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124 STAT. 2294 PUBLIC LAW 111–211—JULY 29, 2010 ‘‘(1) the problem of intermittent funding; ‘‘(2) the integration of COPS personnel with existing law enforcement authorities; and ‘‘(3) an explanation of how the practice of community policing and the broken windows theory can most effectively be applied in remote tribal locations.’’. SEC. 244. TRIBAL JAILS PROGRAM. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 20109 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13709) is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: ‘‘(a) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any other provi- sion of this part, of amounts made available to the Attorney General to carry out programs relating to offender incarceration, the Attorney General shall reserve $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015 to carry out this section.’’. (b) REGIONAL DETENTION CENTERS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 20109 of the Violent Crime Con- trol and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13709) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: ‘‘(b) GRANTS TO INDIAN TRIBES.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts reserved under sub- section (a), the Attorney General shall provide grants— ‘‘(A) to Indian tribes for purposes of— ‘‘(i) construction and maintenance of jails on Indian land for the incarceration of offenders subject to tribal jurisdiction; ‘‘(ii) entering into contracts with private entities to increase the efficiency of the construction of tribal jails; and ‘‘(iii) developing and implementing alternatives to incarceration in tribal jails; ‘‘(B) to Indian tribes for the construction of tribal jus- tice centers that combine tribal police, courts, and correc- tions services to address violations of tribal civil and criminal laws; ‘‘(C) to consortia of Indian tribes for purposes of con- structing and operating regional detention centers on Indian land for long-term incarceration of offenders subject to tribal jurisdiction, as the applicable consortium deter- mines to be appropriate. ‘‘(2) PRIORITY OF FUNDING.—in providing grants under this subsection, the Attorney General shall take into consideration applicable— ‘‘(A) reservation crime rates; ‘‘(B) annual tribal court convictions; and ‘‘(C) bed space needs. ‘‘(3) FEDERAL SHARE.—Because of the Federal nature and responsibility for providing public safety on Indian land, the Federal share of the cost of any activity carried out using a grant under this subsection shall be 100 percent.’’. (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 20109(c) of the Vio- lent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13709(c)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or consortium of Indian tribes, as applicable,’’ after ‘‘Indian tribe’’.