§ 3220. Use of official mail in the location and recovery of missing children
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(1)The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, after consultation with appropriate public and private agencies, shall prescribe general guidelines under which penalty mail may be used to assist in the location and recovery of missing children. The guidelines shall provide information relating to—
(A)the form and manner in which materials and information relating to missing children (such as biographical data and pictures, sketches, or other likenesses) may be included in penalty mail;
(B)appropriate sources from which such materials and information may be obtained;
(C)the procedures by which such materials and information may be obtained; and
(D)any other matter which the Office considers appropriate.
(2)Each executive department and independent establishment of the Government of the United States shall prescribe regulations under which penalty mail sent by such department or establishment may be used in conformance with the guidelines prescribed under paragraph (1).
(b)The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and the House Communications Standards Commission shall prescribe for their respective Houses rules and regulations, and shall take such other action as the Committee or Commission considers necessary and proper, in order that purposes similar to those of subsection
(a)may, in the discretion of the congressional official or office concerned, be carried out by the use of franked mail sent by such official or office.
(c)As used in this section, “Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention” and “Office” each means the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention within the Department of Justice, as established by section 201 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974.
(Added Pub. L. 99–87, § 1(a)(1), Aug. 9, 1985, 99 Stat. 290; Pub. L. 116–260, div. I, title I, § 116(b)(2)(A)(iii), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 1637.)
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- Public Law 102–514To extend the authorization of use of official mail in the location and recovery of missing children, and for other purposes
- Public Law 105–126To extend the authorization of use of official mail in the location and recovery of missing children, and for other purposes
- Public Law 99–87To amend title 3, United States Code, to authorize the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts relating to the location and recovery of missing children
- Public Law 100–201To authorize the acceptance of a donation of land for addition to Big Bend National Park, in the State of Texas
- Public Law 109–426To reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts relating to the location and recovery of missing children
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- § 1.702Policy.
- § 201.3aMissing children information.
- § 19.5Report to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
- § 1.701Contact person for missing children official mail program.
- § 364.1Purpose.
- § 23.1Purpose.
- § 1.700Purpose.
- § 1.705Restrictions on use of missing children information.
- § 1.703Percentage estimate.
- § 19.1Purpose.
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- Pub. L. 99–87, § 1(a)(1)
- 99 Stat. 290
- 134 Stat. 1637
- section 201 of Pub. L. 93–415
- Pub. L. 99–87, § 5
- Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(m) [title VI, § 627(a)]
- 101 Stat. 1329–390
- Pub. L. 102–514, § 1(2)
- 106 Stat. 3371
- Pub. L. 105–126, § 1(2)
- 111 Stat. 2542
- section 1 of Pub. L. 99–87
- Pub. L. 109–426, § 1
- 120 Stat. 2911
- Pub. L. 99–87, § 2
- 99 Stat. 291
- Pub. L. 99–87, § 3
- Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(m)
- Pub. L. 102–514, § 1(1)
- Pub. L. 105–126, § 1(1)
- Pub. L. 99–87, § 4
- 99 Stat. 292
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Use of official mail in the location and recovery of missing children
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 99–87, § 1(a)(1)
Stat.99 Stat. 290
Stat.134 Stat. 1637
Pub. L.section 201 of Pub. L. 93–415
Pub. L.Pub. L. 99–87, § 5
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