,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bchf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bb1      
#bjad,mr4 ,schumer 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,donnelly7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to establish a grant program to
 help ,state and local law enforcement  
agencies reduce the risk of injury and  
death relating to the wandering         
characteristics of some children with   
autism and other disabilities4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,avonte's ,law ,act of #bjad4  #b4  
,grant program to reduce injury and     
death relating to the wandering and     
safety of individuals with disabilities 
,title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime        
,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of     
#aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgaa et seq47 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  ,,ll ,grant program to      
reduce injury and death relating to the 
wandering and safety of individuals with

 disabilities  #cjba4 ,program          
authorized  7a7 ,in general ,the        
,attorney ,general may make grants to   
law enforcement agencies to-- 7#a7      
reduce the risk of injury and death     
relating to the wandering               
characteristics of some individuals with
 autism and other disabilities2 and     
7#b7 safeguard the well-being of        
individuals with disabilities during    
interactions with law enforcement4  7b7 
,uses of funds ,a grant awarded under   
this section shall be-- 7#a7 distributed
 directly to a law enforcement agency2  
and  7#b7 used to-- 7,a7 provide        
education and resources to law          
enforcement agencies1 first responders1 
schools1 clinicians1 and the public in  
order to-- 7i7 reduce the risk of       
wandering by individuals with autism or 
other disabilities2  7ii7 help to       
identify signs of abuse in individuals  
with autism or other disabilities2      
7iii7 increase personal safety and      
survival skills for individuals with    

autism or other disabilities2 and  7iv7 
facilitate effective communication with 
individuals who have                    
communication-related disabilities1     
including the use of assistive          
communication techniques and technology2
  7,b7 provide training and emergency   
protocols for school administrators1    
staff1 and families2  7,c7 provide      
response tools and training for law     
enforcement and search-and-rescue       
agencies1 including-- 7i7 tracking      
technology2  7ii7 reverse #iaa          
technology2  7iii7 assistive            
communication technology2  7iv7         
,endangered ,missing ,advisories2 and   
7v7 ,federal search-and-rescue          
guidelines for special needs children2  
or  7,d7 provide response tools and     
training to law enforcement agencies in 
order to recognize and respond to       
individuals with intellectual and       
developmental disabilities4  7c7        
,standards and best practices for use of
 tracking devices  7#a7 ,establishment  

7,a7 ,in general ,not later than #abj   
days after the date of enactment of this
 part1 the ,attorney ,general1 in       
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,health and ,human ,services and leading
 research1 advocacy1 self-advocacy1 and 
service organizations1 shall establish  
standards and best practices relating to
 the use of tracking technology to      
monitor children with autism and other  
disabilities4  7,b7 ,requirements ,in   
establishing the standards and best     
practices required under subparagraph   
7,a71 the ,attorney ,general-- 7i7 shall
 determine-- 7,i7 the criteria used to  
determine which individuals would       
benefit from the use of a tracking      
device2 and  7,,ii7 who should have     
direct access to the tracking system2   
and  7ii7 may establish standards and   
best practices the ,attorney ,general   
determines are necessary to the         
administration of a tracking system1    
including procedures in order to-- 7,i7 
safeguard the privacy of the data used  

by the tracking device such that-- 7aa7 
access to the data is restricted to     
agencies determined necessary by the    
,attorney ,general2 and  7bb7 use of the
 data is solely for the purpose of      
preventing injury or death2  7,,ii7     
develop criteria to determine whether   
use of the tracking device is the least 
restrictive alternative in order to     
prevent risk of injury or death prior to
 issuing the tracking device1 including 
the previous consideration of less      
restrictive alternatives2  7,,iii7      
provide training for law enforcement    
agencies to recognize signs of abuse in 
their interactions with applicants2     
7,,iv7 protecting the civil rights and  
liberties of children with disabilities 
who use tracking devices1 including     
their rights under the ,fourth          
,amendment of the ,constitution of the  
,united ,states2  7,v7 establish a      
complaint and investigation process to  
address-- 7aa7 incidents of             
noncompliance by grant recipients with  

the best practices established by the   
,attorney ,general or other applicable  
law2 and  7bb7 use of a tracking device 
over the objection of a child with a    
disability2 and  7,,vi7 the role which  
,state agencies responsible for         
providing services to children with     
developmental disabilities and ,state   
agencies responsible for child          
protective services should have in the  
administration of a tracking system4    
7#b7 ,required compliance  7,a7 ,in     
general ,each law enforcement agency    
that receives a grant under this section
 shall comply with any standards and    
best practices relating to the use of   
tracking devices as established by the  
,attorney ,general under paragraph 7#a71
 in consultation with the ,secretary of 
,health and ,human ,services and leading
 research1 advocacy1 self-advocacy1 and 
service organizations4  7,b7            
,determination of compliance ,the       
,attorney ,general1 in consultation with
 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human   

,services1 shall determine whether a law
 enforcement agency that receives a     
grant under this section acts in        
compliance with the requirement         
described in paragraph 7#a74  7#c7      
,applicability of standards and best    
practices ,the standards and best       
practices established by the ,attorney  
,general under paragraph 7#a7 shall     
apply only to the grant program         
authorized under this part4  #cjbb4     
,applications ,to request a grant under 
section #cjba1 the head of a law        
enforcement agency shall submit an      
application to the ,attorney ,general in
 such form and containing such          
information as the ,attorney ,general   
may reasonably require4  #cjbc4         
,definitions ,in this part-- 7#a7 the   
term child means an individual who is   
less than #ah years of age2  7#b7 the   
term ,indian tribe has the same meaning 
as in section #d7;e7 of the ,indian     
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4         

#dej;b7e772  7#c7 the term law          
enforcement agency means an agency of a 
,state1 unit of local government1 or    
,indian tribe that is authorized by law 
or by a government agency to engage in  
or supervise the prevention1 detection1 
investigation1 or prosecution of any    
violation of criminal law2  7#d7 the    
term ,state means each of the #ej       
,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 the
 ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the    
,united ,states ,virgin ,islands1       
,american ,samoa1 ,guam1 and the        
,northern ,mariana ,islands2 and  7#e7  
the term unit of local government means 
a county1 municipality1 town1 township1 
village1 parish1 borough1 or other unit 
of general government below the ,state  
level4  #cjbd4 ,authorization of        
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this part  
#aj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjae through #bjai4  4