,,ii #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bhba ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #af1 #bjad,mr4 ,menendez introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to authorize the ,attorney ,general to provide a grant to assist ,federal1 ,state1 tribal1 and local law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing individuals4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,child and ,elderly ,missing ,alert ,program ,act of #bjad4 #b4 ,program to assist ,federal1 ,state1 tribal1 and local law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children1 the elderly1 and disabled individuals ,section #agja of title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgif;dd7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#af71 by striking and after the semicolon2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#ag71 by striking the period and inserting 2 and2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#ah7 to permit eligible nonprofit organizations to assist ,federal1 ,state1 tribal1 and local law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children1 elderly individuals1 and disabled individuals through the use of a rapid telephone and cellular alert call system1 in accordance with subsection 7l74 2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7l7 ,child and ,elderly ,missing ,alerts 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,attorney ,general is authorized to award grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to assist ,federal1 ,state1 tribal1 and local law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children1 elderly individuals1 and disabled individuals through the use of a rapid telephone and cellular alert call system4 7#b7 ,specified use of funds ,the grants awarded under this subsection shall be used to-- 7,a7 provide services to ,federal1 ,state1 tribal1 and local law enforcement agencies1 in response to a request from such agencies1 to promote the rapid recovery of a missing child1 an elderly individual1 or a disabled individual by utilizing rapid telephone and cellular alert calls2 7,b7 maintain and expand technologies and techniques to ensure the highest level of performance of such services2 7,c7 provide both centralized and on-site training and distribute information to ,federal1 ,state1 tribal1 and local law enforcement agency officials about missing children1 elderly individuals1 and disabled individuals and use of a rapid telephone and cellular alert call system2 7,d7 provide services to ,federal1 ,state1 tribal1 and local ,child ,abduction ,response ,teams2 7,e7 assist ,federal1 ,state1 tribal1 and local law enforcement agencies to combat human trafficking through the use of rapid telephone and cellular alert calls2 7,f7 share appropriate information on cases with the ,national ,center for ,missing and ,exploited ,children1 the ,,amber ,alert1 ,silver ,alert1 and ,blue ,alert programs1 and appropriate ,federal1 ,state1 tribal1 and local law enforcement agencies2 and 7,g7 assist appropriate organizations1 including ,federal1 ,state1 tribal1 and local law enforcement agencies1 with education and prevention programs related to missing children1 elderly individuals1 and disabled individuals4 7#c7 ,eligibility ,to be an eligible nonprofit organization for purposes of a grant under this subsection1 a nonprofit organization shall have experience providing rapid telephone and cellular alert calls on behalf of ,federal1 ,state1 and local law enforcement agencies to find missing children and elderly adults4 7#d7 ,grant period and renewal ,the ,attorney ,general shall determine an appropriate grant period for grants awarded under this subsection4 ,such grants may be renewed at the discretion of the ,attorney ,general4 7#e7 ,evaluation ,the ,attorney ,general shall require each grantee under this subsection to annually submit the results of the monitoring and evaluations required under subsections 7a7 and 7b7 of section #agje1 and shall publish an annual report regarding such results and the effectiveness of the activities carried out under each such grant4 7#f7 ,inapplicable provisions ,the following provisions of this part shall not apply to grants awarded under this subsection3 7,a7 ,subsection 7j7 of this section 7relating to grants to ,indian tribes74 7,b7 ,section #agjc 7relating to renewal of grants74 7#g7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,child ,the term child means an individual under #ba years of age4 7,b7 ,disabled individual ,the term disabled individual means-- 7i7 an individual with #a or more disabilities 7as defined in section #c of the ,americans with ,disabilities ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abajb772 or 7ii7 an individual who has been diagnosed by a physician or other qualified medical professional with ,alzheimer's disease or a related dementia4 7,c7 ,elderly individual ,the term elderly individual means an individual who is #fj years of age or older4 7,d7 ,missing ,the term missing1 with respect to a child1 an elderly individual1 or a disabled individual1 means such a child or individual who has been reported to law enforcement as missing and whose whereabouts are unknown to ,federal1 ,state1 tribal1 and local law enforcement agencies4 7,e7 ,rapid telephone and cellular alert call system ,the term rapid telephone and cellular alert call system means an automated system with the ability to place at least #a1jjj telephone and cellular calls in #fj seconds to a specific geographic area determined by law enforcement-- 7i7 based on the last known whereabouts of a missing individual2 or 7ii7 based on other evidence and determined by such law enforcement agency to be necessary to the search for the missing individual4 4