25 USC § 5702 - Definitions

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title: "25 USC § 5702 - Definitions"
title_number: 25
title_name: "INDIANS"
section_number: "5702"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 49
chapter_name: "SAVANNA’S ACT"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-07-14"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 116–165, § 3, Oct. 10, 2020, 134 Stat. 760.)"
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# § 5702. Definitions

In this chapter:

**(1)** **Confer** section 1660d of this title

The term “confer” has the meaning given the term in .

**(2)** **Databases** The term “databases” means—

**(A)** the National Crime Information Center database;

**(B)** the Combined DNA Index System;

**(C)** the Next Generation Identification System; and

**(D)** any other database relevant to responding to cases of missing or murdered Indians, including that under the Violent Criminal Apprehension Program and the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System.

**(3)** **Indian** The term “Indian” means a member of an Indian Tribe.

**(4)** **Indian country** section 1151 of title 18

The term “Indian country” has the meaning given the term in .

**(5)** **Indian land** section 4302 of this title

The term “Indian land” means Indian lands, as defined in .

**(6)** **Indian Tribe** section 5304 of this title

The term “Indian Tribe” has the meaning given the term “Indian tribe” in .

**(7)** **Law enforcement agency** The term “law enforcement agency” means a Tribal, Federal, State, or local law enforcement agency.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 116–165, § 3, Oct. 10, 2020, 134 Stat. 760.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , 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 under  and Tables.