Tribal Courts Support Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8829 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8829 To expedite new Tribal court assessments and base support funding, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 25, 2024 Ms. Omar (for herself, Ms. Davids of Kansas, and Mr. Grijalva) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To expedite new Tribal court assessments and base support funding, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal Courts Support Act''. SEC. 2. INDIAN TRIBAL JUSTICE ACT AMENDMENTS. The Indian Tribal Justice Act (25 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 102 (25 U.S.C. 3612), by adding at the end the following: ``(d) Initial Annual Survey Priorities.--In the course of the initial annual survey for an Indian Tribe, the Office may instruct the non-Federal entity, which may be either a for-profit or nonprofit entity, which conditions under subsection (b) to prioritize, expedite, or both.''; and (2) in section 103 (25 U.S.C. 3613)-- (A) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following: ``(5) The Secretary shall have discretion to adjust the base support funding formula under this subsection as needed to provide initial base support funding to an Indian Tribe that has not received funding.''; and (B) by adding at the end the following: ``(d) Initial Base Support Funding.-- ``(1) The Secretary shall provide initial base support funding on an expedited basis to an Indian Tribe that has not previously received funding under this section. ``(2) In determining the initial base support funding for an Indian Tribe under this