90 S465 ES: Bridging Agency Data Gaps and Ensuring Safety for Native Communities Act U.S. Senate text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

118th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 465IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESAN ACTTo require Federal law enforcement agencies to report on cases of missing or murdered Indians, and for other purposes.

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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.(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 gapsSec. 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 communitiesSec. 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 counseling resources interdepartmental coordination.

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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.(4)

Federal law enforcement agency

The term Federal law enforcement agency means the Office of Justice Services of the Bureau of Indian 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 meaning 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 country 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 Development, 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 location is believed to be on, in, or adjacent to Indian land or a Village.(10)

National crime information databases

The term national crime information databases has the meaning given the term in section 534(f)(3) of title 28, United States Code.(11)

Relevant Tribal organization

The term relevant Tribal organization means, as applicable—(A)a Tribal organization or an urban Indian organization; and(B)a national or regional organization that—(i)represents a substantial Indian constituency; and(ii)has expertise in the fields of—(I)human trafficking of Indians;(II)human trafficking on Indian land or in a Village;(III)violence against Indians;(IV)missing or murdered Indigenous persons; or(V)Tribal justice systems.(12)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.(13)

Sexual violence case of interest to Indian Tribes

The term sexual violence case of interest to Indian Tribes means a case involving an allegation of sexual violence (as defined in section 204(a) of Public Law 90–284 (25 U.S.C. 1304(a))).(14)

Tribal justice official

The term Tribal justice official has the meaning given the term tribal justice official in section 2 of the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act (25 U.S.C. 2801).(15)

Tribal organization

The term Tribal organization has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).(16)

Unclaimed human remains case of interest to Indian Tribes

The term unclaimed human remains case of interest to Indian Tribes means a case involving—(A)unclaimed Indian remains identified by Federal, Tribal, State, or local law enforcement; or(B)unclaimed human remains found on, in, or adjacent to Indian land or a Village. (17)

Unidentified remains case of interest to Indian Tribes

The term unidentified remains case of interest to Indian Tribes means a case involving—(A)unidentified Indian remains; or(B)unidentified remains found on, in, or adjacent to Indian land or a Village.(18)

Urban Indian organization

The term urban Indian organization has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1603).(19)

Village

The term Village means the Alaska Native Village Statistical Area covering all or any portion of a Native village (as defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602)), as depicted on the applicable Tribal Statistical Area Program Verification Map of the Bureau of the Census.

Passed the Senate December 16, 2024.Secretary