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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill amends the PROTECT Act to reauthorize the AMBER Alert grant program for FY2018. </p> <p>The bill also modifies the program to: </p> <ul> <li> make Indian tribes eligible for AMBER Alert grants, </li> <li> permit the use of grant funds to integrate state or regional AMBER Alert communication plans with an Indian tribe, and</li> <li>allow the waiver of the matching funds requirement for grants awarded to Indian tribes.</li> </ul> ]]></text>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)</p> <p><b>AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act of 2017</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill amends the PROTECT Act to reauthorize the AMBER Alert grant program for FY2018. </p> <p>The bill also modifies the program to: </p> <ul> <li> make Indian tribes eligible for AMBER Alert grants, </li> <li> permit the use of grant funds to integrate state or regional AMBER Alert communication plans with an Indian tribe, and</li> <li>allow the waiver of the matching funds requirement for grants awarded to Indian tribes.</li> </ul> <p>(Sec. 3) The Department of Justice must submit to Congress a report evaluating the readiness, education, and training needs, technological challenges, and specific obstacles encountered by Indian tribes in the integration of state or regional AMBER Alert communication plans. </p>]]></text>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)</p> <p><b>AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act of 2017</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill amends the PROTECT Act to reauthorize the AMBER Alert grant program for FY2018. </p> <p>The bill also modifies the program to: </p> <ul> <li>make Indian tribes eligible for AMBER Alert grants, </li> <li>permit the use of grant funds to integrate state or regional AMBER Alert communication plans with an Indian tribe, and </li> <li>allow the waiver of the matching funds requirement for grants awarded to Indian tribes. </li></ul> <p>(Sec. 3) The Department of Justice must submit to Congress a report evaluating the readiness, education, and training needs, technological challenges, and specific obstacles encountered by Indian tribes in the integration of state or regional AMBER Alert communication plans. </p>]]></text>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Ashlynne Mike AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill amends the PROTECT Act to reauthorize the AMBER Alert grant program for FY2019. </p> <p>The bill also modifies the program to: </p> <ul> <li>add, as a new purpose area, the integration of tribal AMBER Alert systems into state AMBER alert systems;</li> <li>make Indian tribes eligible for AMBER Alert grants;</li> <li>permit the use of grant funds to integrate state or regional AMBER Alert communication plans with an Indian tribe; and </li> <li>allow the waiver of the matching funds requirement for grants awarded to Indian tribes. </li></ul> <p>(Sec. 3) The Department of Justice must submit to Congress a report evaluating the readiness, education, and training needs, technological challenges, and specific obstacles encountered by Indian tribes in the integration of state or regional AMBER Alert communication plans. </p>]]></text>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Ashlynne Mike AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill amends the PROTECT Act to reauthorize the AMBER Alert grant program for FY2019.</p> <p>The bill also modifies the program to:</p> <ul> <li>add, as a new purpose area, the integration of tribal AMBER Alert systems into state AMBER alert systems;</li> <li>make Indian tribes eligible for AMBER Alert grants;</li> <li>permit the use of grant funds to integrate state or regional AMBER Alert communication plans with an Indian tribe; and</li> <li>allow the waiver of the matching funds requirement for grants awarded to Indian tribes.</li></ul> <p>(Sec. 3) The Department of Justice must submit to Congress a report evaluating the readiness, education, and training needs, technological challenges, and specific obstacles encountered by Indian tribes in the integration of state or regional AMBER Alert communication plans.</p>]]></text>
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