Employees of the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium on a traditional canoe in Sitka, Alaska. Photo: SEARHC
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is hosting a legislative hearing on Wednesday afternoon. Lawmakers will take testimony on two bills. They follow:
• S.772, the AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act. The bill ensures that tribes can receive federal funds to help them develop child abduction alert systems.The hearing takes place immediately following a business meeting on Wednesday, May 7, at 2:30pm in Room 628 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building. The witness list follows:
• S.825, the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium Land Transfer Act. The bill authorizes a transfer of land from the Indian Health Service in Sitka, Alaska, to the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium.
Ms. Eileen M. GarrySenate Committee on Indian Affairs Notice:
Acting Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC The Honorable Amber Kanazbah Crotty
Delegate, 23rd Navajo Nation Council, Window Rock, AZ Mr. Charles Clement
President/Chief Executive Officer, Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, Juneau, AK Mr. Jim Walters
Program Administrator, National Criminal Justice Training Center, Royse City, TX
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