25 U.S.C. § 1665m — Domestic and sexual violence prevention and treatment

(a) In general. Consistently with section 1665a of this title, the Secretary^* is authorized to establish in each Service area^* programs for preventing and treating: (1) domestic violence or sexual abuse of Indian victims; and (2) other members of the victims' households or families.

(b) Use of funds. Money made available to carry out this section must be used: (1) to develop and carry out prevention and community-education programs about domestic violence and sexual abuse; (2) to provide behavioral-health services, including victim-support services, and medical treatment, including examinations by sexual-assault nurse examiners, to Indian victims of domestic violence or sexual abuse; (3) to purchase rape kits; and (4) to develop prevention and intervention models, which may include traditional health-care practices.

(c) Training and certification. (1) In general. No later than one year after March 23, 2010, the Secretary must establish appropriate protocols, policies, procedures, standards of practice, and training and certification requirements for services for victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse. The Secretary must establish training curricula only if those curricula are not available elsewhere.

(2) Report. No later than 18 months after March 23, 2010, the Secretary must submit to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and the House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources a report describing how, and to what extent, the Secretary carried out paragraph (1).

(d) Coordination. (1) In general. Coordinating with the Attorney General, federal and tribal law-enforcement agencies, Indian health programs, and organizations serving domestic-violence or sexual-assault victims, the Secretary must develop appropriate victim services and victim-advocate training programs: (A) to improve responses to domestic violence or sexual abuse; (B) to improve forensic examinations and evidence collection; (C) to identify problems or obstacles in prosecuting domestic violence or sexual abuse; and (D) to meet other needs or carry out other activities required to prevent and treat domestic violence and sexual abuse and improve their prosecution.

(2) Report. No later than two years after March 23, 2010, the Secretary must submit to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and the House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources a report describing, for the matters in paragraph (1), improvements made and needed, problems or obstacles identified, costs needed to address those problems or obstacles, and any other recommendations the Secretary considers appropriate.