§2455 — Title 25 Indians | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior must make the Bureau of Indian Affairs collect data on police and court actions involving Indians when alcohol or other substance abuse is a contributing factor. That data covers calls and encounters, arrests and detentions, and how cases are handled, whether the BIA runs the program directly or under contracts in 25 U.S.C. 5321 et seq. Each year the data must go to the affected Indian tribe and the Tribal Coordinating Committee to help create or update a tribal action plan, and also to the Indian Health Service unit director for the tribal report under section 2477. The information must be kept confidential so families and individuals stay private.

Title 25, §2455

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(a)The Secretary of the Interior, with respect to the administration of any law enforcement or judicial services program by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, either directly or through contracts under the Indian Self-Determination Act [25 U.S.C. 5321 et seq.], shall require the compilation of data relating to calls and encounters, arrests and detentions, and disposition of cases by Bureau of Indian Affairs or tribal law enforcement or judicial personnel involving Indians where it is determined that alcohol or substance abuse is a contributing factor.

(b)The data compiled pursuant to subsection (a) shall be provided annually to the affected Indian tribe and Tribal Coordinating Committee to assist them in developing or modifying a Tribal Action Plan and shall also be submitted to the Indian Health Service 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by “service”. unit director who will have the responsibility for compiling a tribal comprehensive report as provided in section 2477 22 See References in Text note below. of this title.

(c)In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall insure that the data is compiled and reported in a manner which will preserve the confidentiality of the families and individuals involved.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Indian Self-Determination Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is title I of Pub. L. 93–638, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2206, which is classified principally to subchapter I (§ 5321 et seq.) of chapter 46 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 5301 of this title and Tables. section 2477 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was repealed by Pub. L. 102–573, title VII, § 702(b)(2), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4582.

§2455 Law Enforcement and Judicial Report