<enum>I</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Silver Alert communications
network</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H70CC8C19679E43CEA8008430CDBEF9E2" section-type="section-one"><enum>101.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA4A3893D3C164C6B9D00A53C5169ED09" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For purposes of this title:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H17DB4E261D6B466DBA8578058F1D6176"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDA5AF42CB3FA465DBC2F3D2CE8CF91AC"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Missing
senior</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>missing
senior</term> refers to any individual who—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9A998B9A2F1B4F348493126C6E6C8EC6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is reported to, or identified by, a law
enforcement agency as a missing person; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0CA82994CE134EACB8483C442B8CBCB3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>103.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4DC22BED9F394DF0917BF1D4B7CA81D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>104.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Silver Alert Coordinator</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9B52D1300FA64792975793EA7B89D4CB"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H20E993332CA549E99DA3143182C26F22"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H99C5B5DEAC5F49819C90C4D416BEF6DD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">work with States to encourage the
development of additional Silver Alert plans in the network;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC4F4F780E64F4CB4B0F35B9047AABB17"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD49382744F8343A300C41650612B6E96"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" 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 commented="no" 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEE33C939768644BD8729CBC4D081B336"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">public safety communications
protocol;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE43FD9BB8ED4FE5967BCC920910D434"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">case management protocol;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5D3ADF2C716A43469213466993B26708"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">command center operations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7B5296F50362466891C90651EA161991"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reunification protocol; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H24EF5C0245E04BC7ADE76046DDE1C300"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">incident review, evaluation, debriefing,
and public information procedures;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H923A64E5F37A40F2B7F120FCFBF3008D"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">work with States to ensure appropriate
regional coordination of various elements of the network;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9A1CE902406F4471BA43C39252F1AE87"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the maximum extent practicable,
representation from the various geographic regions of the United States;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H51D61D62A3154BE9AE02A19E06F0383D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">members who are—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H761DB4C487B34EF6B663B848D1BC2B6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">representatives of senior citizen advocacy
groups, law enforcement agencies, and public safety communications;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H26B2FE7516E640C98C486479C24E34D4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">broadcasters, first responders,
dispatchers, and radio station personnel; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H10ECC3FD14524949AE38E5A93C6CA877"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2068DAF9E578447900504CB814F592B"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">act as the nationwide point of contact
for—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2570D46829F8437E8D826707E2CFA38E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development of the network; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E63E3D063F34EF9864CB573F9E61F87"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">regional coordination of alerts for missing
seniors through the network.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H77C5B1EEBBE74E939FF8A73FA6945400"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC6FF51BF180C482FA143286763173C00"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6788C50E3041451ABA00D33D7230FDD8"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State and local coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF980346331894B95B4738934594457E2"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual
reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H03F6F478760345B0AB57BF77BA07734B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a list of States that have established
Silver Alert plans;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H15681E1BFB8D45B993E2622959142400"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a list of States that are in the process of
establishing Silver Alert plans;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C4F2F56B1414B0E92756BAAD0D0013"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of Silver Alerts issued;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8BDF0A9C416347D988353202ED018CB4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of individuals located
successfully;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD22FC496215406695E8492C3495C4FA"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4F871D3C9C2B4DF894BFE132B412EC00"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the State agency or authority issuing
Silver Alerts, and the process by which Silver Alerts are disseminated;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF9BA446EB484026B514F8F809F96F38"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the cost of establishing and operating such
a plan;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3069610DA885459E93CFFA5B64D64FE"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the criteria used by the State to determine
whether to issue a Silver Alert; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H22360C2360CD43ACA2A74BC357EF9500"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which missing individuals for
whom Silver Alerts were issued crossed State lines;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6EF554AC3AED4E2685C296DD50CBD1D"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">actions States have taken to protect the
privacy and dignity of the individuals for whom Silver Alerts are
issued;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4204BD8886CB42679794A61CBEA78930"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ways that States have facilitated and
improved communication about missing individuals between families, caregivers,
law enforcement officials, and other authorities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBBBD1647166E49B6A0A2506986522CF4"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other information the Coordinator
determines to be appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC08FF5F118654690AE41ACC99D2EB798" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>105.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Minimum standards for issuance and
dissemination of alerts through Silver Alert communications network</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFCCF586EDD7249A2812CBF00787C00B5"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H63369E4A7E5140F89F5333CF8EA77079"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the issuance of alerts through the Silver
Alert communications network; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H266A175B40B54A399D006F54896DEDD0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent of the dissemination of alerts
issued through the network.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H35C4F702F9E546E082BF55D207E5A35F"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F8E5207E989452CA2CE89DFAA52B282"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Voluntary participation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H934B880E9FB64A29AA92A632E1FA0086"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Dissemination of information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C10ED7D62244185A5414720BB75DE6C"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Geographic areas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE22F425A03124DE1AC1F11B684FE2720"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H81203A43C2764C399461A639C827A9BE"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Privacy and civil liberties
protections</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The minimum
standards shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCA3F75221DF7473E951D3125294978F9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E8A6E25837846059FAFB200EE38DF82"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include standards that specifically provide
for the protection of the civil liberties and sensitive medical information of
missing seniors.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H851A0CE8BA464AC88BF9AAFB9F7F9037"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State and local voluntary
coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H541D44C90DA1478489A8DB9218590079" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>106.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Training and other resources</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H66D01405C26A45B093F0E5EB07D1FB29"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9D8E1ABBD07A4EDE89C230E000A4FF23"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9C3D3439B0874871AB7FC4DC2042781"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">informational materials, including
brochures, videos, posters, and web sites to support and supplement such
training and educational programs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H576C896BAF96425CB5929CC6B653B96E"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Coordinator shall coordinate—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAD0D5A5F7F0A4281BA4D1CB00093EA57"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E2EF0548FF5479C848F8EFB2FB480BD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>107.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8AD37B29543C49DD91A2586FEB074039" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>108.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant program for support of Silver Alert
plans</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5D38346D550D47159373DCF1C896E4CD"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D86A7EE1EB14917A04BCD04F8909E0"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E44FB3E18B349AB87EE524FB187C7FE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development and implementation of
education and training programs, and associated materials, relating to Silver
Alert plans;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC73D903C9BC542DE8E57E166C1D744B4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development and implementation of law
enforcement programs, and associated equipment, relating to Silver Alert
plans;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD78D3D401E9C4F6F8837BAE975B24563"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development and implementation of new
technologies to improve Silver Alert communications; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6ABDD7EBF2024AA3AD5961E2B69DDFB4"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other activities as the Attorney
General considers appropriate for supporting the Silver Alert communications
network.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5ED2C7F3DFB949AEBF34FAD22800D29E"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4330F4602BE84CB79B83CD17299DF2DF"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB9083C3E61FB4F6CBA5E03FCA75BC7CB"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA4AC6EF95B6740ECB0414FE2FA3453F"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBBFA5AE9FA244F8F960591C68B630095"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H66D99DA86A54470EBD2E2E8F22DE232C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9034DE53778246468ED84FC83095C56E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>109.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sammy Kirk Voluntary Electronic Monitoring
Program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H78C96529B3194D2681B73F72899082F8"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9CCE3025271494985BC316143054F5F"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H92A42A5E3EBC41540084BAFF02DEDB1F"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Designation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 display-inline="yes-display-inline">Kristen’s Act Reauthorization</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H70B6E483D5BA4B8093C9734F1EA61CAC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as
<quote><short-title>Kristen’s Act Reauthorization of
2008</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9296A7D83C9A452C93F0E9537CFF7B2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>202.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2FE4C73D687A4702904F5BD7DF80C9A0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H405E177C33044E289F34C1533338F268"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Missing adults are at great risk of both
physical harm and sexual exploitation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5B0628A9B8B24785BCCB3073C0675853"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05CF5729FE8149C8B0E6FBE726420823"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A4E56DFE4D24F2EA9087F8436F0BD22"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal assistance is urgently needed to
help with coordination among such agencies.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7DB66E9C119E447BADDEE057C772F023" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants for the assistance of organizations
to find missing adults</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF508AE5861504702A1D2C31FD617427"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF5154E3482B648AF96D3DF67F3E87E6B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5A1E06B5DE56470291DAC1740602108D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintain a national resource center and
information clearinghouse for missing and unidentified adults;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H529103DEEEAF45A4AF9F74B31D07A200"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H675022FD362B49E49D7362C200C07323"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate public and private programs that
locate or recover missing adults or reunite missing adults with their
families;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE08DB54DC66F48C29C98776FB71F179C"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD205F8D16F374B6F002FE2F54F74FC86"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide assistance to families in locating
and recovering missing adults; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H301AFC36E4A64ADD9C905329FB669956"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assist in public notification and victim
advocacy related to missing adults.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE9F993E53F24500BB00AE00275B4CD4"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE1208C690ED14017A07D9391B92E7DAF"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB62E648D72AB42098C630018BFED3EB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate programs relating to missing
adults that are funded by the Federal Government; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF2CAC8E9E4F4455B389EEBEC700008E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>204.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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>