<enum>I</enum><header>Silver Alert communications network</header> <section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H70CC8C19679E43CEA8008430CDBEF9E2" section-type="section-one"><enum>101.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the <quote><short-title>National Silver Alert Act</short-title></quote>.</text> </section> <section id="HA4A3893D3C164C6B9D00A53C5169ED09"><enum>102.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For purposes of this title:</text> <paragraph id="H17DB4E261D6B466DBA8578058F1D6176"><enum>(1)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDA5AF42CB3FA465DBC2F3D2CE8CF91AC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Missing senior</header><text>The term <term>missing senior</term> refers to any individual who—</text> <subparagraph id="H9A998B9A2F1B4F348493126C6E6C8EC6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is reported to, or identified by, a law enforcement agency as a missing person; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HED93646D24F243BE00ADD17000EF8F2F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meets the requirements to be designated as a missing senior, as determined by the State in which the individual is reported or identified as a missing person.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></section> <section id="H0CA82994CE134EACB8483C442B8CBCB3"><enum>103.</enum><header>Silver Alert communications network</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Attorney General shall, subject to the availability of appropriations under <internal-xref idref="H9E2EF0548FF5479C848F8EFB2FB480BD" legis-path="107.">section 107</internal-xref>, establish a national Silver Alert communications network within the Department of Justice to provide assistance to regional and local search efforts for missing seniors through the initiation, facilitation, and promotion of local elements of the network (known as Silver Alert plans) in coordination with States, units of local government, law enforcement agencies, and other concerned entities with expertise in providing services to seniors.</text> </section> <section id="H4DC22BED9F394DF0917BF1D4B7CA81D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>104.</enum><header>Silver Alert Coordinator</header> <subsection id="H9B52D1300FA64792975793EA7B89D4CB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>National Coordinator within Department of Justice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General shall designate an individual of the Department of Justice to act as the national coordinator of the Silver Alert communications network. The individual so designated shall be known as the Silver Alert Coordinator of the Department of Justice (referred to in this title as the <quote>Coordinator</quote>).</text> </subsection> <subsection id="H20E993332CA549E99DA3143182C26F22"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties of the Coordinator</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In acting as the national coordinator of the Silver Alert communications network, the Coordinator shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H99C5B5DEAC5F49819C90C4D416BEF6DD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>work with States to encourage the development of additional Silver Alert plans in the network;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC4F4F780E64F4CB4B0F35B9047AABB17"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish voluntary guidelines for States to use in developing Silver Alert plans that will promote compatible and integrated Silver Alert plans throughout the United States, including—</text> <subparagraph id="H0B7B6BDCE83341A8852C5ECC00447304"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a list of the resources necessary to establish a Silver Alert plan;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H394028CD9AFD4F83A5BC7D933BEE3424"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">criteria for evaluating whether a situation warrants issuing a Silver Alert, taking into consideration the need for the use of such Alerts to be limited in scope because the effectiveness of the Silver Alert communications network may be affected by overuse, including criteria to determine—</text> <clause id="H29942BC6358141EA912370F900D44F11"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the mental capacity of a senior who is missing, and the circumstances of his or her disappearance, warrant the issuance a Silver Alert; and</text> </clause> <clause id="HD49382744F8343A300C41650612B6E96"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>whether the individual who reports that a senior is missing is an appropriate and credible source on which to base the issuance of a Silver Alert;</text> </clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H59D374A08C68483AA257B02F0156820"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the appropriate uses of the Silver Alert name to readily identify the nature of search efforts for missing seniors; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H514BC96FBFED46A481BF8FC588EB00D7"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations on how to protect the privacy, dignity, independence, and autonomy of any missing senior who may be the subject of a Silver Alert;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E5964C334D646F9893243ABB3E7E73"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop proposed protocols for efforts to recover missing seniors and to reduce the number of seniors who are reported missing, including protocols for procedures that are needed from the time of initial notification of a law enforcement agency that the senior is missing through the time of the return of the senior to family, guardian, or domicile, as appropriate, including—</text> <subparagraph id="HEE33C939768644BD8729CBC4D081B336"><enum>(A)</enum><text>public safety communications protocol;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCE43FD9BB8ED4FE5967BCC920910D434"><enum>(B)</enum><text>case management protocol;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5D3ADF2C716A43469213466993B26708"><enum>(C)</enum><text>command center operations;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7B5296F50362466891C90651EA161991"><enum>(D)</enum><text>reunification protocol; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H24EF5C0245E04BC7ADE76046DDE1C300"><enum>(E)</enum><text>incident review, evaluation, debriefing, and public information procedures;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H923A64E5F37A40F2B7F120FCFBF3008D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>work with States to ensure appropriate regional coordination of various elements of the network;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H40DB676AD7ED47FF99D533CCB3C2CB56"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish an advisory group to assist States, units of local government, law enforcement agencies, and other entities involved in the Silver Alert communications network with initiating, facilitating, and promoting Silver Alert plans, which shall include—</text> <subparagraph id="H9A1CE902406F4471BA43C39252F1AE87"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to the maximum extent practicable, representation from the various geographic regions of the United States; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H51D61D62A3154BE9AE02A19E06F0383D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>members who are—</text> <clause id="H761DB4C487B34EF6B663B848D1BC2B6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>representatives of senior citizen advocacy groups, law enforcement agencies, and public safety communications;</text> </clause> <clause id="H26B2FE7516E640C98C486479C24E34D4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>broadcasters, first responders, dispatchers, and radio station personnel; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H10ECC3FD14524949AE38E5A93C6CA877"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>representatives of any other individuals or organizations that the Coordinator determines are necessary to the success of the Silver Alert communications network; and</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2068DAF9E578447900504CB814F592B"><enum>(6)</enum><text>act as the nationwide point of contact for—</text> <subparagraph id="H2570D46829F8437E8D826707E2CFA38E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the development of the network; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8E63E3D063F34EF9864CB573F9E61F87"><enum>(B)</enum><text>regional coordination of alerts for missing seniors through the network.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H77C5B1EEBBE74E939FF8A73FA6945400"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Coordination</header> <paragraph id="HC6FF51BF180C482FA143286763173C00"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Coordination with other agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Coordinator shall coordinate and consult with the Secretary of Transportation, the Federal Communications Commission, the Assistant Secretary for Aging of the Department of Health and Human Services, the head of the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program, and other appropriate offices of the Department of Justice in carrying out activities under this title.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6788C50E3041451ABA00D33D7230FDD8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State and local coordination</header><text>The Coordinator shall consult with local broadcasters and State and local law enforcement agencies in establishing minimum standards under <internal-xref idref="HC08FF5F118654690AE41ACC99D2EB798" legis-path="105.">section 105</internal-xref> and in carrying out other activities under this title, as appropriate.</text> </paragraph></subsection> <subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF980346331894B95B4738934594457E2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Annual reports</header><text>Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Coordinator shall submit to Congress a report on the activities of the Coordinator and the effectiveness and status of the Silver Alert plans of each State that has established or is in the process of establishing such a plan. Each such report shall include—</text> <paragraph id="H03F6F478760345B0AB57BF77BA07734B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a list of States that have established Silver Alert plans;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H15681E1BFB8D45B993E2622959142400"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a list of States that are in the process of establishing Silver Alert plans;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H37C88FE4B2474E5BAAF027736300EED7"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for each State that has established such a plan, to the extent the data is available—</text> <subparagraph id="H6C4F2F56B1414B0E92756BAAD0D0013"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of Silver Alerts issued;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8BDF0A9C416347D988353202ED018CB4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of individuals located successfully;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFD22FC496215406695E8492C3495C4FA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the average period of time between the issuance of a Silver Alert and the location of the individual for whom such Alert was issued;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4F871D3C9C2B4DF894BFE132B412EC00"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the State agency or authority issuing Silver Alerts, and the process by which Silver Alerts are disseminated;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDF9BA446EB484026B514F8F809F96F38"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the cost of establishing and operating such a plan;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3069610DA885459E93CFFA5B64D64FE"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the criteria used by the State to determine whether to issue a Silver Alert; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H22360C2360CD43ACA2A74BC357EF9500"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the extent to which missing individuals for whom Silver Alerts were issued crossed State lines;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6EF554AC3AED4E2685C296DD50CBD1D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>actions States have taken to protect the privacy and dignity of the individuals for whom Silver Alerts are issued;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H4204BD8886CB42679794A61CBEA78930"><enum>(5)</enum><text>ways that States have facilitated and improved communication about missing individuals between families, caregivers, law enforcement officials, and other authorities; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HBBBD1647166E49B6A0A2506986522CF4"><enum>(6)</enum><text>any other information the Coordinator determines to be appropriate.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HC08FF5F118654690AE41ACC99D2EB798"><enum>105.</enum><header>Minimum standards for issuance and dissemination of alerts through Silver Alert communications network</header> <subsection commented="no" id="HFCCF586EDD7249A2812CBF00787C00B5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of minimum standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to <internal-xref idref="H35C4F702F9E546E082BF55D207E5A35F" legis-path="105.(b)">subsection (b)</internal-xref>, the Coordinator shall establish minimum standards for—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H63369E4A7E5140F89F5333CF8EA77079"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the issuance of alerts through the Silver Alert communications network; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H266A175B40B54A399D006F54896DEDD0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the extent of the dissemination of alerts issued through the network.</text> </paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H35C4F702F9E546E082BF55D207E5A35F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitations</header> <paragraph id="H5F8E5207E989452CA2CE89DFAA52B282"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Voluntary participation</header><text>The minimum standards established under <internal-xref idref="HFCCF586EDD7249A2812CBF00787C00B5" legis-path="105.(a)">subsection (a) </internal-xref>of this section, and any other guidelines and programs established under <internal-xref idref="H4DC22BED9F394DF0917BF1D4B7CA81D" legis-path="104.">section 104</internal-xref>, shall be adoptable on a voluntary basis only.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H934B880E9FB64A29AA92A632E1FA0086"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Dissemination of information</header><text>The minimum standards shall, to the maximum extent practicable (as determined by the Coordinator in consultation with State and local law enforcement agencies), provide that appropriate information relating to the special needs of a missing senior (including health care needs) are disseminated to the appropriate law enforcement, public health, and other public officials.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6C10ED7D62244185A5414720BB75DE6C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Geographic areas</header><text>The minimum standards shall, to the maximum extent practicable (as determined by the Coordinator in consultation with State and local law enforcement agencies), provide that the dissemination of an alert through the Silver Alert communications network be limited to the geographic areas which the missing senior could reasonably reach, considering the missing senior’s circumstances and physical and mental condition, the modes of transportation available to the missing senior, and the circumstances of the disappearance.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE22F425A03124DE1AC1F11B684FE2720"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Age requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The minimum standards shall not include any specific age requirement for an individual to be classified as a missing senior for purposes of the Silver Alert communication network. Age requirements for determinations of whether an individual is a missing senior shall be determined by each State, and may vary from State to State.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H81203A43C2764C399461A639C827A9BE"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Privacy and civil liberties protections</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The minimum standards shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HCA3F75221DF7473E951D3125294978F9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensure that alerts issued through the Silver Alert communications network comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local privacy laws and regulations; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9E8A6E25837846059FAFB200EE38DF82"><enum>(B)</enum><text>include standards that specifically provide for the protection of the civil liberties and sensitive medical information of missing seniors.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H851A0CE8BA464AC88BF9AAFB9F7F9037"><enum>(6)</enum><header>State and local voluntary coordination</header><text>In carrying out the activities under <internal-xref idref="HFCCF586EDD7249A2812CBF00787C00B5" legis-path="105.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref>, the Coordinator may not interfere with the current system of voluntary coordination between local broadcasters and State and local law enforcement agencies for purposes of the Silver Alert communications network.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H541D44C90DA1478489A8DB9218590079"><enum>106.</enum><header>Training and other resources</header> <subsection id="H66D01405C26A45B093F0E5EB07D1FB29"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Training and educational programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Coordinator shall make available to States, units of local government, law enforcement agencies, and other concerned entities that are involved in initiating, facilitating, or promoting Silver Alert plans, including broadcasters, first responders, dispatchers, public safety communications personnel, and radio station personnel—</text> <paragraph id="H9D8E1ABBD07A4EDE89C230E000A4FF23"><enum>(1)</enum><text>training and educational programs related to the Silver Alert communication network and the capabilities, limitations, and anticipated behaviors of missing seniors, which shall be updated regularly to encourage the use of new tools, technologies, and resources in Silver Alert plans; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9C3D3439B0874871AB7FC4DC2042781"><enum>(2)</enum><text>informational materials, including brochures, videos, posters, and web sites to support and supplement such training and educational programs.</text> </paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H576C896BAF96425CB5929CC6B653B96E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The Coordinator shall coordinate—</text> <paragraph id="HAD0D5A5F7F0A4281BA4D1CB00093EA57"><enum>(1)</enum><text>with the Assistant Secretary for Aging of the Department of Health and Human Services in developing the training and educational programs and materials under <internal-xref idref="H66D01405C26A45B093F0E5EB07D1FB29" legis-path="106.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref>; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H589525E7F1C8456DA77C2FE59EA984A2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with the head of the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program within the Department of Justice, to determine if any existing material with respect to training programs or educational materials developed or used as part of such Patient Alert Program are appropriate and may be used for the programs under <internal-xref idref="H66D01405C26A45B093F0E5EB07D1FB29" legis-path="106.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref>.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H9E2EF0548FF5479C848F8EFB2FB480BD"><enum>107.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations for the Silver Alert communications network</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Justice such sums as may be necessary to carry out the Silver Alert communications network as authorized under this title.</text> </section> <section id="H8AD37B29543C49DD91A2586FEB074039"><enum>108.</enum><header>Grant program for support of Silver Alert plans</header> <subsection id="H5D38346D550D47159373DCF1C896E4CD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grant program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the availability of appropriations to carry out this section, the Attorney General shall carry out a program to provide grants to States for the development and enhancement of programs and activities for the support of Silver Alert plans and the Silver Alert communications network.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="H1D86A7EE1EB14917A04BCD04F8909E0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Activities funded by grants under the program under <internal-xref idref="H5D38346D550D47159373DCF1C896E4CD" legis-path="108.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref> may include—</text> <paragraph id="H6E44FB3E18B349AB87EE524FB187C7FE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the development and implementation of education and training programs, and associated materials, relating to Silver Alert plans;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC73D903C9BC542DE8E57E166C1D744B4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the development and implementation of law enforcement programs, and associated equipment, relating to Silver Alert plans;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD78D3D401E9C4F6F8837BAE975B24563"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the development and implementation of new technologies to improve Silver Alert communications; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6ABDD7EBF2024AA3AD5961E2B69DDFB4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>such other activities as the Attorney General considers appropriate for supporting the Silver Alert communications network.</text> </paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H5ED2C7F3DFB949AEBF34FAD22800D29E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of any activities funded by a grant under the program under <internal-xref idref="H5D38346D550D47159373DCF1C896E4CD" legis-path="108.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref> may not exceed 50 percent.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="H4330F4602BE84CB79B83CD17299DF2DF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Distribution of grants on geographic basis</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure the distribution of grants under the program under <internal-xref idref="H5D38346D550D47159373DCF1C896E4CD" legis-path="108.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref> on an equitable basis throughout the various regions of the United States.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="HB9083C3E61FB4F6CBA5E03FCA75BC7CB"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The Attorney General shall prescribe requirements, including application requirements, for grants under the program under <internal-xref idref="H5D38346D550D47159373DCF1C896E4CD" legis-path="108.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref>.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="HA4AC6EF95B6740ECB0414FE2FA3453F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <paragraph id="HBBFA5AE9FA244F8F960591C68B630095"><enum>(1)</enum><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Justice $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to carry out this section and, in addition, $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to carry out <internal-xref idref="HD78D3D401E9C4F6F8837BAE975B24563" legis-path="108.(b)(3)">subsection (b)(3)</internal-xref>.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H66D99DA86A54470EBD2E2E8F22DE232C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in <internal-xref idref="HBBFA5AE9FA244F8F960591C68B630095" legis-path="108.(f)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref> shall remain available until expended.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H9034DE53778246468ED84FC83095C56E"><enum>109.</enum><header>Sammy Kirk Voluntary Electronic Monitoring Program</header> <subsection id="H78C96529B3194D2681B73F72899082F8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General, after consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, is authorized to award grants to States and units of local government to carry out programs to provide voluntary electronic monitoring services to elderly individuals to assist in the location of such individuals if such individuals are reported as missing.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="HD9CCE3025271494985BC316143054F5F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2014.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="H92A42A5E3EBC41540084BAFF02DEDB1F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Designation</header><text>The grant program authorized under this section shall be referred to as the <quote>Sammy Kirk Voluntary Electronic Monitoring Program</quote>.</text> </subsection></section>

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<enum>I</enum><header>Silver Alert communications network</header> <section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H70CC8C19679E43CEA8008430CDBEF9E2" section-type="section-one"><enum>101.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the <quote><short-title>National Silver Alert Act</short-title></quote>.</text> </section> <section id="HA4A3893D3C164C6B9D00A53C5169ED09"><enum>102.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For purposes of this title:</text> <paragraph id="H17DB4E261D6B466DBA8578058F1D6176"><enum>(1)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDA5AF42CB3FA465DBC2F3D2CE8CF91AC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Missing senior</header><text>The term <term>missing senior</term> refers to any individual who—</text> <subparagraph id="H9A998B9A2F1B4F348493126C6E6C8EC6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is reported to, or identified by, a law enforcement agency as a missing person; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HED93646D24F243BE00ADD17000EF8F2F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meets the requirements to be designated as a missing senior, as determined by the State in which the individual is reported or identified as a missing person.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></section> <section id="H0CA82994CE134EACB8483C442B8CBCB3"><enum>103.</enum><header>Silver Alert communications network</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Attorney General shall, subject to the availability of appropriations under <internal-xref idref="H9E2EF0548FF5479C848F8EFB2FB480BD" legis-path="107.">section 107</internal-xref>, establish a national Silver Alert communications network within the Department of Justice to provide assistance to regional and local search efforts for missing seniors through the initiation, facilitation, and promotion of local elements of the network (known as Silver Alert plans) in coordination with States, units of local government, law enforcement agencies, and other concerned entities with expertise in providing services to seniors.</text> </section> <section id="H4DC22BED9F394DF0917BF1D4B7CA81D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>104.</enum><header>Silver Alert Coordinator</header> <subsection id="H9B52D1300FA64792975793EA7B89D4CB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>National Coordinator within Department of Justice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General shall designate an individual of the Department of Justice to act as the national coordinator of the Silver Alert communications network. The individual so designated shall be known as the Silver Alert Coordinator of the Department of Justice (referred to in this title as the <quote>Coordinator</quote>).</text> </subsection> <subsection id="H20E993332CA549E99DA3143182C26F22"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties of the Coordinator</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In acting as the national coordinator of the Silver Alert communications network, the Coordinator shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H99C5B5DEAC5F49819C90C4D416BEF6DD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>work with States to encourage the development of additional Silver Alert plans in the network;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC4F4F780E64F4CB4B0F35B9047AABB17"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish voluntary guidelines for States to use in developing Silver Alert plans that will promote compatible and integrated Silver Alert plans throughout the United States, including—</text> <subparagraph id="H0B7B6BDCE83341A8852C5ECC00447304"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a list of the resources necessary to establish a Silver Alert plan;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H394028CD9AFD4F83A5BC7D933BEE3424"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">criteria for evaluating whether a situation warrants issuing a Silver Alert, taking into consideration the need for the use of such Alerts to be limited in scope because the effectiveness of the Silver Alert communications network may be affected by overuse, including criteria to determine—</text> <clause id="H29942BC6358141EA912370F900D44F11"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the mental capacity of a senior who is missing, and the circumstances of his or her disappearance, warrant the issuance a Silver Alert; and</text> </clause> <clause id="HD49382744F8343A300C41650612B6E96"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>whether the individual who reports that a senior is missing is an appropriate and credible source on which to base the issuance of a Silver Alert;</text> </clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H59D374A08C68483AA257B02F0156820"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the appropriate uses of the Silver Alert name to readily identify the nature of search efforts for missing seniors; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H514BC96FBFED46A481BF8FC588EB00D7"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations on how to protect the privacy, dignity, independence, and autonomy of any missing senior who may be the subject of a Silver Alert;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E5964C334D646F9893243ABB3E7E73"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop proposed protocols for efforts to recover missing seniors and to reduce the number of seniors who are reported missing, including protocols for procedures that are needed from the time of initial notification of a law enforcement agency that the senior is missing through the time of the return of the senior to family, guardian, or domicile, as appropriate, including—</text> <subparagraph id="HEE33C939768644BD8729CBC4D081B336"><enum>(A)</enum><text>public safety communications protocol;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCE43FD9BB8ED4FE5967BCC920910D434"><enum>(B)</enum><text>case management protocol;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5D3ADF2C716A43469213466993B26708"><enum>(C)</enum><text>command center operations;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7B5296F50362466891C90651EA161991"><enum>(D)</enum><text>reunification protocol; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H24EF5C0245E04BC7ADE76046DDE1C300"><enum>(E)</enum><text>incident review, evaluation, debriefing, and public information procedures;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H923A64E5F37A40F2B7F120FCFBF3008D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>work with States to ensure appropriate regional coordination of various elements of the network;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H40DB676AD7ED47FF99D533CCB3C2CB56"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish an advisory group to assist States, units of local government, law enforcement agencies, and other entities involved in the Silver Alert communications network with initiating, facilitating, and promoting Silver Alert plans, which shall include—</text> <subparagraph id="H9A1CE902406F4471BA43C39252F1AE87"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to the maximum extent practicable, representation from the various geographic regions of the United States; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H51D61D62A3154BE9AE02A19E06F0383D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>members who are—</text> <clause id="H761DB4C487B34EF6B663B848D1BC2B6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>representatives of senior citizen advocacy groups, law enforcement agencies, and public safety communications;</text> </clause> <clause id="H26B2FE7516E640C98C486479C24E34D4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>broadcasters, first responders, dispatchers, and radio station personnel; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H10ECC3FD14524949AE38E5A93C6CA877"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>representatives of any other individuals or organizations that the Coordinator determines are necessary to the success of the Silver Alert communications network; and</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2068DAF9E578447900504CB814F592B"><enum>(6)</enum><text>act as the nationwide point of contact for—</text> <subparagraph id="H2570D46829F8437E8D826707E2CFA38E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the development of the network; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8E63E3D063F34EF9864CB573F9E61F87"><enum>(B)</enum><text>regional coordination of alerts for missing seniors through the network.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H77C5B1EEBBE74E939FF8A73FA6945400"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Coordination</header> <paragraph id="HC6FF51BF180C482FA143286763173C00"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Coordination with other agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Coordinator shall coordinate and consult with the Secretary of Transportation, the Federal Communications Commission, the Assistant Secretary for Aging of the Department of Health and Human Services, the head of the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program, and other appropriate offices of the Department of Justice in carrying out activities under this title.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6788C50E3041451ABA00D33D7230FDD8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State and local coordination</header><text>The Coordinator shall consult with local broadcasters and State and local law enforcement agencies in establishing minimum standards under <internal-xref idref="HC08FF5F118654690AE41ACC99D2EB798" legis-path="105.">section 105</internal-xref> and in carrying out other activities under this title, as appropriate.</text> </paragraph></subsection> <subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF980346331894B95B4738934594457E2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Annual reports</header><text>Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Coordinator shall submit to Congress a report on the activities of the Coordinator and the effectiveness and status of the Silver Alert plans of each State that has established or is in the process of establishing such a plan. Each such report shall include—</text> <paragraph id="H03F6F478760345B0AB57BF77BA07734B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a list of States that have established Silver Alert plans;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H15681E1BFB8D45B993E2622959142400"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a list of States that are in the process of establishing Silver Alert plans;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H37C88FE4B2474E5BAAF027736300EED7"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for each State that has established such a plan, to the extent the data is available—</text> <subparagraph id="H6C4F2F56B1414B0E92756BAAD0D0013"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of Silver Alerts issued;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8BDF0A9C416347D988353202ED018CB4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of individuals located successfully;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFD22FC496215406695E8492C3495C4FA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the average period of time between the issuance of a Silver Alert and the location of the individual for whom such Alert was issued;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4F871D3C9C2B4DF894BFE132B412EC00"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the State agency or authority issuing Silver Alerts, and the process by which Silver Alerts are disseminated;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDF9BA446EB484026B514F8F809F96F38"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the cost of establishing and operating such a plan;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3069610DA885459E93CFFA5B64D64FE"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the criteria used by the State to determine whether to issue a Silver Alert; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H22360C2360CD43ACA2A74BC357EF9500"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the extent to which missing individuals for whom Silver Alerts were issued crossed State lines;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6EF554AC3AED4E2685C296DD50CBD1D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>actions States have taken to protect the privacy and dignity of the individuals for whom Silver Alerts are issued;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H4204BD8886CB42679794A61CBEA78930"><enum>(5)</enum><text>ways that States have facilitated and improved communication about missing individuals between families, caregivers, law enforcement officials, and other authorities; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HBBBD1647166E49B6A0A2506986522CF4"><enum>(6)</enum><text>any other information the Coordinator determines to be appropriate.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HC08FF5F118654690AE41ACC99D2EB798"><enum>105.</enum><header>Minimum standards for issuance and dissemination of alerts through Silver Alert communications network</header> <subsection commented="no" id="HFCCF586EDD7249A2812CBF00787C00B5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of minimum standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to <internal-xref idref="H35C4F702F9E546E082BF55D207E5A35F" legis-path="105.(b)">subsection (b)</internal-xref>, the Coordinator shall establish minimum standards for—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H63369E4A7E5140F89F5333CF8EA77079"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the issuance of alerts through the Silver Alert communications network; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H266A175B40B54A399D006F54896DEDD0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the extent of the dissemination of alerts issued through the network.</text> </paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H35C4F702F9E546E082BF55D207E5A35F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitations</header> <paragraph id="H5F8E5207E989452CA2CE89DFAA52B282"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Voluntary participation</header><text>The minimum standards established under <internal-xref idref="HFCCF586EDD7249A2812CBF00787C00B5" legis-path="105.(a)">subsection (a) </internal-xref>of this section, and any other guidelines and programs established under <internal-xref idref="H4DC22BED9F394DF0917BF1D4B7CA81D" legis-path="104.">section 104</internal-xref>, shall be adoptable on a voluntary basis only.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H934B880E9FB64A29AA92A632E1FA0086"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Dissemination of information</header><text>The minimum standards shall, to the maximum extent practicable (as determined by the Coordinator in consultation with State and local law enforcement agencies), provide that appropriate information relating to the special needs of a missing senior (including health care needs) are disseminated to the appropriate law enforcement, public health, and other public officials.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6C10ED7D62244185A5414720BB75DE6C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Geographic areas</header><text>The minimum standards shall, to the maximum extent practicable (as determined by the Coordinator in consultation with State and local law enforcement agencies), provide that the dissemination of an alert through the Silver Alert communications network be limited to the geographic areas which the missing senior could reasonably reach, considering the missing senior’s circumstances and physical and mental condition, the modes of transportation available to the missing senior, and the circumstances of the disappearance.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE22F425A03124DE1AC1F11B684FE2720"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Age requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The minimum standards shall not include any specific age requirement for an individual to be classified as a missing senior for purposes of the Silver Alert communication network. Age requirements for determinations of whether an individual is a missing senior shall be determined by each State, and may vary from State to State.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H81203A43C2764C399461A639C827A9BE"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Privacy and civil liberties protections</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The minimum standards shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HCA3F75221DF7473E951D3125294978F9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensure that alerts issued through the Silver Alert communications network comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local privacy laws and regulations; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9E8A6E25837846059FAFB200EE38DF82"><enum>(B)</enum><text>include standards that specifically provide for the protection of the civil liberties and sensitive medical information of missing seniors.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H851A0CE8BA464AC88BF9AAFB9F7F9037"><enum>(6)</enum><header>State and local voluntary coordination</header><text>In carrying out the activities under <internal-xref idref="HFCCF586EDD7249A2812CBF00787C00B5" legis-path="105.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref>, the Coordinator may not interfere with the current system of voluntary coordination between local broadcasters and State and local law enforcement agencies for purposes of the Silver Alert communications network.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H541D44C90DA1478489A8DB9218590079"><enum>106.</enum><header>Training and other resources</header> <subsection id="H66D01405C26A45B093F0E5EB07D1FB29"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Training and educational programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Coordinator shall make available to States, units of local government, law enforcement agencies, and other concerned entities that are involved in initiating, facilitating, or promoting Silver Alert plans, including broadcasters, first responders, dispatchers, public safety communications personnel, and radio station personnel—</text> <paragraph id="H9D8E1ABBD07A4EDE89C230E000A4FF23"><enum>(1)</enum><text>training and educational programs related to the Silver Alert communication network and the capabilities, limitations, and anticipated behaviors of missing seniors, which shall be updated regularly to encourage the use of new tools, technologies, and resources in Silver Alert plans; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9C3D3439B0874871AB7FC4DC2042781"><enum>(2)</enum><text>informational materials, including brochures, videos, posters, and web sites to support and supplement such training and educational programs.</text> </paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H576C896BAF96425CB5929CC6B653B96E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The Coordinator shall coordinate—</text> <paragraph id="HAD0D5A5F7F0A4281BA4D1CB00093EA57"><enum>(1)</enum><text>with the Assistant Secretary for Aging of the Department of Health and Human Services in developing the training and educational programs and materials under <internal-xref idref="H66D01405C26A45B093F0E5EB07D1FB29" legis-path="106.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref>; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H589525E7F1C8456DA77C2FE59EA984A2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with the head of the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program within the Department of Justice, to determine if any existing material with respect to training programs or educational materials developed or used as part of such Patient Alert Program are appropriate and may be used for the programs under <internal-xref idref="H66D01405C26A45B093F0E5EB07D1FB29" legis-path="106.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref>.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H9E2EF0548FF5479C848F8EFB2FB480BD"><enum>107.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations for the Silver Alert communications network</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Justice such sums as may be necessary to carry out the Silver Alert communications network as authorized under this title.</text> </section> <section id="H8AD37B29543C49DD91A2586FEB074039"><enum>108.</enum><header>Grant program for support of Silver Alert plans</header> <subsection id="H5D38346D550D47159373DCF1C896E4CD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grant program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the availability of appropriations to carry out this section, the Attorney General shall carry out a program to provide grants to States for the development and enhancement of programs and activities for the support of Silver Alert plans and the Silver Alert communications network.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="H1D86A7EE1EB14917A04BCD04F8909E0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Activities funded by grants under the program under <internal-xref idref="H5D38346D550D47159373DCF1C896E4CD" legis-path="108.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref> may include—</text> <paragraph id="H6E44FB3E18B349AB87EE524FB187C7FE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the development and implementation of education and training programs, and associated materials, relating to Silver Alert plans;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC73D903C9BC542DE8E57E166C1D744B4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the development and implementation of law enforcement programs, and associated equipment, relating to Silver Alert plans;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD78D3D401E9C4F6F8837BAE975B24563"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the development and implementation of new technologies to improve Silver Alert communications; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6ABDD7EBF2024AA3AD5961E2B69DDFB4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>such other activities as the Attorney General considers appropriate for supporting the Silver Alert communications network.</text> </paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H5ED2C7F3DFB949AEBF34FAD22800D29E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of any activities funded by a grant under the program under <internal-xref idref="H5D38346D550D47159373DCF1C896E4CD" legis-path="108.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref> may not exceed 50 percent.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="H4330F4602BE84CB79B83CD17299DF2DF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Distribution of grants on geographic basis</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure the distribution of grants under the program under <internal-xref idref="H5D38346D550D47159373DCF1C896E4CD" legis-path="108.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref> on an equitable basis throughout the various regions of the United States.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="HB9083C3E61FB4F6CBA5E03FCA75BC7CB"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The Attorney General shall prescribe requirements, including application requirements, for grants under the program under <internal-xref idref="H5D38346D550D47159373DCF1C896E4CD" legis-path="108.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref>.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="HA4AC6EF95B6740ECB0414FE2FA3453F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <paragraph id="HBBFA5AE9FA244F8F960591C68B630095"><enum>(1)</enum><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Justice $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to carry out this section and, in addition, $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to carry out <internal-xref idref="HD78D3D401E9C4F6F8837BAE975B24563" legis-path="108.(b)(3)">subsection (b)(3)</internal-xref>.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H66D99DA86A54470EBD2E2E8F22DE232C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in <internal-xref idref="HBBFA5AE9FA244F8F960591C68B630095" legis-path="108.(f)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref> shall remain available until expended.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H9034DE53778246468ED84FC83095C56E"><enum>109.</enum><header>Sammy Kirk Voluntary Electronic Monitoring Program</header> <subsection id="H78C96529B3194D2681B73F72899082F8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General, after consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, is authorized to award grants to States and units of local government to carry out programs to provide voluntary electronic monitoring services to elderly individuals to assist in the location of such individuals if such individuals are reported as missing.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="HD9CCE3025271494985BC316143054F5F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2014.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="H92A42A5E3EBC41540084BAFF02DEDB1F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Designation</header><text>The grant program authorized under this section shall be referred to as the <quote>Sammy Kirk Voluntary Electronic Monitoring Program</quote>.</text> </subsection></section> <enum>II</enum><header>Kristen’s Act Reauthorization</header> <section id="H70B6E483D5BA4B8093C9734F1EA61CAC"><enum>201.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as <quote>Kristen’s Act Reauthorization of 2008</quote>.</text> </section> <section id="H9296A7D83C9A452C93F0E9537CFF7B2"><enum>202.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text> <paragraph id="H2FE4C73D687A4702904F5BD7DF80C9A0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Every year thousands of adults become missing due to advanced age, diminished mental capacity, or foul play. Often there is no information regarding the whereabouts of these adults and many of them are never reunited with their families.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H405E177C33044E289F34C1533338F268"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Missing adults are at great risk of both physical harm and sexual exploitation.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5B0628A9B8B24785BCCB3073C0675853"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In most cases, families and local law enforcement officials have neither the resources nor the expertise to undertake appropriate search efforts for a missing adult.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H05CF5729FE8149C8B0E6FBE726420823"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The search for a missing adult requires cooperation and coordination among Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies and assistance from distant communities where the adult may be located.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3A4E56DFE4D24F2EA9087F8436F0BD22"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Federal assistance is urgently needed to help with coordination among such agencies.</text> </paragraph></section> <section id="H7DB66E9C119E447BADDEE057C772F023"><enum>203.</enum><header>Grants for the assistance of organizations to find missing adults</header> <subsection id="HF508AE5861504702A1D2C31FD617427"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants</header> <paragraph id="HF5154E3482B648AF96D3DF67F3E87E6B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grant program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the availability of appropriations to carry out this section, the Attorney General shall make competitive grants to public agencies or nonprofit private organizations, or combinations thereof, to—</text> <subparagraph id="H5A1E06B5DE56470291DAC1740602108D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>maintain a national resource center and information clearinghouse for missing and unidentified adults;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H529103DEEEAF45A4AF9F74B31D07A200"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H675022FD362B49E49D7362C200C07323"><enum>(C)</enum><text>coordinate public and private programs that locate or recover missing adults or reunite missing adults with their families;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE08DB54DC66F48C29C98776FB71F179C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provide assistance and training to law enforcement agencies, State and local governments, elements of the criminal justice system, nonprofit organizations, and individuals in the prevention, investigation, prosecution, and treatment of cases involving missing adults;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD205F8D16F374B6F002FE2F54F74FC86"><enum>(E)</enum><text>provide assistance to families in locating and recovering missing adults; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H301AFC36E4A64ADD9C905329FB669956"><enum>(F)</enum><text>assist in public notification and victim advocacy related to missing adults.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBE9F993E53F24500BB00AE00275B4CD4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applications</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General shall periodically solicit applications for grants under this section by publishing a request for applications in the Federal Register and by posting such a request on the website of the Department of Justice.</text> </paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="HE1208C690ED14017A07D9391B92E7DAF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Other duties</header><text>The Attorney General shall—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="HB62E648D72AB42098C630018BFED3EB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>coordinate programs relating to missing adults that are funded by the Federal Government; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD9FDC659C7C447F299CCB091F93568AF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">encourage coordination between State and local law enforcement and public agencies and nonprofit private organizations receiving a grant pursuant to <internal-xref idref="HF508AE5861504702A1D2C31FD617427" legis-path="203.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref>.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HDF2CAC8E9E4F4455B389EEBEC700008E"><enum>204.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2019.</text> </section>

Passed the House of Representatives September 17, 2008.

Lorraine C. Miller,Clerk.