Summary

Treats Tribal courts as "courts of competent jurisdiction" for certain electronic-warrant authorities under the Stored Communications Act, adds Indian Tribes into multiple statutory definitions, and updates rules for warrants and notice related to stored electronic communications. It also expands tribal criminal jurisdiction by defining and including certain controlled-substance and firearms offenses under tribal law authority. Finally, it directs an amendment related to the Bureau of Prisons Tribal Prisoner Program in the Tribal Law and Order Act (specific insertion language not included).

Key Points

• Treats Tribal courts as "courts of competent jurisdiction" for certain Stored Communications Act warrants and related procedures.
• Adds Indian Tribes into multiple SCA definitions and updates delayed-notice, civil-action, and wrongful-disclosure rules accordingly.
• Extends Tribal-court warrant procedures to electronic communications in storage 180 days or less.
• Creates detailed statutory definitions for "controlled substance-related offense" and "firearms offense," expanding offenses recognized under Tribal jurisdiction.
• Updates cross-references so newly defined drug and firearm offenses are treated as listed serious offenses in other statutory provisions.
• Requires an amendment to the Tribal Law and Order Act for the Bureau of Prisons Tribal Prisoner Program, but the insertion text is not provided.
• Increases need for coordination between Tribal courts, federal/state prosecutors, law enforcement, and service providers regarding warrants and prosecutions.

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