NamUs resources are provided to law enforcement, medical examiners, coroners, allied forensic professionals, and family members of missing persons.
They include technology, forensic and analytical services, investigative support, and local, regional, and online training programs.
New York, Connecticut, Tennessee, New Jersey and Oklahoma have passed legislation to require agencies to add missing persons to NamUs listings.
As a result of that summit, the Deputy Attorney General created the National Missing Persons Task Force.
In 2011, daily management of NamUs was transitioned to the University of North Texas Health Science Center, with continued administration and oversight by the National Institute of Justice.