Introduction

The Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-211) (“TLOA”) amends the Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-570) (“the Act”) and mandates that the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of the Interior,and the Attorney General develop and enter into a Memorandum of Agreement (“MOA”) to create and implement a coordinated effort for the prevention and treatment of alcohol and substance abuse at the local level. The amendments also requested Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Department of the Interior (DOI), and Department of Justice (DOJ) leadership to, among other things: (1) Determine the scope of the alcohol and substance abuse problems faced by Tribes; (2) Identify the resources and programs of each agency that would be relevant to a coordinated effort to combat alcohol and substance abuse among American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN); and (3) Coordinate existing agency programs with those established under the Act.