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§5701 Purposes
Title 25 › Chapter CHAPTER 49— - SAVANNA’S ACT › § 5701
Summary
Sets four main goals for handling cases of missing or murdered Indians. It makes clear which federal, state, tribal, and local authorities must respond; improves coordination and communication (including medical examiners); gives Tribal governments resources and information to act; and increases data collection and sharing about missing or murdered Indian men, women, and children.
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Title 25, §5701
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The purposes of this chapter are—
(1)to clarify the responsibilities of Federal, State, Tribal, and local law enforcement agencies with respect to responding to cases of missing or murdered Indians;
(2)to increase coordination and communication among Federal, State, Tribal, and local law enforcement agencies, including medical examiner and coroner offices;
(3)to empower Tribal governments with the resources and information necessary to effectively respond to cases of missing or murdered Indians; and
(4)to increase the collection of data related to missing or murdered Indian men, women, and children, regardless of where they reside, and the sharing of information among Federal, State, and Tribal officials responsible for responding to and investigating cases of missing or murdered Indians.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 116–165, Oct. 10, 2020, 134 Stat. 760, known as Savanna’s Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out below and Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Pub. L. 116–165, § 1, Oct. 10, 2020, 134 Stat. 760, provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter and amending section 10452, 10461, and 20126 of Title 34, Crime Control and Law
Enforcement
] may be cited as ‘Savanna’s Act’.”
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Citation
25 U.S.C. § 5701
Title 25 — Indians
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73