Title 25 — Indians
Chapter 49 — Savanna’s Act
§ 5701. Purposes
Statutory text
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.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Savanna’s Act
Pub. L. 116–165 § 2 · 134 Stat. 760
Enacted · 25 U.S.C. § 5701
(Pub. L. 116–165, § 2, Oct. 10, 2020, 134 Stat. 760.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 116–165, § 2, Oct. 10, 2020, 134 Stat. 760.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 2. PURPOSES. The purposes of this Act are— (1) to clarify the responsibilities of Federal, State, Tribal, and local law enforcement agencies with respect to responding to cases of missing or murdered Indians; (2) to increase coordination and communication among Federal, State, Tribal, and local law enforcement agencies, including medical examiner and coroner offices; (3) to empower Tribal governments with the resources and information necessary to effectively respond to cases of missing or murdered Indians; and (4) 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.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 116–165, , 134 Stat. 760, known as Savanna’s Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out below and Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title
Pub. L. 116–165, § 1, , 134 Stat. 760, provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter and amending sections 10452, 10461, and 20126 of Title 34, Crime Control and Law Enforcement] may be cited as ‘Savanna’s Act’.”