[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 117 (Thursday, July 12, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H6121]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       AMBER ALERT NATIONWIDE ACT

  (Ms. BORDALLO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to introduce the AMBER Alert 
Nationwide Act.
  I thank my colleagues from the other U.S. territories for their 
support as original cosponsors.
  In 2003, Congress passed the PROTECT Act, establishing the national 
AMBER Alert system to mobilize the American public in cases of missing, 
abducted, and exploited children. However, this 2003 law did not 
provide for all of the U.S. territories to implement the AMBER Alert 
system. Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands are 
still not integrated into the national system.
  Our AMBER Alert Nationwide Act would fix this by integrating Guam and 
all U.S. territories into the next AMBER Alert system and providing 
needed Federal support for local law enforcement.
  This bipartisan bill would also optimize the system for the 
territories by authorizing Federal funding for AMBER Alerts in major 
transportation hubs such as airports, maritime ports, customs 
checkpoints, and other ports of exits.
  A truly nationwide AMBER Alert system must protect our missing, 
abducted, or exploited children in the U.S. territories. I urge our 
House colleagues to join us in cosponsoring this bill.

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