To assist the development of tribal judicial systems, and for other purposes.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Tribal Justice Systems
Title II: Authorizations of Appropriations
Title III: Disclaimers
Indian Tribal Justice Act - Title I: Tribal Justice Systems - Establishes within the Bureau of Indian Affairs (Bureau) the Office of Tribal Justice Support (Office) to further the development of tribal justice systems and Courts of Indian Offenses. Transfers functions and personnel of the Bureau's Branch of Judicial Services to the Office.
Directs the Office to: (1) establish a tribal justice systems clearinghouse; (2) survey systems resources and funding; (3) provide training and technical assistance; and (4) provide funds to tribes and tribal organizations for the continuing operation of tribal justice systems.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to contract for a survey of tribal judicial systems, which shall be annually updated.
Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) provide grants to or enter into contracts with tribes or tribal organizations for the development and operation of tribal justice systems; and (2) contract with tribal judicial conferences for such purposes.
Title II: Authorizations of Appropriations - Authorizes appropriations for tribal justice systems and related activities through FY 2000. Authorizes additional appropriations for the tribal judicial system survey.
Exempts related appropriations from the Indian priority system. Title III: Disclaimers - States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to diminish: (1) the inherent authority of a tribe's governmental authority, including its legal system; or (2) the trust responsibility of the United States to tribal governments and legal systems, or to imply that any tribal court is a U.S. instrumentality.
See H.R.1268.
Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement held at the desk in Senate.
Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 103-383 filed.(text of conference report: CR H10259-10262)
Conference report H. Rept. 103-383 filed. (text of conference report: CR H10259-10262)
Mr. Miller asked unanimous consent that it may be in order for the House to consider the conference report on the bill H.R. 1268, and that all points of order against said conference report and against its consideration shall be waived. Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Miller (CA) brought up conference report H. Rept. 103-383 by previously agreed to special order.
Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to without objection.(consideration: CR H10259-10262)
On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H10259-10262)
Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Enacted as Public Law 103-176
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Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.(consideration: 11/19/1993 CR S16597)
Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote. (consideration: 11/19/1993 CR S16597)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 103-176.
Became Public Law No: 103-176.