§3621 — Title 25 Indians | U.S. Code

Summary

Authorizes money for tribal justice programs for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015. It provides $7,000,000 per year for work under sections 3611 and 3612, but none of that may pay the Office’s administrative costs. It provides $50,000,000 per year for section 3613, $500,000 per year for the Office’s administrative expenses, and $500,000 per year for tribal judicial conferences. It also adds $400,000 for the survey under section 3612. Funds for tribal justice systems are not subject to the Indian priority system. Tribes may add money from any source. The Secretary must allocate the subsection (a) funds fairly among the Bureau, the Office, tribal governments, and the Courts of Indian Offenses in proportion to base support under section 3613. No federal agency may offset these funds against other tribal justice funds.

Title 25, §3621

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(a)There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 3611 and 3612 of this title, $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015. None of the funds provided under this subsection may be used for the administrative expenses of the Office.

(b)There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 3613 of this title, $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015.

(c)There is authorized to be appropriated, for the administrative expenses of the Office, $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015.

(d)There is authorized to be appropriated, for the administrative expenses of tribal judicial conferences, $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015.

(e)For carrying out the survey under section 3612 of this title, there is authorized to be appropriated, in addition to the amount authorized under subsection (a) of this section, $400,000.

(f)Funds appropriated pursuant to the authorizations provided by this section and available for a tribal justice system shall not be subject to the Indian priority system. Nothing in this chapter shall preclude a tribal government from supplementing any funds received under this chapter with funds received from any other source including the Bureau or any other Federal agency.

(g)In allocating funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization contained in subsection (a) among the Bureau, Office, tribal governments and Courts of Indian Offenses, the Secretary shall take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that such allocation is carried out in a manner that is fair and equitable to all tribal governments and is proportionate to base support funding under section 3613 of this title received by the Bureau, Office, tribal governments, and Courts of Indian Offenses.

(h)No Federal agency shall offset funds made available pursuant to this chapter for tribal justice systems against other funds otherwise available for use in connection with tribal justice systems.

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2010—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–211, § 242(a)(2)(A), substituted “section 3611 and 3612 of this title” for “the provisions of section 3611 and 3612 of this title” and “fiscal years 2011 through 2015” for “the fiscal years 2000 through 2007”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 111–211, § 242(a)(2)(B), substituted “section 3613 of this title” for “the provisions of section 3613 of this title” and “fiscal years 2011 through 2015” for “the fiscal years 2000 through 2007”. Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 111–211, § 242(a)(2)(C), (D), substituted “fiscal years 2011 through 2015” for “the fiscal years 2000 through 2007”. 2000—Subsecs. (a) to (d). Pub. L. 106–559 substituted “2000 through 2007” for “1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000”.

§3621 Tribal Justice Systems

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Title 25, §3621

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