject to any valid interfering rights''; (15) the 1854 Treaty set apart from the public domain all unsold land within the Reservation to the Community as of September 30, 1854, which preceded the date on which the State established legally effective title to the Reservation Canal Lands; (16) the Community made claims to the Department of the Interior with respect to the Reservation Swamp Lands and the Reservation Canal Lands, providing legal analysis and ethnohistorical support for those claims; (17) in December 2021, the Department of the Interior stated that ``We have carefully reviewed pertinent documents, including the Tribe's expert reports, and have determined that the Tribe's claims to the Swamp Lands and Canal Lands have merit''; (18) the United States, through the actions of the General Land Office, deprived the Community of the exclusive use and occupancy of the Reservation Swamp Lands and the Reservation Canal Lands within the Reservation, without just compensation as required under the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States; (19) the loss of the Reservation Swamp Lands and the Reservation Canal Lands without just compensation has-- (A) impacted the exercise by the Community of cultural, religious, and subsistence rights on the land; (B) caused a harmful disconnect between the Community and its land; (C) impacted the ability of the Community to fully exercise its economy within the Reservation; and (D) had a negative economic impact on the development of the economy of the Community; (20) certain non-Indian individuals, entities, and local governments occupy land within the boundaries of the Reservation-- (A) acquired ownership interests in the Reservation Swamp Lands and the Reservation Canal Lands in good faith; and (B) have an interest in possessing clear title to that land; (21) this title allows the United States-- (A) to secure a fair and equitable settlement of past inequities suffered by the Community as a result of the actions of the United States that caused the taking of the Reservation Swamp Lands and the Reservation Canal Lands without just compensation; and (B) to ensure protection of the ownership of the Reservation Swamp Lands and the Reservation Canal Lands by non-Indian occupants of the Reservation, through the settlement of the claims of the Community to that land, and through that action, the relief of any clouds on title; (22) a settlement will allow the Community to receive just compensation and the local landowners to obtain clear title to land, without long and protracted litigation that would be both costly and detrimental to all involved; and (23) this title achieves both justice for the Community and security for current landowners through a restorative and non-confrontational process. SEC. 6502. PURPOSES. The purposes of this title are-- (1) to acknowledge the uncompensated taking by the Federal Government of the Reservation Swamp Lands and the Reservation Canal Lands; (2) to provide compensation to the Community for the uncompensated taking of the Reservation Swamp Lands and the Reservation Canal Lands by the Federal Government; (3) to extinguish all claims by the Community to the Reservation Swamp Lands and the Reservation Canal Lands and to confirm the ownership by the current landowners of the Reservation Swamp Lands and the Reservation Canal Lands, who obtained that land in good faith; (4) to extinguish all potential claims by the Community against the United States, the State, and current landowners concerning title to, use of, or occupancy of the Reservation Swamp Lands and the Reservation Canal Lands; and (5) to authorize the Secretary-- (A) to compensate the Community; and (B) to take any other action necessary to carry out this title. SEC. 6503. DEFINITIONS. In this title: [[Page S2733]] (1) Community.--The term ``Community'' means the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community. (2) County.--The term ``County'' means Baraga County, Michigan. (3) Reservation.--The term ``Reservation'' means the L'Anse Indian Reservation, located in-- (A) T. 51 N., R. 33 W.; (B) T. 51 N., R. 32 W.; (C) T. 50 N., R. 33 W., E\1/2\; (D) T. 50 N., R. 32 W., W\1/2\; and (E) that portion of T. 51 N., R. 31 W. lying west of Huron Bay. (4) Reservation canal lands.--The term ``Reservation Canal Lands'' means the 1,333.25 to 2,720 acres of Community land located within the exterior boundaries of the Reservation that the Federal Government conveyed to the State pursuant to the Act of August 26, 1852 (10 Stat. 35, chapter 92). (5) Reservation swamp lands.--The term ``Reservation Swamp Lands'' means the 2,743 acres of land located within the exterior boundaries of the Reservation that the Federal Government conveyed to the State between 1893 and 1937 pursuant to the Act of September 28, 1850 (commonly known as the ``Swamp Land Act'') (sections 2479 through 2481 of the Revised Statutes (43 U.S.C. 982 through 984)). (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior. (7) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Michigan. SEC. 6504. PAYMENTS. (a) Transfer of Funds.--As soon as practicable after the date on which the amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection (c) is made available to the Secretary, the Secretary shall transfer $33,900,000 to the Community. (b) Use of Funds.-- (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Community may use the amount received under subsection (a) for any lawful purpose, including-- (A) governmental services; (B) economic development; (C) natural resources protection; and (D) land acquisition. (2) Restriction on use of funds.--The community may not use the amount received under subsection (a) to acquire land for gaming purposes. (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out subsection (a) $33,900,000 for fiscal year 2024, to remain available until expended. SEC. 6505. EXTINGUISHMENT OF CLAIMS. (a) In General.--Effective on the date on which the Community receives the payment under section 6504(a), all claims of the Community to the Reservation Swamp Lands and the Reservation Canal Lands owned by persons or entities other than the Community are extinguished. (b) Clear Title.--Effective on the date on which the Community receives the payment under section 6504(a), the title of all current owners to the Reservation Swamp Lands and the Reservation Canal Lands is cleared of all preexisting rights held by the Community and any of the members of the Community. SEC. 6506. EFFECT. Nothing in this title authorizes-- (1) the Secretary to take land into trust for the benefit of the Community for gaming purposes; or (2) the Community to use land acquired using amounts received under this title for gaming purposes. TITLE XLVI--LAND TO BE TAKEN INTO TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUYALLUP TRIBE OF THE PUYALLUP RESERVATION SEC. 6601. LAND TO BE TAKEN INTO TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUYALLUP TRIBE OF THE PUYALLUP RESERVATION. (a) In General.--The approximately 17.264 acres of land owned in fee by the Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation in Pierce County, Washington, and described in subsection (b) is hereby taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation. (b) Land Descriptions.-- (1) Parcel 1.--Lots 1 to 4, inclusive, Block 85, Map of Tacoma Tidelands, as surveyed and platted by the Board of Appraisers of Tide and Shore Lands for Pierce County, according to Plat filed for record on September 14, 1895, in the Office of the County Auditor, in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington. (2) Parcel 2.--Lots 5 to 9, inclusive, Block 85, Map of Tacoma Tidelands, as surveyed and platted by the Board of Appraisers of Tide and Shore Lands for Pierce County, according to Plat filed for record on September 14, 1895, in the Office of the County Auditor, in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington. (3) Parcel 3.--Parcel A of City of Tacoma Boundary Line Adjustment MPD2011-40000166230, recorded October 12, 2011, under Pierce County Auditor Recording No. 201110125009, as corrected by Affidavit of Minor Correction of Map Recorded September 25, 2012, under Pierce County Auditor Recording No. 201209250440. (c) Administration.--Land taken into trust under subsection (a) shall be-- (1) part of the Reservation of the Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation; and (2) administered in accordance with the laws and regulations generally applicable to property held in trust by the United States for the benefit of an Indian Tribe. (d) Environmental Liability.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States shall not be liable for any environmental contamination that occurred on the land described in subsection (b) on or before the date on which that land is taken into trust under subsection (a). (e) Gaming Prohibited.--Land taken into trust under subsection (a) shall not be used for any class II gaming or class III gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) (as those terms are defined in section 4 of that Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)). TITLE XLVII--SHOSHONE-PAIUTE TRIBES OF THE DUCK VALLEY RESERVATION WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT SEC. 6701. AUTHORIZATION OF PAYMENT OF ADJUSTED INTEREST ON DEVELOPMENT FUND. Section 10807(b)(3) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 1409) is amended-- (1) by striking ``There is'' and inserting the following: ``(A) In general.--There is''; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(B) Adjusted interest payments.-- ``(i) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for deposit into the Development Fund $5,124,902.12. ``(ii) Cost indexing.--All amounts made available to carry out clause (i) shall, on deposit into the Development Fund, be adjusted to reflect changes since January 25, 2016, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers West Urban 50,000 to 1,500,000 published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.''. TITLE XLVIII--INDIAN CHILD PROTECTION AND FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION ACT AMENDMENTS SEC. 6801. INDIAN CHILD PROTECTION AND FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION ACT AMENDMENTS. The Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act (25 U.S.C. 3202 et seq.) is amended as follows: (1) By amending section 403(3)(A) (25 U.S.C. 3202(3)(A)) to read as follows: ``(A) in any case in which-- ``(i)(I) a child is dead or exhibits evidence of skin bruising, bleeding, malnutrition, failure to thrive, burns, fracture of any bone, subdural hematoma, soft tissue swelling; and ``(II) such condition is not justifiably explained or may not be the product of an accidental occurrence; or ``(ii) a child is subjected to sexual assault, sexual molestation, sexual exploitation, sexual contact, or prostitution; and''. (2) In section 409 (25 U.S.C. 3208)-- (A) in subsection (a)-- (i) by striking ``The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Service and in cooperation with the Bureau'' and inserting ``The Service, in cooperation with the Bureau''; and (ii) by striking ``sexual abuse'' and inserting ``abuse or neglect''; (B) in subsection (b) through the end of the section, by striking ``Secretary of Health and Human Services'' each place it appears and inserting ``Service''; (C) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting after ``Any Indian tribe or intertribal consortium'' the following: ``, on its own or in partnership with an urban Indian organization,''; (D) in subsections (b)(2)(B) and (d), by striking ``such Secretary'' each place it appears and inserting ``the Service''; (E) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: ``(c) Culturally Appropriate Treatment.--In awarding grants under this section, the Service shall encourage the use of culturally appropriate treatment services and programs that respond to the unique cultural values, customs, and traditions of applicant Indian Tribes.''; (F) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``the Secretary'' and inserting ``the Service''; (G) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and (H) by inserting after subsection (d) the following: ``(e) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the Native American Child Protection Act, the Service shall submit a report to Congress on the award of grants under this section. The report shall contain-- ``(1) a description of treatment and services for which grantees have used funds awarded under this section; and ``(2) any other information that the Service requires.''. (3) In section 410 (25 U.S.C. 3209)-- (A) in the heading-- (i) by inserting ``national'' before ``indian''; and (ii) by striking ``centers'' and inserting ``center''; (B) by amending subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows: ``(a) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Native American Child Protection Act, the Secretary shall establish a National Indian Child Resource and Family Services Center. ``(b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the Native American Child Protection Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, shall submit a report to Congress on the status of the National Indian Child Resource and Family Services Center.''; [[Page S2734]] (C) in subsection (c)-- (i) by striking ``Each'' and inserting ``The''; and (ii) by striking ``multidisciplinary''; (D) in subsection (d)-- (i) in the text before paragraph (1), by striking ``Each'' and inserting ``The''; (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and inter-tribal consortia'' and inserting ``inter-tribal consortia, and urban Indian organizations''; (iii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``urban Indian organizations,'' after ``tribal organizations,''; (iv) in paragraph (3)-- (I) by inserting ``and technical assistance'' after training; and (II) by striking ``and to tribal organizations'' and inserting ``, Tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations''; (v) in paragraph (4)-- (I) by inserting ``, State,'' after ``Federal''; and (II) by striking ``and tribal'' and inserting ``Tribal, and urban Indian''; and (vi) by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows: ``(5) develop model intergovernmental agreements between Tribes and States, and other materials that provide examples of how Federal, State, and Tribal governments can develop effective relationships and provide for maximum cooperation in the furtherance of prevention, investigation, treatment, and prosecution of incidents of family violence and child abuse and child neglect involving Indian children and families.''; (E) in subsection (e)-- (i) in the heading, by striking ``Multidisciplinary Team'' and inserting ``Team''; (ii) in the text before paragraph (1), by striking ``Each multidisciplinary'' and inserting ``The''; and (F) by amending subsections (f) and (g) to read as follows: ``(f) Center Advisory Board.--The Secretary shall establish an advisory board to advise and assist the National Indian Child Resource and Family Services Center in carrying out its activities under this section. The advisory board shall consist of 12 members appointed by the Secretary from Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations with expertise in child abuse and child neglect. Members shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for travel and other expenses while carrying out the duties of the board. The advisory board shall assist the Center in coordinating programs, identifying training and technical assistance materials, and developing intergovernmental agreements relating to family violence, child abuse, and child neglect. ``(g) Application of Indian Self-determination Act to the Center.--The National Indian Child Resource and Family Services Center shall be subject to the provisions of the Indian Self-Determination Act. The Secretary may also contract for the operation of the Center with a nonprofit Indian organization governed by an Indian-controlled board of directors that have substantial experience in child abuse, child neglect, and family violence involving Indian children and families.''. (4) In section 411 (25 U.S.C. 3210)-- (A) in subsection (d)-- (i) in paragraph (1)-- (I) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``abuse and child neglect'' and inserting ``abuse, neglect, or both''; (II) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end; and (III) by inserting after subparagraph (C), the following: ``(D) development of agreements between Tribes, States, or private agencies on the coordination of child abuse and neglect prevention, investigation, and treatment services; ``(E) child protective services operational costs including transportation, risk and protective factors assessments, family engagement and kinship navigator services, and relative searches, criminal background checks for prospective placements, and home studies; and ``(F) development of a Tribal child protection or multidisciplinary team to assist in the prevention and investigation of child abuse and neglect;''; (ii) in paragraph (2)-- (I) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``in culturally appropriate ways'' after ``incidents of family violence''; and (II) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``that may include culturally appropriate programs'' after ``training programs''; and (iii) in paragraph (3)-- (I) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and neglect'' after ``abuse''; and (II) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``cases, to the extent practicable,'' and inserting ``and neglect cases''; (B) in subsection (f)-- (i) in paragraph (2), by striking ``develop, in consultation with Indian tribes, appropriate caseload standards and staffing requirements which are comparable to standards developed by the National Association of Social Work, the Child Welfare League of America and other professional associations in the field of social work and child welfare'' and inserting ``develop, not later than one year after the date of the enactment of the Native American Child Protection Act, in consultation with Indian Tribes, appropriate caseload standards and staffing requirements''; (ii) in paragraph (3)(D), by striking ``sexual abuse'' and inserting ``abuse and neglect, high incidence of family violence''; (iii) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows: ``(4) The formula established pursuant to this subsection shall provide funding necessary to support not less than one child protective services or family violence caseworker, including fringe benefits and support costs, for each Indian Tribe.''; and (iv) in paragraph (5), by striking ``tribes'' and inserting ``Indian Tribes''; and (C) by amending subsection (g) to read as follows: ``(g) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the Native American Child Protection Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, shall submit a report to Congress on the award of grants under this section. The report shall contain-- ``(1) a description of treatment and services for which grantees have used funds awarded under this section; and ``(2) any other information that the Secretary of the Interior requires.''. ______