,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ccf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #e1 #bjai 
,mr4 ,tester introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,indian ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,comptroller  
,general of the ,united ,states to      
submit a report on the response of law  
enforcement agencies to reports of      
missing or murdered ,indians4  #a4      
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,studying the ,missing and         
,murdered ,indian ,crisis ,act of #bjai4
  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7  
,covered database ,the term covered     
database means--  7,a7 the database of  
the ,national ,crime ,information       
,center2  7,b7 the ,combined ,,dna      
,index ,system2  7,c7 the ,next         
,generation ,identification ,system2 and
  7,d7 any other database or system of a
 law enforcement agency under which a   
report of a missing or murdered ,indian 
may be submitted1 including--  7i7 the  

,violent ,criminal ,apprehension        
,program2 or  7ii7 the ,national        
,missing and ,unidentified ,persons     
,system4  7#b7 ,indian ,the term ,indian
 has the meaning given the term in      
section #d of the ,indian               
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74 
7#c7 ,indian country ,the term ,indian  
country has the meaning given the term  
in section #aaea of title #ah1 ,united  
,states ,code4  7#d7 ,law enforcement   
agency ,the term law enforcement agency 
means a ,federal1 ,state1 local1 or     
,tribal law enforcement agency4  7#e7   
,missing or murdered ,indian ,the term  
missing or murdered ,indian means any   
,indian who is-- 7,a7 reported missing  
in ,indian country or any other         
location2 or  7,b7 murdered in ,indian  
country or any other location4  7#f7    
,notification ,system ,the term         
notification system means--  7,a7 the   
,criminal ,justice ,information         
,network2  7,b7 the ,,amber ,alert      

communications network established under
 subtitle ,a of title ,,iii of the      
,,protect ,act 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjeja et 
seq472 and  7,c7 any other system or    
public notification system that relates 
to a report of a missing or murdered    
,indian1 including any ,state1 local1 or
 ,tribal notification system4  #c4      
,report ,not later than #a year after   
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall submit to the ,committee  
on ,indian ,affairs of the ,senate and  
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources of
 the ,house of ,representatives a       
comprehensive report that includes--    
7#a7 a review of-- 7,a7 each law        
enforcement agency that has jurisdiction
 over missing or murdered ,indians and  
the basis for that jurisdiction2  7,b7  
the response procedures1 with respect to
 a report of a missing or murdered      
,indian1 of-- 7i7 the ,federal ,bureau  
of ,investigation2  7ii7 the ,bureau of 
,indian ,affairs2 and  7iii7 any other  

,federal law enforcement agency         
responsible for responding to or        
investigating a report of a missing or  
murdered ,indian2  7,c7 each covered    
database and notification system2  7,d7 
,federal interagency cooperation and    
notification policies and procedures    
related to missing or murdered ,indians2
  7,e7 the requirements of each ,federal
 law enforcement agency relating to     
notifying ,state1 local1 or ,tribal law 
enforcement agencies after the ,federal 
law enforcement agency receives a report
 of a missing or murdered ,indian2 and  
7,f7 the public notification            
requirements of law enforcement agencies
 relating to missing or murdered        
,indians2  7#b7 recommendations and best
 practices relating to improving        
cooperation between and response        
policies of law enforcement agencies    
relating to missing and murdered        
,indians2 and  7#c7 recommendations     
relating to-- 7,a7 improving how--  7i7 
covered databases address instances of  

missing or murdered ,indians1 including 
by improving access to1 integrating1 and
 improving the sharing of information   
between covered databases2 and  7ii7    
notification systems address instances  
of missing or murdered ,indians1        
including by improving access to1       
integrating1 and improving the sharing  
of information between notification     
systems2  7,b7 social1 educational1     
economic1 and any other factor that may 
contribute to an ,indian becoming a     
missing or murdered ,indian2 and  7,c7  
legislation to reduce the likelihood    
that an ,indian may become a missing or 
murdered ,indian4