National
Congress of American Indians
November
2000
The conference report (H.Rept. 106-1005) for the FY2001Commerce-Justice-State Appropriations bill provides $104.5 million for the Department of Justice (DOJ) portion of the joint DOJ-BIA Indian Country Law Enforcement Initiative, compared to the budget request of $173 million and the FY2000 level of $91.5 million. Once appropriated and combined with the funding in the FY2001 Interior Appropriations Act (P.L. 106-291), the total available funding for the Indian Country Law Enforcement Initiative in FY2001 will be $254.1 million. This increase is a result of the work by tribal leaders to ensure funding of tribal law enforcement at the highest possible level. The President has indicated that he will veto the FY2001 Commerce-Justice-State bill in its current form, due to concerns over immigration provisions in the bill. However, the funding level for Indian Country law enforcement is not expected to change during additional negotiations on the bill.
Funding Levels For Key Programs ($ in millions)| FY2000 Enacted | FY2001 Request | FY2001 Conference | |
| U.S. Attorneys | 0.00 | 4.70 | 5.00
(& 33 attorneys) |
| Federal Bureau of Investigation | 0.00 | 4.60 | 0.00 |
| Tribal Courts | 5.00 | 15.00 | 8.00 |
| Jail Construction | 34.00 | 34.00 | 34.00 |
| Law Enforcement Personnel (COPS Grants) | 40.00 | 45.00 | 40.00 |
| Juvenile Delinquency | 12.50 | 20.00 | 12.50 |
| Drug Testing & Intervention Grants | 0.00 | 10.00 | 0.00 |
| Criminal Statistics Collection | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 |
| Police Corps Grants | 0.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 |
| Youth Mental Health Initiative | 0.00 | 8.00 | 0.00 |
| Alcohol & Substance Abuse Grants | 0.00 | 8.00 | 5.00 |
| Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners | 0.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 |
| Criminal & Civil Legal Assistance | 0.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 |
| Office of Tribal Justice Permanent Authorization | 0.00 | 0.92 | 0.00 |
| Forensics Labs | 0.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 |
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