U.S. Code > Title 42 The Public Health and Welfare > CHAPTER 136—VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT > SUBCHAPTER I—PRISONS > Part A—Violent Offender Incarceration and Truth-in-Sentencing Incentive Grants > § 13709. Payments for incarceration on tribal lands

§ 13709. Payments for incarceration on tribal lands

(a) Reservation of funds
Notwithstanding any other provision of this part other than section 13708 (a)(2) of this title, from amounts appropriated to carry out sections 13703 and 13704 of this title, the Attorney General shall reserve, to carry out this section—
(1) 0.3 percent in each of fiscal years 1996 and 1997; and
(2) 0.2 percent in each of fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000.
(b) Grants to Indian tribes
From the amounts reserved under subsection (a) of this section, the Attorney General may make grants to Indian tribes for the purposes of constructing jails on tribal lands for the incarceration of offenders subject to tribal jurisdiction.
(c) Applications
To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an Indian tribe shall submit to the Attorney General an application in such form and containing such information as the Attorney General may by regulation require.