Maintains special Tribal criminal jurisdiction (STCJ) over crimes of dating violence, domestic violence, and violations of Tribal civil protection orders first put in place by 2013 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorization;
Restores STCJ over crimes related to child violence, sexual violence, sex trafficking, stalking, obstruction of justice, and assault of Tribal justice personnel;
Ensures Indian Tribes in Alaska and Maine are able to exercise STCJ and keep their communities safe; and
Provides Indian Tribes with improved access to critical STCJ resources by— o Increasing the authorization level of the VAWA Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction implementation grant program from $5 million per fiscal year to $25 million per fiscal year, o Expanding the VAWA Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction implementation grant program to cover Tribes’ reimbursements costs, o Reestablishing the Bureau of Prisons Tribal Prisoner Program, and o Codifying of the Department of Justice’s Tribal Access Program to provide Tribes with access to national criminal information databases