§5701 — Title 25 Indians | U.S. Code

Summary

Improve how federal, state, tribal, and local authorities handle cases of missing or murdered Indians. Clarify who is responsible, boost coordination and communication (including medical examiners and coroners), give Tribal governments resources and information, and increase data collection and sharing about affected men, women, and children wherever they live.

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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.

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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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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

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] may be cited as ‘Savanna’s Act’.”

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