IB 
Union Calendar No. 408 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2733 
[Report No. 116–508, Part I] 
To direct the Attorney General to review, revise, and develop law enforcement 
and justice protocols appropriate to address missing and murdered Indi-
ans, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 14, 2019 
Mrs. TORRES of California (for herself, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. 
GALLEGO, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Mr. GIANFORTE, Mr. COLE, Mr. ARM-
STRONG, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. YOUNG, Ms. KUSTER of New 
Hampshire, Ms. BASS, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Ms. 
BONAMICI, Ms. MOORE, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. STANTON, Mr. 
COOK, and Ms. SEWELL of Alabama) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 
Additional sponsors: Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. KILMER, Mr. 
LAMALFA, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. 
STEWART, Ms. TORRES SMALL of New Mexico, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. 
BACON, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. LUJA´N, Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio, Ms. 
HERRERA BEUTLER, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. FULCHER, Mr. COX 
of California, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. STAUBER, Mr. PAYNE, 
Mr. PALLONE, Mr. HECK, Mr. CROW, Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, Mr. TED 
LIEU of California, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Ms. JACKSON 
LEE, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. TRONE, Ms. ROYBAL- 
ALLARD, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. 
KIND, Ms. OMAR, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. COOPER, and Ms. TLAIB 
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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 
Committee on Natural Resources discharged; committed to the Committee of 
the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 14, 2019] 
A BILL 
To direct the Attorney General to review, revise, and develop 
law enforcement and justice protocols appropriate to ad-
dress missing and murdered Indians, and for other pur-
poses. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as ‘‘Savanna’s Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this Act are— 
(1) to clarify the responsibilities of Federal, 
State, Tribal, and local law enforcement agencies 
with respect to responding to cases of missing or mur-
dered Indians; 
(2) to increase coordination and communication 
among Federal, State, Tribal, and local law enforce-
ment agencies, including medical examiner and cor-
oner offices; 
(3) to empower Tribal governments with the re-
sources and information necessary to effectively re-
spond to cases of missing or murdered Indians; and 
(4) to increase the collection of data related to 
missing or murdered Indian men, women, and chil-
dren, regardless of where they reside, and the sharing 
of information among Federal, State, and Tribal offi-
cials responsible for responding to and investigating 
cases of missing or murdered Indians. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) CONFER.—The term ‘‘confer’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 514 of the Indian 
Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1660d). 
(2) 
DATABASES.—The 
term 
‘‘databases’’ 
means— 
(A) the National Crime Information Center 
database; 
(B) the Combined DNA Index System; 
(C) the Next Generation Identification Sys-
tem; and 
(D) any other database relevant to respond-
ing to cases of missing or murdered Indians, in-
cluding that under the Violent Criminal Appre-
hension Program and the National Missing and 
Unidentified Persons System. 
(3) INDIAN.—The term ‘‘Indian’’ means a mem-
ber of an Indian Tribe. 
(4) INDIAN COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘Indian coun-
try’’ has the meaning given the term in section 1151 
of title 18, United States Code. 
(5) INDIAN
LAND.—The term ‘‘Indian land’’ 
means Indian lands, as defined in section 3 of the 
Native American Business Development, Trade Pro-
motion, and Tourism Act of 2000 (25 U.S.C. 4302). 
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(6) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ in sec-
tion 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(7) LAW
ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘law enforcement agency’’ means a Tribal, Federal, 
State, or local law enforcement agency. 
SEC. 4. IMPROVING TRIBAL ACCESS TO DATABASES. 
(a) TRIBAL ENROLLMENT INFORMATION.—The Attor-
ney General shall provide training to law enforcement agen-
cies regarding how to record the Tribal enrollment informa-
tion or affiliation, as appropriate, of a victim in Federal 
databases. 
(b) CONSULTATION.— 
(1) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney 
General, in cooperation with the Secretary of the In-
terior, shall complete a formal consultation with In-
dian Tribes on how to further improve Tribal data 
relevance and access to databases. 
(2) INITIAL CONFER.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney 
General, in coordination with the Secretary of the In-
terior, shall confer with Tribal organizations and 
urban Indian organizations on how to further im-
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prove American Indian and Alaska Native data rel-
evance and access to databases. 
(3) ANNUAL CONSULTATION.—Section 903(b) of 
the Violence Against Women and Department of Jus-
tice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 20126(b)) 
is amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(2) enhancing the safety of Indian women from 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
homicide, stalking, and sex trafficking;’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) improving access to local, regional, State, 
and Federal crime information databases and crimi-
nal justice information systems.’’. 
(c) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall— 
(1) develop and implement a dissemination 
strategy to educate the public of the National Missing 
and Unidentified Persons System; and 
(2) conduct specific outreach to Indian Tribes, 
Tribal organizations, and urban Indian organiza-
tions regarding the ability to publicly enter informa-
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