,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cdbg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #cj1        
#bjac,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new
 ,york 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,poe of       
,texas1 ,ms4 ,moore1 and ,ms4 ,bass7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,crime ,control ,act of #aiij to require
 certification of ,state and law        
enforcement agency reports related to   
missing children1 to require that       
certain information be provided to      
individuals reporting a missing child1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,runaway ,reporting ,improvement ,act of
 #bjac4  #b4 ,missing children reporting
 requirements ,section #cgja of title   
,,xxxvii of the ,crime ,control ,act of 
#aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eggi7 is amended--
 7#a7 by amending subsection 7b7 to read
 as follows3  7b7 ,guidelines ,the      
,attorney ,general-- 7#a7 may establish 

guidelines for the collection of such   
reports including procedures for        
carrying out the purposes of this       
section and section #cgjb2 and  7#b7    
shall establish guidelines for the      
format and collection of the            
certifications required under subsection
 7d74  2  7#b7 by amending subsection   
7c7 to read as follows3  7c7 ,annual    
summary ,the ,attorney ,general shall   
publish in the ,federal ,register and   
make available on the ,web site of the  
,department of ,justice-- 7#a7 an annual
 statistical summary of the reports     
received under this section and section 
#cgjb2 and  7#b7 not later than #ah     
months after the date of enactment of   
the ,runaway ,reporting ,improvement    
,act of #bjac1 a summary of the         
certifications required under subsection
 7d74  2 and  7#c7 by adding at the end 
the following new subsection3  7d7      
,certification of compliance ,not later 
than #ah months after the date of       
enactment of the ,runaway ,reporting    

,improvement ,act of #bjac1 each        
,federal1 ,state1 and local law         
enforcement agency reporting under the  
provisions of this section and section  
#cgjb shall file a certification of the 
agency's compliance with such sections1 
which shall be signed by an authorized  
representative of the agency and        
submitted to the ,attorney ,general4  4 
#c4 ,state requirements for reporting   
,section #cgjb of title ,,xxxvii of the 
,crime ,control ,act of #aiij 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #eghj7 is amended-- 7#a7 by   
striking ,each ,state reporting and     
inserting 87a7 ,in general4--,each      
,state reporting02  7#b7 by striking and
 after the semicolon at the end of      
paragraph 7#b72  7#c7 by striking and   
after the semicolon at the end of       
paragraph 7#c72  7#d7 by striking the   
period at the end of paragraph 7#d7 and 
inserting 2 and2  7#e7 by adding after  
paragraph 7#d7 the following new        
paragraph3  7#e7 not later than one year
 after the date of enactment of the     

,runaway ,reporting ,improvement ,act of
 #bjac1 develop1 and require ,state and 
local law enforcement officers in such  
,state to disseminate1 a written        
information sheet to be provided to each
 individual who reports a missing child 
to such an officer after such date1     
which shall-- 7,a7 be submitted to the  
,department of ,justice for approval1   
and approved by the ,department1 before 
such date2  7,b7 include1 at a minimum1 
the #bd-;hour1 toll-free phone numbers  
for the ,national ,center for ,missing  
and ,exploited ,children and the        
,national ,runaway ,safeline2 and  7,c7 
provide a description of the services   
that the ,national ,center for ,missing 
and ,exploited ,children and the        
,national ,runaway ,safeline provide to 
the parents and guardians of missing    
children4  2 and  7#f7 by adding at the 
end the following new subsections3  7b7 
,department of ,justice reporting       
requirement ,the ,department of ,justice
 shall meet the requirements of         

paragraph 7#e7 of subsection 7a71 except
 that the ,department shall not be      
required to meet the requirements of    
subparagraph 7,a7 of such paragraph4    
7c7 ,guidelines ,the ,attorney ,general 
shall establish guidelines for the      
development and dissemination of        
information sheets required under       
subsections 7a77#e7 and 7b74  4