S 5230 — Billy's Law

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52304454]] EngrossedPublic inLaw Senate117-327 (ES)]117th <DOC>Congress 117thAn CONGRESSAct 2dTo Sessionincrease S.accessibility to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, to facilitate data sharing between such system and the National Crime Information Center database of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and for other purposes.

5230<<NOTE: _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To increase accessibility to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, to facilitate data sharing between such system and the National Crime Information Center database of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and for other purposes.

BeDec. it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1.

SHORT27, TITLE.2022 - [S.

5230]>> Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE:

Billy's Law.>> SECTION 1.

<<NOTE:

34 USC 10101 note.>> SHORT TITLE.

AUTHORIZATION<<NOTE: OF THE NATIONAL MISSING AND UNIDENTIFIED PERSONS SYSTEM.

34 USC 40506.>> AUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIONAL MISSING AND UNIDENTIFIED PERSONS SYSTEM.

(1) The<<NOTE: NamUs shall be a national information clearinghouse and resource center for missing, unidentified, and unclaimed person cases across the United States administered by the National Institute of Justice and managed through an agreement with an eligible entity.

(2)Contracts.>> The NamUs shall coordinatebe ora provide--national (A)information onlineclearinghouse databaseand technologyresource whichcenter servesfor asmissing, aunidentified, nationaland informationunclaimed clearinghouseperson tocases helpacross expeditethe caseUnited associationsStates administered by the National Institute of Justice and resolutions;managed through an agreement with an eligible entity.

(2) <<NOTE:

Coordination.>> The NamUs shall coordinate or provide-- (A) online database technology which serves as a national information clearinghouse to help expedite case associations and resolutions;

(b) Permissible Use of Funds.-- (1) In general.--The permissible use of funds awarded under this section for the implementation and maintenance of the agreement created in subparagraph (a)(1) include the use of funds-- (A)[[Page to136 hireSTAT. additional personnel to provide case support and perform other core NamUs functions;

4455]] (A) to hire additional personnel to provide case support and perform other core NamUs functions;

(J) to<<NOTE: conduct data analytics and research projects for the purpose of enhancing knowledge, best practices, and training related to missing and unidentified person cases, as well as developing NamUs system enhancements;

(K)Analysis.>> to createconduct anddata maintainanalytics aand secure,research online,projects nationwidefor criticalthe incidentpurpose responseof toolenhancing forknowledge, professionalsbest thatpractices, willand connecttraining lawrelated enforcement,to medico-legalmissing and emergencyunidentified managementperson professionals,cases, as well as victimsdeveloping andNamUs familiessystem duringenhancements; a critical incident;

(K) to create and maintain a secure, online, nationwide critical incident response tool for professionals that will connect law enforcement, medico- legal and emergency management professionals, as well as victims and families during a critical incident;

(B) in the matter following paragraph (3), by striking ``and the National Crime Information Center computer networks'' and inserting ``, the National Crime Information Center[[Page computer136 networks,STAT. and the NamUs databases'';

4456]] Center computer networks, and the NamUs databases'';

INFORMATION<<NOTE: SHARING.

Deadlines.

34 USC 40507.>> INFORMATION SHARING.

(b) Electronic Data Sharing.--NotSharing.-- later<<NOTE: than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall, in accordance with this section, have completed an assessment of the NCIC and NamUs system architectures and governing statutes, policies, 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 database, with the following criteria, to be electronically transmitted to the NamUs system.

Assessment.

Plan.

Criteria.>> Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall, in accordance with this section, have completed an assessment of the NCIC and NamUs system architectures and governing statutes, policies, 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 database, with the following criteria, to be electronically transmitted to the NamUs system.

(3) All<<NOTE: other Missing Person cases that have been active (non-cancelled) in NCIC for 180 days;

(4)Time Unidentifiedperiod.>> personAll other Missing Person cases that have been active (non-(non-cancelled) cancelled) in NCIC for 60180 days;

(5)(4) Once<<NOTE: case data are transmitted to NamUs, cases are marked as such within NCIC, and any updates to such cases will be transmitted to NamUs within 24 hours.

Time period.>> Unidentified person cases that have been active (non-cancelled) in NCIC for 60 days;

(5) <<NOTE:

Updates.>> Once case data are transmitted to NamUs, cases are marked as such within NCIC, and any updates to such cases will be transmitted to NamUs within 24 hours.

and (B)[[Page specify136 theSTAT. circumstances in which access to portions of information in the Missing Person and Unidentified Person files may be withheld from the NamUs databases.

4457]] (B) specify the circumstances in which access to portions of information in the Missing Person and Unidentified Person files may be withheld from the NamUs databases.

REPORT<<NOTE: TO CONGRESS.

34 USC 40508.>> REPORT TO CONGRESS.