Sec. 506. GAO study on migrant deaths
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Within 120 days of the date of enactment and by the end of each fiscal year thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary and Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary and Committee on Homeland Security of the House , a report on: the total number of migrant deaths along the southern border in the last 5 years; the total number of unidentified deceased migrants found along the southern border; the level of cooperation between U.S.
Customs and Border Protection, local and State law enforcement, foreign diplomatic and consular posts, nongovernmental organizations, and family members to accurately identify deceased individuals; the use of DNA testing and sharing of such data between U.S. Customs and Border Protection, local and State law enforcement, foreign diplomatic and consular posts, and nongovernmental organizations to accurately identify deceased individuals; the comparison of DNA data with information on Federal, state, and local missing person registries; and the procedures and processes U.S.
Customs and Border Protection has in place for notification of relevant authorities or family members after missing persons are identified through DNA testing.