2021 US Code
Title 34 - Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Subtitle IV - Criminal Records and Information
Chapter 405 - Reporting of Unidentified and Missing Persons
Sec. 40504 - Grants for the assistance of organizations to find missing adults

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Citation 34 U.S.C. § 40504 (2021)
Section Name §40504. Grants for the assistance of organizations to find missing adults
Section Text (a) In general

The Attorney General may make grants to public agencies or nonprofit private organizations, or combinations thereof, for programs—

(1) to assist law enforcement and families in locating missing adults;

(2) to maintain a national, interconnected database for the purpose of tracking missing adults who are determined by law enforcement to be endangered due to age, diminished mental capacity, or the circumstances of disappearance, when foul play is suspected or circumstances are unknown;

(3) to maintain statistical information of adults reported as missing;

(4) to provide informational resources and referrals to families of missing adults;

(5) to assist in public notification and victim advocacy related to missing adults; and

(6) to establish and maintain a national clearinghouse for missing adults.

(b) Regulations

The Attorney General may make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out this title.1

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 106–468, title I, §101, formerly §2, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2027; renumbered title I, §101, and amended Pub. L. 115–401, §2(1)–(3), Dec. 31, 2018, 132 Stat. 5336.)


Editorial Notes EDITORIAL NOTES REFERENCES IN TEXT

This title, referred to in subsec. (b), is title I of Pub. L. 106–468, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2027, which enacted this section and provisions set out as a note under this section. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Tables.

CODIFICATION

Section was enacted as part of Kristen's Act, and not as part of Jennifer's Law which comprises this chapter.

Section was formerly classified to section 14665 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

AMENDMENTS

2018—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–401 substituted "this title" for "this Act".


STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING

Pub. L. 106–468, title I, §102, formerly §3, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2028, renumbered title I, §102, and amended by Pub. L. 115–401, §2(1), (2), (4), Dec. 31, 2018, 132 Stat. 5336; Pub. L. 116–277, §2(b), Dec. 31, 2020, 134 Stat. 3370, provided that: "To the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts, the Attorney General is authorized to use funds appropriated for the operationalization, maintenance, and expansion of the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) for the purpose of carrying out this Act [enacting this section]."

Footnotes

1 See References in Text note below.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 34 - CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 34 - CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Subtitle IV - Criminal Records and Information
CHAPTER 405 - REPORTING OF UNIDENTIFIED AND MISSING PERSONS
Sec. 40504 - Grants for the assistance of organizations to find missing adults
Contains section 40504
Date 2021
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 3, 2022
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 114 Stat. 2027, 2028
132 Stat. 5336
134 Stat. 3370
Public Law References Public Law 106-468, Public Law 115-401, Public Law 116-277
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