#aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4    
#ihb  ,,an ,,act  ,to increase          
int]gov]nm5tal coord9ation to id5tify & 
combat viol5t crime )9 ,indian l&s & (  
,indians4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,n ,invisible ,act ( #bjai4
  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act-- 7#a7 !  
t]m ,commission means ! ,dep>tm5t ( !   
,int]ior & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice ,jo9t  
,commission on ,r$uc+ ,viol5t ,crime    
,aga9/ ,indians "u section #d2  7#b7 !  
t]m human traffick+ means act or        
practice describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#i7 or    
p>agraph 7#aj7 ( section #ajc ( !       
,traffick+ ,victims ,protection ,act (  
#bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajb72  7#c7 ! t]m
 ,indian means a memb] ( an ,indian     
tribe2  7#d7 ! t]ms ,indian l&s &       
,indian tribe h ! mean+s giv5 ! t]ms 9  
section #c ( ! ,native ,am]ican ,bus9ess
 ,developm5t1 ,trade ,promotion1 &      
,t\rism ,act ( #bjjj 7#be ,u4,s4,c4     
#dcjb72 &  7#e7 ! t]ms urban c5t]s &    
urban ,indian organization h ! mean+s   
giv5 ! t]ms 9 section #d ( ! ,indian    

,heal? ,c>e ,improvem5t ,act 7#be       
,u4,s4,c4 #afjc74  #c4 ,coord9ator (    
,f$]al ef=ts to combat viol5ce aga9/    
,native p  7a7 ,coord9ator designation  
,! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior %all designate
 an (ficial )9 ! ,(fice ( ,ju/ice       
,s]vices 9 ! ,bureau ( ,indian ,affairs 
:o %all-- 7#a7 coord9ate prev5tion      
ef=ts1 grants1 & programs relat$ to !   
murd] (1 traffick+ (1 & miss+ ,indians  
across ,f$]al ag5cies1 includ+-- 7,a7 ! 
,bureau ( ,indian ,affairs2 &  7,b7 !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice1 includ+-- 7i7 !    
,(fice ( ,ju/ice ,programs2  7ii7 !     
,(fice on ,viol5ce ,aga9/ ,wom52  7iii7 
! ,(fice ( ,community ,ori5t$ ,polic+   
,s]vices2  7iv7 ! ,f$]al ,bureau (      
,inve/igation2 &  7v7 ! ,(fice ( ,tribal
 ,ju/ice2  7#b7 ensure prev5tion ef=ts1 
grants1 & programs ( ,f$]al ag5cies     
relat$ to ! murd] (1 traffick+ (1 &     
miss+ ,indians consid] ! unique *all5ges
 ( combat+ crime1 viol5ce1 & human      
traffick+ ( ,indians & on ,indian l&s   
fac$ by ,tribal communities1 urban      

c5t]s1 ! ,bureau ( ,indian ,affairs1    
,tribal law en=cem5t1 ,f$]al law        
en=cem5t1 & ,/ate & local law en=cem5t2 
7#c7 "w 9 coop]ation ) outside          
organizations ) exp]tise 9 work+ )      
,indian tribes & ,indian ,tribes to     
provide victim c5t]$ & culturally       
relevant tra9+ to tribal law en=cem5t1  
,indian ,heal? ,s]vice heal? c>e        
provid]s1 urban ,indian organizations1  
,tribal community memb]s & bus9esses1 on
 h[ to effectively id5tify1 respond to &
 report in/ances ( miss+ p]sons1 murd]1 
& traffick+ )9 ,indian l&s & ( ,indians2
 &  7#d7 report directly to ! ,secret>y 
( ! ,int]ior4  7b7 ,report ,! (ficial   
designat$ 9 subsection 7a7 %all submit  
to ! ,committee on ,indian ,affairs & ! 
,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate & !
 ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces & !   
,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,h\se (   
,repres5tatives a report to provide     
in=mation on ,f$]al coord9ation ef=ts   
accompli%$ ov] ! previ\s ye> t          
includes-- 7#a7 a summ>y ( all          

coord9ation activities und]tak5 9       
compliance ) ?is section2  7#b7 a summ>y
 ( all tra9+s complet$ "u subsection    
7a77#c72 &  7#c7 recomm5dations =       
improv+ coord9ation across ,f$]al       
ag5cies & ( relevant ,f$]al programs4   
#d4 ,e/abli%m5t ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,int]ior
 & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice ,jo9t          
,commission on ,r$uc+ ,viol5t ,crime    
,aga9/ ,indians  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat]
 ?an #abj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( 
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 9   
coord9ation ) ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 %all  
e/abli% & appo9t all memb]s ( a jo9t    
commission on viol5t crime on ,indian   
l&s & aga9/ ,indians4  7b7 ,memb]%ip    
7#a7 ,composition  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!     
,commission %all be compos$ ( memb]s :o 
repres5t div]se exp]i5ces & backgr\nds t
 provide balanc$ po9ts ( view ) reg>d to
 ! duties ( ! ,commission4  7,b7        
,div]sity ,to ! greate/ ext5t           
practicable1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior   
%all ensure ! ,commission includes      
,tribal repres5tatives f div]se         

geographic areas & ( div]se sizes4  7#b7
 ,appo9tm5t ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 9
 coord9ation ) ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 %all 
appo9t ! memb]s to ! ,commission1       
includ+ repres5tatives f-- 7,a7 tribal  
law en=cem5t2  7,b7 ! ,(fice ( ,ju/ice  
,s]vices ( ! ,bureau ( ,indian ,affairs2
  7,c7 ,/ate & local law en=cem5t 9     
close proximity to ,indian l&s1 ) a     
lett] ( recomm5dation f a local ,indian 
,tribe2  7,d7 ! ,victim ,s]vices        
,division ( ! ,f$]al ,bureau (          
,inve/igation2  7,e7 ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,ju/ice's ,human ,traffick+ ,prosecution
 ,unit2  7,f7 ! ,(fice ( ,viol5ce ,aga9/
 ,wom5 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice2  7,g7 ! 
,(fice ( ,victims ( ,crime ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,ju/ice2  7,h7 a ,unit$ ,/ates       
attorney's (fice ) exp]i5ce 9 cases     
relat$ to miss+ p]sons1 murd]1 or       
traffick+ ( ,indians or on ,indian l&2  
7,i7 ! ,adm9i/ration = ,native ,am]icans
 ( ! ,(fice ( ! ,adm9i/ration = ,*ildr5 
,families ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? &      
,human ,s]vices2  7,j7 ! ,sub/ance      

,abuse & ,m5tal ,heal? ,s]vices         
,adm9i/ration ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? &  
,human ,s]vices2  7,k7 a ,tribal judge )
 exp]i5ce 9 cases relat$ to miss+       
p]sons1 murd]1 or traffick+2  7,l7 n    
few] ?an #c ,indian ,tribes f div]se    
geographic areas1 includ+ #a ,indian    
tribe locat$ 9 ,alaska1 select$ f       
nom9ations submitt$ by ! ,indian ,tribe2
  7,m7 n few] ?an #b heal? c>e & m5tal  
heal? practition]s & c\nselors &        
provid]s ) exp]i5ce 9 work+ ) ,indian   
survivors ( traffick+ & sexual assault1 
) a lett] ( recomm5dation f a local     
tribal *air or tribal law en=cem5t      
(fic]2  7,n7 n few] ?an #c national1    
regional1 or urban ,indian organizations
 focus$ on viol5ce aga9/ wom5 & *ildr5  
on ,indian l&s or aga9/ ,indians2  7,o7 
at lea/ #b ,indian survivors ( human    
traffick+2  7,p7 at lea/ #b family      
memb]s ( miss+ ,indian p2  7,q7 at lea/ 
#b family memb]s ( murd]$ ,indian p2    
7,r7 ! ,national ,in/itute ( ,ju/ice2 & 
7,s7 ! ,indian ,heal? ,s]vice4  7#c7    

,p]iods ( appo9tm5t ,memb]s %all be     
appo9t$ = ! duration ( ! ,commission4   
7#d7 ,vacancies ,a vacancy 9 !          
,commission %all be fill$ 9 ! mann] 9   
:i* ! orig9al appo9tm5t 0 made & %all n 
affect ! p[]s or duties ( ! ,commission4
  7#e7 ,comp5sation ,commission memb]s  
%all s]ve )\t comp5sation4  7#f7 ,travel
 exp5ses ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 9   
coord9ation ) ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 %all  
consid] ! provision ( travel exp5ses1   
includ+ p] diem1 to ,commission memb]s  
:5 appropriate4  7c7 ,duties  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,! ,commission may hold su* he>+s1
 meet & act at times & places1 take su* 
te/imony1 & receive su* evid5ce z !     
,commission consid]s to be advisable to 
c>ry out ! duties ( ! ,commission "u ?is
 section4  7#b7 ,recomm5dations = !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,int]ior & ,dep>tm5t (      
,ju/ice  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,commission   
%all develop recomm5dations to !        
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior & ,attorney      
,g5]al on actions ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t c  
take to help combat viol5t crime aga9/  

,indians & )9 ,indian l&s1 includ+ !    
developm5t & implem5tation (            
recomm5dations =-- 7i7 id5tify+1        
report+1 & respond+ to in/ances ( miss+ 
p]sons1 murd]1 & human traffick+ on     
,indian l&s & ( ,indians2  7ii7         
legislative & adm9i/rative *anges       
necess>y to use programs1 prop]ties1 or 
o!r res\rces fund$ or op]at$ by !       
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior & ,dep>tm5t (    
,ju/ice to combat ! crisis ( miss+ or   
murd]$ ,indians & human traffick+ on    
,indian l&s & ( ,indians2  7iii7 track+ 
& report+ data on in/ances ( miss+      
p]sons1 murd]1 & human traffick+ on     
,indian l&s & ( ,indians2  7iv7 address+
 /aff %ortages & op5 positions )9       
relevant law en=cem5t ag5cies1 includ+  
issues relat$ to ! hir+ & ret5tion ( law
 en=cem5t (fic]s2  7v7 coord9at+ tribal1
 ,/ate1 & ,f$]al res\rces to increase   
prosecution ( murd] & human traffick+   
(f5ses on ,indian l&s & ( ,indians2 &   
7vi7 increas+ in=mation %>+ ) tribal    
gov]nm5ts on viol5t crime inve/igations 

& prosecutions 9 ,indian l&s t 7 t]m9at$
 or decl9$4  7,b7 ,submission ,n lat]   
?an #ah mon?s aft] ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,commission %all make publicly  
available & submit all recomm5dations   
develop$ "u ?is p>agraph to-- 7i7 !     
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior2  7ii7 !         
,attorney ,g5]al2  7iii7 ! ,committee on
 ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate2  7iv7 !        
,committee on ,indian ,affairs ( !      
,s5ate2  7v7 ! ,committee on ,natural   
,res\rces ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 &
  7vi7 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ( !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7,c7          
,secret>ial response ,n lat] ?an #ij    
days aft] ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y ( ! 
,int]ior & ! ,attorney ,g5]al receive ! 
recomm5dations "u p>agraph 7#b71 !      
,secret>y & ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all ea* 
make publicly available & submit a      
writt5 response to ! recomm5dations to--
 7i7 ! ,commission2  7ii7 ! ,committee  
on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate2  7iii7 !     
,committee on ,indian ,affairs ( !      
,s5ate2  7iv7 ! ,committee on ,natural  

,res\rces ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 &
  7v7 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7d7 ,,faca    
exemption ,! ,commission %all be exempt 
f ! ,f$]al ,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e
 ,u4,s4,c4 ,app474  7e7 ,sunset ,!      
,commission %all t]m9ate on ! date t is 
#b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is    
,act4  ,pass$ ! ,s5ate ,m>* #aa1        
#bjbj4,secret>y