[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 454 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 454

Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the National Center for Missing and 
                          Exploited Children.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 18, 2009

Mr. Poe of Texas (for himself, Mr. Costa, Mr. Stupak, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. 
   Wolf, and Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the National Center for Missing and 
                          Exploited Children.

Whereas an estimated 800,000 children are reported missing each year in the 
        United States;
Whereas 200,000 of that number are abducted by family members, and 58,000 are 
        abducted by non-family members, for which the primary motive is sexual 
        assault;
Whereas each year 115 children are the victims of the most serious abductions, 
        kidnapped by non-family members and either ransomed, murdered, or taken 
        with the intent to keep;
Whereas the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) serves as 
        the national resource center and information clearinghouse for missing 
        and exploited children;
Whereas NCMEC was established by Congress in 1984;
Whereas NCMEC has assisted law enforcement in the recovery of more than 138,500 
        children;
Whereas NCMEC's Amber Alert program has led to 443 recoveries;
Whereas in 2008, NCMEC helped recover more children than any other year in the 
        organization's 25-year history, raising the recovery rate from 62 
        percent in 1990 to 97 percent today;
Whereas NCMEC operates the toll-free 24-hour national missing children's 
        hotline, which has handled more than 2,377,000 calls;
Whereas NCMEC provides assistance to families and law enforcement agencies in 
        locating and recovering missing and exploited children, both nationally 
        and internationally;
Whereas NCMEC offers technical assistance and training to law enforcement in 
        identifying and locating non-compliant sex offenders;
Whereas NCMEC has a team of forensic artists who create age progression photos, 
        which has assisted in the successful recovery of 895 children;
Whereas NCMEC CyberTipline has handled more than 686,000 reports;
Whereas NCMEC's Child Victim Identification Program has reviewed and analyzed 
        23,000,000 child pornography images and videos, 8,600,000 in 2008 alone;
Whereas NCMEC's sex offender tracking team has already located 402 missing sex 
        offenders;
Whereas NCMEC operates a child victim identification program to assist law 
        enforcement in identifying victims of child pornography;
Whereas NCMEC develops and disseminates programs and information about Internet 
        safety and the prevention of child abduction and sexual exploitation;
Whereas NCMEC facilitates the deployment of the National Emergency Child Locator 
        Center during periods of national disasters; and
Whereas NCMEC deploys Team Adam, a rapid response and support system comprised 
        of retired law enforcement officers, to provide on-site technical 
        assistance to local law enforcement agencies investigating cases of 
        child abduction and sexual exploitation: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes the 25th 
anniversary of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
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