Sec. 102. National Missing and Unidentified Persons System Tribal liaison
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The Attorney General, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Justice, shall appoint 1 or more Tribal liaisons for the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. The duties of a Tribal liaison appointed under subsection
(a)shall include— coordinating the reporting of information relating to missing persons cases of interest to Indian tribes and unidentified remains cases of interest to Indian tribes; consulting and coordinating with relevant Tribal stakeholders to address the reporting, documentation, and tracking of missing persons cases of interest to Indian tribes and unidentified remains cases of interest to Indian tribes; developing working relationships, and maintaining communication, with relevant Tribal stakeholders; providing technical assistance and training to relevant Tribal stakeholders, victim service advocates, medical examiners, and tribal justice officials regarding— the gathering and reporting of information to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System; and working with non-Tribal law enforcement agencies to ensure all missing persons cases of interest to Indian tribes and unidentified remains cases of interest to Indian tribes are reported to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System; coordinating with the Office of Tribal Justice and the Office of Justice Services, as necessary; and conducting other training, information gathering, and outreach activities to improve resolution of missing persons cases of interest to Indian tribes and unidentified remains cases of interest to Indian tribes. During the 3-year-period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Justice, shall submit to the Committees on Indian Affairs and the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committees on Natural Resources and the Judiciary of the House of Representatives an annual report— describing the activities and accomplishments of the 1 or more Tribal liaisons appointed under subsection
(a)during the 1-year period preceding the date of the report; and summarizing— the number of missing persons cases of interest to Indian tribes and unidentified remains cases of interest to Indian tribes listed in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System; the percentage of missing persons cases of interest to Indian tribes and unidentified remains cases of interest to Indian tribes closed during the 1-year period preceding the date of the report; and the reasons for those closures. Annually, the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Justice, shall publish on a website publicly accessible information— describing the activities and accomplishments of the 1 or more Tribal liaisons appointed under subsection
(a)during the 1-year period preceding the date of the publication; and summarizing— the number of missing persons cases of interest to Indian tribes and unidentified remains cases of interest to Indian tribes listed in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System; the percentage of missing persons cases of interest to Indian tribes and unidentified remains cases of interest to Indian tribes closed during the 1-year period preceding the date of the report; and the reasons for those closures.