Native Children’s Commission Implementation Act of 2026

(a) Short title. This Act may be cited as the Native Children’s Commission Implementation Act of 2026.

(b) Table of contents. The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.Sec. 2. Definitions of Indian Tribe and Tribal organization.TITLE I—Justice for Children, Youth, and FamiliesSec. 101. Advisory Committee on Tribal Juvenile Justice.Sec. 102. Department of Justice and DOI study on the number and status of Native American missing children cases.Sec. 103. Alaska Native Victim Services Fund at the Denali Commission.Sec. 104. Alaska Native and American Indian family violence, prevention, services, and treatment.Sec. 105. Tiwahe Initiative.Sec. 106. Tribal justice support.TITLE II—Improving Research and DataSec. 201. National Institutes of Health Tribal Health Research Office.Sec. 202. Improving Native infant and maternal health data.TITLE III—Improving the Physical and Behavioral Health of Native ChildrenSec. 301. Health Resources and Services Administration Tribal Advisory Committee.Sec. 302. Department of Health and Human Services study on the intersection of maternal mortality and domestic violence.Sec. 303. Grants to grow the perinatal workforce for Tribal communities.Sec. 304. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Tribal Technical Advisory Committee.Sec. 305. Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee.Sec. 306. Community mental health services grants for Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations.Sec. 307. Substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery grants for Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations.Sec. 308. Self-governance demonstration program for behavioral health programs for Indian Tribes.TITLE IV—Environmental Health ProtectionSec. 401. Native Children's Environmental Health Protection Task Force.Sec. 402. Integration of environmental health within primary care.TITLE V—Improving nutrition programs for Native children, youth, and familiesSec. 501. Tribal pilot programs for SNAP administration.Sec. 502. Child nutrition programs Tribal pilot projects.TITLE VI—Addressing Homelessness in Native CommunitiesSec. 601. Program for housing assistance for homeless American Indians and Alaska Natives.Sec. 602. Program for housing assistance for homeless Native Hawaiians.Sec. 603. Tribal Continuum of Care Participation Grant Program.Sec. 604. Improving Tribal participation in the Continuum of Care Program.TITLE VII—Improving the Workforce for FamiliesSec. 701. Strengthening the 477 Initiative.Sec. 702. Interagency agreement to evaluate on-site child care in affordable housing.Sec. 703. Set-aside of Child Care and Development Block Grant funds for Indian Tribes.Sec. 704. Requirement of consultation with Indian Tribes.Sec. 705. Native American Advisory Committee on Early Childhood.TITLE VIII—EducationSec. 801. Supporting Native American teacher training and teacher development.Sec. 802. Pilot program for Native teacher apprentices.Sec. 803. Supporting after-school programs for Native American children.Sec. 804. Promoting and strengthening Native languages.Sec. 805. Addressing the indirect administrative costs of Indian education programs.Sec. 806. Increasing access to Head Start for Native children.Sec. 807. Addressing homelessness in BIE schools.Sec. 808. Bureau of Indian Education Behavioral Health and Wellness Program.Sec. 809. Alaska Tribal School Program.