25 U.S.C. § 3202 : US Code - Section 3202: Definitions

Search 25 U.S.C. § 3202 : US Code - Section 3202: Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter, the term -
(1) "Bureau" means the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the
Department of the Interior;
(2) "child" means an individual who -
(A) is not married, and
(B) has not attained 18 years of age;
(3) "child abuse" includes but is not limited to -
(A) any case in which -
(i) a child is dead or exhibits evidence of skin bruising,
bleeding, malnutrition, failure to thrive, burns, fracture of
any bone, subdural hematoma, soft tissue swelling, and
(ii) such condition is not justifiably explained or may not
be the product of an accidental occurrence; and
(B) any case in which a child is subjected to sexual assault,
sexual molestation, sexual exploitation, sexual contact, or
prostitution;
(4) "child neglect" includes but is not limited to, negligent
treatment or maltreatment of a child by a person, including a
person responsible for the child's welfare, under circumstances
which indicate that the child's health or welfare is harmed or
threatened thereby;
(5) "family violence" means any act, or threatened act, of
violence, including any forceful detention of an individual,
which -
(A) results, or threatens to result, in physical or mental
injury, and
(B) is committed by an individual against another individual -

(i) to whom such person is, or was, related by blood or
marriage or otherwise legally related, or
(ii) with whom such person is, or was, residing;
(6) "Indian" means any individual who is a member of an Indian
tribe;
(7) "Indian child" has the meaning given to such term by
section 1903(4) of this title;
(8) "Indian country" has the meaning given to such term by
section 1151 of title 18;
(9) "Indian reservation" means any Indian reservation, public
domain Indian allotment, former Indian reservation in Oklahoma,
or lands held by incorporated Native groups, regional
corporations, or village corporations under the provisions of the
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.);
(10) "Indian tribe" and "tribal organization" have the
respective meanings given to each of such terms under section
450b of this title;
(11) "inter-tribal consortium" means a partnership between -
(A) an Indian tribe or tribal organization of an Indian
tribe, and
(B) one or more Indian tribes or tribal organizations of one
or more other Indian tribes;
(12) "local child protective services agency" means that agency
of the Federal Government, of a State, or of an Indian tribe that
has the primary responsibility for child protection on any Indian
reservation or within any community in Indian country;
(13) "local law enforcement agency" means that Federal, tribal,
or State law enforcement agency that has the primary
responsibility for the investigation of an instance of alleged
child abuse within the portion of Indian country involved;
(14) "persons responsible for a child's welfare" means any
person who has legal or other recognized duty for the care and
safety of a child, including -
(A) any employee or volunteer of a children's residential
facility, and
(B) any person providing out-of-home care, education, or
services to children;
(15) "related assistance" -
(A) includes counseling and self-help services to abusers,
victims, and dependents in family violence situations (which
shall include counseling of all family members to the extent
feasible) and referrals for appropriate health-care services
(including alcohol and drug abuse treatment), and
(B) may include food, clothing, child care, transportation,
and emergency services for victims of family violence and their
dependents;
(16) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior;
(17) "shelter" means the provision of temporary refuge and
related assistance in compliance with applicable Federal and
tribal laws and regulations governing the provision, on a regular
basis, of shelter, safe homes, meals, and related assistance to
victims of family violence or their dependents; and
(18) "Service" means the Indian Health Service of the
Department of Health and Human Services.