[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 190 (Thursday, October 28, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7509]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4033. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2022 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. COREY ADAMS GREEN ALERT SYSTEMS TECHNICAL 
                   ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Green alert.--The term ``Green Alert'' means an alert 
     issued through the Green Alert communications network, 
     relating to a missing veteran.
       (2) Missing veteran.--The term ``missing veteran'' means an 
     individual who--
       (A) is reported to, or identified by, a law enforcement 
     agency as a missing person;
       (B) is a veteran; and
       (C) meets the requirements to be designated as a missing 
     veteran, as determined by the State in which the individual 
     is reported or identified as a missing person.
       (3) State.--The term ``State'' 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.
       (4) Veteran.--The term ``veteran'' means an individual who 
     is a current or former member of the Armed Forces, including 
     an individual who is currently serving or formerly served in 
     a reserve component (including the National Guard).
       (b) Financial and Technical Assistance.--The Secretary of 
     Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs, shall provide financial and technical assistance to 
     a State that has established or has under consideration 
     legislation to establish a Green Alert or other system 
     specifically dedicated to locating missing veterans, to help 
     ensure the effective use of those systems to successfully 
     find and recover missing veterans.
       (c) Content of Assistance.--Such assistance shall include--
       (1) helping the State develop, revise, or update criteria 
     for issuing such alerts, including on when to issue such 
     alerts, training to provide to law enforcement on interacting 
     with veterans and provide recommendations on how best to 
     protect the privacy, dignity, and independence of veterans 
     who are the subject of such alerts;
       (2) providing assistance to the State on protecting the 
     privacy of veterans, including sensitive medical information, 
     as such alerts are issued;
       (3) designating officials to serve or participate on any 
     advisory committees established by the State or local 
     governments to provide oversight of Green Alert systems 
     dedicated to finding missing veterans;
       (4) for those veterans recovered by such systems, helping 
     ensure such veterans are connected to any services provided 
     by the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of 
     Defense to which they are entitled as a result of their 
     service in the Armed Forces, including housing and health 
     care;
       (5) providing public education on these systems to military 
     or veteran communities in such States, including on 
     facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the 
     Department of Defense located in such States;
       (6) supporting efforts to train State and local law 
     enforcement who issue such alerts and search for missing 
     veterans on the unique needs of veterans; and
       (7) ensuring officials of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs or the Department of Defense in such States are aware 
     of Green Alerts, understand how they work, and integrate them 
     with any plan for locating missing veterans at a base or 
     facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the 
     Department of Defense.
       (d) Use of Existing Mechanisms.--To the maximum extent 
     possible, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs shall use existing mechanisms, including 
     advisory committees and programs, to meet the requirements of 
     this section.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 to carry 
     out this section.
       (f) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for 
     fiscal year 2022 by section 301 for operation and maintenance 
     is hereby decreased by $2,000,000, with the amount of the 
     decrease to be taken from the availability of amounts for the 
     Office of Secretary of Defense.
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