ACCESS TO NATIONAL CRIMINAL INFORMATION DATABASES.

SEC. 233. ACCESS TO NATIONAL CRIMINAL INFORMATION DATABASES.(a) Access to National Criminal Information Databases.—Section 534 of title 28, United States Code, is amended—(1) in subsection (a)(4), by inserting “Indian tribes,” after “the States,”;(2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:“(d) Indian Law Enforcement Agencies.—The Attorney General shall permit tribal and Bureau of Indian Affairs law enforcement agencies—“(1) to access and enter information into Federal criminal information databases; and“(2) to obtain information from the databases.”;(3) by redesignating the second subsection (e) as subsection (f); and(4) in paragraph (2) of subsection (f) (as redesignated by paragraph (3)), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting “, tribal,” after “Federal”.(b) Requirement.—(1) In general.—The Attorney General shall ensure that tribal law enforcement officials that meet applicable Federal or State requirements be permitted access to national crime information databases.(2) Sanctions.—For purpose of sanctions for noncompliance with requirements of, or misuse of, national crime information databases and information obtained from those databases, a tribal law enforcement agency or official shall be treated as Federal law enforcement agency or official.(3) NCIC.—Each tribal justice official serving an Indian tribe with criminal jurisdiction over Indian country shall be considered to be an authorized law enforcement official for purposes of access to the National Crime Information Center of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.