tion, through the National Missing and Unidentified 
Persons System or other non-law enforcement sen-
sitive portal, regarding missing persons, which may 
include family members and other known acquaint-
ances. 
SEC. 5. GUIDELINES FOR RESPONDING TO CASES OF MISS-
ING OR MURDERED INDIANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date on which the consultation described in section 4(b)(1) 
is completed, the Attorney General shall direct United 
States attorneys to develop regionally appropriate guide-
lines to respond to cases of missing or murdered Indians 
that shall include— 
(1) guidelines on inter-jurisdictional cooperation 
among law enforcement agencies at the Tribal, Fed-
eral, State, and local levels, including inter-jurisdic-
tional enforcement of protection orders and detailing 
specific responsibilities of each law enforcement agen-
cy; 
(2) best practices in conducting searches for 
missing persons on and off Indian land; 
(3) standards on the collection, reporting, and 
analysis of data and information on missing persons 
and unidentified human remains, and information on 
culturally appropriate identification and handling of 
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human remains identified as Indian, including guid-
ance stating that all appropriate information related 
to missing or murdered Indians be entered in a time-
ly manner into applicable databases; 
(4) guidance on which law enforcement agency is 
responsible for inputting information into appro-
priate databases under paragraph (3) if the Tribal 
law enforcement agency does not have access to those 
appropriate databases; 
(5) guidelines on improving law enforcement 
agency response rates and follow-up responses to cases 
of missing or murdered Indians; and 
(6) guidelines on ensuring access to culturally 
appropriate victim services for victims and their fam-
ilies. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—United States attorneys shall de-
velop the guidelines required under subsection (a) in con-
sultation with Indian Tribes and other relevant partners, 
including— 
(1) the Department of Justice; 
(2) the Federal Bureau of Investigation; 
(3) the Department of the Interior; 
(4) the Bureau of Indian Affairs; 
(5) Tribal, State, and local law enforcement 
agencies; 
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(6) medical examiners; 
(7) coroners; 
(8) Tribal, State, and local organizations that 
provide victim services; and 
(9) national, regional, or urban Indian organi-
zations with relevant expertise. 
(c) COMPLIANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the United States 
attorneys shall implement, by incorporating into of-
fice policies and procedures, the guidelines developed 
under subsection (a). 
(2) MODIFICATION.—Each Federal law enforce-
ment agency shall modify the guidelines, policies, and 
protocols of the agency to incorporate the guidelines 
developed under subsection (a). 
(3) DETERMINATION.—Not later than the end of 
each fiscal year beginning after the date the guide-
lines are established under this section and incor-
porated under this subsection, upon the request of a 
Tribal, State, or local law enforcement agency, the At-
torney General shall determine whether the Tribal, 
State, or local law enforcement agency seeking rec-
ognition of compliance has incorporated guidelines 
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into their respective guidelines, policies, and proto-
cols. 
(d) ACCOUNTABILITY.—Not later than 30 days after 
compliance determinations are made each fiscal year in ac-
cordance with subsection (c)(3), the Attorney General 
shall— 
(1) disclose and publish, including on the website 
of the Department of Justice, the name of each Tribal, 
State, or local law enforcement agency that the Attor-
ney General has determined has incorporated guide-
lines in accordance with subsection (c)(3); 
(2) disclose and publish, including on the website 
of the Department of Justice, the name of each Tribal, 
State, or local law enforcement agency that has re-
quested a determination in accordance with sub-
section (c)(3) that is pending; 
(3) collect the guidelines into a resource of exam-
ples and best practices that can be used by other law 
enforcement agencies seeking to create and implement 
such guidelines. 
(e) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The At-
torney General shall use the National Indian Country 
Training Initiative to provide training and technical as-
sistance to Indian Tribes and law enforcement agencies 
on— 
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(1) implementing the guidelines developed under 
subsection (a) or developing and implementing locally 
specific guidelines or protocols for responding to cases 
of missing or murdered Indians; and 
(2) using the National Missing and Unidentified 
Persons System and accessing program services that 
will assist Indian Tribes with responding to cases of 
missing or murdered Indians. 
(f) GUIDELINES FROM INDIAN TRIBES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Indian Tribes may submit 
their own guidelines to respond to cases of missing or 
murdered Indians to the Attorney General. 
(2) PUBLICATION.—Upon receipt of any guide-
lines from an Indian Tribe, the Attorney General 
shall publish the guidelines on the website of the De-
partment of Justice in 1 centralized location to make 
the guidelines available as a resource to any Federal 
agency, State, or Tribal government. 
SEC. 6. ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORTING.—Beginning in the first fis-
cal year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney 
General shall include in its annual Indian Country Inves-
tigations and Prosecutions report to Congress information 
that— 
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