Native American Children's Safety Act

3.0.0 4534 2023-01-11T13:25:17Z 2023-01-11T13:25:17Z House H HR 2014-04-30 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CRAMER:H.R. 4534.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, section 8, clause 3.[Page H3364]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Discharged from 2014-09-18T19:50:55Z Hearings by 2014-07-29T14:43:00Z Referred to 2014-05-02T19:24:58Z Reported by 2014-12-22T22:24:30Z Markup by 2014-09-18T19:51:01Z Referred to 2014-04-30T14:01:10Z H. Rept. 113-699 Native American Children's Safety Act 113 2160 S 2014-04-02 Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-324. Identical bill CRS 2014-12-22 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 530. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00530 2014-12-22 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-699. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2014-12-22 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-699. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2014-09-18 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Committee 2014-09-18 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2014-09-18 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged. Committee 2014-07-29 hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2014-05-02 hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs. Committee 2014-04-30 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2014-04-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-04-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001096 Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large] Kevin Cramer R ND N Native Americans Administrative law and regulatory procedures Adoption and foster care Child safety and welfare Criminal justice information and records Department of the Interior Domestic violence and child abuse Indian social and development programs Native Americans

00 2014-04-30 Introduced in House 2014-06-03T20:21:25Z Native American Children's Safety Act - Amends the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act (Act) to prohibit any foster care placement over which an Indian tribe has exclusive jurisdiction from being ordered until the tribal social services agency: (1) completes an investigation of the character of each covered individual who resides in the household or is employed at the institution in which the foster care placement will be made, and (2) concludes that each of those individuals meets the standards of character the tribe is required to establish.

Defines a "covered individual" as an adult and any other individual the tribe determines is subject to such character investigation.

Requires the tribal social services agency, as part of those investigations, to: (1) perform criminal records checks, including fingerprint-based checks of national crime information databases; (2) check any child abuse and neglect registry maintained by the state in which the individual resides; and (3) request any other state in which the individual resided during the preceding five years to allow the agency to check its registry.

Prohibits a foster care placement from being ordered if the investigation reveals that the covered individual: (1) has been found guilty by a federal, state, or tribal court of a felony involving child abuse or neglect, spousal abuse, a crime against a child, violence, or drugs; or (2) is listed on a child abuse and neglect registry in the state where the individual resides or resided within the preceding five years.

Excepts emergency foster care placements from such requirements.

Requires each Indian tribe to establish procedures to recertify homes or institutions in which foster care placements are made.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate a regulation establishing: (1) procedures for investigating the character of any covered individual who resides in the home or is employed at the institution in which the child is placed after the investigations that preceded that placement occurred, (2) self-reporting requirements for foster care homes or institutions that have knowledge that a covered individual residing on their premises would fail the character investigation, (3) procedures and guidelines for emergency foster care placements, and (4) procedures for certifying compliance with the Act.

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17 2014-12-22 Reported to House with amendment(s) 2015-03-16T18:52:06Z Native American Children's Safety Act - Amends the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act (Act) to prohibit the final approval of any foster care placement by a tribal social services agency until the agency: (1) completes a criminal records check of each covered individual who resides in the household or is employed at the institution in which the foster care placement will be made, and (2) concludes that each of those individuals meets the standards the tribe is required to establish.

Defines a "covered individual" as an adult and any other individual the tribe determines is subject to a criminal records check.

Requires the tribal social services agency, as part of those investigations, to: (1) perform criminal records checks, including fingerprint-based checks of national crime information databases; (2) check any child abuse and neglect registry maintained by the state, and any tribal abuse registries maintained in the state, in which the individual resides; and (3) request any other state in which the individual resided during the preceding five years to allow the agency to check its registry.

Prohibits a foster care placement from being ordered if the investigation reveals that the covered individual has been found guilty by a federal, state, or tribal court of a felony involving child abuse or neglect, spousal abuse, a crime against a child, violence, or drugs.

Excepts emergency foster care placements from such requirements.

Requires each Indian tribe to establish procedures, within two years after this Act's enactment, to recertify homes or institutions in which foster care placements are made. Requires those procedures to include, at a minimum, periodic intervals at which the home or institution is subject to recertification to ensure: (1) the safety of the home or institution for the Indian child, and (2) that each covered individual who resides in the home or is employed at the institution is subject to a criminal records check in accordance with this Act's requirements.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate guidance, within one year after this Act's enactment, regarding: (1) procedures for a criminal records check of any covered individual who resides in the home or is employed at the institution in which the child is placed after the investigations that preceded that placement occurred, (2) self-reporting requirements for foster care homes or institutions that have knowledge that a covered individual residing on their premises would fail the criminal records check, (3) procedures and guidelines for emergency foster care placements, and (4) procedures for certifying compliance with the Act.

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Native American Children's Safety Act Display Title Native American Children's Safety Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act to require background checks before foster care placements are ordered in tribal court proceedings, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Native American Children's Safety Act Short Titles as Reported to House Native American Children's Safety Act H House Reported in House 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr4534rh/xml/BILLS-113hr4534rh.xml Introduced in House 2014-04-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr4534ih/xml/BILLS-113hr4534ih.xml 2014-12-22 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 530. 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.