[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2780 Received in Senate (RDS)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 2780


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            October 23 (legislative day, September 22), 2000

                                Received

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To authorize the Attorney General to provide grants for organizations 
                        to find missing adults.

    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 ``Kristen's Act''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR THE ASSISTANCE OF ORGANIZATIONS TO FIND MISSING 
              ADULTS.

    (a) In General.--The Attorney General may make grants to public 
agencies or nonprofit private organizations, or combinations thereof, 
for programs--
            (1) to assist law enforcement and families in locating 
        missing adults;
            (2) to maintain a national, interconnected database for the 
        purpose of tracking missing adults who are determined by law 
        enforcement to be endangered due to age, diminished mental 
        capacity, or the circumstances of disappearance, when foul play 
        is suspected or circumstances are unknown;
            (3) to maintain statistical information of adults reported 
        as missing;
            (4) to provide informational resources and referrals to 
        families of missing adults;
            (5) to assist in public notification and victim advocacy 
        related to missing adults; and
            (6) to establish and maintain a national clearinghouse for 
        missing adults.
    (b) Regulations.--The Attorney General may make such rules and 
regulations as may be necessary to carry out this Act.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 
$1,000,000 each year for fiscal years 2001 through 2004.

            Passed the House of Representatives October 19, 2000.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.

                              By Martha C. Morrison,

                                                          Deputy Clerk.