(2) PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY.—Annually, the At-
torney General, acting through the Director of the 
National Institute of Justice, shall publish on a 
website publicly accessible information— 
(A) describing the activities and accom-
plishments of the one or more Tribal liaisons 
appointed under subsection (a) during the 1- 
year period preceding the date of the publica-
tion; and 
(B) summarizing— 
(i) the number of missing persons 
cases of interest to Indian tribes and un-
identified remains cases of interest to In-
dian tribes listed in the National Missing 
and Unidentified Persons System; 
(ii) the percentage of missing persons 
cases of interest to Indian tribes and un-
identified remains cases of interest to In-
dian tribes closed during the 1-year period 
preceding the date of the report; and 
(iii) the reasons for those closures. 
SEC. 103. LAW ENFORCEMENT DATA SHARING WITH INDIAN 
TRIBES. 
(a) ACCESS
TO NATIONAL CRIME INFORMATION 
DATABASES BY TRIBES.—Section 233(b) of the Tribal 
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Law and Order Act of 2010 (34 U.S.C. 41107) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 
ensure that— 
‘‘(A) tribal law enforcement officials that 
meet applicable Federal or State requirements 
shall be permitted access to national crime in-
formation databases; 
‘‘(B) technical assistance and training is 
provided to Bureau of Indian Affairs and tribal 
law enforcement agencies to gain access to, and 
the ability to use and input information into, 
the National Crime Information Center and 
other national crime information databases pur-
suant to section 534 of title 28, United States 
Code; and 
‘‘(C) the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
coordinates with the Office of Justice Services 
to ensure tribal law enforcement agencies are 
assigned appropriate credentials or ORI num-
bers for uniform crime reporting purposes.’’; 
and 
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(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘with criminal 
jurisdiction over Indian country’’. 
(b) ACQUISITION, PRESERVATION, AND EXCHANGE 
OF IDENTIFICATION RECORDS AND INFORMATION.—Sec-
tion 534(d) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indent-
ing appropriately; 
(2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) 
(as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘The Attorney Gen-
eral’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Attorney General’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) TRIBAL ACCESS PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General 
shall establish a program, to be known as the 
‘Tribal Access Program’, to enhance the ability 
of tribal governments to access and enter infor-
mation into Federal criminal information data-
bases under this section. 
‘‘(B) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—There is author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out the 
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Tribal Access Program under subpara-
graph (A) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2020 through 2024, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
‘‘(ii) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—The At-
torney General may use to carry out the 
Tribal Access Program under subpara-
graph (A) any balances remaining for the 
account under the heading ‘VIOLENCE 
AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION AND PROS-
ECUTION
PROGRAMS’ under the heading 
‘STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 
ACTIVITIES
OFFICE
ON
VIOLENCE 
AGAINST WOMEN’ of the Department of 
Justice from appropriations for full fiscal 
years prior to the date of enactment of the 
Bridging Agency Data Gaps and Ensuring 
Safety for Native Communities Act. 
‘‘(3) INFORMATION
SHARING.—To the extent 
otherwise permitted by law, any report issued as a 
result of the analysis of information entered into 
Federal criminal information databases or obtained 
from Federal criminal databases, including for the 
purpose of conducting background checks, shall be 
shared with each Indian tribe of jurisdiction.’’. 
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SEC. 104. REPORT ON INDIAN COUNTRY LAW ENFORCE-
MENT PERSONNEL RESOURCES AND NEED. 
(a) DEFINITION OF DOJ LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN-
CY.—In this section, the term ‘‘DOJ law enforcement 
agency’’ means each of— 
(1) the Federal Bureau of Investigation; 
(2) the Drug Enforcement Administration; 
(3) the United States Marshals Service; 
(4) the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms 
and Explosives; and 
(5) the Offices of the United States Attorneys. 
(b) REPORT.—Each fiscal year, the Attorney General 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
a report describing for that fiscal year— 
(1) the number of full-time employees of each 
DOJ law enforcement agency that are assigned to 
work on criminal investigations and prosecutions in 
Indian country; 
(2) an estimate of the average caseload of— 
(A) the full-time employees described in 
paragraph (1); compared to 
(B) the other full-time employees at the re-
spective DOJ law enforcement agency that are 
assigned to work on criminal investigations and 
prosecutions; and 
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(3) an explanation for any differences in the av-
erage caseloads identified under subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) of paragraph (2). 
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 PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
a demonstration program for the purpose of con-
ducting or adjudicating, in coordination with the Di-
rector of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, personnel 
background investigations for applicants for law en-
forcement 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. 
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dian tribe, or tribal organization if the Sec-
retary can verify that those previous inves-
tigations and determinations, as the case 
may be, are of a comparable quality and 
thoroughness to investigations and deter-
minations carried out by the Bureau of In-
dian Affairs, the Office of Personnel Man-
agement, or another Federal agency. 
(iii) ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION.—If, 
as described in clause (i), the Secretary 
considers an existing background investiga-
tion, security clearance determination, or 
both, as the case may be, for an applicant 
that has been carried out by a State or 
local government, Indian tribe, tribal orga-
nization, or the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
the Secretary— 
(I) may carry out additional in-
vestigation and examination of the ap-
plicant if the Secretary determines 
that such additional information is 
needed in order to make an appro-
priate determination as to the char-
acter and trustworthiness of the appli-
cant before final adjudication can be 
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made and a security clearance can be 
issued; and 
(II) shall not initiate a new back-
ground investigation process with the 
National Background Investigations 
Bureau or other Federal agency un-
less that new background investiga-
tion process covers a period of time 
that was not covered by a previous 
background investigation process. 
(iv) 
AGREEMENTS.—The 
Secretary 
may enter into a Memorandum of Agree-
ment with a State or local government, In-
dian tribe, or tribal organization to develop 
steps to expedite the process of receiving 
and obtaining access to background inves-
tigation and security clearance determina-
tions for use in the demonstration pro-
gram. 
(3) SUNSET.—The demonstration program es-
tablished under this section shall terminate 5 years 
after the date of the commencement of the program. 
(b) SUFFICIENCY.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, a background investigation conducted or adju-
dicated by the Secretary pursuant to the demonstration 
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program authorized in subsection (a) 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) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit 
an annual report to the Committee on Indian Affairs of 
the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives on the demonstration pro-
gram established under subsection (a), which shall include 
a description of— 
(1) the demonstration program and any rel-
evant annual changes or updates to the program; 
(2) the number of background investigations 
carried out under the program; 
(3) the costs, including any cost savings, associ-
ated with the investigation and adjudication process 
under the program; 
(4) the processing times for the investigation 
and adjudication processes under the program; 
(5) any Memoranda of Agreement entered into 
with State or local government, Indian tribe, or trib-
al organization; and 
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(6) any other information that the Secretary 
determines to be relevant. 
(d) GAO STUDY AND REPORT.— 
(1) INITIAL
REPORT.—Not later than 18 
months after the date on which the demonstration 
program commences under this section, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall prepare 
and submit to Congress an initial report on such 
demonstration program. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date on which the demonstration program 
terminates under subsection (a)(3), the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall prepare and sub-
mit to Congress a final report on such demonstra-
tion program. 
(3) TRIBAL INPUT.—In preparing the reports 
under this subsection, the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall obtain input from Indian 
tribes regarding the demonstration program under 
this section. 
SEC. 202. MISSING AND MURDERED RESPONSE COORDINA-
TION GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Attorney 
General shall establish within the Office of Justice Pro-
grams a grant program under which the Attorney General 
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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 one or more Indian tribes or 
relevant tribal organizations; 
(D) a consortium of two or more Indian 
tribes or relevant tribal organizations; or 
(E) subject to paragraph (2), a consortium 
of two or more States and one or more Indian 
tribes or relevant tribal organizations. 
(2) STATE ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible under 
subparagraph (B) or (D) of paragraph (1), a State 
shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Attorney 
General that the State— 
(A) reports missing persons cases in the 
State to the national crime information data-
bases; or 
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(B) if not, has a plan to do so using a 
grant received under the grant program estab-
lished under subsection (a). 
(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 to 
document and track missing persons cases of inter-
est to Indian tribes and murder cases of interest to 
Indian tribes; 
(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-
tion of, missing persons cases of interest to Indian 
tribes and murder cases of interest to Indian tribes; 
and 
(3) to document, develop, and disseminate re-
sources for use by Federal law enforcement agencies 
and Tribal, State, and local law enforcement agen-
cies for the coordination of the investigation of miss-
ing persons cases of interest to Indian tribes and 
murder cases of interest to Indian tribes. 
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