BADGES for Native Communities Act

This bill changes federal rules to improve how information is shared and how cases are handled when Native Americans go missing, are unidentified, or are murdered. It requires the Department of Justice to create a grant program to help tribes better respond to missing person cases and death investigations, and to make sure tribal and Bureau of Indian Affairs law enforcement officers have access to training and mental health support. The Department of the Interior must set up a five-year test program for running background checks on people applying for law enforcement jobs in the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to study how federal law enforcement agencies collect and handle evidence and how quickly they respond to cases.

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