118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 465 

AN ACT 

To require Federal law enforcement agencies to report on 

cases of missing or murdered Indians, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘Bridging Agency Data Gaps and Ensuring Safety for 

4 Native Communities Act’’ or the ‘‘BADGES for Native 

5 Communities Act’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

TITLE I—BRIDGING AGENCY DATA GAPS 

Sec. 101. National Missing and Unidentified Persons System Tribal facilitator. 

Sec. 102. Report on Indian country law enforcement personnel resources and 

need. 

TITLE II—ENSURING SAFETY FOR NATIVE COMMUNITIES 

Sec. 201. Demonstration program on Bureau of Indian Affairs law enforcement 

employment background checks. 

Sec. 202. Missing or murdered response coordination grant program. 

Sec. 203. GAO study on Federal law enforcement agency evidence collection, 

handling, and processing. 

Sec. 204. Bureau of Indian Affairs and Tribal law enforcement officer counseling resources interdepartmental coordination. 

8 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

9 In this Act: 

10 (1) DEATH INVESTIGATION.—The term ‘‘death 

11 investigation’’ has the meaning determined by the 

12 Attorney General. 

13 (2) DEATH INVESTIGATION OF INTEREST TO

14 INDIAN TRIBES.—The term ‘‘death investigation of 

15 interest to Indian Tribes’’ means a case involving— 

16 (A) a death investigation into the death of 

17 an Indian; or 
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1 (B) a death investigation of a person found 

2 on, in, or adjacent to Indian land or a Village. 

3 (3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

4 the Deputy Bureau Director of the Office of Justice 

5 Services of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 

6 (4) FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.— 

7 The term ‘‘Federal law enforcement agency’’ means 

8 the Office of Justice Services of the Bureau of In9 dian Affairs, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 

10 and any other Federal law enforcement agency 

11 that— 

12 (A) has jurisdiction over crimes in Indian 

13 country; or 

14 (B) investigates missing persons cases of 

15 interest to Indian Tribes, death investigations 

16 of interest to Indian Tribes, unclaimed human 

17 remains cases of interest to Indian Tribes, or 

18 unidentified remains cases of interest to Indian 

19 Tribes. 

20 (5) INDIAN.—The term ‘‘Indian’’ has the mean21 ing given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self22 Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 

23 U.S.C. 5304). 
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1 (6) INDIAN COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘Indian coun2 try’’ has the meaning given the term in section 1151 

3 of title 18, United States Code. 

4 (7) INDIAN LAND.—The term ‘‘Indian land’’ 

5 has the meaning given the term ‘‘Indian lands’’ in 

6 section 3 of the Native American Business Develop7 ment, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act of 2000 

8 (25 U.S.C. 4302). 

9 (8) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 

10 has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 

11 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

12 Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 

13 (9) MISSING PERSONS CASE OF INTEREST TO

14 INDIAN TRIBES.—The term ‘‘missing persons case of 

15 interest to Indian Tribes’’ means a case involving— 

16 (A) a missing Indian; or 

17 (B) a missing person whose last known lo18 cation is believed to be on, in, or adjacent to In19 dian land or a Village. 

20 (10) NATIONAL CRIME INFORMATION DATA21 BASES.—The term ‘‘national crime information 

22 databases’’ has the meaning given the term in sec23 tion 534(f)(3) of title 28, United States Code. 
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1 (11) RELEVANT TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The 

2 term ‘‘relevant Tribal organization’’ means, as appli3 cable— 

4 (A) a Tribal organization or an urban In5 dian organization; and 

6 (B) a national or regional organization 

7 that— 

8 (i) represents a substantial Indian 

9 constituency; and 

10 (ii) has expertise in the fields of— 

11 (I) human trafficking of Indians; 

12 (II) human trafficking on Indian 

13 land or in a Village; 

14 (III) violence against Indians; 

15 (IV) missing or murdered Indige16 nous persons; or 

17 (V) Tribal justice systems. 

18 (12) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

19 means the Secretary of the Interior. 

20 (13) SEXUAL VIOLENCE CASE OF INTEREST TO

21 INDIAN TRIBES.—The term ‘‘sexual violence case of 

22 interest to Indian Tribes’’ means a case involving an 

23 allegation of sexual violence (as defined in section 

24 204(a) of Public Law 90–284 (25 U.S.C. 1304(a))). 
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1 (14) TRIBAL JUSTICE OFFICIAL.—The term 

2 ‘‘Tribal justice official’’ has the meaning given the 

3 term ‘‘tribal justice official’’ in section 2 of the In4 dian Law Enforcement Reform Act (25 U.S.C. 

5 2801). 

6 (15) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘Trib7 al organization’’ has the meaning given the term in 

8 section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu9 cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 

10 (16) UNCLAIMED HUMAN REMAINS CASE OF IN11 TEREST TO INDIAN TRIBES.—The term ‘‘unclaimed 

12 human remains case of interest to Indian Tribes’’ 

13 means a case involving— 

14 (A) unclaimed Indian remains identified by 

15 Federal, Tribal, State, or local law enforcement; 

16 or 

17 (B) unclaimed human remains found on, 

18 in, or adjacent to Indian land or a Village. 

19 (17) UNIDENTIFIED REMAINS CASE OF INTER20 EST TO INDIAN TRIBES.—The term ‘‘unidentified re21 mains case of interest to Indian Tribes’’ means a 

22 case involving— 

23 (A) unidentified Indian remains; or 

24 (B) unidentified remains found on, in, or 

25 adjacent to Indian land or a Village. 
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1 (18) URBAN INDIAN ORGANIZATION.—The term 

2 ‘‘urban Indian organization’’ has the meaning given 

3 the term in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Im4 provement Act (25 U.S.C. 1603). 

5 (19) VILLAGE.—The term ‘‘Village’’ means the 

6 Alaska Native Village Statistical Area covering all or 

7 any portion of a Native village (as defined in section 

8 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 

9 U.S.C. 1602)), as depicted on the applicable Tribal 

10 Statistical Area Program Verification Map of the 

11 Bureau of the Census. 

12 TITLE I—BRIDGING AGENCY 

13 DATA GAPS 

14 SEC. 101. NATIONAL MISSING AND UNIDENTIFIED PERSONS 

15 SYSTEM TRIBAL FACILITATOR. 

16 (a) APPOINTMENT.—The Attorney General shall ap17 point 1 or more Tribal facilitators for the National Miss18 ing and Unidentified Persons System. 

19 (b) DUTIES.—The duties of a Tribal facilitator ap20 pointed under subsection (a) shall include— 

21 (1) coordinating the reporting of information 

22 relating to missing persons cases of interest to In23 dian Tribes, unclaimed human remains cases of in24 terest to Indian Tribes, and unidentified remains 

25 cases of interest to Indian Tribes; 
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1 (2) consulting and coordinating with Indian 

2 Tribes and relevant Tribal organizations to address 

3 the reporting, documentation, and tracking of miss4 ing persons cases of interest to Indian Tribes, un5 claimed human remains cases of Interest to Indian 

6 Tribes, and unidentified remains cases of interest to 

7 Indian Tribes; 

8 (3) developing working relationships, and main9 taining communication, with Indian Tribes and rel10 evant Tribal organizations; 

11 (4) providing technical assistance and training 

12 to Indian Tribes and relevant Tribal organizations, 

13 victim service advocates, medical examiners, coro14 ners, and Tribal justice officials regarding— 

15 (A) the gathering and reporting of infor16 mation to the National Missing and Unidenti17 fied Persons System; and 

18 (B) working with non-Tribal law enforce19 ment agencies to encourage missing persons 

20 cases of interest to Indian Tribes, unclaimed 

21 human remains cases of interest to Indian 

22 Tribes, and unidentified remains cases of inter23 est to Indian Tribes are reported to the Na24 tional Missing and Unidentified Persons Sys25 tem; 
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1 (5) coordinating with the Office of Tribal Jus2 tice, the Office of Justice Services of the Bureau of 

3 Indian Affairs, the Executive Office for United 

4 States Attorneys, the Federal Bureau of Investiga5 tion, State law enforcement agencies, and the Na6 tional Indian Country Training Initiative, as nec7 essary; and 

8 (6) conducting other training, information gath9 ering, and outreach activities to improve resolution 

10 of missing persons cases of interest to Indian Tribes, 

11 unclaimed human remains cases of interest to Indian 

12 Tribes, and unidentified remains cases of interest to 

13 Indian Tribes. 

14 (c) REPORTING AND TRANSPARENCY.— 

15 (1) ANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—During 

16 the 3-year-period beginning on the date of enact17 ment of this Act, the Attorney General, acting 

18 through the Director of the National Institute of 

19 Justice, shall submit to the Committees on Indian 

20 Affairs, the Judiciary, and Appropriations of the 

21 Senate and the Committees on Natural Resources, 

22 the Judiciary, and Appropriations of the House of 

23 Representatives an annual report describing the ac24 tivities and accomplishments of the Tribal 
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1 facilitators appointed under subsection (a) during 

2 the 1-year period preceding the date of the report. 

3 (2) PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY.—Annually, the At4 torney General, acting through the Director of the 

5 National Institute of Justice, shall publish on a 

6 website publicly accessible information describing the 

7 activities and accomplishments of the Tribal 

8 facilitators appointed under subsection (a) during 

9 the 1-year period preceding the date of the publica10 tion. 

11 SEC. 102. REPORT ON INDIAN COUNTRY LAW ENFORCE12 MENT PERSONNEL RESOURCES AND NEED. 

13 (a) OFFICE OF JUSTICE SERVICES OF THE BUREAU

14 OF INDIAN AFFAIRS.—Section 3(c)(16) of the Indian Law 

15 Enforcement Reform Act (25 U.S.C. 2802(c)(16)) is 

16 amended by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the 

17 following: 

18 ‘‘(C) a list of the unmet— 

19 ‘‘(i) staffing needs of law enforcement, 

20 corrections, and court personnel, including 

21 criminal investigators, medical examiners, 

22 coroners, forensic technicians, indigent de23 fense staff, crime victim services staff, and 

24 prosecution staff, at Tribal and Bureau 

25 justice agencies, including the Missing and 
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1 Murdered Unit of the Office of Justice 

2 Services of the Bureau; 

3 ‘‘(ii) replacement and repair needs of 

4 Tribal and Bureau corrections facilities; 

5 ‘‘(iii) infrastructure and capital needs 

6 for Tribal police and court facilities, in7 cluding evidence storage and processing; 

8 and 

9 ‘‘(iv) public safety and emergency 

10 communications and technology needs, in11 cluding equipment and internet capacity 

12 needs; and’’. 

13 (b) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.— 

14 (1) DEFINITION OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

15 LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.—In this subsection, 

16 the term ‘‘Department of Justice law enforcement 

17 agency’’ means each of— 

18 (A) the Federal Bureau of Investigation; 

19 (B) the Drug Enforcement Administration; 

20 (C) the United States Marshals Service; 

21 (D) the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire22 arms and Explosives; and 

23 (E) the Offices of the United States Attor24 neys. 
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1 (2) ANNUAL REPORT.—Each fiscal year, the 

2 Attorney General shall submit to the Committees on 

3 Indian Affairs, the Judiciary, and Appropriations of 

4 the Senate and the Committees on Natural Re5 sources, the Judiciary, and Appropriations of the 

6 House of Representatives a report for that fiscal 

7 year that includes— 

8 (A) the number of full-time employees of 

9 each Department of Justice law enforcement 

10 agency that are assigned to work on criminal 

11 investigations and prosecutions in Indian coun12 try; 

13 (B) the percentage of time the full-time 

14 employees, as identified under subparagraph 

15 (A), spend specifically working in Indian coun16 try; 

17 (C) the turnover rate during the 5-year pe18 riod preceding the report of full-time employees 

19 assigned to work on criminal investigations and 

20 prosecutions in Indian country; 

21 (D) the average years of experience at the 

22 Department of Justice of full-time employees 

23 assigned to work on criminal investigations and 

24 prosecutions in Indian country; 
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1 (E) the number of vacant positions with 

2 responsibilities for criminal investigations and 

3 prosecutions in Indian country; 

4 (F) an identification of expertise and skills 

5 necessary to achieve the strategic goals of the 

6 Department of Justice relating to public safety 

7 in Indian country; 

8 (G) an estimate of the number of employ9 ees needed with specific skills and competencies 

10 to fulfill responsibilities assigned for criminal 

11 investigations and prosecutions in Indian coun12 try; and 

13 (H) a list of measures identified to indicate 

14 whether and how the Department of Justice 

15 plans to execute its hiring, retention, and train16 ing strategies. 

17 (3) GAO STUDY AND REPORT.— 

18 (A) STUDY.— 

19 (i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 

20 months after the date on which the first 

21 annual report is submitted under para22 graph (2), the Comptroller General of the 

23 United States shall conduct a review of 

24 unmet staffing identified by the Depart25 ment of Justice law enforcement agencies 
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1 tasked with work on criminal investigations 

2 and prosecutions in Indian country. 

3 (ii) REQUIREMENT.—In conducting 

4 the study required under clause (i), the 

5 Comptroller General of the United States 

6 shall take into account the results of the 

7 most recent report, as of the date of enact8 ment of this Act, relating to Indian coun9 try investigations and prosecutions pre10 pared by the Attorney General pursuant to 

11 section 10(b) of the Indian Law Enforce12 ment Reform Act (25 U.S.C. 2809(b)). 

13 (B) REPORT.—On completion of the review 

14 under subparagraph (A), the Comptroller Gen15 eral of the United States shall submit to the 

16 Committees on Indian Affairs, the Judiciary, 

17 and Appropriations of the Senate and the Com18 mittees on Natural Resources, the Judiciary, 

19 and Appropriations of the House of Representa20 tives a report that describes the results of the 

21 study, including, as appropriate, proposals for 

22 methods by which the Department of Justice 

23 can better measure its unmet staffing and other 

24 needs for Department of Justice law enforce-
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1 ment agencies tasked with work on criminal in2 vestigations and prosecutions in Indian country. 

3 TITLE II—ENSURING SAFETY 

4 FOR NATIVE COMMUNITIES 

5 SEC. 201. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON BUREAU OF IN6 DIAN AFFAIRS LAW ENFORCEMENT EMPLOY7 MENT BACKGROUND CHECKS. 

8 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF DEMONSTRATION PRO9 GRAM.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 

11 a demonstration program for the purpose of con12 ducting or adjudicating, in coordination with the Di13 rector, personnel background investigations for ap14 plicants for law enforcement positions in the Bureau 

15 of Indian Affairs. 

16 (2) BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS AND SECU17 RITY CLEARANCE DETERMINATIONS.— 

18 (A) BIA INVESTIGATIONS.—As part of the 

19 demonstration program established under para20 graph (1), the Secretary may carry out a back21 ground investigation, security clearance deter22 mination, or both a background investigation 

23 and a security clearance determination for an 

24 applicant for a law enforcement position in the 

25 Bureau of Indian Affairs. 
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1 (B) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may 

2 enter into a memorandum of agreement with a 

3 State or local government, Indian Tribe, or 

4 Tribal organization to develop steps to expedite 

5 the process of receiving and obtaining access to 

6 information pertinent to background investiga7 tion and security clearance determinations for 

8 use in the demonstration program. 

9 (3) SUNSET.—The demonstration program es10 tablished under paragraph (1) shall terminate 5 

11 years after the date of the commencement of the 

12 demonstration program. 

13 (b) SUFFICIENCY.—Notwithstanding any other provi14 sion of law, a background investigation conducted or adju15 dicated by the Secretary pursuant to the demonstration 

16 program established under subsection (a)(1) that results 

17 in the granting of a security clearance to an applicant for 

18 a law enforcement position in the Bureau of Indian Affairs 

19 shall be sufficient to meet the applicable requirements of 

20 the Office of Personnel Management or other Federal 

21 agency for such investigations. 

22 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 

23 on which the demonstration program is established under 

24 subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall submit to the Com25 mittees on Indian Affairs, the Judiciary, and Appropria-
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1 tions of the Senate and the Committees on Natural Re2 sources, the Judiciary, and Appropriations of the House 

3 of Representatives a report on the demonstration pro4 gram, which shall include a description of— 

5 (1) the demonstration program and any rec6 ommended changes or updates to the demonstration 

7 program, including whether the demonstration pro8 gram should be reauthorized; 

9 (2) the number of background investigations 

10 carried out under the demonstration program; 

11 (3) the costs, including any cost savings, associ12 ated with the investigation and adjudication process 

13 under the demonstration program; 

14 (4) the processing times for the investigation 

15 and adjudication processes under the demonstration 

16 program; and 

17 (5) any other information that the Secretary 

18 determines to be relevant. 

19 SEC. 202. MISSING OR MURDERED RESPONSE COORDINA20 TION GRANT PROGRAM. 

21 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM.—The At22 torney General shall establish within the Office of Justice 

23 Programs a grant program under which the Attorney Gen24 eral shall make grants to eligible entities described in sub-
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1 section (b) to carry out eligible activities described in sub2 section (c). 

3 (b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 

5 grant under the grant program established under 

6 subsection (a) an entity shall be— 

7 (A) an Indian Tribe; 

8 (B) a relevant Tribal organization; 

9 (C) subject to paragraph (2), a State, in 

10 consortium with— 

11 (i) 1 or more Indian Tribes; and 

12 (ii) relevant Tribal organizations, if 

13 any; 

14 (D) a consortium of 2 or more Indian 

15 Tribes or relevant Tribal organizations; or 

16 (E) subject to paragraph (2), a consortium 

17 of 2 or more States in consortium with— 

18 (i) 1 or more Indian Tribes; and 

19 (ii) relevant Tribal organizations, if 

20 any. 

21 (2) STATE ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible under 

22 subparagraph (C) or (E) of paragraph (1), a State 

23 shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Attorney 

24 General that the State— 
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1 (A)(i) reports missing persons cases in the 

2 State to the national crime information data3 bases; or 

4 (ii) if not, has a plan to do so using a 

5 grant received under the grant program estab6 lished under subsection (a); and 

7 (B) if data sharing between the State and 

8 the Indian Tribes and relevant Tribal organiza9 tions with which the State is in consortium is 

10 part of the intended use of the grant received 

11 under the grant program established under sub12 section (a), has entered into a memorandum of 

13 understanding with each applicable Indian 

14 Tribe and relevant Tribal organization. 

15 (c) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—An eligible entity receiv16 ing a grant under the grant program established under 

17 subsection (a) may use the grant— 

18 (1) to establish a statewide or regional center— 

19 (A) to document and track— 

20 (i) missing persons cases of interest to 

21 Indian Tribes; 

22 (ii) sexual violence cases of interest to 

23 Indian Tribes; and 

24 (iii) death investigations of interest to 

25 Indian Tribes; and 
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1 (B) to input information regarding missing 

2 persons cases of interest to Indian Tribes, un3 claimed human remains cases of interest to In4 dian Tribes, and unidentified remains cases of 

5 interest to Indian Tribes into the National 

6 Missing and Unidentified Persons System and 

7 the Missing Persons File in the National Crime 

8 Information Center; 

9 (2) to establish a State or regional commission 

10 to respond to, and to improve coordination between 

11 Federal law enforcement agencies, and Tribal, State, 

12 and local law enforcement agencies of the investiga13 tion of, missing persons cases of interest to Indian 

14 Tribes, sexual violence cases of interest to Indian 

15 Tribes, and death investigations of interest to Indian 

16 Tribes; and 

17 (3) to document, develop, and disseminate re18 sources for the coordination and improvement of the 

19 investigation of missing persons cases of interest to 

20 Indian Tribes, sexual violence cases of interest to In21 dian Tribes, and death investigations of interest to 

22 Indian Tribes, including to develop local or statewide 

23 rapid notification or communication systems for 

24 alerts and other information relating to those cases. 
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1 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

2 authorized to be appropriated to carry out the grant pro3 gram established under subsection (a)(1) $1,000,000 for 

4 each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029. 

5 SEC. 203. GAO STUDY ON FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 

6 AGENCY EVIDENCE COLLECTION, HANDLING, 

7 AND PROCESSING. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 

9 United States shall conduct a study— 

10 (1) on the evidence collection, handling, re11 sponse times, and processing procedures and prac12 tices of the Office of Justice Services of the Bureau 

13 of Indian Affairs and the Federal Bureau of Inves14 tigation in exercising jurisdiction over crimes involv15 ing Indians or committed in Indian country; 

16 (2) on barriers to evidence collection, handling, 

17 response times, and processing identified by the 

18 agencies referred to in paragraph (1); 

19 (3) on the views of law enforcement officials at 

20 the agencies referred to in paragraph (1) and their 

21 counterparts within the Offices of the United States 

22 Attorneys concerning any relationship between— 

23 (A) the barriers identified under paragraph 

24 (2); and 
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1 (B) United States Attorneys declination 

2 rates due to insufficient evidence; and 

3 (4) that includes a description of barriers to 

4 evidence collection, handling, response times, and 

5 processing identified and faced by— 

6 (A) Tribal law enforcement agencies; and 

7 (B) State and local law enforcement agen8 cies that exercise jurisdiction over Indian coun9 try. 

10 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 

11 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

12 of the United States shall submit to the Committees on 

13 Indian Affairs, the Judiciary, and Appropriations of the 

14 Senate and the Committees on Natural Resources, the Ju15 diciary, and Appropriations of the House of Representa16 tives a report describing the results of the study conducted 

17 under subsection (a). 

18 SEC. 204. BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND TRIBAL LAW 

19 ENFORCEMENT OFFICER COUNSELING RE20 SOURCES INTERDEPARTMENTAL COORDINA21 TION. 

22 The Secretary of Health and Human Services and the 

23 Attorney General shall coordinate with the Director— 

24 (1) to ensure that Federal training materials 

25 and culturally appropriate mental health and 
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1 wellness programs are locally or regionally available 

2 to law enforcement officers working for the Office of 

3 Justice Services of the Bureau of Indian Affairs or 

4 an Indian Tribe; and 

5 (2) to determine whether law enforcement agen6 cies operated by the Office of Justice Services of the 

7 Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Tribes are eli8 gible to receive services under— 

9 (A) the Law Enforcement Assistance Pro10 gram of Federal Occupational Health of the 

11 Department of Health and Human Services; or 

12 (B) any other law enforcement assistance 

13 program targeted to meet the needs of law en14 forcement officers working for law enforcement 

15 agencies operated by the Federal Government 

16 or an Indian Tribe. 

Passed the Senate December 16, 2024. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 
118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 465 

AN ACT 

To require Federal law enforcement agencies to reand for other purposes. port on cases of missing or murdered Indians,