H.R. 4305 (112th): Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program

Introduced:
Mar 29, 2012 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH1]
Status:
Died (Passed House)

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Status

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on September 11, 2012 but was never passed by the Senate.

Progress
Introduced Mar 29, 2012
Referred to Committee Mar 29, 2012
Reported by Committee Aug 01, 2012
Passed House Sep 11, 2012
Cosponsors
8 cosponsors (5D, 3R) (show)
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Full Title

To authorize the Attorney General to provide a grant to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing individuals.

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Last updated Sep 12, 2012.
7 pages

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Library of Congress Summary

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9/11/2012--Passed House amended.
Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to award public safety and community policing grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to assist federal, state, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children and elderly and disabled individuals through the use of a rapid telephone and cellular alert call system.
Defines an "elderly individual" as an individual 60 years of age or older.
Permits the use of grant funds to:
(1) maintain and expand technologies and techniques to ensure the highest level of performance of services;
(2) provide both centralized and on-site training, and to distribute information, to law enforcement agency officials about missing individuals and use of a rapid telephone and cellular alert call system;
(3) provide services to Child Abduction Response Teams;
(4) assist law enforcement agencies to combat human trafficking through the use of rapid telephone and cellular alert calls;
(5) share appropriate information on cases with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the AMBER Alert, Silver Alert, and Blue Alert programs, and law enforcement; and
(6) assist appropriate organizations with education and prevention programs related to missing individuals.
Directs the Attorney General to annually:
(1) require each grantee to submit the results of monitoring and evaluations of grant recipients, and
(2) publish a report regarding such results and the effectiveness of activities carried out under each grant.

House Republican Conference Summary

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This summary can be found at http://www.gop.gov/bill/112/2/hr4305.

Background

The Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program was created by Title I of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (the '94 Crime Act). The mission of the COPS program is to advance community policing in all jurisdictions across the United States. The COPS program awards grants to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies throughout the United States so they can hire and train law enforcement officers to participate in community policing, purchase and deploy new crime-fighting technologies, and develop and test new and innovative policing strategies. COPS grants are managed by the COPS Office, which was created in 1994 by Department of Justice (DOJ) to oversee the COPS program.

Summary

H.R. 4305 would add a new purpose area to the Justice Department’s Community Oriented Policing Service (COPS) Program for grants to nonprofit organizations that assist law enforcement agencies with the rapid recovery of missing children, elderly persons, and disabled persons. 

Cost

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that this program will cost a total of $19 million over fiscal years 2013-2017.  However, the bill adds a purpose area to an existing program and is not a new authorization.  Any new spending would be subject to additional appropriations.  For a similar reference, the House passed H.R. 365, with a similar CBO score. 

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