25 U.S.C. § 5701 — Purposes
submitted 6 years ago by Pub. L. 116-165 to r/title-25-INDIANS · 119 words · no verdicts yet
This section states the purposes of a chapter concerning missing or murdered Indians.
This chapter aims (1) to clarify Federal, State, Tribal, and local law-enforcement responsibilities for missing or murdered Indians; (2) to increase coordination and communication among those agencies, including medical examiners and coroners; (3) to give Tribal governments the resources and information needed to respond effectively; and (4) to increase collection and sharing of data about missing or murdered Indian* men, women, and children, wherever they live, among officials responsible for responding to and investigating those cases.
The purposes of this chapter are—
to clarify the responsibilities of Federal, State, Tribal, and local law enforcement agencies with respect to responding to cases of missing or murdered Indians;
to increase coordination and communication among Federal, State, Tribal, and local law enforcement agencies, including medical examiner and coroner offices;
to empower Tribal governments with the resources and information necessary to effectively respond to cases of missing or murdered Indians; and
to increase the collection of data related to missing or murdered Indian* men, women, and children, regardless of where they reside, and the sharing of information among Federal, State, and Tribal officials responsible for responding to and investigating cases of missing or murdered Indians.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 116–165, § 2, Oct. 10, 2020, 134 Stat. 760.)
- 2020Enacted · Pub. L. 116-165 · 134 Stat. 760
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 116-165 on 2020-10-10.
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