<enum>I</enum><header>Silver Alert
communications network</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H519489F7DC9D49890000E66FA514E2F2" 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
2009</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HE515CC7F9DE84021928C98904791B3F0"><enum>102.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For purposes of this title:</text>
<paragraph id="HE29AB387DD4848D9B3771495DBB26F90"><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="HF00FB186E03F41F0A26E748D3DF9647B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Missing
senior</header><text>The term <term>missing senior</term> refers to any
individual who—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5C3EF43747DA4F518D7DADA051E6E0C6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is reported to, or
identified by, a law enforcement agency as a missing person; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE2B1C702597B40C18D055EE4AFCA18F"><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="HCE29BF3E8F604D5293BB546C3020F595"><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="H60F78B09CC16429DB9109FC64456B702" 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="HF0489D3D197F47D68B583574E08B941C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>104.</enum><header>Silver Alert
Coordinator</header>
<subsection id="H38CA7AF9338C498296A8A78428BBD349"><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="HB2F87935B29B4C1C86DAB5C4CE9892C0"><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="HAC014AC73CC9474DAD6681E5C5FDDDDC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>work with States
to encourage the development of additional Silver Alert plans in the
network;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8AA34E9129D141B5AE64B36E42D175D5"><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="H7581147F03AC45EE8EF41ED3912D6F8D"><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="HE3AB360D3A6C44BF8FFE90EC09A3453C"><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="H768A89EDF732454EBFC08F0288411E54"><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="H595494C9505A4C12B9AEAB009CC872BB"><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="H7ED0012C64BB4106A8FFDE4E7110F5EC"><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="H0268CFDC74D5428E9C67606CD8FB8956"><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="H5B365B8421524D458F82241CC4FB3F19"><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="H133048ABC1974AD79E39659D47D9EFA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>public safety
communications protocol;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H91373D73C2914E3986EBE06B7F18A0C9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>case management
protocol;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3BB7DB4741E140148B2200F2F6A4D973"><enum>(C)</enum><text>command center
operations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA6DA4AE5835D4E459B8320ED42E700B6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>reunification
protocol; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H49ED81A3A4404DBDABAFB4BDD4CAC6C"><enum>(E)</enum><text>incident review,
evaluation, debriefing, and public information procedures;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD5AED451EE2E4491A0B56F0036ACE53F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>work with States
to ensure appropriate regional coordination of various elements of the
network;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H56E11E3A4F1B4949932D5B9BA7F60032"><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="HA5790018B703490DA1E966EEE635531C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to the maximum
extent practicable, representation from the various geographic regions of the
United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC277CB818C984A97B919079DF96C60E3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>members who
are—</text>
<clause id="H825F4140D9F54CE191C19800C8720017"><enum>(i)</enum><text>representatives of
senior citizen advocacy groups, law enforcement agencies, and public safety
communications;</text>
</clause><clause id="H36926096103749FFAD7073DD45495911"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>broadcasters,
first responders, dispatchers, and radio station personnel; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H63750BA9901249ED8B33BADC8D45D7B0"><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="H139FC49A8B56417F927E5C7D9BDEF9AD"><enum>(6)</enum><text>act as the
nationwide point of contact for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0DEAA5CEE0E349C6A3ADAA79A18B983"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the development of
the network; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0736A90860004AB6BD843C3C613BF400"><enum>(B)</enum><text>regional
coordination of alerts for missing seniors through the network.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDE6756F2BCAE43E8961467A7FB84F671"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Coordination</header>
<paragraph id="HB5BF22348CBA4984A91F3B58B2521E61"><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="H8E9B935849AA461ABC4DD37F75F93E3E"><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="H7B56DAF3B7ED4DC596CF3D1D1E17F6C8" 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="H538F97AB9F0B445F8DC9206639B6581F"><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="HFD735F40FA6546F285DB338B7FD32C69"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
list of States that have established Silver Alert plans;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3E8594B0A2F64DDB9FE70387D4009723"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a
list of States that are in the process of establishing Silver Alert
plans;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H37651A84C2C74E0389D8A93414FD2889"><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="H2CE6994CA14B49EBAD54FD71A5C8F777"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of
Silver Alerts issued;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H42819C68EB4F45B38B311FEB2073BB3C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of
individuals located successfully;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7CF8FD255E2D4A44AE81E5BDA45068D"><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="HB602C1E9E80E430EABA787744095A4EC"><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="HAFFCDE9AA41D4DC2BF056D22CA6DEB4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the cost of
establishing and operating such a plan;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8B5FCD2D432F46BEA4A3400CD59BB74"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the criteria used
by the State to determine whether to issue a Silver Alert; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4766AC4CE32B472D979C5FF55060F89"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the extent to which
missing individuals for whom Silver Alerts were issued crossed State
lines;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA826CAE7970241E1BAA4836E8E54A08C"><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="HA82F3368D0254A1B9DD4D6456F2F9B56"><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="H6A797352AB1649BEB41F81E97CB1438C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>any other
information the Coordinator determines to be appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H7B56DAF3B7ED4DC596CF3D1D1E17F6C8"><enum>105.</enum><header>Minimum
standards for issuance and dissemination of alerts through Silver Alert
communications network</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H90CFDB028F204B3FA82FEB6DD74B7653"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
minimum standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to
<internal-xref idref="H2A1D66F7B9BB426D8100A9CDF39183D" legis-path="105.(b)">subsection (b)</internal-xref>, the Coordinator shall
establish minimum standards for—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H2D2BA070C7D94C2EB2A7EB9EFF48C454"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the issuance of
alerts through the Silver Alert communications network; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HEABE420CDBD745EFA5579066237DE02B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the extent of the
dissemination of alerts issued through the network.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2A1D66F7B9BB426D8100A9CDF39183D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<paragraph id="H56BBD2096A01448EB5D7743F23389E00"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Voluntary
participation</header><text>The minimum standards established under
<internal-xref idref="H90CFDB028F204B3FA82FEB6DD74B7653" legis-path="105.(a)">subsection (a) </internal-xref>of this section, and any
other guidelines and programs established under
<internal-xref idref="HF0489D3D197F47D68B583574E08B941C" legis-path="104.">section 104</internal-xref>, shall be adoptable on a
voluntary basis only.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H0D25827CBE2E45CCBA6B10ECB35F3ED3"><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="H0119D850976945B4BC76E936C79F6435"><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="H8CBAB891135441EEAB7B51341C57EC67"><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="H6CE2A5FF6300459B9BA94C77DC211C61"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Privacy and
civil liberties protections</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The minimum standards shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC767E7678B9F4AB09D9D46E8E51250A9"><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="HE6BF396D575A42B2A373EB5003E9E0FB"><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="H630F45768C6A44F3B86D008BF0E800C8"><enum>(6)</enum><header>State and local
voluntary coordination</header><text>In carrying out the activities under
<internal-xref idref="H90CFDB028F204B3FA82FEB6DD74B7653" 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="H6956224EBBE74A6F83B7009FC547607B"><enum>106.</enum><header>Training and
other resources</header>
<subsection id="H92AAC334B3DB4E930008983DA7E0CB37"><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="H4437181BCD78490D9EFEF1ED5DDF22"><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="H6A90F725BC7F4F639609DFBC1DB57CFC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>informational
materials, including brochures, videos, posters, and websites to support and
supplement such training and educational programs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC8F4B91F4DB447809666965B96230025"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The
Coordinator shall coordinate—</text>
<paragraph id="H37C8B0DEF2A14EF1B2BF004D51F36E72"><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="H92AAC334B3DB4E930008983DA7E0CB37" legis-path="106.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBD5FD97576B94CAC854215183240AF58"><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="H92AAC334B3DB4E930008983DA7E0CB37" legis-path="106.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H60F78B09CC16429DB9109FC64456B702"><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="HCF7D124D99DA4CDF8BB11900005FE8CB"><enum>108.</enum><header>Grant program
for support of Silver Alert plans</header>
<subsection id="H53F142FD952C4884BF39F583514E57B"><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="H659C47D2E6054DC18FF2062770A9FF57"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Activities funded by grants under the
program under
<internal-xref idref="H53F142FD952C4884BF39F583514E57B" legis-path="108.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref> may include—</text>
<paragraph id="H0EFFAD5CACC0408DAC4C2B5727CA0B6"><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="HF369534DCA574565BD4404A8562621A8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the development
and implementation of law enforcement programs, and associated equipment,
relating to Silver Alert plans;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7E084C3EF44C4A4DACD9381226D084A8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the development
and implementation of new technologies to improve Silver Alert communications;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6DEFE2947C4E4EE7A4614961817EE774"><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="H9DBF0DC5B34E4DA7B29EC71707EA1D0"><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="H53F142FD952C4884BF39F583514E57B" legis-path="108.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref> may not exceed 50
percent.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA72E9114F44144E8B43F0506F6B3D3FE"><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="H53F142FD952C4884BF39F583514E57B" legis-path="108.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref> on an equitable basis
throughout the various regions of the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3AF62264645F480D991C7FDD2285ED32"><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="H53F142FD952C4884BF39F583514E57B" legis-path="108.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H86E4F3117ABE488DAB2B23017E8FDFF"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="H5F3D3DBE2F564D18B625F2C5F55881B4"><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="H7E084C3EF44C4A4DACD9381226D084A8" legis-path="108.(b)(3)">subsection (b)(3)</internal-xref>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2D6A3E36E1AA43F8B56796D0A7AFFA17"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Amounts
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in
<internal-xref idref="H5F3D3DBE2F564D18B625F2C5F55881B4" legis-path="108.(f)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref> shall remain available
until expended.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Kristen’s Act
Reauthorization</header>
<section id="H156C875B860543F2B33F94F4A1DD5BD9"><enum>201.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as <quote><short-title>Kristen’s Act Reauthorization of
2009</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HBB39EDB16E3440549E96B741DD40BED5"><enum>202.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HC9BB19C94DCF4078A6E58C94FD6AEF6"><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="H5F5760E322534EDFAE3B9CEB14C7A1EF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Missing adults are
at great risk of both physical harm and sexual exploitation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAEF582A599B54EF9B3DFB7523BC9523C"><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="HA1EE14A5A22647FA8443D8878CFAA35C"><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="H4E6425A9D9734E05A0552910E64DF1A8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Federal assistance
is urgently needed to help with coordination among such agencies.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HA7BA6F5179524A5EB8ED60043F63121"><enum>203.</enum><header>Grants for the
assistance of organizations to find missing adults</header>
<subsection id="H701AA67622D24865AD2273985C28C597"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants</header>
<paragraph id="H745DB9D770CE4842AA38DB993D1DD2D3"><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="HBCACC76D2F67484C93002917734FCA20"><enum>(A)</enum><text>maintain a
national resource center and information clearinghouse for missing and
unidentified adults;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5C7347B2C70449A093A83624F5B850D4"><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="HA021979BAE4242D6928351F3BCE31A8"><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="H30585A717ED545E187A43F007818F79"><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="HC17262AF02DD465BA03B7E69D8278750"><enum>(E)</enum><text>provide assistance
to families in locating and recovering missing adults; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA2565CED89D4DEA8EB73BF7FBCE5686"><enum>(F)</enum><text>assist in public
notification and victim advocacy related to missing adults.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4B897A826658478D8B575EDDF2F496B"><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="H6955A7D60B2A473199D4CBD188887721"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Other
duties</header><text>The Attorney General shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H4CCF3F6CB0D24BD3902B18F3FB30B1E1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>coordinate
programs relating to missing adults that are funded by the Federal Government;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB29AF7BC402B46F7B7809E5BC689BA08"><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="H701AA67622D24865AD2273985C28C597" legis-path="203.(a)">subsection (a)</internal-xref>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H2DB22C2057DD420586B51182CBD12797"><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 2010 through 2020.</text>
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