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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Missing Children's Assistance Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act: </p> <ul> <li>to revise the definition of &quot;missing child&quot; to mean an individual under 18 years of age whose whereabouts are unknown to the individual's parent (currently, legal custodian), </li> <li>to specify that a parent includes a legal guardian or an individual who functions as a parent (e.g., a grandparent), </li> <li>to revise the functions and duties of the National Center on Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), and </li> <li>to require the NCMEC to make publicly available the annual report on missing children and the incidence of attempted child abductions.</li> </ul> <p>The bill reauthorizes through FY2023: </p> <ul> <li>programs and activities for missing and exploited children, and </li> <li>audit requirements for grant recipients.</li> </ul>]]></text>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Missing Children's Assistance Act of 2018</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act: </p> <ul> <li>to revise the definition of "missing child" to mean an individual under 18 years of age whose whereabouts are unknown to the individual's parent (currently, legal custodian),</li> <li>to specify that a parent includes a legal guardian or an individual who functions as a parent (e.g., a grandparent),</li> <li>to revise the functions and duties of the National Center on Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), and</li> <li>to require the NCMEC to make publicly available the annual report on missing children and the incidence of attempted child abductions.</li> </ul> <p>(Sec. 3) The bill reauthorizes through FY2023 the following:</p> <ul> <li>programs and activities for missing and exploited children, and </li> <li>audit requirements for grant recipients.</li> </ul>]]></text>
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