U.S Code last checked for updates: Jan 30, 2025
§ 3209.
National Indian Child Resource and Family Services Center
(a)
Establishment
(b)
Report
(c)
Center staffing
(d)
Center responsibilities and functions
The Center established under subsection (a) shall—
(1)
provide advice, technical assistance, and consultation to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, inter-tribal consortia, and urban Indian organizations upon request;
(2)
provide training to appropriate personnel of Indian tribes, tribal organizations, urban Indian organizations, the Bureau and the Service on the identification and investigation of cases of family violence, child abuse, and child neglect and, to the extent practicable, coordinate with institutions of higher education, including tribally controlled community colleges, to offer college-level credit to interested trainees;
(3)
develop training and technical assistance materials on the prevention, identification, investigation, and treatment of incidents of family violence, child abuse, and child neglect for distribution to Indian tribes, Tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations;
(4)
develop recommendations to assist Federal, State, Tribal, and urban Indian personnel to respond to cases of family violence, child abuse, and child neglect; and
(5)
develop model intergovernmental agreements between Tribes and States, and other materials that provide examples of how Federal, State, and Tribal governments can develop effective relationships and provide for maximum cooperation in the furtherance of prevention, investigation, treatment, and prosecution of incidents of family violence and child abuse and child neglect involving Indian children and families.
(e)
Team personnel
The team established under this section shall include, but is not limited to, personnel with a background in—
(1)
law enforcement,
(2)
child protective services,
(3)
juvenile counseling and adolescent mental health, and
(4)
domestic violence.
(f)
Center advisory board
(g)
Application of Indian Self-Determination Act to the Center
(h)
Authorization of appropriations
(Pub. L. 101–630, title IV, § 410, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4552; Pub. L. 104–16, § 1, June 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 190; Pub. L. 118–160, § 2(3), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2568.)
cite as: 25 USC 3209