In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
February 26, 2018.
Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 772) entitled “An Act to amend the PROTECT Act to make Indian tribes eligible for AMBER Alert grants.”, do pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Ashlynne Mike AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act”.
SEC. 2. AMBER Alert grants for Indian tribes.
Section 304 of the PROTECT Act (34 U.S.C. 20504) is amended—
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
(3) in subsection (c)—
(B) by adding at the end the following:
“(2) WAIVER OF FEDERAL SHARE.—If the Attorney General determines that an Indian tribe does not have sufficient funds available to comply with the Federal share requirement under paragraph (1) for the cost of activities funded by a grant for the purpose described in subsection (b)(4), the Attorney General may increase the Federal share of the costs for such activities to the extent the Attorney General determines necessary.”;
(4) in subsection (e), by striking “for grants under” and inserting “and standards to improve accountability and transparency for grants awarded under”;
(6) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
“(f) Definition of Indian tribe.—In this section, the term ‘Indian tribe’ means a federally recognized Indian tribe or a Native village, Regional Corporation, or Village Corporation (as those terms are defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602)).”; and
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit a report evaluating the readiness, education, and training needs, technological challenges, and specific obstacles encountered by Indian tribes in the integration of State or regional AMBER Alert communication plans to—
Attest:
Clerk.
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