I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1010 
To require Federal law enforcement agencies to report on cases of missing 
or murdered Indians, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2025 
Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ (for herself, Mr. NEWHOUSE, and Ms. DAVIDS of 
Kansas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy 
and Commerce, Natural Resources, and Oversight and Government Re-
form, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require Federal law enforcement agencies to report on 
cases of missing or murdered Indians, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Bridging Agency Data Gaps and Ensuring Safety for 
Native Communities Act’’ or the ‘‘BADGES for Native 
Communities Act’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
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 coun-
seling resources interdepartmental coordination. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) DEATH INVESTIGATION.—The term ‘‘death 
investigation’’ has the meaning determined by the 
Attorney General. 
(2) DEATH
INVESTIGATION
OF
INTEREST
TO 
INDIAN TRIBES.—The term ‘‘death investigation of 
interest to Indian Tribes’’ means a case involving— 
(A) a death investigation into the death of 
an Indian; or 
(B) a death investigation of a person found 
on, in, or adjacent to Indian land or a Village. 
(3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Deputy Bureau Director of the Office of Justice 
Services of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 
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(4) FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.— 
The term ‘‘Federal law enforcement agency’’ means 
the Office of Justice Services of the Bureau of In-
dian Affairs, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
and any other Federal law enforcement agency 
that— 
(A) has jurisdiction over crimes in Indian 
country; or 
(B) investigates missing persons cases of 
interest to Indian Tribes, death investigations 
of interest to Indian Tribes, unclaimed human 
remains cases of interest to Indian Tribes, or 
unidentified remains cases of interest to Indian 
Tribes. 
(5) INDIAN.—The term ‘‘Indian’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self- 
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
U.S.C. 5304). 
(6) INDIAN COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘Indian coun-
try’’ has the meaning given the term in section 1151 
of title 18, United States Code. 
(7) INDIAN
LAND.—The term ‘‘Indian land’’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘‘Indian lands’’ in 
section 3 of the Native American Business Develop-
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ment, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act of 2000 
(25 U.S.C. 4302). 
(8) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(9) MISSING PERSONS CASE OF INTEREST TO 
INDIAN TRIBES.—The term ‘‘missing persons case of 
interest to Indian Tribes’’ means a case involving— 
(A) a missing Indian; or 
(B) a missing person whose last known lo-
cation is believed to be on, in, or adjacent to In-
dian land or a Village. 
(10) NATIONAL
CRIME
INFORMATION
DATA-
BASES.—The term ‘‘national crime information 
databases’’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 534(f)(3) of title 28, United States Code. 
(11) RELEVANT TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘‘relevant Tribal organization’’ means, as appli-
cable— 
(A) a Tribal organization or an urban In-
dian organization; and 
(B) a national or regional organization 
that— 
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