[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[S. 2435 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2435

 To permit Inspectors General to authorize staff to provide assistance 
  to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 18, 2004

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To permit Inspectors General to authorize staff to provide assistance 
  to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and for 
                            other purposes.

    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 ``Missing Child Cold Case Review Act 
of 2004''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF INSPECTORS GENERAL.

    Title XXXVII of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 5779 et 
seq.) is amended by inserting after section 3701 the following:

``SEC. 3701A. AUTHORITY OF INSPECTORS GENERAL.

    ``(a) In General.--An Inspector General appointed under section 3 
or 8G of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) may 
authorize staff to assist the National Center for Missing and Exploited 
Children--
            ``(1) by conducting reviews of inactive case files to 
        develop recommendations for further investigations; and
            ``(2) by engaging in similar activities.
    ``(b) Limitations.--
            ``(1) Priority.--An Inspector General may not permit staff 
        to engage in activities described in subsection (a) if such 
        activities will interfere with the duties of the Inspector 
        General under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
        App.).
            ``(2) Funding.--No additional funds are authorized to be 
        appropriated to carry out this section.''.
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