Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-110

§5702 Definitions

Title 25 › CHAPTER 49 — SAVANNA’S ACT › § 5702

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines key words used in the chapter. "Confer" means what section 1660d says. "Databases" covers the National Crime Information Center, the Combined DNA Index System, the Next Generation Identification System, and other systems like the Violent Criminal Apprehension Program and the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System used in missing or murdered Indian cases. "Indian" means a member of an Indian Tribe. "Indian country" = 18 U.S.C. 1151; "Indian land" = section 4302; "Indian Tribe" = section 5304. "Law enforcement agency" includes Tribal, Federal, State, and local agencies.

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Title 25, §5702

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In this chapter:
(1)Confer
The term “confer” has the meaning given the term in section 1660d of this title.
(2)Databases
The term “databases” means—
(A)the National Crime Information Center database;
(B)the Combined DNA Index System;
(C)the Next Generation Identification System; and
(D)any other database relevant to responding to cases of missing or murdered Indians, including that under the Violent Criminal Apprehension Program and the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System.
(3)Indian
The term “Indian” means a member of an Indian Tribe.
(4)Indian country
The term “Indian country” has the meaning given the term in section 1151 of title 18.
(5)Indian land (6) Indian Tribe
The term “Indian land” means Indian lands, as defined in section 4302 of this title.
(7)Law enforcement agency
The term “law enforcement agency” means a Tribal, Federal, State, or local law enforcement agency.

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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 under section 5701 of this title and Tables.

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Citation

25 U.S.C. § 5702

Title 25, Indians

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110