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 PUBLIC LAW 106-559 —DEC. 21, 2000 114 STAT. 2781 legal assistance to members of Indian tribes and tribal justice systems, and/or other purposes consistent with this Act. Funding under this title may apply to programs, procedures, or proceedings involving adult criminal actions, juvenile delinquency actions, and/ or guardian-ad-litem appointments arising out of criminal or delinquency acts. SEC. 104. NO OFFSET. 25 USC 3664. No Federal agency shall offset funds made available pursuant to this Act for Indian tribal court membership organizations or Indian legal services organizations against other funds otherwise available for use in connection with technical or legal assistance to tribal justice systems or members of Indian tribes. SEC. 105. TRIBAL AUTHORITY. 25 USC 3665. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to— (1) encroach upon or diminish in any way the inherent sovereign authority of each tribal government to determine the role of the tribal justice system within the tribal government or to enact and enforce tribal laws; (2) diminish in any way the authority of tribal governments to appoint personnel; (3) impair the rights of each tribal government to determine the nature of its own legal system or the appointment of authority within the tribal government; (4) alter in any way any tribal traditional dispute resolution fora; (5) imply that any tribal justice system is an instrumentality of the United States; or (6) diminish the trust responsibility of the United States to Indian tribal governments and tribal justice systems of such governments. SEC. 106. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 25 USC 3666. For purposes of carrying out the activities under this title, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary for fiscal years 2000 through 2004. TITLE II—INDIAN TRIBAL COURTS SEC. 201. GRANTS. 25 USC 3681. (a) IN GENERAL. —The Attorney (General may award grants and provide technical assistance to Indian tribes to enable such tribes to carry out programs to support— (1) the development, enhancement, and continuing operation of tribal justice systems; and (2) the development and implementation of— (A) tribal codes and sentencing guidelines; (B) inter-tribal courts and appellate systems; (C) tribal probation services, diversion programs, and alternative sentencing provisions; (D) tribal juvenile services and multi-disciplinary protocols for child physical and sexual abuse; and (E) traditional tribal judicial practices, traditional tribal justice systems, and traditional methods of dispute resolution.

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