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) [28 U.S.C. 534 note] 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. [Note: Effective on October 1, 2022, section 802(a)(1) of division W of Public Law 117–103 amends section 233(b)(1) to read as follows:] (1) In general.—The Attorney General shall ensure that— (A) tribal law enforcement officials that meet applicable Federal or State requirements shall be permitted access to national crime information databases; and (B) technical assistance and training is provided to Bureau of Indian Affairs and tribal law enforcement agencies to gain access to, and the ability to use and input information into, the National Crime Information Center and other national crime information databases pursuant to section 534 of title 28, United States Code. (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.