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 124 STAT. 2262 PUBLIC LAW 111–211—JULY 29, 2010 Subtitle C—Empowering Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies and Tribal Governments Sec. 231. Tribal police officers. Sec. 232. Drug enforcement in Indian country. Sec. 233. Access to national criminal information databases. Sec. 234. Tribal court sentencing authority. Sec. 235. Indian Law and Order Commission. Sec. 236. Exemption for tribal display materials. Subtitle D—Tribal Justice Systems Sec. 241. Indian alcohol and substance abuse. Sec. 242. Indian tribal justice; technical and legal assistance. Sec. 243. Tribal resources grant program. Sec. 244. Tribal jails program. Sec. 245. Tribal probation office liaison program. Sec. 246. Tribal youth program. Sec. 247. Improving public safety presence in rural Alaska. Subtitle E—Indian Country Crime Data Collection and Information Sharing Sec. 251. Tracking of crimes committed in Indian country. Sec. 252. Criminal history record improvement program. Subtitle F—Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Prosecution and Prevention Sec. 261. Prisoner release and reentry. Sec. 262. Domestic and sexual violence offense training. Sec. 263. Testimony by Federal employees. Sec. 264. Coordination of Federal agencies. Sec. 265. Sexual assault protocol. Sec. 266. Study of IHS sexual assault and domestic violence response capabilities. SEC. 202. FINDINGS; PURPOSES. (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— (1) the United States has distinct legal, treaty, and trust obligations to provide for the public safety of Indian country; (2) Congress and the President have acknowledged that— (A) tribal law enforcement officers are often the first responders to crimes on Indian reservations; and (B) tribal justice systems are often the most appro- priate institutions for maintaining law and order in Indian country; (3) less than 3,000 tribal and Federal law enforcement officers patrol more than 56,000,000 acres of Indian country, which reflects less than 1⁄2 of the law enforcement presence in comparable rural communities nationwide; (4) the complicated jurisdictional scheme that exists in Indian country— (A) has a significant negative impact on the ability to provide public safety to Indian communities; (B) has been increasingly exploited by criminals; and (C) requires a high degree of commitment and coopera- tion among tribal, Federal, and State law enforcement offi- cials; (5)(A) domestic and sexual violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women has reached epidemic propor- tions; (B) 34 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native women will be raped in their lifetimes; and (C) 39 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native women will be subject to domestic violence; (6) Indian tribes have faced significant increases in instances of domestic violence, burglary, assault, and child abuse as a direct result of increased methamphetamine use on Indian reservations; and 25 USC 2801 note.