A/HRC/21/47/Add.1 provides new guidelines and training for officers handling domestic violence and sex crimes. Establishes the Office of Tribal Justice within the Justice Department. 8. Claims Resolution Act of 2010: Authorizes and funds the Cobell v. Salazar settlement agreement (regarding alleged mismanagement of Indian trust accounts). Additionally, it included four water settlements for seven tribes in Arizona, Montana and New Mexico and provisions for over $1 billion for new water infrastructure projects to meet drinking water supply needs and rehabilitation of existing, aging infrastructure. To date, there are 26 congressionally enacted Indian water rights settlements. 9. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of (2010): Authorizes new and expanded programmes and services to American Indian and Alaska Natives through the Indian Health Service to make health care accessible and affordable. Created permanent authorization for the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA), which is the legal authority for the provision of health care to American Indians and Alaska Natives. 10. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Provides more than $3 billion to help tribal communities renovate schools on reservations, promote job creation, improve housing and support health and policing services. 11. Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments Act of 2010: Amends the Indian Arts and Crafts Act, which makes illegal to sell, offer, or display for sale any art or craft product falsely suggesting it was Indian made. The Act empowers federal law enforcement officers to enforce this prohibition and it differentiates among penalties bases on the price of goods involved in the offense. Legislative proposals 12. Proposed American Jobs Act: Intended to provide employment opportunities and tax cuts to small businesses and employees. Within Indian Country, the Act will serve to provide tax cuts to Native American-owned businesses, the extension of payroll tax cuts to Native American workers, the extension of unemployment insurance, subsidized employment opportunities for Native American youth and adults, community rebuilding and revitalization, and expansion of high-speed internet. 13. S. 1925 - Proposed Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act: Title IX addresses violence perpetrated against American Indian and Alaska Native women by restoring concurrent tribal criminal jurisdiction over all persons who commit misdemeanor domestic and dating violence in Indian Country and clarifies tribal court authorities to issue and enforce civil protection orders. 14. H.R. 4970 - Proposed Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act: Among other measures, would authorize Native American victims of domestic violence or Indian Tribes on behalf of Indian victims to seek protection orders from United States district courts against suspects of abuse. Other Executive/White House Initiatives 15. Presidential Proclamation of National Native American Heritage Month November of 2011: Proclamation to celebrate the rich and diverse ancestry of American Indians and Alaska Natives and their contributions to the United States. 16. Presidential Website: Winning the Future - President Obama and the Native American Community: Serves to assist Native Americans and Alaska Natives navigate federal government programmes and policies. The site contains a resource center designed to bring together over 25 different agencies and departments into one, navigable location. See http://www.whitehouse.gov/nativeamericans 25

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