Public Law 115–166: To amend the PROTECT Act to make Indian tribes eligible for AMBER Alert grants. Public Law166 Public Law 115–166132 Stat. 1274 2018-04-13 2018-04-13 United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-01-02 115public PUBLIC LAW 115–166—APR. 13, 2018 132 STAT. 1274 Public Law115–166 115th Congress
An Act To amend the PROTECT Act to make Indian tribes eligible for AMBER Alert grants.

Apr. 13, 2018

[S. 772]

   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Ashlynne Mike AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act.

34 USC 10101 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the “Ashlynne Mike AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act”.
SEC. 2. AMBER ALERT GRANTS FOR INDIAN TRIBES.  Section 304 of the PROTECT Act (34 U.S.C. 20504) is amended—(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:“(a) Program Required.—The Attorney General shall carry out a program to provide grants to States and Indian tribes for—“(1) the development or enhancement of programs and activities for the support of AMBER Alert communications plans; and “(2) the integration of tribal AMBER Alert systems into State AMBER Alert systems.” ; (2) in subsection (b)—(A) in paragraph (3), by striking “and” at the end; (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:“(4) the integration of State or regional AMBER Alert communication plans with an Indian tribe; and” ; (3) in subsection (c)—(A) by striking “The Federal” and inserting the following:“(1) In general.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Federal” ; and (B) by adding at the end the following:“(2)

Determination.

Waiver of federal share.—If the Attorney General determines that an Indian tribe does not have sufficient funds available to comply with the Federal share requirement under paragraph (1) for the cost of activities funded by a grant for the purpose described in subsection (b)(4), the Attorney General may increase the Federal share of the costs for such activities to the extent the Attorney General determines necessary.” ; (4) in subsection (e), by striking “for grants under” and inserting “and standards to improve accountability and transparency for grants awarded under”; (5) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g);132 STAT. 1275 (6) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:“(f) Definition of Indian Tribe.—In this section, the term ‘Indian tribe’ means a federally recognized Indian tribe or a Native village, Regional Corporation, or Village Corporation (as those terms are defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602)).” ; and (7) in subsection (g)(1), as so redesignated—(A) by striking “2004” each place it appears and inserting “2019”; and (B) by striking “subsection (b)(3)” and inserting “paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (b)”.
SEC. 3.

Evaluation.

REPORT TO CONGRESS.  Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit a report evaluating the readiness, education, and training needs, technological challenges, and specific obstacles encountered by Indian tribes in the integration of State or regional AMBER Alert communication plans to—(1) the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate; (2) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; (3) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and (4) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.
Approved April 13, 2018.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 772: SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 115–147 (Comm. on Indian Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 163 (2017):

Nov. 29, considered and passed Senate.

Vol. 164 (2018):

Feb. 26, considered and passed House, amended.

Mar. 22, Senate concurred in House amendment.

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