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 124 STAT. 2281 PUBLIC LAW 111–211—JULY 29, 2010 tribes) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010; ‘‘(B) in the nearest appropriate Federal facility, at the expense of the United States pursuant to the Bureau of Prisons tribal prisoner pilot program described in section 304(c) of the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010; ‘‘(C) in a State or local government-approved detention or correctional center pursuant to an agreement between the Indian tribe and the State or local government; or ‘‘(D) in an alternative rehabilitation center of an Indian tribe; or ‘‘(2) to serve another alternative form of punishment, as determined by the tribal court judge pursuant to tribal law. ‘‘(e) DEFINITION OF OFFENSE.—In this section, the term ‘offense’ means a violation of a criminal law. ‘‘(f) EFFECT OF SECTION.—Nothing in this section affects the obligation of the United States, or any State government that has been delegated authority by the United States, to investigate and prosecute any criminal violation in Indian country.’’. (b) REPORT.—Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of the Interior, shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress that includes— (1) a description of the effectiveness of enhanced tribal court sentencing authority in curtailing violence and improving the administration of justice on Indian lands; and (2) a recommendation of whether enhanced sentencing authority should be discontinued, enhanced, or maintained at the level authorized under this title. (c) BUREAU OF PRISONS TRIBAL PRISONER PILOT PROGRAM.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this title, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall establish a pilot program under which the Bureau of Prisons shall accept offenders convicted in tribal court pursuant to section 202 of the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 (25 U.S.C. 1302) (as amended by this section), subject to the conditions described in paragraph (2). (2) CONDITIONS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of participation in the pilot program described in paragraph (1), the tribal court shall submit to the Attorney General a request for confinement of the offender, for approval by the Attorney General (or a designee) by not later than 30 days after the date of submission. (B) LIMITATIONS.—Requests for confinement shall be limited to offenders convicted of a violent crime (comparable to the violent crimes described in section 1153(a) of title 18, United States Code) for which the sentence includes a term of imprisonment of 2 or more years. (C) CUSTODY CONDITIONS.—The imprisonment by the Bureau of Prisons shall be subject to the conditions described in section 5003 of title 18, United States Code, regarding the custody of State offenders, except that the offender shall be placed in the nearest available and appro- priate Federal facility, and imprisoned at the expense of the United States. Deadline. 25 USC 1302 note.