The '''Indian Law and Order Commission''' (ILOC) is a federal commission established by the U.S. Congress in the Tribal Law and Order Act, (Pub.L. 111-211, H.R. 725, 124 Stat. 2258, enacted July 29, 2010), in Section 235 of the Act. Its chairman is Hon. [[Troy Eid]].<ref>{{cite web|title=S. HRG. 112–434, Before the Committee on Indian Affairs|url=http://www.indian.senate.gov/hearings/upload/092211trans-112shrg73817.pdf|work=112th Congress, First Session|publisher=United States Senate|access-date=5 March 2013|pages=38–40|date=22 September 2011|archive-date=2 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302110808/http://www.indian.senate.gov/hearings/upload/092211trans-112shrg73817.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The nine-member commission is charged with conducting a comprehensive study of law enforcement and criminal justice in tribal communities, and submitting a report to the President and Congress with its findings, conclusions and recommendations for, among other things, simplifying jurisdiction in Indian country, improving services and programs to prevent juvenile crime on Indian land,<ref>{{cite web|author=Lynn Rosenthal |url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2010/07/29/tribal-law-and-order-act-2010-a-step-forward-native-women |title=The Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010: A Step Forward for Native Women | The White House |date=2010-07-29 |via=[[NARA|National Archives]] |work=[[whitehouse.gov]] |access-date=2013-02-27}}</ref> to rehabilitate Indian youth in custody, to reduce [[recidivism]] among Indian youth, as well as adjustments to the penal authority of tribal courts and alternatives to incarceration.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/25/2812 |title=25 USC § 2812 - Indian Law and Order Commission | Title 25 - Indians | U.S. Code | LII |publisher=Law.cornell.edu |date= |access-date=2013-02-27}}</ref>
Appointments to the Commission were made in 2010 and allocated by the TLOA to the President, 3 members; the Majority Leader of the Senate, 2 members; the Senate Minority Leader, 1 member; the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 2 members; and the House Minority Leader, 1 member.<ref>U.S.C. sec 2812 (b)(1) https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/25/281225</ref> The nine members appointed, alphabetically, with their appointing authority are:
* Hon. [[Troy Eid]], former U.S. Attorney, Colorado (Sen. Reid);<ref>{{cite web|title=Congressional Record, Vol 156, No. 173 (Senate)|url=http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2010-12-22/html/CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgS11060-4.htm|publisher=U.S. GPO|page=S11060|date=22 December 2010|quote=}}</ref> * [[Affie Ellis]], attorney, Wyoming (Sen. McConnell);<ref>Letter of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to Senate President Joseph R. Biden, Dec. 22, 2010, http://barrasso.senate.gov/public/_files/Ellis_Affie_IndianLawAndOrderCommission.pdf</ref> * Tom Gede, attorney, California (Rep. Boehner);<ref>Congressional Record, Volume 156, 111th Cong. (2009-2010), Page: H8916 (Dec. 21, 2010)</ref> * Carole Golderg, Professor of Law and Vice Chancellor, UCLA (Pres. Obama);<ref>{{cite web|title=President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2011/01/18/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts|access-date=5 March 2013|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|date=18 January 2011}}</ref> * Hon. [[Stephanie Herseth Sandlin]], former Member of Congress, South Dakota (Rep. Pelosi);<ref>Congressional Record, Volume 156, 111th Cong. (2009-2010), Page: H8763 (Dec. 17, 2010), http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?r111:2:./temp/~r111za5PHn{{Dead link|date=August 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}::</ref> * Hon. Jefferson Keel, Lt. Governor, Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma (Sen. Reid);<ref>See above, Cong. Rec., v. 156, S11060.</ref> * Hon. [[Earl Pomeroy]], former Member of Congress, North Dakota (Rep. Pelosi);<ref>See above, Cong. Rec., v. 156, H8763.</ref> * Hon. Theresa Pouley, Chief Judge, Tulalip Tribal Court (Pres. Obama);<ref name="Seeabove">See above, The White House, Statement & Releases, Jan. 18, 2011.</ref> * Ted Quasula, former chief BIA Law Enforcement (Pres. Obama).<ref name="Seeabove" />
The Indian Law and Order Commission held its first in-person session on Wednesday, April 6, 2011<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianz.com/News/2011/001054.asp|title = Indian Law and Order Commission holds first in-person session}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov/tribal/tloa.html|title = Tribal Law and Order Act|date = 9 September 2014}}</ref>
== See also == * 25 U.S.C. sec. 2812(e)(1)-(6). * [https://www.law.cornell.edu/usc-cgi/get_external.cgi?type=pubL&target=111-211 Pub.L. 111-211, H.R. 725, 124 Stat. 2258, § 235] (July 29, 2010).
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== External links == * {{official website|https://www.aisc.ucla.edu/iloc/}} * [https://baderscott.com/ Baderscott]
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