#aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,in the ,house of ,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41 ,december #af1 #bjbj ,,amendments3 ,that the bill from the ,senate 7,s4 #bagd7 entitled ,an ,act to expand the grants authorized under ,jennifer's ,law and ,kristen's ,act to include processing of unidentified remains1 resolving missing persons cases1 and for other purposes41 do pass with the following ,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert3 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,missing ,persons and ,unidentified ,remains ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,use of grant funds 7a7 ,jennifer's ,law ,jennifer's ,law 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #djeja et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking section #bjb 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #djeja7 and inserting the following3 #bjb4 ,program authorized 7a7 ,in general 7#a7 ,grants authorized ,the ,attorney ,general may award grants to eligible entities described in paragraph 7#b7 to enable the eligible entities to improve the transportation1 processing1 identification1 and reporting of missing persons and unidentified remains1 including migrants4 7#b7 ,eligible entities ,eligible entities described in this paragraph are the following3 7,a7 ,states and units of local government4 7,b7 ,accredited1 publicly funded1 ,combined ,,dna ,index ,system 7commonly known as ,,codis7 forensic laboratories1 which demonstrate the grant funds will be used for ,,dna typing and uploading biological family ,,dna reference samples1 including samples from foreign nationals1 into ,,codis1 subject to the protocols for inclusion of such forensic ,,dna profiles into ,,codis1 and the privacy protections required under section #bjc7;c74 7,c7 ,medical examiners offices4 7,d7 ,accredited1 publicly funded toxicology laboratories4 7,e7 ,accredited1 publicly funded crime laboratories4 7,f7 ,publicly funded university forensic anthropology laboratories4 7,g7 ,nonprofit organizations that have working collaborative agreements with ,state and county forensic offices1 including medical examiners1 coroners1 and justices of the peace1 for entry of data into ,,codis or the ,national ,missing and ,unidentified ,persons ,system 7commonly known as ,nam,us71 or both4 2 7#b7 in section #bjc 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #djejb7-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking a ,state and inserting an entity described in section #bjb2 7,b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7i7 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking ,state and inserting applicant2 7ii7 by striking paragraph 7#a7 and inserting the following3 7#a7 report to the ,national ,crime ,information ,center and1 when possible1 to law enforcement authorities throughout the applicant's jurisdiction regarding every deceased unidentified person1 regardless of age1 found in the applicant's jurisdiction2 2 7iii7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking and at the end2 7iv7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7v7 by adding at the end the following3 7#e7 collect and report information to the ,national ,missing and ,unidentified ,persons ,system 7,nam,us7 regarding missing persons and unidentified remains4 2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7c7 ,privacy protections for biological family reference samples 7#a7 ,in general ,any suspected biological family ,,dna reference samples received from citizens of the ,united ,states or foreign nationals and uploaded into the ,combined ,,dna ,index ,system 7commonly referred to as ,,codis7 by an accredited1 publicly funded ,,codis forensic laboratory awarded a grant under this section may be used only for identifying missing persons and unidentified remains4 7#b7 ,limitation on use ,any biological family ,,dna reference samples from citizens of the ,united ,states or foreign nationals entered into ,,codis for purposes of identifying missing persons and unidentified remains may not be disclosed to a ,federal or ,state law enforcement agency for law enforcement purposes4 2 and 7#c7 by striking section #bjd 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #djejc7 and inserting the following3 #bje4 ,use of funds ,an applicant receiving a grant award under this title may use such funds to-- 7#a7 pay for the costs incurred during or after fiscal year #bjag for the transportation1 processing1 identification1 and reporting of missing persons and unidentified remains1 including migrants2 7#b7 establish and expand programs developed to improve the reporting of unidentified persons in accordance with the assurances provided in the application submitted pursuant to section #bjc7;b72 7#c7 hire and maintain additional ,,dna case analysts and technicians1 fingerprint examiners1 forensic odontologists1 and forensic anthropologists1 needed to support such identification programs2 and 7#d7 procure and maintain state of the art multi-modal1 multi-purpose forensic and ,,dna-typing and analytical equipment4 4 7b7 ,kristen's ,act ,section #ajb of ,kristen's ,act 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #djejd note7 is amended to read as follows3 #ajb4 ,authorization of funding ,to the extent provided in advance in appropriations ,acts1 the ,attorney ,general is authorized to use funds appropriated for the operationalization1 maintenance1 and expansion of the ,national ,missing and ,unidentified ,persons ,system 7,nam,us7 for the purpose of carrying out this ,act 4 #c4 ,rescue beacons ,section #daa7o7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #baa7o77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 ,rescue beacons ,beginning in fiscal year #bjai1 in carrying out subsection 7c77#h71 the ,commissioner shall purchase1 deploy1 and maintain not more than #agj self-powering1 #i-a-a cellular relay rescue beacons along the southern border of the ,united ,states at locations determined appropriate by the ,commissioner to mitigate migrant deaths4 4 #d4 ,reporting on ,national ,missing and ,unidentified ,persons ,system 7,nam,us7 program ,not later than #ah months after the date of enactment of this act1 and every year thereafter1 the ,attorney ,general shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of ,congress regarding-- 7#a7 the number of unidentified person cases processed2 7#b7 ,,codis associations and identifications2 7#c7 the number of anthropology cases processed2 7#d7 the number of suspected border crossing cases and associations made2 7#e7 the number of trials supported with expert testimony2 7#f7 the number of students trained and professions of those students2 and 7#g7 the turnaround time and backlog4 #e4 ,other reporting requirements 7a7 ,unidentified remains 7#a7 ,reporting requirement ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter1 the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of ,congress regarding all unidentified remains discovered1 during the reporting period1 on or near the border between the ,united ,states and ,mexico1 including-- 7,a7 for each deceased person-- 7i7 the cause and manner of death1 if known2 7ii7 the sex1 age 7at time of death71 and country of origin 7if such information is determinable72 and 7iii7 the location of each unidentified remain2 7,b7 the total number of deceased people whose unidentified remains were discovered by ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection during the reporting period2 7,c7 to the extent such information is available to ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection1 the total number of deceased people whose unidentified remains were discovered by ,federal1 ,state1 local or ,tribal law enforcement officers1 military personnel1 or medical examiners offices2 7,d7 the efforts of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection to engage with nongovernmental organizations1 institutions of higher education1 medical examiners and coroners1 and law enforcement agencies-- 7i7 to identify and map the locations at which migrant deaths occur2 and 7ii7 to count the number of deaths that occur at such locations2 and 7,e7 a detailed description of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection's ,missing ,migrant ,program1 including how the program helps mitigate migrant deaths while maintaining border security4 7#b7 ,public disclosure ,not later than #cj days after each report required under paragraph 7#a7 is submitted1 the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection shall publish on the website of the agency the information described in subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b71 and 7,c7 of paragraph 7#a7 during each reporting period4 7b7 ,rescue beacons ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter1 the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of ,congress regarding the use of rescue beacons along the border between the ,united ,states and ,mexico1 including1 for the reporting period-- 7#a7 the number of rescue beacons in each border patrol sector2 7#b7 the specific location of each rescue beacon2 7#c7 the frequency with which each rescue beacon was activated by a person in distress2 7#d7 a description of the nature of the distress that resulted in each rescue beacon activation 7if such information is determinable72 and 7#e7 an assessment1 in consultation with local stakeholders1 including elected officials1 nongovernmental organizations1 and landowners1 of necessary additional rescue beacons and recommendations for locations for deployment to reduce migrant deaths4 7c7 ,,gao report ,not later than #f months after the report required under subsection 7a7 is submitted to the appropriate committees of ,congress1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall submit a report to the same committees that describes-- 7#a7 how ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection collects and records border-crossing death data2 7#b7 the differences 7if any7 in ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection border-crossing death data collection methodology across its sectors2 7#c7 how ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection's data and statistical analysis on trends in the numbers1 locations1 causes1 and characteristics of border-crossing deaths compare to other sources of data on these deaths1 including border county medical examiners and coroners and the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention2 7#d7 how ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection measures the effectiveness of its programs to mitigate migrant deaths2 and 7#e7 the extent to which ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection engages ,federal1 ,state1 local1 and ,tribal governments1 foreign diplomatic and consular posts1 and nongovernmental organizations-- 7,a7 to accurately identify deceased individuals2 7,b7 to resolve cases involving unidentified remains2 7,c7 to resolve cases involving unidentified persons2 and 7,d7 to share information on missing persons and unidentified remains1 specifically with the ,national ,missing and ,unidentified ,persons ,system 7,nam,us74 ,amend the title so as to read3 ,an ,act to the extent provided in advance in appropriations ,act1 the ,attorney ,general is authorized to use funds appropriated for the operationalization1 maintenance1 and expansion of the ,national ,missing and ,unidentified ,persons ,system 7,nam,us7 for the purpose of carrying out this ,act44 ,clerk4