§ 3209. — Indian Child Resource and Family Services Centers.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC3209]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 34--INDIAN CHILD PROTECTION AND FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION
Sec. 3209. Indian Child Resource and Family Services Centers
(a) Establishment
The Secretary shall establish within each area office of the Bureau
an Indian Child Resource and Family Services Center.
(b) Memorandum of Agreement
The Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
enter into a Memorandum of Agreement which provides for the staffing of
the Centers established under this section.
(c) Center staffing
Each Center established under subsection (a) of this section shall
be staffed by a multidisciplinary team of personnel with experience and
training in prevention, identification, investigation, and treatment of
incidents of family violence, child abuse, and child neglect.
(d) Center responsibilities and functions
Each Center established under subsection (a) of this section shall--
(1) provide advice, technical assistance, and consultation to
Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and inter-tribal consortia upon
request;
(2) provide training to appropriate personnel of Indian tribes,
tribal 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 materials on the prevention,
identification, investigation, and treatment of incidents of family
violence, child abuse, and child neglect for distribution to Indian
tribes and to tribal organizations;
(4) develop recommendations to assist Federal and tribal
personnel to respond to cases of family violence, child abuse, and
child neglect; and
(5) develop policies and procedures for each agency office of
the Bureau and service unit of the Service within the area which, to
the extent feasible, comply with tribal laws pertaining to cases of
family violence, child abuse, and child neglect, including any
criminal laws, and which provide for maximum cooperation with the
enforcement of such laws.
(e) Multidisciplinary team personnel
Each multidisciplinary 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
The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, shall establish, for each Indian Child Resource and
Family Services Center, an advisory board to advise and assist such
Center in carrying out its activities under this chapter. Each advisory
board shall consist of 7 members appointed by the Secretary from Indian
tribes and human service providers served by an area office of the
Bureau. Members shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed
for travel and other expenses while carrying out the duties of the
board. The advisory board shall assist the Center in coordinating
programs, identifying training materials, and developing policies and
procedures relating to family violence, child abuse, and child neglect.
(g) Application of Indian Self-Determination Act to Centers
Indian Child Resource and Family Services Centers established under
subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to the provisions of the
Indian Self-Determination Act [25 U.S.C. 450f et seq.]. If a Center is
located in an area office of the Bureau which serves more than one
Indian tribe, any application to enter into a contract to operate the
Center pursuant to such Act must have the consent of each of the other
tribes to be served under the contract, except that, in the Juneau Area,
only the consent of such tribes or tribal consortia that are engaged in
contracting of Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention
programs pursuant to such Act shall be required. This section shall not
preclude the designation of an existing child resource and family
services center operated by a tribe or tribal organization as a Center
if all of the tribes to be served by the Center agree to such
designation.
(h) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions
of this section $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1992, 1993,
1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997.
(Pub. L. 101-630, title IV, Sec. 410, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4552;
Pub. L. 104-16, Sec. 1, June 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 190.)
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (f), was in the original ``this
Act'' and was translated as reading ``this title'', meaning title IV of
Pub. L. 101-630, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4544, known as the Indian
Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act, which is classified
principally to this chapter, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
For complete classification of title IV to the Code, see Short Title
note set out under section 3201 of this title and Tables.
The Indian Self-Determination Act, referred to in subsec. (g), is
title I of Pub. L. 93-638, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2206, as amended,
which is classified principally to part A (Sec. 450f et seq.) of
subchapter II of chapter 14 of this title. For complete classification
of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 450
of this title and Tables.
Amendments
1995--Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 104-16 substituted ``1995, 1996, and
1997'' for ``and 1995''.
Termination of Advisory Boards
Advisory boards established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not
later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of
their establishment, unless, in the case of a board established by the
President or an officer of the Federal Government, such board is renewed
by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or
in the case of a board established by the Congress, its duration is
otherwise provided for by law. See sections 3(2) and 14 of Pub. L. 92-
463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, 776, set out in the Appendix to Title
5, Government Organization and Employees.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 3206 of this title.
