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Code · U.S. Code · Title 34 - CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT · CHAPTER 405— REPORTING OF UNIDENTIFIED AND MISSING PERSONS · § 40504

§ 40504. Grants for the assistance of organizations to find missing adults

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(a)In general The Attorney General may make grants to public agencies or nonprofit private organizations, or combinations thereof, for programs—
(1)to assist law enforcement and families in locating missing adults;
(2)to maintain a national, interconnected database for the purpose of tracking missing adults who are determined by law enforcement to be endangered due to age, diminished mental capacity, or the circumstances of disappearance, when foul play is suspected or circumstances are unknown;
(3)to maintain statistical information of adults reported as missing;
(4)to provide informational resources and referrals to families of missing adults;
(5)to assist in public notification and victim advocacy related to missing adults; and
(6)to establish and maintain a national clearinghouse for missing adults.
(b)Regulations The Attorney General may make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out this title.1
(Pub. L. 106–468, title I, § 101, formerly § 2, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2027; renumbered title I, § 101, and amended Pub. L. 115–401, § 2(1)–(3), Dec. 31, 2018, 132 Stat. 5336.)
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  • 114 Stat. 2028
  • 134 Stat. 3370
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