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25 U.S.C. § 3

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COORDINATOR OF FEDERAL EFFORTS TO COMBAT VIOLENCE AGAINST NATIVE PEOPLE.
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Title
25 — Indians
Chapter
CH30
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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“(a) Coordinator Designation.—The Secretary of the Interior shall designate an official within the Office of Justice Services in the Bureau of Indian Affairs who shall—“(1) coordinate prevention efforts, grants, and programs related to the murder of, trafficking of, and missing Indians across Federal agencies, including—“(A) the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and “(B) the Department of Justice, including—“(i) the Office of Justice Programs; “(ii) the Office on Violence Against Women; “(iii) the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services; “(iv) the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and “(v) the Office of Tribal Justice; “(2) ensure prevention efforts, grants, and programs of Federal agencies related to the murder of, trafficking of, and missing Indians consider the unique challenges of combating crime, violence, and human trafficking of Indians and on Indian lands faced by Tribal communities, urban centers, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Tribal law enforcement, Federal law enforcement, and State and local law enforcement; “(3) work in cooperation with outside organizations with expertise in working with Indian tribes and Indian Tribes to provide victim centered and culturally relevant training to tribal law enforcement, Indian Health Service health care providers, urban Indian organizations, Tribal community members and businesses, on how to effectively identify, respond to and report instances of missing persons, murder, and trafficking within Indian lands and of Indians; and “(4) report directly to the Secretary of the Interior. “(b) Report.—The official designated in subsection (a) shall submit to the Committee on Indian Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report to provide information on Federal coordination efforts accomplished over the previous year that includes—“(1) a summary of all coordination activities undertaken in compliance with this section; “(2) a summary of all trainings completed under subsection (a)(3); and “(3) recommendations for improving coordination across Federal agencies and of relevant Federal programs.”

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