[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[S. 2064 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2064

 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act, to expand the purpose 
  of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to cover 
 individuals who are at least 18 but have not yet attained the age of 
                                  22.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 10, 2000

Mr. Edwards (for himself and Mr. Biden) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act, to expand the purpose 
  of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to cover 
 individuals who are at least 18 but have not yet attained the age of 
                                  22.

    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 the ``Abducted Young Adults Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS IN REGARD TO VULNERABLE INVOLUNTARILY MISSING YOUNG 
              ADULTS.

    (a) Conforming Amendments.--Section 402 of the Missing Children's 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting after ``these children'' 
        the following: ``and involuntarily missing young adults'';
            (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting after ``these children'' 
        the following: ``and involuntarily missing young adults'';
            (3) in paragraph (4), by inserting after ``many missing 
        children'' the following: ``and involuntarily missing young 
        adults'';
            (4) in paragraph (6), by inserting after ``abducted 
        children'' the following: ``and involuntarily missing young 
        adults''; and
            (5) in paragraph (7)--
                    (A) by inserting after ``leads in missing 
                children'' the following: ``and involuntarily missing 
                young adults''; and
                    (B) by inserting after ``where the child'' the 
                following: ``or involuntarily missing young adult''.
    (b) Additional Findings.--Section 402 of the Missing Children's 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771) is amended by--
            (1) redesignating paragraphs (2) through (21) as paragraphs 
        (3) through (22), respectively; and
            (2) inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) each year many young adults are abducted or are 
        involuntarily missing under circumstances which immediately 
        place them in grave danger;''.

SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF PURPOSE OF NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND 
              EXPLOITED CHILDREN.

    Section 403 of the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5772) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
        (4) and (5), respectively; and
            (2) by adding after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) the term `involuntarily missing young adult' means 
        any individual who is at least 18 but has not attained the age 
        of 22 whose whereabouts are unknown to such individual's parent 
        or guardian if law enforcement determines--
                    ``(A) there is a reasonable indication or suspicion 
                that the individual has been abducted or is missing 
                under circumstances suggesting foul play or a threat to 
                life; or
                    ``(B) the individual is known to be suicidal or has 
                a severe medical condition that poses a threat to his 
                or her life;
            ``(3) the term `young adult' means any individual who is at 
        least 18 but has not attained the age of 22;''.

SEC. 4. DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATOR IN REGARD TO 
              INVOLUNTARILY MISSING YOUNG ADULTS.

    Section 404 of the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5773) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting after ``missing 
                children'' the following: ``and involuntarily missing 
                young adults'';
                    (B) in paragraph (5)(A), by inserting after 
                ``missing children'' the following: ``and involuntarily 
                missing young adults'';
                    (C) in paragraph (5)(B), by inserting after 
                ``missing children'' the following: ``and involuntarily 
                missing young adults'';
                    (D) in paragraph (5)(C), by--
                            (i) inserting after ``missing children'' 
                        the following: ``or involuntarily missing young 
                        adults''; and
                            (ii) inserting after ``or to children'' the 
                        following: ``or involuntarily missing young 
                        adults''; and
                    (E) in paragraph (5)(I)(iv), by inserting after 
                ``missing children'' the following: ``and involuntarily 
                missing young adults'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by--
                            (i) inserting after ``regarding the 
                        location of any'' the following: 
                        ``involuntarily missing young adult or''; and
                            (ii) inserting after ``reunite such child 
                        with such child's legal custodian'' the 
                        following: ``, or request information 
                        pertaining to procedures necessary to notify 
                        law enforcement about such involuntarily 
                        missing young adult'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (C)(i), by inserting after 
                ``children and their families'' the following: ``and 
                involuntarily missing young adults and their 
                families'';
                    (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (E), (F), and 
                (G) as subparagraphs (F), (G), and (H), respectively;
                    (D) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the 
                following:
                    ``(E) to coordinate public and private programs 
                which locate or recover involuntarily missing young 
                adults;'';
                    (E) in subparagraph (F), as redesignated, by 
                inserting after ``missing and exploited children'' the 
                following: ``and involuntarily missing young adults;'';
                    (F) in subparagraph (G), as redesignated by 
                inserting after ``missing and exploited children'' the 
                following: ``and involuntarily missing young adults''; 
                and
                    (G) in subparagraph (H), as redesignated, by 
                inserting after ``missing and exploited children'' the 
                following: ``and involuntarily missing young adults,''; 
                and
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) paragraph (1), by inserting after ``number of 
                children'' each place it appears (except after ``who 
                are victims of parental kidnapings'') the following: 
                ``and involuntarily missing young adults''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting after ``missing 
                children'' the following: ``and involuntarily missing 
                young adults''.

SEC. 5. AUTHORITY OF ADMINISTRATOR TO MAKE GRANTS AND ENTER IN 
              CONTRACTS RELATING TO INVOLUNTARILY MISSING YOUNG ADULTS.

    Section 405 of the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5775) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by inserting after ``children,'' the 
                        first place it appears the following: ``young 
                        adults,'';
                            (ii) by inserting after ``children'' the 
                        second place it appears the following: ``or 
                        involuntarily missing young adults'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting after 
                ``children'' the following: ``or involuntarily missing 
                young adults'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting after 
                ``children'' the following: ``or involuntarily missing 
                young adults'';
                    (D) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) in the matter before subparagraph (A), 
                        by inserting after ``children'' the following: 
                        ``or involuntarily missing young adults'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
                        after ``child'' each place it appears the 
                        following: ``or involuntarily missing young 
                        adult''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
                        after ``child'' the following: ``or 
                        involuntarily missing young adult'';
                    (E) in paragraph (5), by inserting after ``missing 
                children's'' the following: ``or involuntarily missing 
                young adults' '';
                    (F) in paragraph (6), by inserting after 
                ``children'' each place it appears the following: ``or 
                involuntarily missing young adults'';
                    (G) in paragraph (7), by inserting after 
                ``children'' each place it appears the following: ``or 
                involuntarily missing young adults''; and
                    (H) in paragraph (9), by inserting after 
                ``children'' the following: ``or involuntarily missing 
                young adults''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting after 
                ``children'' the first place it appears the following: 
                ``or involuntarily missing young adults'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting after 
                ``services to'' the following: ``involuntarily missing 
                young adults,''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting after 
                ``children'' the following: ``or involuntarily missing 
                young adults''.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 408(a) of the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5777(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``In addition, 
there is authorized to be appropriated $2,500,000 for fiscal years 2001 
through 2003 to carry out the provisions of the amendments made to this 
Act by the Abducted Young Adults Act.''.

SEC. 7. SPECIAL STUDY AND REPORT.

    (a) Study.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention shall begin to conduct a study to determine the 
obstacles that prevent or impede law enforcement from recovering 
involuntarily missing young adults.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention shall submit a report to the chairman of the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the 
chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate containing a 
description, and a summary of the results, of the study conducted under 
subsection (a).

SEC. 8. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

    Section 3701(a) of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 5779) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Each Federal, State, 
and local law enforcement agency may report each case of an 
involuntarily missing young adult reported to such agency to the 
National Crime Information Center of the Department of Justice.''.

SEC. 9. STATE REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 3702 of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 5780) is 
amended by--
            (1) redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4);
            (2) inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) provide that each involuntarily missing young adult 
        report and all necessary and available information with respect 
        to such report, shall include--
                    ``(A) the name, date of birth, sex, race, height, 
                weight, and eye and hair color of the involuntarily 
                missing young adult;
                    ``(B) the date and location of the last known 
                contact with the involuntarily missing young adult; and
                    ``(C) once the State agency receiving the case has 
                made a determination to enter such report into the 
                State law enforcement system and the National Crime 
                Information Center computer networks, and make such 
                report available to the Missing and Exploited Children 
                Information Clearinghouse within the State or other 
                agency designated within the State to receive such 
                reports, shall immediately enter such report and all 
                necessary and available information described in 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B);'';
            (3) in paragraph (4), as redesignated, by striking 
        ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting the following: ``paragraphs (2) 
        and (3)''; and
            (4) in paragraph (4)(C), as redesignated, by inserting 
        after ``missing children'' the following: ``and involuntarily 
        missing young adults''.
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