Title 34 — NavyRelease 119-73

§40505 Reporting on National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) Program

Title 34 › Subtitle Subtitle IV— - Criminal Records and Information › Chapter CHAPTER 405— - REPORTING OF UNIDENTIFIED AND MISSING PERSONS › § 40505

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Within 18 months after December 31, 2020, and every year after that, the Attorney General must send a report to the right congressional committees. The report must say how many unidentified-person cases were handled; how many CODIS DNA matches and identifications were made; how many anthropology cases were processed; how many suspected border-crossing cases and links were made; how many trials used expert testimony; how many students were trained and what jobs those students have; and how long processing took and how many cases were backlogged.

Full Legal Text

Title 34, §40505

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Not later than 18 months after December 31, 2020, and every year thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress regarding—

(1)the number of unidentified person cases processed;

(2)CODIS associations and identifications;

(3)the number of anthropology cases processed;

(4)the number of suspected border crossing cases and associations made;

(5)the number of trials supported with expert testimony;

(6)the number of students trained and professions of those students; and

(7)the turnaround time and backlog.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2019, and not as part of Jennifer’s Law which comprises this chapter.

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Citation

34 U.S.C. § 40505

Title 34 — Navy

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73