‘‘(iv) public safety and emergency 
communications and technology needs, in-
cluding equipment and internet capacity 
needs; and’’. 
(b) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.— 
(1) DEFINITION OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
LAW
ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY.—In this subsection, 
the term ‘‘Department of Justice law enforcement 
agency’’ means each of— 
(A) the Federal Bureau of Investigation; 
(B) the Drug Enforcement Administration; 
(C) the United States Marshals Service; 
(D) the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire-
arms and Explosives; and 
(E) the Offices of the United States Attor-
neys. 
(2) ANNUAL
REPORT.—Each fiscal year, the 
Attorney General shall submit to the Committees on 
Indian Affairs, the Judiciary, and Appropriations of 
the Senate and the Committees on Natural Re-
sources, the Judiciary, and Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives a report for that fiscal 
year that includes— 
(A) the number of full-time employees of 
each Department of Justice law enforcement 
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agency that are assigned to work on criminal 
investigations and prosecutions in Indian coun-
try; 
(B) the percentage of time the full-time 
employees, as identified under subparagraph 
(A), spend specifically working in Indian coun-
try; 
(C) the turnover rate during the 5-year pe-
riod preceding the report of full-time employees 
assigned to work on criminal investigations and 
prosecutions in Indian country; 
(D) the average years of experience at the 
Department of Justice of full-time employees 
assigned to work on criminal investigations and 
prosecutions in Indian country; 
(E) the number of vacant positions with 
responsibilities for criminal investigations and 
prosecutions in Indian country; 
(F) an identification of expertise and skills 
necessary to achieve the strategic goals of the 
Department of Justice relating to public safety 
in Indian country; 
(G) an estimate of the number of employ-
ees needed with specific skills and competencies 
to fulfill responsibilities assigned for criminal 
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investigations and prosecutions in Indian coun-
try; and 
(H) a list of measures identified to indicate 
whether and how the Department of Justice 
plans to execute its hiring, retention, and train-
ing strategies. 
(3) GAO STUDY AND REPORT.— 
(A) STUDY.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 
months after the date on which the first 
annual report is submitted under para-
graph (2), the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a review of 
unmet staffing identified by the Depart-
ment of Justice law enforcement agencies 
tasked with work on criminal investigations 
and prosecutions in Indian country. 
(ii) REQUIREMENT.—In conducting 
the study required under clause (i), the 
Comptroller General of the United States 
shall take into account the results of the 
most recent report, as of the date of enact-
ment of this Act, relating to Indian coun-
try investigations and prosecutions pre-
pared by the Attorney General pursuant to 
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section 10(b) of the Indian Law Enforce-
ment Reform Act (25 U.S.C. 2809(b)). 
(B) REPORT.—On completion of the review 
under subparagraph (A), the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall submit to the 
Committees on Indian Affairs, the Judiciary, 
and Appropriations of the Senate and the Com-
mittees on Natural Resources, the Judiciary, 
and Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives a report that describes the results of the 
study, including, as appropriate, proposals for 
methods by which the Department of Justice 
can better measure its unmet staffing and other 
needs for Department of Justice law enforce-
ment agencies tasked with work on criminal in-
vestigations and prosecutions in Indian country. 
TITLE II—ENSURING SAFETY 
FOR NATIVE COMMUNITIES 
SEC. 201. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON BUREAU OF IN-
DIAN AFFAIRS LAW ENFORCEMENT EMPLOY-
MENT BACKGROUND CHECKS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
DEMONSTRATION
PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
a demonstration program for the purpose of con-
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ducting or adjudicating, in coordination with the Di-
rector, personnel background investigations for ap-
plicants for law enforcement positions in the Bureau 
of Indian Affairs. 
(2) BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS AND SECU-
RITY CLEARANCE DETERMINATIONS.— 
(A) BIA INVESTIGATIONS.—As part of the 
demonstration program established under para-
graph (1), the Secretary may carry out a back-
ground investigation, security clearance deter-
mination, or both a background investigation 
and a security clearance determination for an 
applicant for a law enforcement position in the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs. 
(B) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may 
enter into a memorandum of agreement with a 
State or local government, Indian Tribe, or 
Tribal organization to develop steps to expedite 
the process of receiving and obtaining access to 
information pertinent to background investiga-
tion and security clearance determinations for 
use in the demonstration program. 
(3) SUNSET.—The demonstration program es-
tablished under paragraph (1) shall terminate 5 
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years after the date of the commencement of the 
demonstration program. 
(b) SUFFICIENCY.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, a background investigation conducted or adju-
dicated by the Secretary pursuant to the demonstration 
program established under subsection (a)(1) that results 
in the granting of a security clearance to an applicant for 
a law enforcement position in the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
shall be sufficient to meet the applicable requirements of 
the Office of Personnel Management or other Federal 
agency for such investigations. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
on which the demonstration program is established under 
subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Indian Affairs, the Judiciary, and Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the Committees on Natural Re-
sources, the Judiciary, and Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives a report on the demonstration pro-
gram, which shall include a description of— 
(1) the demonstration program and any rec-
ommended changes or updates to the demonstration 
program, including whether the demonstration pro-
gram should be reauthorized; 
(2) the number of background investigations 
carried out under the demonstration program; 
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(3) the costs, including any cost savings, associ-
ated with the investigation and adjudication process 
under the demonstration program; 
(4) the processing times for the investigation 
and adjudication processes under the demonstration 
program; and 
(5) any other information that the Secretary 
determines to be relevant. 
SEC. 202. MISSING OR MURDERED RESPONSE COORDINA-
TION GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM.—The At-
torney General shall establish within the Office of Justice 
Programs a grant program under which the Attorney Gen-
eral shall make grants to eligible entities described in sub-
section (b) to carry out eligible activities described in sub-
section (c). 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under the grant program established under 
subsection (a) an entity shall be— 
(A) an Indian Tribe; 
(B) a relevant Tribal organization; 
(C) subject to paragraph (2), a State, in 
consortium with— 
(i) 1 or more Indian Tribes; and 
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(ii) relevant Tribal organizations, if 
any; 
(D) a consortium of 2 or more Indian 
Tribes or relevant Tribal organizations; or 
(E) subject to paragraph (2), a consortium 
of 2 or more States in consortium with— 
(i) 1 or more Indian Tribes; and 
(ii) relevant Tribal organizations, if 
any. 
(2) STATE ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible under 
subparagraph (C) or (E) of paragraph (1), a State 
shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Attorney 
General that the State— 
(A)(i) reports missing persons cases in the 
State to the national crime information data-
bases; or 
(ii) if not, has a plan to do so using a 
grant received under the grant program estab-
lished under subsection (a); and 
(B) if data sharing between the State and 
the Indian Tribes and relevant Tribal organiza-
tions with which the State is in consortium is 
part of the intended use of the grant received 
under the grant program established under sub-
section (a), has entered into a memorandum of 
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understanding with each applicable Indian 
Tribe and relevant Tribal organization. 
(c) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—An eligible entity receiv-
ing a grant under the grant program established under 
subsection (a) may use the grant— 
(1) to establish a statewide or regional center— 
(A) to document and track— 
(i) missing persons cases of interest to 
Indian Tribes; 
(ii) sexual violence cases of interest to 
Indian Tribes; and 
(iii) death investigations of interest to 
Indian Tribes; and 
(B) to input information regarding missing 
persons cases of interest to Indian Tribes, un-
claimed human remains cases of interest to In-
dian Tribes, and unidentified remains cases of 
interest to Indian Tribes into the National 
Missing and Unidentified Persons System and 
the Missing Persons File in the National Crime 
Information Center; 
(2) to establish a State or regional commission 
to respond to, and to improve coordination between 
Federal law enforcement agencies, and Tribal, State, 
and local law enforcement agencies of the investiga-
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tion of, missing persons cases of interest to Indian 
Tribes, sexual violence cases of interest to Indian 
Tribes, and death investigations of interest to Indian 
Tribes; and 
(3) to document, develop, and disseminate re-
sources for the coordination and improvement of the 
investigation of missing persons cases of interest to 
Indian Tribes, sexual violence cases of interest to In-
dian Tribes, and death investigations of interest to 
Indian Tribes, including to develop local or statewide 
rapid notification or communication systems for 
alerts and other information relating to those cases. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out the grant pro-
gram established under subsection (a)(1) $1,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030. 
SEC. 203. GAO STUDY ON FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 
AGENCY EVIDENCE COLLECTION, HANDLING, 
AND PROCESSING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study— 
(1) on the evidence collection, handling, re-
sponse times, and processing procedures and prac-
tices of the Office of Justice Services of the Bureau 
of Indian Affairs and the Federal Bureau of Inves-
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tigation in exercising jurisdiction over crimes involv-
ing Indians or committed in Indian country; 
(2) on barriers to evidence collection, handling, 
response times, and processing identified by the 
agencies referred to in paragraph (1); 
(3) on the views of law enforcement officials at 
the agencies referred to in paragraph (1) and their 
counterparts within the Offices of the United States 
Attorneys concerning any relationship between— 
(A) the barriers identified under paragraph 
(2); and 
(B) United States Attorneys declination 
rates due to insufficient evidence; and 
(4) that includes a description of barriers to 
evidence collection, handling, response times, and 
processing identified and faced by— 
(A) Tribal law enforcement agencies; and 
(B) State and local law enforcement agen-
cies that exercise jurisdiction over Indian coun-
try. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to the Committees on 
Indian Affairs, the Judiciary, and Appropriations of the 
Senate and the Committees on Natural Resources, the Ju-
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diciary, and Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives a report describing the results of the study conducted 
under subsection (a). 
SEC. 204. BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND TRIBAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER COUNSELING RE-
SOURCES INTERDEPARTMENTAL COORDINA-
TION. 
The Secretary of Health and Human Services and the 
Attorney General shall coordinate with the Director— 
(1) to ensure that Federal training materials 
and culturally appropriate mental health and 
wellness programs are locally or regionally available 
to law enforcement officers working for the Office of 
Justice Services of the Bureau of Indian Affairs or 
an Indian Tribe; and 
(2) to determine whether law enforcement agen-
cies operated by the Office of Justice Services of the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Tribes are eli-
gible to receive services under— 
(A) the Law Enforcement Assistance Pro-
gram of Federal Occupational Health of the 
Department of Health and Human Services; or 
(B) any other law enforcement assistance 
program targeted to meet the needs of law en-
forcement officers working for law enforcement 
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agencies operated by the Federal Government 
or an Indian Tribe. 
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