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[CITE: 25USC3653]

 
                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
    CHAPTER 38A--INDIAN TRIBAL JUSTICE TECHNICAL AND LEGAL ASSISTANCE
 
Sec. 3653. Definitions

    For purposes of this chapter:

                        (1) Attorney General

        The term ``Attorney General'' means the Attorney General of the 
    United States.

                          (2) Indian lands

        The term ``Indian lands'' shall include lands within the 
    definition of ``Indian country'', as defined in section 1151 of 
    title 18; or ``Indian reservations'', as defined in section 1452(d) 
    of this title, or section 1903(10) of this title. For purposes of 
    the preceding sentence, such section 1452(d) of this title shall be 
    applied by treating the term ``former Indian reservations in 
    Oklahoma'' as including only lands which are within the 
    jurisdictional area of an Oklahoma Indian Tribe (as determined by 
    the Secretary of the Interior) and are recognized by such Secretary 
    as eligible for trust land status under part 151 of title 25, Code 
    of Federal Regulations (as in effect on December 21, 2000).

                          (3) Indian tribe

        The term ``Indian tribe'' means any Indian tribe, band, nation, 
    pueblo, or other organized group or community which administers 
    justice or plans to administer justice under its inherent authority 
    or the authority of the United States and which is recognized as 
    eligible for the special programs and services provided by the 
    United States to Indian tribes because of their status as Indians.

                       (4) Judicial personnel

        The term ``judicial personnel'' means any judge, magistrate, 
    court counselor, court clerk, court administrator, bailiff, 
    probation officer, officer of the court, dispute resolution 
    facilitator, or other official, employee, or volunteer within the 
    tribal judicial system.

                       (5) Non-profit entities

        The term ``non-profit entity'' or ``non-profit entities'' has 
    the meaning given that term in section 501(c)(3) of title 26.

                    (6) Office of Tribal Justice

        The term ``Office of Tribal Justice'' means the Office of Tribal 
    Justice in the United States Department of Justice.

                      (7) Tribal justice system

        The term ``tribal court'', ``tribal court system'', or ``tribal 
    justice system'' means the entire judicial branch, and employees 
    thereof, of an Indian tribe, including, but not limited to, 
    traditional methods and fora for dispute resolution, trial courts, 
    appellate courts, including inter-tribal appellate courts, 
    alternative dispute resolution systems, and circuit rider systems, 
    established by inherent tribunal authority whether or not they 
    constitute a court of record.

(Pub. L. 106-559, Sec. 4, Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2779.)
