Title 25IndiansRelease 119-73

§2814 Policies and protocol

Title 25 › Chapter CHAPTER 30— - INDIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT REFORM › § 2814

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Requires the Director of the Indian Health Service to create standard rules and steps for handling sexual assault at IHS facilities. The Director must work with the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Services and Office on Violence Against Women, ask tribes and tribal organizations for input, and meet with Urban Indian Organizations. The new rules must follow the model the Department of Justice already uses.

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Title 25, §2814

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The Director of the Indian Health Service, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Justice Services and the Director of the Office on Violence Against Women of the Department of Justice, in consultation with Indian Tribes and Tribal Organizations, and in conference with Urban Indian Organizations, shall develop standardized sexual assault policies and protocol for the facilities of the Service, based on similar protocol that has been established by the Department of Justice.

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Citation

25 U.S.C. § 2814

Title 25Indians

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73