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 124 STAT. 2300 PUBLIC LAW 111–211—JULY 29, 2010 SEC. 263. TESTIMONY BY FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. The Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act (25 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) (as amended by section 235) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘SEC. 16. TESTIMONY BY FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. ‘‘(a) APPROVAL OF EMPLOYEE TESTIMONY OR DOCUMENTS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of Justice Services or the Director of the Indian Health Service, as appro- priate (referred to in this section as the ‘Director concerned’), shall approve or disapprove, in writing, any request or subpoena from a tribal or State court for a law enforcement officer, sexual assault nurse examiner, or other employee under the supervision of the Director concerned to provide documents or testimony in a deposition, trial, or other similar criminal proceeding regarding information obtained in carrying out the official duties of the employee. ‘‘(2) DEADLINE.—The court issuing a subpoena under para- graph (1) shall provide to the appropriate Federal employee (or agency in the case of a document request) notice regarding the request to provide testimony (or release a document) by not less than 30 days before the date on which the testimony will be provided. ‘‘(b) APPROVAL.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director concerned shall approve a request or subpoena under subsection (a) if the request or subpoena does not violate the policy of the Department to maintain impartiality. ‘‘(2) FAILURE TO APPROVE.—If the Director concerned fails to approve or disapprove a request or subpoena for testimony or release of a document by the date that is 30 days after the date of receipt of notice of the request or subpoena, the request or subpoena shall be considered to be approved for purposes of this section.’’. SEC. 264. COORDINATION OF FEDERAL AGENCIES. Any report of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to Congress on the development of Indian victim services and victim advocate training programs shall include any recommendations that the Secretary determines to be necessary to prevent the sex traf- ficking of Indian women. SEC. 265. SEXUAL ASSAULT PROTOCOL. The Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act (25 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) (as amended by section 236) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘SEC. 17. POLICIES AND PROTOCOL. ‘‘The Director of the Indian Health Service, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Justice Services and the Director of the Office on Violence Against Women of the Department of Justice, in consultation with Indian Tribes and Tribal Organiza- tions, and in conference with Urban Indian Organizations, shall develop standardized sexual assault policies and protocol for the facilities of the Service, based on similar protocol that has been established by the Department of Justice.’’. 25 USC 2814. 42 USC 14044 note. 25 USC 2813.