[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 61 (Tuesday, April 17, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4621-S4622]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      NATIONAL MISSING PERSONS DAY

  Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate

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proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 115, S. Res. 
112.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 112) designating April 6, 2007, as 
     ``National Missing Persons Day.''

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider 
be laid upon the table; that any statements relating thereto be printed 
in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 112) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 112

       Whereas each year tens of thousands of people go missing in 
     the United States;
       Whereas, on any given day, there are as many as 100,000 
     active missing persons cases in the United States;
       Whereas the Missing Persons File of the National Crime 
     Information Center (NCIC) was implemented in 1975;
       Whereas, in 2005, 109,531 persons were reported missing to 
     law enforcement agencies nationwide, of whom 11,868 were 
     between the ages of 18 and 20;
       Whereas section 204 of the PROTECT Act, known as Suzanne's 
     Law and passed by Congress on April 10, 2003, modifies 
     section 3701(a) of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
     5779(a)), so that agencies must enter records into the NCIC 
     database for all missing persons under the age of 21;
       Whereas Kristen's Act (42 U.S.C. 14665), passed in 1999, 
     has established grants for organizations to, among other 
     things, track missing persons and provide informational 
     services to families and the public;
       Whereas, according to the NCIC, 48,639 missing persons were 
     located in 2005, an improvement of 4.2 percent from the 
     previous year;
       Whereas many persons reported missing may be victims of 
     Alzheimer's disease or other health-related issues, or may be 
     victims of foul play;
       Whereas, regardless of age or circumstances, all missing 
     persons have families who need support and guidance to endure 
     the days, months, or years they may spend searching for their 
     missing loved ones; and
       Whereas it is important to applaud the committed efforts of 
     families, law enforcement agencies, and concerned citizens 
     who work to locate missing persons and to prevent all forms 
     of victimization: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates April 6, 2007, as ``National Missing Persons 
     Day''; and
       (2) encourages the people of the United States to--
       (A) observe the day with appropriate programs and 
     activities; and
       (B) support worthy initiatives and increased efforts to 
     locate missing persons.

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