34 USC § 40508 - Report to Congress

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identifier: "/us/usc/t34/s40508"
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title: "34 USC § 40508 - Report to Congress"
title_number: 34
title_name: "CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
section_number: "40508"
section_name: "Report to Congress"
chapter_number: 405
chapter_name: "REPORTING OF UNIDENTIFIED AND MISSING PERSONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 117–327, § 5, Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4457.)"
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# § 40508. Report to Congress

**(a)** **In general** December 27, 2022

Not later than 1 year after , and biennially thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report describing the status of the NCIC database and NamUs databases.

**(b)** **Contents** The report required by subsection (a) shall describe, to the extent available, information on the process of information sharing between the NCIC database and NamUs databases.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 117–327, § 5, Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4457.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of Billy’s Law, also known as the Help Find the Missing Act, and not as part of Jennifer’s Law which comprises this chapter.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Definitions

For definitions of “NCIC database” and “NamUs databases” as used in this section, see , set out as a note under .