ization to share the information with the 
NamUs databases. 
(B) EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph (A)(ii) 
shall not apply with respect to any State that 
has in effect a State law providing for a meth-
odology to authorize the sharing of information 
between the NCIC database and NamUs data-
bases. 
(d) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE XXXVII OF THE CRIME 
CONTROL ACT OF 1990 TO REQUIRE REPORTS OF MISS-
ING CHILDREN TO NAMUS.— 
(1) 
REPORTING
REQUIREMENT.—Section 
3701(a) of title XXXVII of the Crime Control Act 
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 5779(a)) is amended by striking 
the period and inserting the following: ‘‘and, con-
sistent with section 3 (including rules promulgated 
pursuant to section 3(b)) of the Help Find the Miss-
ing Act, shall also report such case, either directly 
or through authorization described in such section to 
transmit, enter, or share information on such case, 
to the NamUs databases (as defined in section 7 of 
such Act).’’. 
(2) STATE REQUIREMENTS.—Section 3702 of 
title XXXVII of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 5780) is amended— 
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(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or the 
National Crime Information Center computer 
database’’ and inserting ‘‘, the National Crime 
Information Center computer database, or the 
NamUs databases (as defined in section 7 of 
the Help Find the Missing Act)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and the 
National Crime Information Center computer 
networks’’ and inserting ‘‘, the National Crime 
Information Center computer networks, and the 
NamUs databases (as so defined)’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘or the NamUs 
databases’’ after ‘‘National Crime Informa-
tion Center’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and National Crime Information Center 
computer networks’’ and inserting ‘‘, Na-
tional Crime Information Center computer 
networks, and the NamUs databases’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply with respect to reports 
made before, on, or after the date of the enactment 
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of this Act beginning on the last day of the 30-day 
period described in subsection (a). 
(e) AUTHORIZED AGENCIES AUTHORITY TO OVER-
RIDE INFORMATION.—An authorized agency may remove 
or override information (or portions of information) from 
the NamUs database and the NCIC database, as trans-
ferred from the NamUs database under this Act, if such 
information is submitted on behalf of a public user and 
such information is deemed by the authorized agency to 
be inaccurate. 
SEC. 4. INCENTIVE GRANTS PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General 
shall establish a program to provide grants to qualifying 
law enforcement agencies (as defined in subsection (j)), 
offices of coroners, offices of medical examiners, and other 
authorized agencies to facilitate the process of reporting 
information regarding missing persons and unidentified 
remains to the NCIC database and NamUs databases for 
purposes of assisting in locating such missing persons and 
identifying such remains. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—As a condition of a grant 
under this section, a grant recipient shall, with respect to 
each case reported to the agency or office of the recipient 
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relating to a missing person described in a category under 
subsection (e) or relating to unidentified remains— 
(1) not later than 72 hours after such case is 
reported to the agency or office and consistent with 
subsection (c), submit to the NCIC database and 
NamUs databases— 
(A) in the case of a missing person de-
scribed in a category under subsection (e), at 
least the minimum information described in 
subsection (f)(1); and 
(B) in the case of unidentified remains, at 
least the minimum information described in 
subsection (f)(2); and 
(2) not later than 60 days after the original 
entry of the report, verify and update any original 
report entered into the State law enforcement sys-
tem, the NCIC database, or NamUs databases after 
receipt of the grant with any additional information, 
including, to the greatest extent possible— 
(A) information on the extent to which 
DNA samples are available, including the avail-
ability of such samples submitted to the Na-
tional DNA Index System under subsection 
(b)(3); 
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(B) 
fingerprints, 
medical 
and 
dental 
records, and photographs of any distinguishing 
characteristics such as scars, marks, tattoos, 
piercings, and other unique physical character-
istics; 
(C) in the case of unidentified remains, 
photographs or digital images that may assist 
in identifying the decedent, including finger-
print cards, radiographs, palmprints, and dis-
tinctive features of the decedent’s personal ef-
fects; and 
(D) any other information determined to 
be appropriate by the Attorney General; and 
(3) not later than 60 days after the original 
entry of the report, to the greatest extent possible, 
submit to the National DNA Index System of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation, established pursu-
ant to section 210304 of the Violent Crime Control 
and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (either directly 
or through use of NamUs victims assistance re-
sources and DNA collection services), DNA samples 
and information relating to such case. 
For purposes of paragraph (2), in the case of information 
a grant recipient authorizes to be transferred, entered, or 
shared under section 3 between the NCIC database and 
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NamUs databases, any update to such information shall 
be simultaneously made with respect to both databases un-
less specified otherwise by the recipient. 
(c) SUBMISSION OF REPORTS.—To satisfy subsection 
(b)(1), a recipient of a grant under this section shall sub-
mit information required under such subsection— 
(1) separately to the NCIC database and 
NamUs databases; or 
(2) in accordance with section 3, simultaneously 
to the NamUs databases when reporting to the 
NCIC database or to the NCIC database when re-
porting to the NamUs databases. 
(d) PERMISSIBLE USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The permissible uses of 
grants awarded under this section include the use of 
funds— 
(A) to hire additional personnel, to acquire 
technology to facilitate timely data entry into 
the relevant databases; 
(B) to conduct contracting activities rel-
evant to outsourcing the processing of unidenti-
fied remains and the reporting of the resulting 
information to the NCIC database and NamUs 
databases; 
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(C) to train local law enforcement per-
sonnel, medical examiners, and coroners to use 
the NCIC database and NamUs databases; 
(D) to assist States’ transition into the 
new system under which information is shared 
between the NCIC database and NamUs data-
bases; and 
(E) for other purposes consistent with the 
goals of this section. 
(2) CLARIFICATION.—In no case may a recipi-
ent of a grant under this section use funds to enter 
or help facilitate the entrance of any false or mis-
leading information about missing persons or un-
identified remains. 
(e) CATEGORIES OF MISSING PERSONS.—The cat-
egories of missing persons described in this subsection are 
the following: 
(1) A missing person age 21 or older who— 
(A) is senile or is suffering from a proven 
mental or physical disability, as documented by 
a source deemed credible to an appropriate law 
enforcement entity; or 
(B) is missing under circumstances that 
indicate, as determined by an appropriate law 
enforcement entity— 
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(i) that the person’s physical safety 
may be endangered; 
(ii) that the disappearance may not 
have been voluntary, such as abduction or 
kidnaping; or 
(iii) that the disappearance may have 
been caused by a natural disaster or catas-
trophe (such as an airplane crash or ter-
rorist attack). 
(2) A missing person who does not meet the cri-
teria described in paragraph (1) but who meets one 
of the following criteria: 
(A) There is a reasonable concern, as de-
termined by an appropriate law enforcement en-
tity, for the safety of the missing person. 
(B) The person is under age 21 and eman-
cipated under the laws of the person’s State of 
residence. 
(f) MINIMUM INFORMATION REQUIRED.— 
(1) CONTENT
FOR
MISSING
PERSONS.—The 
minimum information described in this section, with 
respect to a missing person, is the following: 
(A) The name, date of birth, city and 
State of residence, gender, race, height, weight, 
eye color, and hair color of the missing person. 
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(B) The date and location of the last 
known contact with the missing person. 
(C) The category described in subsection 
(e) in which the missing person is classified. 
(2) CONTENT FOR UNIDENTIFIED HUMAN RE-
MAINS.—The minimum information described in this 
section, with respect to unidentified human remains, 
is the following: 
(A) The estimated age, gender, race, 
height, weight, hair color, and eye color. 
(B) Any distinguishing characteristics such 
as scars, marks, tattoos, piercings, and other 
unique physical characteristics. 
(C) A description of clothing found on the 
decedent. 
(D) City and State where the unidentified 
human remains were found. 
(E) Information on how to contact the law 
enforcement agency handling the investigation 
and the unidentified human remains. 
(F) Information on the extent to which 
DNA samples are available, including the avail-
ability of such samples submitted to the Na-
tional DNA Index System under subsection 
(b)(3). 
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(g) ADMINISTRATION.—The Attorney General shall 
prescribe requirements, including with respect to applica-
tions, for grants awarded under this section and shall de-
termine the amount of each such grant. 
(h) CONFIDENTIALITY.—As a condition of a grant 
under this section, the recipient of the grant shall ensure 
that information reported under the grant meets the re-
quirements promulgated by the Attorney General under 
section 3(b)(1). 
(i) ANNUAL SUMMARY.—For each of the fiscal years 
2013 through 2016, the Attorney General shall publish 
an annual statistical summary of the reports required by 
subsection (c). 
(j) QUALIFYING LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY DE-
FINED.—For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘qualifying 
law enforcement agency’’ means a State, local, or tribal 
law enforcement agency. 
(k) FUNDING.— 
(1) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—The Attorney 
General may not make a grant under subsection (a) 
unless the applicant involved agrees, with respect to 
the costs to be incurred by the applicant in carrying 
out the purposes described in this section, to make 
available non-Federal contributions (in cash or in 
kind) toward such costs in an amount equal to not 
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less than $1 for each $2 of Federal funds provided 
in the grant. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $8,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2012 through 2016. 
SEC. 5. REPORT ON BEST PRACTICES. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Attorney General shall issue a report to 
offices of medical examiners, offices of coroners, and Fed-
eral, State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies de-
scribing the best practices for the collection, reporting, 
and analysis of data and information on missing persons 
and unidentified human remains. Such best practices 
shall— 
(1) provide an overview of the NCIC database 
and NamUs databases; 
(2) describe how local law enforcement agen-
cies, offices of medical examiners, and offices of 
coroners should access and use the NCIC database 
and NamUs databases; 
(3) describe the appropriate and inappropriate 
uses of the NCIC database and NamUs databases; 
and 
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