25 CFR § 63.31 - Can both the Bureau of Indian Affairs and tribes operate Indian child protection and family violence prevention programs?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s63.31"
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title: "25 CFR § 63.31 - Can both the Bureau of Indian Affairs and tribes operate Indian child protection and family violence prevention programs?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "63.31"
section_name: "Can both the Bureau of Indian Affairs and tribes operate Indian child protection and family violence prevention programs?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "TRIBAL GOVERNMENT"
part_number: "63"
part_name: "INDIAN CHILD PROTECTION AND FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 2, 9, 13, 200, 3201  42 U.S.C. 13041."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 32274, June 21, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "63"
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# 63.31 Can both the Bureau of Indian Affairs and tribes operate Indian child protection and family violence prevention programs?

Yes. However, tribes are encouraged to develop and operate programs to protect Indian children and reduce the incidence of family violence in Indian country.