[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1647 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1647

  To amend the Crime Control Act of 1990 to prohibit law enforcement 
  agencies from imposing a waiting period before accepting reports of 
              missing children less than 21 years of age.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 29, 1999

 Mr. Sweeney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Crime Control Act of 1990 to prohibit law enforcement 
  agencies from imposing a waiting period before accepting reports of 
              missing children less than 21 years of age.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as ``Suzanne's Law''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.

    Section 3701(a) of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
5779(a)) is amended by striking ``age of 18'' and inserting ``age of 
21''.
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