3.0.0 3579 2019-11-15T22:00:16Z 2019-11-15T22:00:16Z Senate S S 2008-09-25 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-09-25T18:45:29Z To encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the United States, to authorize grants for the assistance of organizations to find missing adults, and for other purposes. 110 6064 HR 2008-10-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2008-09-25 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2008-09-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001162 Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL] Mel Martinez R FL N K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. 2008-09-25 True Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative procedure Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congress Congressional reporting requirements Criminal justice information Data banks Department of Justice Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Emergency communication systems Executive reorganization Federal aid to law enforcement Federal officials Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Government Operations and Politics Grants-in-aid Information networks Law Missing persons Nonprofit organizations Old age assistance Police communication systems Right of privacy Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Standards Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2008-09-25 Introduced in Senate 2008-11-18T19:15:46Z National Silver Alert Act - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish a national Silver Alert communications network within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to assist regional and local search efforts for missing seniors; (2) assign a DOJ officer to serve as the Silver Alert Coordinator to coordinate the network with states; and (3) award grants to states for support of Silver Alert plans and the network. Defines "missing senior" as any individual who is reported as missing to or by a law enforcement agency and who meets state requirements for designation as a missing senior.

Directs the Coordinator to: (1) establish minimum standards for the issuance and dissemination of alerts issued through the network; and (2) make available to states, local governments, law enforcement agencies, and other concerned entities network training and information.

Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to states and local governments to provide voluntary electronic monitoring services to elderly individuals (Sammy Kirk Voluntary Electronic Monitoring Program).

Kristen's Act Reauthorization of 2008 - Directs the Attorney General to make competitive grants to public agencies and/or nonprofit private organizations to: (1) maintain a national resource center and database for tracking missing adults; and (2) provide assistance and to law enforcement agencies, families, and victim advocates in locating and recovering missing adults.

]]> National Silver Alert Act Short Titles as Introduced National Silver Alert Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Kristen's Act Reauthorization of 2008 Display Title National Silver Alert Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the United States, to authorize grants for the assistance of organizations to find missing adults, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2008-09-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3579is/xml/BILLS-110s3579is.xml 2008-09-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.