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U.S. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION .
Calendar No. 40
117TH CONGRESS REPORT
1st Session SENATE 117-12
TO AMEND THE ALYCE SPOTTED BEAR AND WALTER SOBOLEFF COMMIS-
SION ON NATIVE CHILDREN ACT TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR A RE-
PORT BY THE ALYCE SPOTTED BEAR AND WALTER SOBOLEFF COMMIS-
SION ON NATIVE CHILDREN, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
APRIL 14, 2021.-Ordered to be printed
Mr. SCHATZ, from the Committee on Indian Affairs,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany S. 325
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Indian Affairs, to which was referred the bill
(S. 325) to amend the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Com-
mission on Native Children Act to extend the deadline for a report
by the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Na-
tive Children, and for other purposes, having considered the same,
reports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends
that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE
The purpose of S. 325 is to provide a two-year extension for the
Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native
Children, housed within the Office of Tribal Justice at the U.S. De-
partment of Justice, to publish its report and make recommenda-
tions for legislative and policy improvements to federal, state, and
Tribal programs that serve Native children.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
The federal government has a trust and treaty responsibility to
provide for the education, health, and safety of Native children.
Yet, Native children are among the most at-risk populations in the
country, facing significant disparities in these areas. Tribal govern-
ments also face numerous obstacles in responding to the needs of
Native children. The underfunding of federal Native child programs
and insufficient access to grant opportunities slow Tribal efforts to
address issues related to the well-being of children within Tribal
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