II 109th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 133 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 24, 2005 Mr. Talent (for himself and Mr. Feingold) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend section 302 of the PROTECT Act to modify the standards for the issuance of alerts through the AMBER Alert communications network.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Tory Jo's AMBER Response Act.

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Minimum standards for issuance and dissemination of alerts through amber alert communications network

Section 302(b) of the PROTECT Act (42 U.S.C. 5791a(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (5)The minimum standards shall, to the maximum extent practicable (as determined by the Coordinator in consultation with State and local law enforcement agencies), allow local law enforcement officials to issue, and to provide for the dissemination of, an alert through the AMBER Alert communications network to facilitate the recovery of an abducted newborn. .

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Definition

Title III of the PROTECT Act (42 U.S.C. 5791 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

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Definition

For purposes of this title, the term child means— (1)an individual under 18 years of age; or (2)a newborn.

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