1994 US Code
Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 72 - JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION
SUBCHAPTER IV - MISSING CHILDREN
Sec. 5771 - Findings
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 1994 Edition, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 72 - JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION SUBCHAPTER IV - MISSING CHILDREN Sec. 5771 - Findings |
Contains | section 5771 |
Date | 1994 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 4, 1995 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Short Titles | Missing Children's Assistance Act |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 93-415, title IV, §402, as added Pub. L. 98-473, title II, §660, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2125. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 98 Stat. 2125 |
Public Law References | Public Law 93-415, Public Law 98-473 |
§5771. Findings
The Congress hereby finds that—
(1) each year thousands of children are abducted or removed from the control of a parent having legal custody without such parent's consent, under circumstances which immediately place them in grave danger;
(2) many of these children are never reunited with their families;
(3) often there are no clues to the whereabouts of these children;
(4) many missing children are at great risk of both physical harm and sexual exploitation;
(5) in many cases, parents and local law enforcement officials have neither the resources nor the expertise to mount expanded search efforts;
(6) abducted children are frequently moved from one locality to another, requiring the cooperation and coordination of local, State, and Federal law enforcement efforts;
(7) on frequent occasions, law enforcement authorities quickly exhaust all leads in missing children cases, and require assistance from distant communities where the child may be located; and
(8) Federal assistance is urgently needed to coordinate and assist in this interstate problem.
(Pub. L. 93–415, title IV, §402, as added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, §660, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2125.)
Effective DateSubchapter effective Oct. 12, 1984, see section 670(a) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as an Effective Date of 1984 Amendment note under section 5601 of this title.
Short TitleFor short title of title IV of Pub. L. 93–415, which enacted this subchapter, as the “Missing Children's Assistance Act”, see section 401 of Pub. L. 93–415, as added by Pub. L. 98–473, set out as a note under section 5601 of this title.
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