Native American Child Protection Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Oct 1, 2020)
Native American Child Protection Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 and otherwise revises certain programs related to the prevention, investigation, treatment, and prosecution of family violence, child abuse, and child neglect involving Indian children and families.
Specifically, the bill revises the Indian Child Abuse Treatment Grant Program to encourage the use of grants for culturally appropriate treatment services and programs.
The bill renames the Indian Child Resource and Family Services Centers as the National Indian Child Resource and Family Services Center. It also requires such center to (1) provide advice, technical assistance, and training to urban Indian organizations; (2) develop certain technical assistance materials for Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations; and (3) develop model intergovernmental agreements between tribes and states to prevent, investigate, treat, and prosecute incidents of family violence, child abuse, and child neglect involving Indian children and families.
Additionally, the bill revises the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Program to allow Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and intertribal consortia to use program funds for additional activities, such as operational costs for child protective services.
What just happenedOct 1, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateOct 1, 2020
- Oct 1, 2020IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Indian Affairs Committee - Oct 1, 2020IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate