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115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! SENATE 2d Session 115–200 

KEVIN AND AVONTE’S LAW OF 2017 

JANUARY 18, 2018.—Ordered to be printed 

Mr. GRASSLEY, from the Committee on the Judiciary, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany S. 2070] 

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] 

The Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the bill 

(S. 2070) to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, to reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease 

Patient Alert Program, and to promote initiatives that will reduce 

the risk of injury and death relating to the wandering characteristics of some children with autism, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon, with an amendment, and recommends that 

the bill, as amended, do pass. 

CONTENTS 

Page 

I. Background and Purpose of Kevin and Avonte’s Law of 2017 ................... 1 

II. History of the Bill and Committee Consideration ....................................... 3 

III. Section-by-Section Summary of the Bill ...................................................... 3 

IV. Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate ................................................ 5 

V. Regulatory Impact Evaluation ...................................................................... 7 

VI. Conclusion ...................................................................................................... 7 

VII. Changes to Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ........................... 7 

I. BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF KEVIN AND AVONTE’S LAW OF

2017 

Autism, dementia, and other developmental conditions affect too 

many families in the U.S. Some of these families have experienced 

a loved one wandering away from a supervised setting due to their 

developmental condition. Kevin and Avonte’s Law of 2017 will 

strengthen and enhance support for the many American families 

who have loved ones that go missing due to autism, Alzheimer’s 

disease, or related conditions. The bill extends existing programs 


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1See, e.g., Joseph Guan and Guohua Li, Characteristics of unintentional drowning deaths in 

children with autism spectrum disorder, Injury Epidemiology (2017) (citing reports of 23 fatal 

drowning incidents involving 18 boys and 5 girls with ASD in U.S. newspapers from January 

2000 through May 2017), available at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321436452. 2Semi-annual newsletter of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-funded Study to 

Explore Early Development (SEED) (Winter 2015), available at https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/ 

autism/documents/ga-seed-newsletter-13-508.pdf. 3 Catherine E. Rice et al., Reported Wandering Behavior among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or Intellectual Disability, 174, J. Pediatrics 232, 232–239 (2016). See also 

Catherine Rice, ‘‘Wandering Among Children with Special Health Care Needs from the Pathways Survey,’’ NCHS Conference (Aug. 7, 2012), available at https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/ppt/ 

nchs2012/SS-10_RICE.pdf. 4Press Release, Alzheimer’s Association, New Alzheimer’s Association Report Reveals 1 in 3 

Seniors Dies With Alzheimer’s or Another Dementia (March 19, 2013), https://www.alz.org/national/documents/facts<and<figures<2013<press<release.pdf. See also website of Alzheimer’s Association (last visited Dec. 13, 2017), available at https://www.alz.org/norcal/ 

in_my_community_18411.asp. 

designed to assist in locating Alzheimer’s disease and dementia patients. It also adds new support for people with autism. 

Families with developmentally disabled children and aging parents must cope on a daily basis with challenges that others do not 

face. Children with autism or seniors with Alzheimer’s disease may 

wander away from their caregiver’s supervision, sometimes with 

tragic results.1 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

(CDC) identified one in sixty-eight children as having autism spectrum disorder (ASD),2 and up to a third of these children may wander away from a supervised setting.3 The Alzheimer’s Association 

estimates that as many as one in three seniors will die with some 

form of dementia, and 60 percent of those with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia will wander.4

To help meet the needs of those with Alzheimer’s who go missing, Congress originally authorized $900,000 annually to establish 

the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert program. Kevin and 

Avonte’s Law expands this program, authorizing $2 million per 

year in fiscal years 2018 through 2022 to cover those with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia as well as those with developmental disabilities. Under this legislation, the program will be 

retitled the ‘‘Missing Americans Alert Program.’’ 

Under the legislation, the Department of Justice will award discretionary grants to be used for the purchase of tracking technology 

to help the families of children with developmental disabilities recover their child in the event of separation from parents or caregivers. Grants also can be competitively awarded to nonprofits or 

law enforcement agencies to develop training and emergency protocols for school officials and first responders; to increase personal 

safety and survival skills of vulnerable individuals; or to operate 

notification systems for alerts and advisories to aid in the recovery 

of an endangered missing individual. 

The bill is named in honor of two young boys from Iowa and New 

York, each diagnosed with autism. Each boy wandered away from 

a supervised setting and drowned. One of the two, nine-year-old 

Kevin Curtis Wills, died in 2008 after jumping into the Raccoon 

River near his home town of Jefferson, Iowa. The other, fourteenyear-old Avonte Oquendo of Queens, New York, drowned in New 

York’s East River in 2014. This bill helps provide resources and 

tools to communities to help ensure that fewer families have to endure these heartbreaking experiences. 


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II. HISTORY OF THE BILL AND COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

A. INTRODUCTION OF THE BILL

On November 2, 2017, Senator Chuck Grassley introduced Kevin 

and Avonte’s Law of 2017. Senators Klobuchar, Tillis, Schumer and 

Durbin were original cosponsors. Senators Burr, Coons, Donnelly, 

Feinstein, Leahy, and Van Hollen later joined as cosponsors of the 

legislation. The bill was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

B. COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

On November 16, 2017, the Committee voted to favorably report 

Kevin and Avonte’s Law of 2017, with a manager’s amendment, to 

the Senate by voice vote. 

III. SECTION-BY-SECTION SUMMARY OF THE BILL

Sec. 1. Short title 

This section provides that the legislation may be cited as the 

‘‘Kevin and Avonte’s Law of 2017.’’ 

TITLE I—MISSING ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE PATIENT ALERT PROGRAM

REAUTHORIZATION

Sec. 101. Short title 

This section provides that this title may be cited as the ‘‘Missing 

Americans Alert Program Act of 2016.’’ 

Sec. 102. Reauthorization of the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program 

This section adds grant program support for individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities to the existing Missing 

Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program. These grants may be 

awarded to State and local law enforcement, public safety agencies, 

or nonprofit agencies to develop and operate tracking technology 

programs for individuals with dementia or developmental disabilities. Grants also may be used to provide informational resources 

and other necessary training tools for families and guardians of individuals who wander away from a supervised setting due to these 

conditions. The Attorney General will solicit grant applications by 

posting a request on the Department of Justice’s website. In awarding grants, the Attorney General will accord preference to law enforcement or public safety agencies that partner with nonprofit organizations having a direct link to individuals or families of individuals with dementia or developmental disabilities. 

This section authorizes $2 million to be appropriated to the program annually from 2018 to 2022. During that period, the Inspector General of the Department of Justice periodically will conduct 

audits to avoid waste, fraud, or abuse and ensure that the program 

is implemented effectively. This section also specifies the requirements that a nonprofit organization must meet to qualify under the 

grant program, and it imposes limitations on conference expenditures. Finally, this section calls for the Attorney General to avoid 

duplication in grant awards. 


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TITLE II—EDUCATION AND OUTREACH

Sec. 201. Activities by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children 

This section adds children with developmental disabilities, such 

as autism, to the grant program for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. 

TITLE III—PRIVACY PROTECTIONS

Sec. 301. Definitions 

This section defines terms and phrases used in the Act, including 

‘‘child,’’ ‘‘Indian tribe,’’ ‘‘law enforcement agency,’’ ‘‘state,’’ and ‘‘unit 

of local government.’’ 

Sec. 302. Standards and best practices for use of non-invasive and 

non-permanent tracking devices 

This section calls for the Attorney General to develop, within 180 

days of enactment of this legislation, best practices and procedures 

for the use of tracking devices assigned to individuals under this 

program. Such tracking devices are limited to non-invasive, nonpermanent devices that do not create an external or internal marker or involve the implantation of a device or other trackable items. 

These best practices and procedures will determine who has access to the tracking system, ensure that a tracking device is the 

least restrictive option available to help locate the child in the 

event of a crisis, ensure that law enforcement personnel receive 

training on how to detect abuse of those wearing tracking devices, 

protect the civil rights and liberties of individuals using tracking 

devices, and ensure the existence of a complaint and investigation 

process. 

This section includes additional provisions specifically designed 

to safeguard the privacy of those who are assigned tracking devices. Specifically, the Attorney General must ensure that: (1) any 

collection, use, and retention of data under this program is solely 

for the purpose of preventing injury or death to the person assigned a tracking device; (2) any tracking data generated by tracking devices issued under this program may not be used by a Federal entity to create a database; and (3) continued participation in 

this program remains entirely voluntary for the participants. A 

guardian or parent would make any decisions about whether or not 

to accept a tracking device for their child. (Nothing in this Act 

would require use of tracking technology if a parent or guardian 

does not believe that use of such a device is not necessary or in the 

child’s interest.) 

TITLE IV—OFFSET BY RESTRICTING DISTRIBUTION OF FREE PRINTED

COPIES OF FEDERAL REGISTER

Sec. 401. Short title 

This section provides that this title may be cited as the ‘‘Federal 

Register Printing Savings Act of 2017.’’ 


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Sec. 402. Restrictions on distribution of free printed copies of Federal Register to Members of Congress and Federal employees 

This section prohibits the Director of the Government Publishing 

Office from providing any Member of Congress, or any office of the 

United States, a printed copy of the Federal Register without 

charge, with two exceptions: first, the Member or Federal office 

may request a printed copy of a specific issue; and second, the 

Member or Federal office may request a yearly-subscription to 

printed copies. This section also prescribes regulations for the administration of subscriptions to the Federal Register. 

IV. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE

The Committee sets forth, with respect to the bill, S. 2070, the 

following estimate and comparison prepared by the Director of the 

Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the Congressional 

Budget Act of 1974: 

DECEMBER 5, 2017. 

Hon. CHUCK GRASSLEY, 

Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, 

U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The Congressional Budget Office has prepared the enclosed cost estimate for S. 2070, the Kevin and 

Avonte’s Law of 2017. 

If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be pleased 

to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Mark Grabowicz. 

Sincerely, 

KEITH HALL, 

Director. 

Enclosure. 

S. 2070—Kevin and Avonte’s Law of 2017 

Summary: S. 2070 would authorize the appropriation of $2 million annually over the 2018–2022 period for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to make grants to locate missing persons. The bill also 

would limit the distribution of the Federal Register throughout the 

government. CBO estimates that implementing S. 2070 would have 

a net cost of $2 million over the 2018–2022 period, assuming appropriation actions consistent with the bill. 

Enacting S. 2070 would not affect direct spending or revenues; 

therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. 

CBO estimates that enacting S. 2070 would not increase net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 

10-year periods beginning in 2028. 

S. 2070 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA). 

Estimated cost to the Federal Government: The estimated budgetary effects of S. 2070 are shown in the following table. The costs 

of this legislation fall within budget functions 750 (administration 

of justice) and 800 (general government). 


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By fiscal year, in millions of dollars— 

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2018– 

2022 

INCREASES OR DECREASES (¥) IN SPENDING SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION 

DOJ Grants: 

Authorization Level .............................................................. 2 2 2 2 2 10 

Estimated Outlays ............................................................... * 1 1 2 2 7 

Federal Register Distribution: 

Estimated Authorization Level ............................................. ¥1 ¥1 ¥1 ¥1 ¥1 ¥5 

Estimated Outlays ............................................................... ¥1 ¥1 ¥1 ¥1 ¥1 ¥5 

Total Changes: 

Estimated Authorization Level .................................... 1 1 1 1 1 5 

Estimated Outlays ...................................................... ¥1 * * 1 1 2 

Notes: * = between zero and $500,000; components may not sum to totals because of rounding; DOJ = Department of Justice. 

Basis of estimate: For this estimate, CBO assumes that the legislation will be enacted around the beginning of 2018. S. 2070 would authorize the appropriation of $2 million annually 

over the 2018–2022 period for DOJ to make grants to state and 

local governments and nonprofit organizations for programs to locate missing persons with dementia or developmental disabilities. 

Assuming appropriation of the authorized amounts and using the 

historical rate of spending for similar activities, CBO estimates 

that implementing this provision of the bill would cost $7 million 

over the 2018–2022 period. 

Title IV of S. 2070 would amend federal law to prohibit the Government Printing Office (GPO) from furnishing a printed copy of 

the Federal Register without charge to a Member of Congress or 

any employee of the U.S. government unless specifically requested. 

The Federal Register compiles and organizes thousands of rules, 

regulations, executive orders, presidential documents, and notices 

generated by federal departments and agencies. 

Using information from the National Archives and Records Administration and GPO, CBO estimates that implementing the bill 

would end the distribution of about 1,000 copies of the Federal Register that are distributed daily for free. In addition around 1,500 

copies are produced for agencies, depository libraries, and subscribers. The average Federal Register has 300 pages and costs 

$4.50 to produce and distribute. CBO estimates that eliminating 

those free copies of the Federal Register would lower costs by $1 

million annually. 

Pay-As-You-Go considerations: None. 

Increase in long term direct spending and deficits: CBO estimates that enacting S. 2070 would not increase net direct spending 

or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods 

beginning in 2028. 

Intergovernmental and private sector impact: S. 2070 contains no 

intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in UMRA. 

Previous CBO estimates: On August 4, 2017, CBO transmitted a 

cost estimate for H.R. 195, the Federal Register Printing Savings 

Act of 2017, as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on 

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 26, 2017. On 

February 22, 2017, CBO transmitted a cost estimate for H.R. 195 

as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and 

Government Reform on February 14, 2017. The two versions of 

H.R. 195 are identical to title IV of S. 2070, and CBO’s estimates 

of the budgetary effects are the same. 


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Estimate prepared by: Federal Costs: Mark Grabowicz (for DOJ) 

and Matthew Pickford (for GPO); Mandates: Rachel Austin. 

Estimate approved by: H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy Assistant 

Director for Budget Analysis. 

V. REGULATORY IMPACT EVALUATION

The passage of S. 2070 will require the Department of Justice to 

promulgate regulations governing the administration of the grant 

program. In compliance with rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of 

the Senate, the Committee finds that no other significant regulatory impact will result from the enactment of S. 2070. 

VI. CONCLUSION

Kevin and Avonte’s Law of 2017, S. 2070, responds to the need 

for tracking technology for individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease 

and other forms of dementia as well as developmental disabilities 

such as autism. It would add additional funding of $2 million a 

year to the Missing Alzheimer’s Diseases Patient Alert Program, 

now called the Missing Americans Alert Program, to plan, design, 

establish, or operate tracking technology programs for individuals 

and families of individuals who wander away from a supervised 

setting due to their condition. This reauthorization measure also 

seeks to bolster oversight and accountability for the grant program. 

VII. CHANGES TO EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED

In compliance with paragraph 12 of rule XXVI of the Standing 

Rules of the Senate, changes in existing law made by S. 2070, as 

reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omitted 

is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is printed in italic, and 

existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman): 

UNITED STATES CODE 

* * * * * * * 

TITLE 42 

CHAPTER 136—VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW 

ENFORCEMENT 

Subchapter XI—Protections for the Elderly 

* * * * * * * 

SUBCHAPTER XI—PROTECTIONS FOR THE ELDERLY 

øSec. 240001. Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program¿ 

Sec. 240001. Missing Americans Alert Program. 

§ 14181. MISSING øALZHEIMER’S DISEASE PATIENT¿ 

AMERICAN’S ALERT PROGRAM 

ø(a) GRANT.—The Attorney General shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, award a grant to an eligible organization 

to assist the organization in paying for the costs of planning, designing, establishing, and operating a Missing Alzheimer’s Disease 


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Patient Alert Program, which shall be a locally based, proactive 

program to protect and locate missing patients with Alzheimer’s 

disease and related dementias.¿ 

(a) 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 section, 

the Attorney General, through the Bureau of Justice Assistance and 

in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services— 

(1) shall award competitive grants to health care agencies, 

State and local law enforcement agencies, or public safety agencies and nonprofit organizations to assist such entities in planning, designing, establishing, or operating locally based, 

proactive programs to prevent wandering and locate missing individuals with forms of dementia, such as Alzheimer’s Disease, 

or developmental disabilities, such as autism, who, due to their 

condition, wander from safe environments, including programs 

that— 

(A) provide prevention and response information, including online training resources, and referrals to families or 

guardians of such individuals who, due to their condition, 

wander from a safe environment; 

(B) provide education and training, including online 

training resources, to first responders, school personnel, clinicians, and the public in order to— 

(i) increase the safety and reduce the incidence of 

wandering of persons, who, due to their dementia or 

developmental disabilities, may wander from safe environments 

(ii) facilitate the rescue and recovery of individuals 

who, due to their dementia or developmental disabilities, wander from safe environments; and 

(iii) recognize and respond to and appropriately 

interact with endangered missing individuals with dementia or developmental disabilities who, due to their 

condition, wander from safe environments; 

(C) provide prevention and response training and emergency protocols for school administrators, staff, and families or guardians of individuals with dementia, such as 

Alzheimer’s Disease, or developmental disabilities, such as 

autism, to help reduce the risk of wandering by such individuals; and 

(D) develop, operate, or enhance a notification or communications systems for alerts, advisories, or dissemination of 

other information for the recovery of missing individuals 

with forms of dementia, such as Alzheimer’s Disease, or 

with developmental disabilities, such as autism; and 

(2) shall award grants to health care agencies, State and 

local law enforcement agencies, or public safety agencies to assist such agencies in designing, establishing, and operating locative tracking technology programs for individuals with forms 

of dementia, such as Alzheimer’s Disease, or children with developmental disabilities, such as autism, who have wandered 

from safe environments; 

(b) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a competitive grant 

under subsection (a) of this section, an agency or organization shall 


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submit an application to the Attorney General at such time, in 

such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney 

General may require, including, at a minimum, an assurance that 

the agency or organization will obtain and use assistance from private nonprofit organizations to support the program. 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 Justice. 

ø(c) ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATION.—The Attorney General shall award 

the grant described in subsection (a) of this section to a national 

voluntary organization that has a direct link to patients, and families of patients, with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. 

ø(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 

to be appropriated to carry out this section— 

ø(1) $900,000 for fiscal year 1996; 

ø(2) $900,000 for fiscal year 1997; and 

ø(3) $900,000 for fiscal year 1998.¿ 

(c) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants under subsection (a)(1), 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 individuals, and families of 

individuals, with forms of dementia, such as Alzheimer’s Disease, or 

developmental disabilities, such as autism. 

(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to 

be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022. 

(e) GRANT ACCOUNTABILITY.—All grants awarded by the Attorney 

General under this section shall be subject to the following accountability provisions: 

(1) AUDIT REQUIREMENT.— 

(A) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, 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 12 months from the date when the 

final audit report is issued. 

(B) AUDITS.—Beginning in the first fiscal year beginning 

after the date of enactment of this subsection, and in each 

fiscal year there after, the Inspector General of the Department of Justice shall conduct audits of recipients of grants 

under this section to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of 

funds by grantees. The Inspector General shall determine 

the appropriate number of grantees to be audited each year. 

(C) 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 2 fiscal years beginning 

after the end of the 12-month period described in subparagraph (A). 

(D) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this section, 

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the 3 fiscal years before submitting an application for a 

grant under this section. 

(E) REIMBURSEMENT.—If an entity is awarded grant 

funds under this section during the 2-fiscal-year period 

during which the entity is barred from receiving grants 

under subparagraph (C), the Attorney General shall— 

(i) deposit an amount equal to the amount of the 

grant funds that were improperly awarded to the 

grantee into the General Fund of the Treasury; and 

(ii) seek to recoup the costs of the repayment to the 

fund from the grant recipient that was erroneously 

awarded grant funds. 

(2) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION REQUIREMENTS.— 

(A) DEFINITION OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—For purposes of this paragraph and the grant programs under this 

part, the term nonprofit organization’ means an organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 

Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation under 

section 501(a) of such Code. 

(B) PROHIBITION.—The Attorney General may not award 

a grant under this part to a nonprofit organization that 

holds money in offshore accounts for the purpose of avoiding paying the tax described in section 511(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 

(C) 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 officers, directors, trustees, and key employees, shall disclose to the Attorney General, in the application for the grant, the process for 

determining such compensation, including the independent 

persons involved in reviewing and approving such compensation, the comparability data used, and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision. Upon 

request, the Attorney General shall make the information 

disclosed under this subparagraph available for public inspection. 

(3) CONFERENCE EXPENDITURES.— (A) LIMITATION.—No amounts made available to the Department of Justice under this section may be used by the 

Attorney General, or by any individual or entity awarded 

discretionary funds through a cooperative agreement under 

this section, to host or support any expenditure for conferences that uses more than $20,000 in funds made available by the Department of Justice, unless the head of the 

relevant agency or department, provides prior written authorization that the funds may be expended to host the conference. 

(B) WRITTEN APPROVAL.—Written approval under subparagraph (A) shall include a written estimate of all costs 

associated with the conference, including the cost of all 

food, beverages, audio-visual equipment, honoraria for 

speakers, and entertainment. 

(C) REPORT.—The Deputy Attorney General shall submit 

an annual report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the 


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Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 

Representatives on all conference expenditures approved 

under this paragraph. 

(4) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION.—Beginning in the first fiscal year 

beginning after the date of enactment of this subsection, 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, an annual certification— 

(A) indicating whether— 

(i) all audits issued by the Office of the Inspector 

General under paragraph (1) have been completed and 

reviewed by the appropriate Assistant Attorney General 

or Director; 

(ii) all mandatory exclusions required under paragraph (1)(C) have been issued; and 

(iii) all reimbursements required under paragraph 

(1)(E) have been made; and 

(B) that includes a list of any grant recipients excluded 

under paragraph (1) from the previous year. 

(f) PREVENTING DUPLICATIVE GRANTS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Before the Attorney General awards a grant 

to an applicant under this section, 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 purpose. 

(2) 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— 

(A) a list of all such grants awarded, including the total 

dollar amount of any such grants awarded; and 

(B) the reason the Attorney General awarded multiple 

grants to the same applicant for a similar purpose. 

(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act and every year thereafter, 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 Program, as amended by subsection (a), which shall address— 

(1) the number of individuals who benefitted from the Missing Americans Alert Program, including information such as 

the number of individuals with reduced unsafe wandering, the 

number of people who were trained through the program, and 

the estimated number of people who were impacted by the program; 

(2) the number of State, local, and tribal law enforcement or 

public safety agencies that applied for funding under the Missing Americans Alert Program; 

(3) the number of State, local, and tribal local law enforcement or public safety agencies that received funding under the 

Missing Americans Alert Program, including— 


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(A) the number of State, local, and tribal law enforcement or public safety agencies that used such funding for 

training; and 

(B) the number of State, local, and tribal law enforcement or public safety agencies that used such funding for 

designing, establishing, or operating locative tracking technology; 

(4) the companies, including the location (city and State) of 

the headquarters and local offices of each company, for which 

their locative tracking technology was used by State, local, and 

tribal law enforcement or public safety agencies; 

(5) the nonprofit organizations, including the location (city 

and State) of the headquarters and local offices of each organization, that State, local, and tribal law enforcement or public 

safety agencies partnered with and the result of each partnership; 

(6) 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 individual; and 

(7) any recommendations for improving the Missing Americans Alert Program. 

* * * * * * * 

TITLE 42 

CHAPTER 72—JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY 

PREVENTION 

Subchapter IV—Missing Children 

* * * * * * * 

§ 5773. Duties and Functions of the Administrator 

(b) ANNUAL GRANT TO NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall annually make a 

grant to the Center, which shall be used to— 

* * * * * * * 

(H) Provide technical assistance and training to law enforcement agencies, State and local governments, elements 

of the criminal justice system, public and private nonprofit 

agencies, and individuals in the prevention, investigation, 

prosecution, and treatment of cases involving missing and 

exploited children, including cases involving children with 

developmental disabilities such as autism. 

* * * * * * * 

TITLE 44 

CHAPTER 15—FEDERAL REGISTER AND CODE OF 

FEDERAL REGULATIONS 

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§ 1506. Administrative Committee of the Federal Register; 

establishment and composition; powers and duties 

(a) øTHE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE¿COMPOSITION; DUTIES.— 

The Administrative Committee of the Federal Register shall consist 

of the Archivist of the United States or Acting Archivist, who shall 

be chairman, an officer of the Department of Justice designated by 

the Attorney General, and the Director of the Government Publishing Office or Acting Director of the Government Publishing Office. The Director of the Federal Register shall act as secretary of 

the committee. The committee shall prescribe, with the approval of 

the President, regulations for carrying out this chapter [44 USCS 

§§ 1501 et seq.]. The regulations shall provide, among other 

things— 

(1) the manner of certification of copies required to be certified under section 1503 of this title [44 USCS § 1503], which 

certification may be permitted to be based upon confirmed communications from outside the District of Columbia; 

(2) the documents which shall be authorized under section 

1505(b) of this title [44 USCS § 1505(b)] to be published in the 

Federal Register; 

(3) the manner and form in which the Federal Register shall 

be printed, reprinted, compiled, indexed, bound, and distributed; 

(4) øthe number of copies¿ subject to subsection (b), the number of copies of the Federal Register, which shall be printed, reprinted, and compiled, the number which shall be distributed 

without charge to Members of Congress, officers and employees 

of the United States, or Federal agency, for official use, and 

the number which shall be available for distribution to the 

public; and 

(5) the prices to be charged for individual copies of, and subscriptions to, the Federal Register and reprints and bound volumes of it. 

(b) RESTRICTIONS ON DISTRIBUTION OF FREE PRINTED COPIES TO

MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE

UNITED STATES.— 

(1) PROHIBITING SUBSCRIPTION TO PRINTED COPIES WITHOUT

REQUEST.—Under the regulations prescribed to carry out subsection (a)(4), 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— 

(A) the Member or office requests a printed copy of a specific issue of the Federal Register; or 

(B) during that year or during the previous year, the 

Member or office requested a subscription to printed copies 

of the Federal Register for that year, as described in paragraph (2). 

(2) ADMINISTRATION OF SUBSCRIPTIONS.—The regulations 

prescribed to carry out subsection (a)(4) shall include— 

(A) provisions regarding notifications to offices of Members of Congress and other offices of the United States of 

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(B) provisions describing the process by which Members 

and other offices may request a specific issue of the Federal 

Register for purposes of paragraph (1)(A); and 

(C) provisions describing the process by which Members 

and other offices may request a subscription to the Federal 

Register for purposes of paragraph (1)(B), except that such 

regulations shall limit the period for such a subscription to 

not longer than 1 year. 

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