,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ihb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,april #b1 #bjai,ms4
 ,cortez ,masto 7for herself1 ,ms4      
,murkowski1 and ,mr4 ,tester7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was read     
twice and referred to the ,committee on 
,indian ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to        
increase intergovernmental coordination 
to identify and combat violent crime    
within ,indian lands and of ,indians4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,not ,invisible ,act of #bjai4  
#b4 ,findings ,congress finds that--    
7#a7 the ,national ,institute of        
,justice reports more than #hj percent  
of ,american ,indian and ,alaska ,native
 men and women have experienced violence
 in their lifetimes and more than #cd   
percent have experienced violence in the
 last year2  7#b7 the ,national         
,institute of ,justice also estimates   
that #ef percent of ,american ,indian   
and ,alaska ,native women experience    
sexual violence in their lifetimes2     

7#c7 murder is the third leading cause  
of death among ,american ,indian and    
,alaska ,native women2  7#d7 populations
 that experience chronic unemployment1  
homelessness1 substance abuse1 severe   
poverty1 and high rates of sexual       
violence and other crimes are at a      
higher risk of trafficking2  7#e7       
,american ,indian and ,alaska ,native   
women and girls disproportionately      
experience the above risk factors2  7#f7
 historical trauma has increased the    
vulnerability of ,american ,indians and 
,alaska ,natives to trafficking and     
other forms of violent crime2  7#g7 the 
,department of ,justice has identified  
combating human trafficking as a        
priority2 and  7#h7 reliable data on the
 prevalence of missing ,native people1  
murdered ,native people1 and human      
trafficking within ,indian lands and of 
,american ,indians and ,alaska ,natives 
is not available4  #c4 ,definitions ,in 
this ,act-- 7#a7 the term ,committee    
means the ,department of the ,interior  

and the ,department of ,justice ,joint  
,advisory ,committee on ,reducing       
,violent ,crime ,against ,native ,people
 established under section #e2  7#b7 the
 term human trafficking means act or    
practice described in paragraph 7#i7 or 
paragraph 7#aj7 of section #ajc of the  
,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act  
of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajb72  7#c7   
the term ,indian means a member of an   
,indian tribe2 and  7#d7 the terms      
,indian lands and ,indian tribe have the
 meanings given the terms in section #c 
of the ,native ,american ,business      
,development1 ,trade ,promotion1 and    
,tourism ,act of #bjjj 7#be ,u4,s4,c4   
#dcjb74  #d4 ,coordinator of ,federal   
efforts to combat violence against      
,native people ,the ,secretary of the   
,interior shall designate an official   
within the ,office of ,justice ,services
 in the ,bureau of ,indian ,affairs who 
shall-- 7#a7 coordinate prevention      
efforts1 grants1 and programs across    
offices within the ,bureau of ,indian   

,affairs and with the ,department of    
,justice related to the murder of1      
trafficking of1 and missing ,indians1   
including the ,office of ,justice       
,programs1 the ,office on ,violence     
,against ,women1 the ,office of         
,community ,oriented ,policing          
,services1 the ,office of ,tribal       
,justice1 and other agencies of the     
,federal ,government2  7#b7 in          
coordinating efforts1 take into account 
the unique challenges of combating      
crime1 violence1 and human trafficking  
faced by tribal communities1 tribal law 
enforcement1 ,federal law enforcement1  
and ,state and local law enforcement2   
7#c7 work in cooperation with outside   
organizations with expertise in working 
with ,indian tribes to provide victim   
centered and culturally relevant        
training to tribal law enforcement1     
,indian ,health ,service health care    
providers1 tribal community members and 
businesses1 on how to effectively       
identify1 respond to and report         

instances of violent crime within       
,indian lands and of ,indians2 and  7#d7
 report directly to the ,secretary of   
the ,interior4  #e4 ,establishment of   
the ,department of ,interior and the    
,department of ,justice ,joint ,advisory
 ,committee on ,reducing ,violent ,crime
 ,against ,native ,people  7a7          
,establishment ,not later than #abj days
 after the date of enactment of this    
,act1 the ,secretary of the ,interior1  
in coordination with the ,attorney      
,general1 shall establish and appoint   
all members of an advisory committee on 
violent crime within ,indian lands and  
of ,indians4  7b7 ,membership  7#a7     
,composition ,the ,committee shall be   
composed of members whose diverse       
experience and backgrounds enable them  
to provide balanced points of view with 
regard to the duties of the ,committee4 
7#b7 ,selection ,the ,secretary of the  
,interior1 in coordination with the     
,attorney ,general1 shall appoint the   
members to the ,committee1 including    

representatives from-- 7,a7 tribal law  
enforcement2  7,b7 the ,office of       
,justice ,services of the ,bureau of    
,indian ,affairs2  7,c7 ,state and local
 law enforcement in close proximity to  
,indian lands1 with a letter of         
recommendation from a local tribal chair
 or tribal law enforcement officer2     
7,d7 the ,federal ,bureau of            
,investigation's victim services        
division2  7,e7 the ,department of      
,justice's ,human ,trafficking          
,prosecution ,unit2  7,f7 the ,office of
 ,native ,american ,programs of the     
,department of ,housing and ,urban      
,development2  7,g7 the ,family         
,violence ,prevention and ,services     
,program of the ,department of ,health  
and ,human ,services2  7,h7 a ,federal  
public defender within ,indian lands    
with a letter of recommendation from a  
local tribal chair or tribal law        
enforcement officer2  7,i7 a tribal     
judge with experience in cases related  
to missing persons1 murder1 trafficking1

 or related cases2  7,j7 not fewer than 
#c elected leaders of federally         
recognized ,indian tribes1 including #a 
elected leader from a federally         
recognized ,indian tribe located in     
,alaska2  7,k7 health care and mental   
health practitioners and counselors and 
providers with experience in working    
with ,indian survivors of trafficking   
and sexual assault1 with a letter of    
recommendation from a local tribal chair
 or tribal law enforcement officer2     
7,l7 ,indian advocacy organizations     
whose primary clients are ,indians1     
focused on violence against women and   
children specifically in ,indian lands2 
7,m7 at least #a ,indian survivor of    
human trafficking2  7,n7 at least #a    
family member of a missing ,indian      
person2  7,o7 at least #a family member 
of a murdered ,indian person2  7,p7 the 
,national ,institute of ,justice2 and   
7,q7 the ,indian ,health ,service4  7#c7
 ,periods of appointment ,members shall 
be appointed for the life of the        

,committee4  7#d7 ,vacancies ,a vacancy 
in the ,committee shall be filled in the
 manner in which the original           
appointment was made and shall not      
affect the powers or duties of the      
,committee4  7#e7 ,compensation         
,committee members shall serve without  
compensation4  7#f7 ,travel expenses    
,the ,secretary of the ,interior1 in    
coordination with the ,attorney         
,general1 shall consider the provision  
of travel expenses1 including per diem1 
to ,committee members when appropriate4 
7c7 ,duties  7#a7 ,recommendations for  
the ,department of ,interior and        
,department of ,justice ,not later than 
#ah months after the date of enactment  
of this ,act1 the ,committee shall make 
recommendations to the ,secretary of the
 ,interior and ,attorney ,general on    
actions the departments can take to help
 combat violent crime against ,indians  
and within ,indian lands1 including the 
development and implementation of-- 7,a7
 successful strategies for identifying1 

reporting1 and responding to instances  
of missing persons1 murder1 and human   
trafficking in ,indian lands and of     
,indians2  7,b7 recommendations for     
legislative and administrative changes  
necessary to use programs1 properties1  
or other resources funded or operated by
 the ,department of the ,interior and   
,department of ,justice to combat the   
crisis of missing and murdered ,indian  
people and human trafficking in ,indian 
lands and of ,indians2  7,c7            
recommendations for tracking and        
reporting data on instances of missing  
persons1 murder1 and human trafficking  
in ,indian lands and of ,indians2  7,d7 
recommendations for addressing staff    
shortages and open positions within     
relevant law enforcement agencies1      
including issues related to the hiring  
and retention of law enforcement        
officers2 and  7,e7 recommendations for 
coordinating tribal1 ,state1 and        
,federal resources to increase          
prosecution of violent crime1 including 

murder and human trafficking offenses   
and increase information sharing with   
tribal governments on violent crime     
investigations and prosecutions in      
,indian lands that were terminated or   
declined4  7#b7 ,best practices and     
recommendations  7,a7 ,in general ,the  
,committee shall develop recommended    
best practices for ,indian tribes and   
,federal1 ,state1 and local law         
enforcement officials in close proximity
 to ,indian lands to follow-- 7i7 in    
combatting violent crime1 including     
missing persons1 murder1 and human      
trafficking within ,indian lands and of 
,indians2 and  7ii7 to address any gaps 
in services for ,indian victims of      
violent crime4  7,b7 ,development ,the  
best practices shall be based on        
multidisciplinary and culturally        
relevant research1 evidence-based models
 and programs and should consider the   
societal1 economic1 and other factors   
that contribute to violent crime within 
,indian lands and of ,indians4  7,c7    

,content ,the best practices shall be   
user-friendly1 culturally responsive in 
form and delivery1 and include the      
following3 7i7 ,sample training         
materials4  7ii7 ,sample guidelines and 
recommendations1 including-- 7,i7       
strategies to collect1 document1 and    
share information across systems and    
agencies2  7,,ii7 strategies to help    
agencies better understand the types of 
violent crime1 the prevalence of violent
 crime in ,indian lands and of ,indians1
 and the degree of victim and family    
interaction with multiple systems2 and  
7,,iii7 strategies to improve           
coordination between law enforcement1   
victim service providers1 victim        
advocates1 and ,indian communities to   
utilize their positions and resources in
 educating critical stakeholder groups  
and assisting victims and families4     
7,d7 ,secretarial response ,the         
,attorney ,general and the ,secretary of
 the ,interior shall submit a written   
response to the recommendations         

developed by the ,committee to-- 7i7 the
 ,committee2  7ii7 the ,committee on the
 ,judiciary of the ,senate2  7iii7 the  
,committee on ,indian ,affairs of the   
,senate2  7iv7 the ,committee on        
,natural ,resources of the ,house of    
,representatives2 and  7v7 the          
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,house of ,representatives4  7d7        
,reports ,not later than #b years after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,committee shall-- 7#a7 submit a report 
on the action of the ,committee         
described in subsection 7c7 that        
includes the responses of the           
,department of the ,interior and the    
,department of ,justice to the          
recommendations of the ,committee to--  
7,a7 the ,committee on ,indian ,affairs 
of the ,senate2  7,b7 the ,committee on 
,natural ,resources of the ,house of    
,representatives2  7,c7 the ,committee  
on the ,judiciary of the ,senate2 and   
7,d7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of
 the ,house of ,representatives2 and    

7#b7 make the report under paragraph    
7#a7 publicly available both in a hard  
copy and online4  7e7 ,,faca exemption  
,the ,committee shall be exempt from the
 ,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e 
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