Sec. 2. Establishment of interagency committee on development of green alert systems
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There is established the Green Alert System Advisory and Support Committee (referred to in this Act as the Committee ). The Committee shall be composed of members appointed by the President, of whom— not fewer than one shall be an employee of the Department of Justice with experience in coordinating the AMBER Alert communications network, as that term is used in subtitle A of title III of the PROTECT Act ( 34 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.); not fewer than one shall be an employee of the Department of Health and Human Services, of which not fewer than one shall be an employee of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the Department of Health and Human Services; not fewer than one shall be an employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs; not fewer than one shall be an employee of the Department of Transportation; not fewer than one shall be a veteran (as defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code) who— is not eligible for appointment to the Committee under subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D); and retired or otherwise honorably separated from the Armed Forces with a military pay grade of O–7 or higher; and not fewer than one shall be a member of a veterans service organization who can demonstrate familiarity with, or experience in, the development of an alert or support system in a State for either missing veterans or veteran mental health.
The President shall appoint additional members of the Committee from among individuals at the State, local, and tribal level who are experts in alert systems, such as the AMBER Alert, as that term is used in subtitle A of title III of the PROTECT Act ( 34 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.). The appointments of the members of the Committee shall be made not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. A member of the Committee shall be appointed for the life of the Committee.
Any vacancy in the Committee— shall not affect the powers of the Committee; and shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. Not later than 60 days after the date on which all members of the Committee have been appointed, the Committee shall hold the first meeting of the Committee. The Committee shall meet not less frequently than twice each year. A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings.
The Committee shall select a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among the members of the Committee. In this section: The term State means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any possession of the United States. The term veterans service organization means an organization recognized by the Secretary for the representation of veterans under section 5902 of title 38, United States Code.
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Establishment of interagency committee on development of green alert systems
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