1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Native Youth and Tribal Officer Protection Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) American Indians and Alaska Natives are 2.5 times more likely to experience violent crimes and at least 2 times more likely to experience rape or sexual assault crimes. (2) The vast majority of American Indian and Alaska Native victims, 96 percent of female and 89 percent of male victims, report being victimized by a non-Indian. (3) According to a 2010 Government Accountability Office report, United States Attorneys declined to prosecute nearly 52 percent of violent crimes that occur in Indian country. (4) More than 4 in 5 American Indian and Alaska Native women have experienced violence in their lifetime. (5) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, homicide is the third leading cause of death among American Indian and Alaska Native women between 10 and 24 years of age and the fifth leading cause of death for American Indian and Alaska Native women between 25 and 34 years of age. (6) On some reservations, American Indian women are murdered at more than 10 times the national average. (7) Tribal prosecutors report that the majority of domestic violence cases involve children either as witnesses or victims, and the Department of Justice reports that American Indian and Alaska Native children suffer exposure to violence at some of the highest rates in the United States. (8) Childhood exposure to violence has immediate and long term effects, including increased rates of altered neurological development, poor physical and mental health, poor school performance, substance abuse, and overrepresentation in the juvenile justice system. (9) Violence against children and crimes associated with dating violence and domestic violence increase the number of instances of trauma in Tribal communities, which— (A) affects health outcomes; (B) reduces educational attainment; (C) hinders economic growth