25 U.S.C. § 3207 : US Code - Section 3207: Character investigations

Search 25 U.S.C. § 3207 : US Code - Section 3207: Character investigations

(a) By Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Health and Human
Services
The Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall -
(1) compile a list of all authorized positions within their
respective departments the duties and responsibilities of which
involve regular contact with, or control over, Indian children,
(2) conduct an investigation of the character of each
individual who is employed, or is being considered for
employment, by the respective Secretary in a position listed
pursuant to paragraph (1), and
(3) prescribe by regulations minimum standards of character
that each of such individuals must meet to be appointed to such
positions.
(b) Criminal records
The minimum standards of character that are to be prescribed
under this section shall ensure that none of the individuals
appointed to positions described in subsection (a) of this section
have been found guilty of, or entered a plea of nolo contendere or
guilty to, any felonious offense, or any of two or more misdemeanor
offenses, under Federal, State, or tribal law involving crimes of
violence; sexual assault, molestation, exploitation, contact or
prostitution; crimes against persons; or offenses committed against
children.
(c) Investigations by Indian tribes and tribal organizations
Each Indian tribe or tribal organization that receives funds
under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act
[25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.] or the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of
1988 [25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.] shall -
(1) conduct an investigation of the character of each
individual who is employed, or is being considered for
employment, by such tribe or tribal organization in a position
that involves regular contact with, or control over, Indian
children, and
(2) employ individuals in those positions only if the
individuals meet standards of character, no less stringent than
those prescribed under subsection (a) of this section, as the
Indian tribe or tribal organization shall establish.