#aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#bjgj  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the        
,violent ,crime ,control and ,law       
,enforcement ,act of #aiid1 to          
reauthorize the ,missing ,alzheimer's   
,disease ,patient ,alert ,program1 and  
to promote initiatives that will reduce 
the risk of injury and death relating to
 the wandering characteristics of some  
children with autism4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the ,kevin   
and ,avonte's ,law of #bjag4  ,i        
,missing ,alzheimer's ,disease ,patient 
,alert ,program reauthorization  #aja4  
,short title ,this title may be cited as
 the ,missing ,americans ,alert ,program
 ,act of #bjag4  #ajb4 ,reauthorization 
of the missing ,alzheimer's ,disease    
,patient ,alert ,program  7a7           
,amendments ,section #bdjjja of the     
,violent ,crime ,control and ,law       
,enforcement ,act of #aiid 7#cd         
,u4,s4,c4 #abfba7 is amended--  7#a7 in 
the section header1 by striking         
,alzheimer's disease patient and        

inserting ,americans2  7#b7 by striking 
subsection 7a7 and inserting the        
following3  7a7 ,grant program ,to      
reduce injury and death of missing      
,americans with dementia and            
developmental disabilities ,subject to  
the availability of appropriations to   
carry out this section1 the ,attorney   
,general1 through the ,bureau of        
,justice ,assistance and in consultation
 with the ,secretary of ,health and     
,human ,services--  7#a7 shall award    
competitive grants to health care       
agencies1 ,state and local law          
enforcement agencies1 or public safety  
agencies and nonprofit organizations to 
assist such entities in planning1       
designing1 establishing1 or operating   
locally based1 proactive programs to    
prevent wandering and locate missing    
individuals with forms of dementia1 such
 as ,alzheimer's ,disease1 or           
developmental disabilities1 such as     
autism1 who1 due to their condition1    
wander from safe environments1 including

 programs that--  7,a7 provide          
prevention and response information1    
including online training resources1 and
 referrals to families or guardians of  
such individuals who1 due to their      
condition1 wander from a safe           
environment2  7,b7 provide education and
 training1 including online training    
resources1 to first responders1 school  
personnel1 clinicians1 and the public in
 order to--  7i7 increase the safety and
 reduce the incidence of wandering of   
persons1 who1 due to their dementia or  
developmental disabilities1 may wander  
from safe environments2  7ii7 facilitate
 the rescue and recovery of individuals 
who1 due to their dementia or           
developmental disabilities1 wander from 
safe environments2 and  7iii7 recognize 
and respond to and appropriately        
interact with endangered missing        
individuals with dementia or            
developmental disabilities who1 due to  
their condition1 wander from safe       
environments2  7,c7 provide prevention  

and response training and emergency     
protocols for school administrators1    
staff1 and families or guardians of     
individuals with dementia1 such as      
,alzheimer's ,disease1 or developmental 
disabilities1 such as autism1 to help   
reduce the risk of wandering by such    
individuals2 and  7,d7 develop1 operate1
 or enhance a notification or           
communications systems for alerts1      
advisories1 or dissemination of other   
information for the recovery of missing 
individuals with forms of dementia1 such
 as ,alzheimer's ,disease1 or with      
developmental disabilities1 such as     
autism2 and  7#b7 shall award grants to 
health care agencies1 ,state and local  
law enforcement agencies1 or public     
safety agencies to assist such agencies 
in designing1 establishing1 and         
operating locative tracking technology  
programs for individuals with forms of  
dementia1 such as ,alzheimer's ,disease1
 or children with developmental         
disabilities1 such as autism1 who have  

wandered from safe environments4  2     
7#c7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 by        
inserting competitive after to receive  
a2  7,b7 by inserting agency or before  
organization each place it appears2 and 
7,c7 by adding at the end the following3
 ,the ,attorney ,general shall          
periodically solicit applications for   
grants under this section by publishing 
a request for applications in the       
,federal ,register and by posting such a
 request on the website of the          
,department of ,justice42 and  7#d7 by  
striking subsections 7c7 and 7d7 and    
inserting the following3  7c7           
,preference ,in awarding grants under   
subsection 7a77#a71 the ,attorney       
,general shall give preference to law   
enforcement or public safety agencies   
that partner with nonprofit             
organizations that appropriately use    
person-centered plans minimizing        
restrictive interventions and that have 
a direct link to individuals1 and       
families of individuals1 with forms of  

dementia1 such as ,alzheimer's ,disease1
 or developmental disabilities1 such as 
autism4  7d7 ,authorization of          
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this       
section #b1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal   
years #bjah through #bjbb4  7e7 ,grant  
accountability ,all grants awarded by   
the ,attorney ,general under this       
section shall be subject to the         
following accountability provisions3    
7#a7 ,audit requirement  7,a7           
,definition ,in this paragraph1 the term
 unresolved audit finding means a       
finding in the final audit report of the
 ,inspector ,general of the ,department 
of ,justice that the audited grantee has
 utilized grant funds for an            
unauthorized expenditure or otherwise   
unallowable cost that is not closed or  
resolved within #ab months from the date
 when the final audit report is issued4 
7,b7 ,audits ,beginning in the first    
fiscal year beginning after the date of 
enactment of this subsection1 and in    

each fiscal year thereafter1 the        
,inspector ,general of the ,department  
of ,justice shall conduct audits of     
recipients of grants under this section 
to prevent waste1 fraud1 and abuse of   
funds by grantees4 ,the ,inspector      
,general shall determine the appropriate
 number of grantees to be audited each  
year4  7,c7 ,mandatory exclusion ,a     
recipient of grant funds under this     
section that is found to have an        
unresolved audit finding shall not be   
eligible to receive grant funds under   
this section during the first #b fiscal 
years beginning after the end of the    
#ab-month period described in           
subparagraph 7,a74  7,d7 ,priority ,in  
awarding grants under this section1 the 
,attorney ,general shall give priority  
to eligible applicants that did not have
 an unresolved audit finding during the 
#c fiscal years before submitting an    
application for a grant under this      
section4  7,e7 ,reimbursement ,if an    
entity is awarded grant funds under this

 section during the #b-;fiscal-year     
period during which the entity is barred
 from receiving grants under            
subparagraph 7,c71 the ,attorney        
,general shall--  7i7 deposit an amount 
equal to the amount of the grant funds  
that were improperly awarded to the     
grantee into the ,general ,fund of the  
,treasury2 and  7ii7 seek to recoup the 
costs of the repayment to the fund from 
the grant recipient that was erroneously
 awarded grant funds4  7#b7 ,nonprofit  
organization requirements  7,a7         
,definition of nonprofit organization   
,for purposes of this paragraph and the 
grant programs under this section1 the  
term nonprofit organization means an    
organization that is described in       
section #eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal   
,revenue ,code of #aihf and is exempt   
from taxation under section #eja7;a7 of 
such ,code4  7,b7 ,prohibition ,the     
,attorney ,general may not award a grant
 under this section to a nonprofit      
organization that holds money in        

offshore accounts for the purpose of    
avoiding paying the tax described in    
section #eaa7;a7 of the ,internal       
,revenue ,code of #aihf4  7,c7          
,disclosure ,each nonprofit organization
 that is awarded a grant under this     
section and uses the procedures         
prescribed in regulations to create a   
rebuttable presumption of reasonableness
 for the compensation of its officers1  
directors1 trustees1 and key employees1 
shall disclose to the ,attorney         
,general1 in the application for the    
grant1 the process for determining such 
compensation1 including the independent 
persons involved in reviewing and       
approving such compensation1 the        
comparability data used1 and            
contemporaneous substantiation of the   
deliberation and decision4 ,upon        
request1 the ,attorney ,general shall   
make the information disclosed under    
this subparagraph available for public  
inspection4  7#c7 ,conference           
expenditures  7,a7 ,limitation ,no      

amounts made available to the           
,department of ,justice under this      
section may be used by the ,attorney    
,general1 or by any individual or entity
 awarded discretionary funds through a  
cooperative agreement under this        
section1 to host or support any         
expenditure for conferences that uses   
more than #bj1jjj in funds made         
available by the ,department of         
,justice1 unless the head of the        
relevant agency or department1 provides 
prior written authorization that the    
funds may be expended to host the       
conference4  7,b7 ,written approval     
,written approval under subparagraph    
7,a7 shall include a written estimate of
 all costs associated with the          
conference1 including the cost of all   
food1 beverages1 audio-visual equipment1
 honoraria for speakers1 and            
entertainment4  7,c7 ,report ,the       
,deputy ,attorney ,general shall submit 
an annual report to the ,committee on   
the ,judiciary of the ,senate and the   

,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,house of ,representatives on all       
conference expenditures approved under  
this paragraph4  7#d7 ,annual           
certification ,beginning in the first   
fiscal year beginning after the date of 
enactment of this subsection1 the       
,attorney ,general shall submit1 to the 
,committee on the ,judiciary and the    
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,senate and the ,committee on the       
,judiciary and the ,committee on        
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives1 an annual             
certification--  7,a7 indicating        
whether-- 7i7 all audits issued by the  
,office of the ,inspector ,general under
 paragraph 7#a7 have been completed and 
reviewed by the appropriate ,assistant  
,attorney ,general or ,director2  7ii7  
all mandatory exclusions required under 
paragraph 7#a77;,c7 have been issued2   
and  7iii7 all reimbursements required  
under paragraph 7#a77;,e7 have been     
made2 and  7,b7 that includes a list of 

any grant recipients excluded under     
paragraph 7#a7 from the previous year4  
7f7 ,preventing duplicative grants  7#a7
 ,in general ,before the ,attorney      
,general awards a grant to an applicant 
under this section1 the ,attorney       
,general shall compare potential grant  
awards with other grants awarded by the 
,attorney ,general to determine if grant
 awards are or have been awarded for a  
similar purpose4  7#b7 ,report ,if the  
,attorney ,general awards grants to the 
same applicant for a similar purpose the
 ,attorney ,general shall submit to the 
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,senate and the ,committee on the       
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives a report that          
includes--  7,a7 a list of all such     
grants awarded1 including the total     
dollar amount of any such grants        
awarded2 and  7,b7 the reason the       
,attorney ,general awarded multiple     
grants to the same applicant for a      
similar purpose4  4  7b7 ,annual report 

,not later than #b years after the date 
of enactment of this ,act and every year
 thereafter1 the ,attorney ,general     
shall submit to the ,committee on the   
,judiciary and the ,committee on        
,appropriations of the ,senate and the  
,committee on the ,judiciary and the    
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,house of ,representatives a report on  
the ,missing ,americans ,alert ,program1
 as amended by subsection 7a71 which    
shall address--  7#a7 the number of     
individuals who benefitted from the     
,missing ,americans ,alert ,program1    
including information such as the number
 of individuals with reduced unsafe     
wandering1 the number of people who were
 trained through the program1 and the   
estimated number of people who were     
impacted by the program2  7#b7 the      
number of ,state1 local1 and tribal law 
enforcement or public safety agencies   
that applied for funding under the      
,missing ,americans ,alert ,program2    
7#c7 the number of ,state1 local1 and   

tribal local law enforcement or public  
safety agencies that received funding   
under the ,missing ,americans ,alert    
,program1 including--  7,a7 the number  
of ,state1 local1 and tribal law        
enforcement or public safety agencies   
that used such funding for training2 and
  7,b7 the number of ,state1 local1 and 
tribal law enforcement or public safety 
agencies that used such funding for     
designing1 establishing1 or operating   
locative tracking technology2  7#d7 the 
companies1 including the location 7city 
and ,state7 of the headquarters and     
local offices of each company1 for which
 their locative tracking technology was 
used by ,state1 local1 and tribal law   
enforcement or public safety agencies2  
7#e7 the nonprofit organizations1       
including the location 7city and ,state7
 of the headquarters and local offices  
of each organization1 that ,state1      
local1 and tribal law enforcement or    
public safety agencies partnered with   
and the result of each partnership2     

7#f7 the number of missing children with
 autism or another developmental        
disability with wandering tendencies or 
adults with ,alzheimer's being served by
 the program who went missing and the   
result of the search for each such      
individual2 and  7#g7 any               
recommendations for improving the       
,missing ,americans ,alert ,program4    
7c7 ,table of contents ,the table of    
contents in section #b of the ,violent  
,crime ,control and ,law ,enforcement   
,act of #aiid is amended by striking the
 item relating to section #bdjjja and   
inserting the following3  ,sec4 #bdjjja4
 ,missing ,americans ,alert ,program4  4
  ,,ii ,education and outreach  #bja4   
,activities by the national center for  
missing and exploited children ,section 
#djd7;b77#a77;,h7 of the ,missing       
,children's ,assistance ,act 7#cd       
,u4,s4,c4 #aabic7;b77#a77;,h77 is       
amended by inserting 1 including cases  
involving children with developmental   
disabilities such as autism before the  

semicolon4  ,,iii ,privacy protections  
#cja4 ,definitions ,in this title3 7#a7 
,child ,the term child means an         
individual who is less than #ah years of
 age4  7#b7 ,indian tribe ,the term     
,indian tribe has the meaning given that
 term in section #d7;e7 of the ,indian  
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4         
#ecjd7;e774  7#c7 ,law enforcement      
agency ,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 law4  7#d7 ,non-invasive and   
non-permanent ,the term non-invasive and
 non-permanent means1 with regard to any
 technology or device1 that the         
procedure to install the technology or  
device does not create an external or   
internal marker or implant a device1    
such as a microchip1 or other trackable 

items4  7#e7 ,state ,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        
,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana 
,islands4  7#f7 ,unit of local          
government ,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      
#cjb4 ,standards and best practices for 
use of non-invasive and non-permanent   
tracking devices  7a7 ,establishment    
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj   
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 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 non-invasive and            

non-permanent tracking technology1 where
 a guardian or parent has determined    
that a non-invasive and non-permanent   
tracking device is the least restrictive
 alternative1 to locate individuals as  
described in subsection 7a77#b7 of      
section #bdjjja of the ,violent ,crime  
,control and ,law ,enforcement ,act of  
#aiid 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #abfba71 as added  
by this ,act4  7#b7 ,requirements ,in   
establishing the standards and best     
practices required under paragraph 7#a71
 the ,attorney ,general shall--  7,a7   
determine-- 7i7 the criteria used to    
determine which individuals would       
benefit from the use of a tracking      
device2  7ii7 the criteria used to      
determine who should have direct access 
to the tracking system2 and  7iii7 which
 non-invasive and non-permanent types of
 tracking devices can be used in        
compliance with the standards and best  
practices2 and  7,b7 establish standards
 and best practices the ,attorney       
,general determines are necessary to the

 administration of a tracking system1   
including procedures to--  7i7 safeguard
 the privacy of the data used by the    
tracking device such that-- 7,i7 access 
to the data is restricted to law        
enforcement and health agencies         
determined necessary by the ,attorney   
,general2 and  7,,ii7 collection1 use1  
and retention of the data is solely for 
the purpose of preventing injury to or  
death of the individual wearing the     
tracking device2  7ii7 establish        
criteria to determine whether use of the
 tracking device is the least           
restrictive alternative in order to     
prevent risk of injury or death before  
issuing the tracking device1 including  
the previous consideration of less      
restrictive alternatives2  7iii7 provide
 training for law enforcement agencies  
to recognize signs of abuse during      
interactions with applicants for        
tracking devices2  7iv7 protect the     
civil rights and liberties of the       
individuals who use tracking devices1   

including their rights under the ,fourth
 ,amendment to the ,constitution of the 
,united ,states2  7v7 establish a       
complaint and investigation process to  
address-- 7,i7 incidents of             
noncompliance by recipients of grants   
under subsection 7a77#b7 of section     
#bdjjja of the ,violent ,crime ,control 
and ,law ,enforcement ,act of #aiid 7#cd
 ,u4,s4,c4 #abfba71 as added by this    
,act1 with the best practices           
established by the ,attorney ,general or
 other applicable law2 and  7,,ii7 use  
of a tracking device over the objection 
of an individual2 and  7vi7 determine   
the role that ,state agencies should    
have in the administration of a tracking
 system4  7#c7 ,effective date ,the     
standards and best practices established
 pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 shall take  
effect #ij days after publication of    
such standards and practices by the     
,attorney ,general4  7b7 ,required      
compliance  7#a7 ,in general ,each      
entity that receives a grant under      

subsection 7a77#b7 of section #bdjjja of
 the ,violent ,crime ,control and ,law  
,enforcement ,act of #aiid 7#cd         
,u4,s4,c4 #abfba71 as added by this     
,act1 shall comply with any standards   
and best practices relating to the use  
of tracking devices established by the  
,attorney ,general in accordance with   
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,determination of 
compliance ,the ,attorney ,general1 in  
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,health and ,human ,services1 shall     
determine whether an entity that        
receives a grant under subsection       
7a77#b7 of section #bdjjja of the       
,violent ,crime ,control and ,law       
,enforcement ,act of #aiid 7#cd         
,u4,s4,c4 #abfba71 as added by this     
,act1 acts in compliance with the       
standards and best practices described  
in paragraph 7#a74  7c7 ,applicability  
of standards and best practices ,the    
standards and best practices established
 by the ,attorney ,general under        
subsection 7a7 shall apply only to the  

grant programs authorized under         
subsection 7a77#b7 of section #bdjjja of
 the ,violent ,crime ,control and ,law  
,enforcement ,act of #aiid 7#cd         
,u4,s4,c4 #abfba71 as added by this     
,act4  7d7 ,limitations on program  7#a7
 ,data storage ,any tracking data       
provided by tracking devices issued     
under this program may not be used by a 
,federal entity to create a database4   
7#b7 ,voluntary participation ,nothing  
in this ,act may be construed to require
 that a parent or guardian use a        
tracking device to monitor the location 
of a child or adult under that parent or
 guardian's supervision if the parent or
 guardian does not believe that the use 
of such device is necessary or in the   
interest of the child or adult under    
supervision4  ,,iv ,offset by           
restricting distribution of free printed
 copies of ,federal ,register  #dja4    
,short title ,this title may be cited as
 the ,federal ,register ,printing       
,savings ,act of #bjag4  #djb4          

,restrictions on distribution of free   
printed copies of ,federal ,register to 
,members of ,congress and federal       
employees  7a7 ,restrictions ,section   
#aejf of title #dd1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended--  7#a7 by striking   
8,the ,administrative ,committee0 and   
inserting 7a7 ,composition2             
,duties4--,the ,administrative          
,committee2  7#b7 in subsection 7a77#d71
 by striking 8the number of copies0 and 
inserting 8subject to subsection 7b71   
the number of copies02 and  7#c7 by     
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7b7 ,restrictions on       
distribution of free printed copies to  
,members of ,congress and officers and  
employees of the ,united ,states  7#a7  
,prohibiting subscription to printed    
copies without request ,under the       
regulations prescribed to carry out     
subsection 7a77#d71 the ,director of the
 ,government ,publishing ,office may not
 provide a printed copy of the ,federal 
,register without charge to any ,member 

of ,congress or any other office of the 
,united ,states during a year unless--  
7,a7 the ,member or office requests a   
printed copy of a specific issue of the 
,federal ,register2 or  7,b7 during that
 year or during the previous year1 the  
,member or office requested a           
subscription to printed copies of the   
,federal ,register for that year1 as    
described in paragraph 7#b74  7#b7      
,administration of subscriptions ,the   
regulations prescribed to carry out     
subsection 7a77#d7 shall include-- 7,a7 
provisions regarding notifications to   
offices of ,members of ,congress and    
other offices of the ,united ,states of 
the restrictions of paragraph 7#a72     
7,b7 provisions describing the process  
by which ,members and other offices may 
request a specific issue of the ,federal
 ,register for purposes of paragraph    
7#a77;,a72 and  7,c7 provisions         
describing the process by which ,members
 and other offices may request a        
subscription to the ,federal ,register  

for purposes of paragraph 7#a77;,b71    
except that such regulations shall limit
 the period for such a subscription to  
not longer than #a year4  4  7b7        
,effective date ,the amendment made by  
subsection 7a7 shall take effect on     
,january #a1 #bjah4  ,passed the ,senate
 ,december #ba1 #bjag4,secretary