Title 34, NavyRelease 119-110
§40508 Report to Congress
Title 34 › Subtitle IV — Criminal Records and Information › CHAPTER 405 — REPORTING OF UNIDENTIFIED AND MISSING PERSONS › § 40508
Summary
The Attorney General must report to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees one year after December 27, 2022, and every two years after that, on the status of NCIC and NamUs and how they share information.
Full Legal Text
Title 34, §40508
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(a)In general
Not later than 1 year after December 27, 2022, and biennially thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report describing the status of the NCIC database and NamUs databases.
(b)Contents
The report required by subsection (a) shall describe, to the extent available, information on the process of information sharing between the NCIC database and NamUs databases.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of Billy’s Law, also known as the Help Find the Missing Act, and not as part of Jennifer’s Law which comprises this chapter.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Definitions For definitions of “NCIC database” and “NamUs databases” as used in this section, see section 6 of Pub. L. 117–327, set out as a note under section 40506 of this title.
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Citation
34 U.S.C. § 40508
Title 34, Navy
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110