3.0.0 1192 2023-01-11T13:22:54Z 2023-01-11T13:22:54Z Senate S S 2011-06-14 112 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Other Hearings by 2011-11-10T22:19:39Z Referred to 2011-06-14T19:07:42Z 2011-11-10 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-489. Committee 2011-06-14 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3774-3776) IntroReferral 2011-06-14 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3773-3774) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-06-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK N Native Americans Alaska Alaska Natives and Hawaiians Correctional facilities and imprisonment Detention of persons Drug trafficking and controlled substances Federal-Indian relations Intergovernmental relations Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Native Americans 00 2011-06-14 Introduced in Senate 2011-06-20T20:29:57Z Alaska Safe Families and Villages Act of 2011 - Directs the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to select up to nine Indian tribes in Alaska to participate in an Alaska Safe Families and Villages Demonstration Project.

Requires each Indian tribe that is selected to participate in the Project to complete a specified planning phase. Provides that after the Office of Tribal Justice certifies that a tribe has completed its planning phase the tribe shall exercise jurisdiction, concurrent with the civil jurisdiction of Alaska, over: (1) drug, alcohol, or related matters within the tribe's project area; and (2) persons of Indian or Alaska Native descent or other persons with consensual relationships with the Indian tribe or a member of the Indian tribe. Permits a participating tribe to impose specified sanctions.

Requires the Office of Justice Services of the Department of the Interior to carry out a contract program for the employment by Indian tribes of Village Peace Officers in Alaska Native villages.

Authorizes Alaska, its political subdivisions, Indian tribes in Alaska, and the federal government to enter into intergovernmental agreements, including agreements concerning: (1) the employment of law enforcement officers, probation, and parole officers; (2) the cross-appointment and cross-deputization of tribal, state, municipal, or federal officials; (3) the detention or incarceration of offenders; and (4) jurisdictional or financial matters.

]]> Alaska Safe Families and Villages Act of 2011 Display Title Alaska Safe Families and Villages Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to supplement State jurisdiction in Alaska Native villages with Federal and tribal resources to improve the quality of life in rural Alaska while reducing domestic violence against Native women and children and to reduce alcohol and drug abuse and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Alaska Safe Families and Villages Act of 2011 Introduced in Senate 2011-06-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1192is/xml/BILLS-112s1192is.xml 2011-11-10 Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-489. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.