,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ebcj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #h1  
#bjbb,mr4 ,murphy 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1
 and ,mr4 ,tillis7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice1   
considered1 read the third time1 and    
passed  ,a ,,bill  ,to increase         
accessibility to the ,national ,missing 
and ,unidentified ,persons ,system1 to  
facilitate data sharing between such    
system and the ,national ,crime         
,information ,center database of the    
,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as ,billy's ,law
 or the ,help ,find the ,missing ,act4  
#b4 ,authorization of the national      
missing and unidentified persons system 
7a7 ,in general ,the ,attorney ,general1
 shall maintain the ,national ,missing  
and ,unidentified ,persons ,system or   
,nam,us1 consistent with the following3 
7#a7 ,the ,nam,us shall be a national   

information clearinghouse and resource  
center for missing1 unidentified1 and   
unclaimed person cases across the       
,united ,states administered by the     
,national ,institute of ,justice and    
managed through an agreement with an    
eligible entity4  7#b7 ,the ,nam,us     
shall coordinate or provide-- 7,a7      
online database technology which serves 
as a national information clearinghouse 
to help expedite case associations and  
resolutions2  7,b7 various              
free-of-charge forensic services to aid 
in the identification of missing persons
 and unidentified remains2  7,c7        
investigative support for criminal      
justice efforts to help missing and     
unidentified person case resolutions2   
7,d7 technical assistance for family    
members of missing persons2  7,e7       
assistance and training by coordinating 
,state and local service providers in   
order to support individuals and        
families impacted by the loss or        
disappearance of a loved one2 and  7,f7 

training and outreach from ,nam,us      
subject matter experts1 including       
assistance with planning and            
facilitating ,missing ,person ,day      
events across the country4  7b7         
,permissible use of funds  7#a7 ,in     
general ,the permissible use of funds   
awarded under this section for the      
implementation and maintenance of the   
agreement created in subparagraph       
7a77#a7 include the use of funds-- 7,a7 
to hire additional personnel to provide 
case support and perform other core     
,nam,us functions2  7,b7 to develop new 
technologies to facilitate timely data  
entry into the relevant data bases2     
7,c7 to conduct contracting activities  
relevant to core ,nam,us services2  7,d7
 to provide forensic analyses to support
 the identification of missing and      
unidentified persons1 to include1 but   
not limited to ,,dna typing1 forensic   
odontology1 fingerprint examination1 and
 forensic anthropology2  7,e7 to train  
,state1 local1 and ,tribal law          

enforcement personnel and forensic      
medicine service providers to use       
,nam,us resources and best practices for
 the investigation of missing and       
unidentified person cases2  7,f7 to     
assist ,states in providing information 
to the ,,ncic database1 the ,nam,us     
database1 or any future database system 
for missing1 unidentified1 and unclaimed
 person cases2  7,g7 to report to law   
enforcement authorities in the          
jurisdiction in which the remains were  
found information on every deceased1    
unidentified person1 regardless of age2 
7,h7 to participate in ,missing ,person 
,days and other events to directly      
support family members of the missing   
with ,nam,us case entries and ,,dna     
collections2  7,i7 to provide assistance
 and training by coordinating ,state and
 local service providers in order to    
support individuals and families2  7,j7 
to conduct data analytics and research  
projects for the purpose of enhancing   
knowledge1 best practices1 and training 

related to missing and unidentified     
person cases1 as well as developing     
,nam,us system enhancements2  7,k7 to   
create and maintain a secure1 online1   
nationwide critical incident response   
tool for professionals that will connect
 law enforcement1 medico-legal and      
emergency management professionals1 as  
well as victims and families during a   
critical incident2 and  7,l7 for other  
purposes consistent with the goals of   
this section4  7c7 ,amendments to the   
,crime ,control ,act of #aiij ,to       
require reports of missing children to  
,nam,us  7#a7 ,reporting requirement    
,section #cgja7;a7 of the ,crime        
,control ,act of #aiij 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4   
#dacjg7;a77 is amended by striking the  
period and inserting the following3 and1
 consistent with section #c 7including  
rules promulgated pursuant to section   
#c7;c77 of the ,help ,find the ,missing 
,act1 shall also report such case1      
either directly or through authorization
 described in such section to transmit1 

enter1 or share information on such     
case1 to the ,nam,us databases44  7#b7  
,state requirements ,section #cgjb of   
the ,crime ,control ,act of #aiij 7#cd  
,u4,s4,c4 #dacjh7 is amended-- 7,a7 in  
paragraph 7#b71 by striking or the      
,national ,crime ,information ,center   
computer database and inserting 1 the   
,national ,crime ,information ,center   
computer database1 or the ,nam,us       
databases2  7,b7 in the matter following
 paragraph 7#c71 by striking and the    
,national ,crime ,information ,center   
computer networks and inserting 1 the   
,national ,crime ,information ,center   
computer networks1 and the ,nam,us      
databases2 and  7,c7 in paragraph 7#d7--
 7i7 in the matter preceding            
subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting or the  
,nam,us databases after ,national ,crime
 ,information ,center2 and  7ii7 in     
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking and      
,national ,crime ,information ,center   
computer networks and inserting 1       
,national ,crime ,information ,center   

computer networks1 and the ,nam,us      
databases4  7#c7 ,effective date ,the   
amendments made by this subsection shall
 apply with respect to reports made     
before1 on1 or after the date of        
enactment of this ,act4  #c4            
,information sharing  7a7 ,access to    
,,ncic ,not later than #a year after the
 date of enactment of this ,act1 the    
,attorney ,general shall1 in accordance 
with this section1 provide access to the
 ,,ncic ,missing ,person and            
,unidentified ,person ,files to the     
,national ,institute of ,justice or its 
designee administering the ,nam,us      
program as a grantee or contractor1 for 
the purpose of reviewing missing and    
unidentified person records in ,,ncic   
for case validation and ,nam,us data    
reconciliation4  7b7 ,electronic data   
sharing ,not later than #f months after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,attorney ,general shall1 in accordance 
with this section1 have completed an    
assessment of the ,,ncic and ,nam,us    

system architectures and governing      
statutes1 policies1 and procedures and  
provide a proposed plan for the secure  
and automatic data transmission of      
missing and unidentified person records 
that are reported to and entered into   
the ,,ncic database1 with the following 
criteria1 to be electronically          
transmitted to the ,nam,us system4 7#a7 
,missing ,person cases with an ,,mnp    
7,missing ,person7 code of ,,ca 7,child 
,abduction7 or ,,aa 7,amber ,alert7     
within #gb hours of entry into ,,ncic2  
7#b7 ,missing ,person cases with an     
,,mnp code ,,eme 7,endangered7 or ,,emi 
7,involuntary7 within #cj days of entry 
into ,,ncic2  7#c7 ,all other ,missing  
,person cases that have been active     
7non-cancelled7 in ,,ncic for #ahj days2
  7#d7 ,unidentified person cases that  
have been active 7non-cancelled7 in     
,,ncic for #fj days2  7#e7 ,once case   
data are transmitted to ,nam,us1 cases  
are marked as such within ,,ncic1 and   
any updates to such cases will be       

transmitted to ,nam,us within #bd hours4
  7c7 ,rules on confidentiality  7#a7   
,in general ,not later than #a year     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,attorney ,general1 in        
consultation with the ,director of the  
,,fbi1 shall promulgate rules pursuant  
to notice and comment that specify the  
information the ,attorney ,general may  
allow ,nam,us to access from the ,,ncic 
,missing ,person and ,unidentified      
,person files or be transmitted from the
 ,,ncic database to the ,nam,us         
databases for purposes of this ,act4    
,such rules shall-- 7,a7 provide for the
 protection of confidential1 private1   
and law enforcement sensitive           
information contained in the ,,ncic     
,missing ,person and ,unidentified      
,person files2 and  7,b7 specify the    
circumstances in which access to        
portions of information in the ,missing 
,person and ,unidentified ,person files 
may be withheld from the ,nam,us        
databases4  #d4 ,report on best         

practices ,not later than #a year after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,attorney ,general shall issue a    
report to offices of forensic medicine  
service providers1 and ,federal1 ,state1
 local1 and ,tribal law enforcement     
agencies describing the best practices  
for the collection1 reporting1 and      
analysis of data and information on     
missing persons and unidentified human  
remains4 ,such best practices shall--   
7#a7 provide an overview of the ,,ncic  
database and ,nam,us databases2  7#b7   
describe how local law enforcement      
agencies1 and offices of forensic       
medicine service providers should access
 and use the ,,ncic database and ,nam,us
 databases2  7#c7 describe the          
appropriate and inappropriate uses of   
the ,,ncic database and ,nam,us         
databases2 and  7#d7 describe the       
standards and protocols for the         
collection1 reporting1 and analysis of  
data and information on missing persons 
and unidentified human remains4  #e4    

,report to congress  7a7 ,in general    
,not later than #a year after the date  
of the enactment of this ,act and       
biennially thereafter1 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 ,nam,us databases4  7b7    
,contents ,the report required by       
subsection 7a7 shall describe1 to the   
extent available1 information on the    
process of information sharing between  
the ,,ncic database and ,nam,us         
databases4  #f4 ,definitions ,in this   
,act3 7#a7 ,authorized agency ,the term 
authorized agency means a ,government   
agency with an originating agency       
identification 7,,ori7 number and that  
is a criminal justice agency1 as defined
 in section #bj4c of title #bh1 ,code of
 ,federal ,regulations4  7#b7 ,,fbi ,the
 term ,,fbi means the ,federal ,bureau  
of ,investigation4  7#c7 ,forensic      

medicine service provider ,the term     
forensic medicine service provider means
 a ,state or unit of local government   
forensic medicine service provider      
having not fewer than #a part-time or   
full-time employed forensic pathologist1
 or forensic pathologist under contract1
 who conducts medicolegal death         
investigations1 including examinations  
of human remains1 and who provides      
reports or opinion testimony with       
respect to such activity in courts of   
law within the ,united ,states4  7#d7   
,forensic science service provider ,the 
term forensic science service provider  
means a ,state or unit of local         
government agency having not fewer than 
#a full-time analyst who examines       
physical evidence in criminal or        
investigative matters and provides      
reports or opinion testimony with       
respect to such evidence in courts in   
the ,united ,states4  7#e7 ,nam,us      
databases ,the term ,nam,us databases   
means the ,national ,missing and        

,unidentified ,persons ,system ,missing 
,persons database and ,national ,missing
 and ,unidentified ,persons ,system     
,unidentified ,decedents database       
maintained by the ,national ,institute  
of ,justice of the ,department of       
,justice1 which serves as a             
clearinghouse and resource center for   
missing1 unidentified1 and unclaimed    
person cases4  7#f7 ,,ncic database ,the
 term ,,ncic database means the         
,national ,crime ,information ,center   
,missing ,person ,file and ,national    
,crime ,information ,center             
,unidentified ,person ,file of the      
,national ,crime ,information ,center   
database of the ,,fbi1 established      
pursuant to section #ecd of title #bh1  
,united ,states ,code4  7#g7 ,qualifying
 law enforcement agency defined ,the    
term qualifying law enforcement agency  
means a ,state1 local1 or ,tribal law   
enforcement agency4  7#h7 ,state ,the   
term ,state means any ,state of the     
,united ,states1 the ,district of       

,columbia1 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto 
,rico1 the ,virgin ,islands1 ,american  
,samoa1 ,guam1 and the ,commonwealth of 
the ,northern ,mariana ,islands4